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Georgia votes, opposition poised to cry foul

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's ruling party is likely to win a majority in a parliamentary election on Wednesday that the West says will be a test of President Mikheil Saakashvili's democratic credentials as he pushes for NATO membership.

Growing danger of coup in Zimbabwe: think tank

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - There is a growing danger of a coup by military hardliners in Zimbabwe to prevent opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from toppling President Robert Mugabe, a leading think tank said on Wednesday.

U.S. officials to promote Palestinian investments

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Tuesday they aim to address economic roadblocks in the Palestinian territories -- including actual Israeli roadblocks and security risks -- at an investment conference in Bethlehem this week.

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Israeli strikes, raid kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
GAZA (Reuters) - Three Israeli air strikes and a raid in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Hamas militants and two Palestinian civilians, local medical workers and the Islamist group said.

U.S. military cites growing China space, cyber threat

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military painted China on Tuesday as posing a growing threat to the United States and others in space and cyberspace.

Gates questions notion of useful U.S.-Iran talks

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday questioned whether the United States could have productive talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without first stepping up pressure on Tehran.

Explosion rocks Ethiopian capital, three dead: police

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An explosion on a minibus shook central Addis Ababa on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding nine, Ethiopian police said.

Congress mulls trade safety for service sector workers

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to help win approval of three free trade deals pending in Congress could qualify millions of U.S. service industry workers, in jobs ranging from low-level data entry clerks to high-paid financial analysts, for government aid if their jobs move overseas.

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House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.

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Rice to take UK's Miliband to California hometown

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Determined to show him life outside Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will take Britain's foreign secretary to her California hometown this week, the State Department said on Tuesday.

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McCain's green efforts 'futile'

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41

Environmental policy expert Steve Milloy says Republican presidential nominee John McCain's effort to reach out to so-called "green voters" is a futile one.

Placing 'help' above 'hype'

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41

A national coalition of pastors, Christian leaders, and policymakers has recently launched the "We Get It!" campaign, which deals with the environment, global warming, and poverty.

Fewer children go to war, but problem lingers

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of children forced to fight wars around the world has fallen but a hardcore of governments, rebels and armed groups are resisting pressure to stop using underage soldiers, a report said on Tuesday.

Scandal-hit lawmaker won't seek re-election

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Vito Fossella of New York, under pressure from fellow Republicans to step aside after two headline-grabbing scandals, announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November.

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Saudis' U.S. influence harmful

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41

Saudi Arabian human rights advocate Ali Alyami says a negative Saudi influence continues to pervade America.

Violence erupts in Mexico's drugs heartland

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Violence has exploded in Mexico's drug smuggling heartland in a three-way battle between rival gangs and security forces, the biggest challenge yet to President Felipe Calderon's war against the cartels.

Bush plans Europe trip in June

Reuters - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will visit Britain, France, Italy and Germany during a trip to Europe June 9-16 and attend the U.S.-European Union summit in Slovenia, the White House said on Tuesday.

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Senate debating amnesty ... again

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41

There's yet another attempt under way in Congress to grant amnesty to illegal alien guest workers.

Afghan govt says to decide how long NATO troops stay

Reuters - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government will decide when foreign troops will leave the country, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, but added they would be needed until Afghan security forces could stand on their own feet.

Pastor bikes for African health

Agape Press - Wed, 2024-11-27 08:41

A New York pastor will be peddling thousands of miles cross-country this summer to raise funds for a hospital his church has built in West Africa.

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