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Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state
TAWANG, India (Reuters) - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants.
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SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan
GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.
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In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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US House of Reps passes health bill
The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory.
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Saudi Arabia says regains area seized by Yemen rebels
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion last week that prompted a military response from Riyadh, a top official was quoted as saying.
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Market attack in NW Pakistan kills at least 8
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and seven other people in an attack on the outskirts of Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar on Sunday, officials said.
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Market attack in NW Pakistan kills at least 5
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding many, police said.
November 8, 2009, 7:03 pm -
APEC summit sees US-China reversal
In the 20 years since its launch, the Asia-Pacific's top economic grouping has witnessed a stunning realignment with China on the march and the US in crisis.
November 8, 2009, 7:03 pm -
Suspected suicide attack in Pakistan, many wounded
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, causing several casualties, police said.
November 8, 2009, 6:45 pm -
North Korea's Kim furious at TV ads
State television in communist North Korea has abandoned capitalist-style commercials after leader Kim Jong-il expressed his anger, a report says.
November 8, 2009, 5:24 pm -
U.S. House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.
November 8, 2009, 5:21 pm -
Obama to attend Fort Hood rampage memorial
FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attend a memorial service here to honor victims of the wild shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said.
November 8, 2009, 4:51 pm -
Malaysia to charge Japanese woman over drug haul
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Japanese woman will appear in a Malaysian court this week to be charged with drug trafficking, and faces the death penalty if convicted, a senior customs official said Sunday.
November 8, 2009, 4:48 pm -
U.S. House rejects Republican healthcare plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives rejected an alternate Republican health plan on Saturday and prepared for an expected close final vote on a bill that would lead to the biggest healthcare overhaul in four decades.
November 8, 2009, 4:47 pm -
Japan eyes solar station in space
Japan's space agency wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.
November 8, 2009, 4:29 pm -
Zenyatta rules Breeders' Cup with breathtaking win
ARCADIA, California (AFP) - Zenyatta cemented her place in racing history with a stirring triumph in the Breeders' Cup Classic, a victory that left the great mare unbeaten in 14 starts.
November 8, 2009, 4:28 pm -
Asia opens to Obama on debut tour
Barack Obama this week heads to Asia for the first time as president, seeking to show the region the US is not distracted by multiple crises elsewhere.
November 8, 2009, 4:28 pm -
Obama allies see health care victory
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama's call to "answer the call of history."
November 8, 2009, 4:20 pm -
Samoa service underway
A National Memorial Service is underway in Auckland for those who lost their lives in the Pacific tsunami.
November 8, 2009, 4:12 pm
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