WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan
Published Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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Pakistani forces enter Taliban headquarters
Published Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.
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Honduras pact crumbles over unity government
Published Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed on Friday after two rival leaders failed to form a unity cabinet to heal the damage from a June coup.
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No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency
Published Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January.
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Yemeni rebels say holding Saudi soldiers
Published Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Yemen's Shi'ite rebels said they had captured some Saudi soldiers on Friday, after Riyadh said it would press on with its offensive until it had cleared them from its territory.
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Hurricane Ida pummels Nicaragua east coast
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on little-developed offshore islands where hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes. Read More |
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U.N. pulls out foreign staff from Afghanistan
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
The United Nations said on Thursday it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country. Read More |
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Abbas offers to quit over stalled peace process
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he did not wish to run for re-election in January, voicing disappointment at Washington for "favoring" Israel in arguments over re-launching peace talks. Read More |
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Israel complains to U.N. over alleged Hezbollah arms
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Israel's U.N. ambassador complained to the United Nations on Thursday about what she said was an Iranian attempt to skirt a U.N. arms embargo and supply weapons to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. Read More |
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IAEA found nothing serious at Iran site: ElBaradei
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
U.N. inspectors found "nothing to be worried about" in a first look at a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran last month, the International Atomic Energy chief said in remarks published Thursday. Read More |
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Abdullah rules out joining new Afghan government
Published Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government, a spokesman said on Wednesday, but his main rival branded his re-election illegal and ruled out taking any part.
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Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran
Published Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent.
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Israel says seized big Hezbollah-bound arms ship
Published Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Israeli naval commandos seized a ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian-supplied arms, including rockets that can hit Israeli cities, to Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.
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