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Mysterious toilet blockages plague Cathay flights
HONG KONG (AFP) - Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has endured a spate of mysterious toilet blockages on its Airbus fleet, with one packed plane forced to make an unscheduled landing because it had no working lavatory.
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Obama says will "finish the job" in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan, and officials said he could announce an increase of around 30,000 troops next week.
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Arroyo urged to take action over massacre
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo is facing rising pressure to bring to justice a political ally who stands accused of masterminding a massacre that left 46 people dead.
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We're running out of gold: miners
MONTREAL (AFP) - Gold production will continue to fall, despite a brief boost in 2009 and soaring prices, as deposits are exhausted and new discoveries remain elusive, say miners.
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China mine accident death toll up to 107
Rescuers have found three more bodies in a coal mine in northeastern China hit by a massive gas blast, bringing the confirmed death toll to 107, reports say.
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Singer Alicia Keys hopes to inspire with jewelry line
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Singer Alicia Keys has won
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fans with her music but now the Grammy-winning R&B star is
hoping to uplift them by launching her own jewelry collection
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Federer feeling on top of the world
LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer said finishing the season as world number one counted among his greatest-ever achievements in the game, given the dramatic upheaval in his personal life during 2009.
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AFP Somalia journalist wins key press award
NEW YORK (AFP) - An AFP journalist who is among the few independent reporters still working in war-torn Mogadishu received Tuesday a key press award for his work, along with three other correspondents.
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Man involved in Maddie search arrested
A private detective, who allegedly disappeared after being paid to search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann, has been arrested in England, reports say.
November 25, 2009, 5:36 pm -
Police name Philippines massacre suspect
Philippine police have named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people.
November 25, 2009, 4:47 pm -
Four US teens 'wanted for attempted murder' in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese police plan to arrest on suspicion of attempted murder four children of US military personnel after a motorcyclist was badly injured by a rope stretched across a road, according to media reports.
November 25, 2009, 4:42 pm -
Khmer Rouge jail chief set to address court
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - The Khmer Rouge prison chief was to give his concluding remarks on Wednesday in final arguments at Cambodia's war crimes court, nearing justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities three decades ago.
November 25, 2009, 4:22 pm -
India is 'indispensable': Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama threw the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.
November 25, 2009, 4:21 pm -
Teen girls 'beat NZ teacher to death'
Two teenage girls have been found guilty of murdering a retired New Zealand school teacher by beating him repeatedly with his own walking sticks.
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BBC holds talks over floating commercial arm: report
LONDON (AFP) - The BBC has held talks with financial advisers about floating part of its commercial arm on the stock market, amid pressure over its market share and public subsidy, a report said Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 4:19 pm -
Turnbull leadership challenge fails
Malcolm Turnbull remains Australia's leader of the opposition.
November 25, 2009, 3:51 pm -
Obama vows to 'finish' Afghanistan job
President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, has promised he will soon announce his decision on troop deployment.
November 25, 2009, 3:17 pm -
Obama hails 'indispensable' India
Barack Obama has thrown the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable".
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Scorching heat kills contractor
A 19-year-old Sydney man has collapsed and died of heat exhaustion while installing roof insulation.
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World's biggest cruise ship is a floating resort
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean's new Oasis of the Seas is the largest, widest, tallest, most expensive cruise ship afloat, a cornucopia of amusements aimed at quashing the notion that cruising is a sedentary vacation, said chief executive Richard Fain.
November 25, 2009, 2:11 pm
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