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Abbas calls Palestinian elections
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has called presidential and legislative elections for January 24 in the Palestinian territories including the Gaza Strip.
October 24, 2009, 9:25 am -
Earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia
A strong earthquake has shaken eastern Indonesia's remote Papua province, causing panic among residents and reportedly toppling a building.
October 24, 2009, 9:28 am -
Verdict in French smear trial due the end of January
PARIS (Reuters) - The verdict in a trial pitting former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin against President Nicolas Sarkozy is due on January 28, the court said on Friday.
October 24, 2009, 9:21 am -
Iran delays uranium deal decision until next week
VIENNA (AFP) - Iran on Friday delayed until next week a decision on a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing fears about its nuclear programme.
October 24, 2009, 9:13 am -
Mine kills 16 in Pakistan as bombers strike again
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A mine killed 16 wedding guests in Pakistan's tribal belt on Friday while a suicide bomber targeted an air force base, inflicting another reverse on the military in its war on the Taliban.
October 24, 2009, 8:56 am -
Ukraine opposition leader launches comeback bid
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich, ousted in 2005 after mass protests against a rigged presidential poll, launched a comeback bid on Friday with a pledge to end the "chaos" caused by the "Orange revolution" leaders.
October 24, 2009, 8:49 am -
Swine flu death toll nears 5,000
Swine flu is spreading faster and claiming new fatalities in Europe, health officials say, as the global death toll rises to nearly 5,000 victims.
October 24, 2009, 8:48 am -
Abbas calls Palestinian elections for January 24
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday called presidential and legislative elections for January 24 in the Palestinian territories including the Gaza Strip, in a move seen as pressuring Hamas into signing a unity deal.
October 24, 2009, 8:47 am -
Iran ignores U.N. nuclear deadline
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran ignored a U.N. deadline on Friday to respond to an international draft deal for it to cut an atomic stockpile the West fears could be used for weapons, and challenged the basis of the pact.
October 24, 2009, 8:35 am -
Universal mobile phone charger announced
The UN telecoms agency has approved technology for a universal mobile phone charger to reduce the clutter and waste caused by today's proliferation of devices.
October 24, 2009, 8:25 am -
African leaders adopt landmark refugee convention
KAMPALA (AFP) - African leaders on Friday adopted a convention -- billed as the first of its kind worldwide -- on the protection of the 17 million people on the continent who have fled their homes.
October 24, 2009, 8:13 am -
IATA pledges biofuel on flights by 2010
The International Air Transport Association says it will approve biofuels on flights by 2010 in a bid to drastically reduce the industry's carbon footprint.
October 24, 2009, 8:12 am -
Vatican synod urges corrupt African leaders to quit
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic bishops called on corrupt Catholic leaders in Africa on Friday to repent or resign for giving the continent and the Church a bad name.
October 24, 2009, 8:09 am -
Two men jailed for raping NZ tourist
Two men have been jailed in Britain for raping a woman backpacker from New Zealand in a "sustained and brutal" attack in London.
October 24, 2009, 8:07 am -
Convicts burned to death in jail riot
At least seven convicts have been burned to death in a riot at a prison in northeast Brazil, Globo News television reported.
October 24, 2009, 8:06 am -
Iran snubs uranium deal deadline
Iran has snubbed a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing fears on its nuclear program, refusing to respond to a uranium enrichment agreement by the agreed deadline.
October 24, 2009, 7:58 am -
Sarkozy slander trial ends after clash of titans
PARIS (AFP) - France's trial of the decade ended Friday after a month of dramatic clashes between lawyers for Nicolas Sarkozy and ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin, accused of plotting to bar his road to power.
October 24, 2009, 7:57 am -
Karzai says wants "better" Afghan election run-off
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai said he wanted a better and cleaner presidential election run-off in November to bring stability at a time when Taliban violence is at its worst in eight years of war.
October 24, 2009, 7:56 am -
Jankovic crashes out of Kremlin Cup, Youzhny into semis
MOSCOW (AFP) - Defending champion and second seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out of the Kremlin Cup here on Friday, the Serb defeated 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals by local hope Alisa Kleybanova.
October 24, 2009, 7:42 am -
Merkel seals cabinet in German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel put the finishing touches on her new cabinet in coalition talks on Friday, naming hard-nosed ex-rival Wolfgang Schaeuble as finance minister to tackle a soaring budget deficit, party sources said.
October 24, 2009, 7:28 am
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