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NATO, Afghanistan probe deadly 'friendly' strike
KABUL (AFP) - Investigations were under way on Sunday into the deaths of seven Afghan soldiers and police killed in what Afghan officials have called a mis-targeted NATO air strike.
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Hurricane Ida strengthens, 42 dead in Salvador
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida strengthened off the Mexican resort city of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday as the storm's heavy rains killed at least 42 people in El Salvador.
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Congolese forces arrest 100 over police deaths
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested about 100 armed men blamed for killing dozens of policemen in an attack in the country's isolated north last month, the government said on Sunday.
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Somali pirates say Spanish captives still ashore
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates are holding three sailors from a Spanish fishing vessel on shore, a gang member said on Sunday, rejecting Madrid's assertion that they had been reunited with the remaining crew aboard their ship.
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Women fight new battle in Iraq's insurgent corner
LATIFIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - In what was once one of Iraq's deadliest areas, women who survived sectarian carnage and insurgency now fight a new battle to feed families whose menfolk have been killed, jailed or left jobless.
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At least 42 killed in El Salvador by Ida's rains
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 42 people have been killed by flooding and mudslides in El Salvador due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Ida, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said in a press conference carried by national radio.
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Saudi 'bombs' rebels inside Yemen again
JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Shiite rebels said Saudi Arabia bombed their positions inside Yemen again on Sunday, six days after a cross-border fighting pulled Riyadh into its neighbour's campaign against the insurgents.
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US investigators believe gunman acted alone
FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - US investigators believe the army doctor accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a Texas military base acted alone, but his motive for the massacre was unclear, officials said.
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China to give Africa $10 bln in loans: Wen
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged to give African countries 10 billion dollars in concessional loans as a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opened in Egypt on Sunday.
November 9, 2009, 2:43 am -
Saudis claim gains from Yemen rebels
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said it had regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in an incursion last week, but the rebels denied the claim and said Yemeni villages were being bombed heavily.
November 9, 2009, 2:25 am -
Russia must keep promise to supply missiles - Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defence system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday.
November 9, 2009, 2:16 am -
Five workers dead in Andorra bridge collapse
ANDORRA LA VELLA (AFP) - Two more workers died overnight after a bridge under construction in the Pyrenees principality of Andorra collapsed, bringing the death toll to five, the government said Sunday.
November 9, 2009, 1:55 am -
Anti-Taliban mayor among 12 killed in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide car bomber struck near a busy livestock market in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday, killing 12 people including a former Taliban sympathiser turned anti-militant mayor, police said.
November 9, 2009, 1:52 am -
Wall anniversary celebrations kick off in Berlin
BERLIN (AFP) - Berlin warmed up Sunday for the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall with celebrations throughout the city, as crowds gathered to relive the ecstatic scenes that heralded the demise of European communism.
November 9, 2009, 1:47 am -
Serbian president awaits EU signal on membership
VIENNA (Reuters) - Serbia will probably apply next month for eventual European Union membership, but will first wait for a green light from Brussels to proceed, the country's president said on Sunday.
November 9, 2009, 1:20 am -
UN-proposed nuclear deal still on table: Iran MP
TEHRAN (AFP) - Proposals from world powers to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Iran are still on the table, a leading MP said on Sunday, a day after suggesting that Tehran could reject the deal.
November 9, 2009, 1:10 am -
Dalai Lama visits monastery despite China protest
TAWANG, India (AFP) - The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own.
November 9, 2009, 1:02 am -
Cambodia announces Thaksin visit
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Phnom Penh this week in his new role as economics adviser, the Cambodian PM said Sunday, further stoking a row with Thailand.
November 9, 2009, 12:55 am -
Dalai Lama visits Indian state disputed by China
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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China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion (6 billion pounds) in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people.
November 9, 2009, 12:33 am
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