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Arroyo vows justice over Phil massacre
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of a political massacre that left 57 people dead.
November 26, 2009, 1:39 am -
North Korea's Kim says China friendship "unbreakable"
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Wednesday told the visiting Chinese defence minister that his isolated country's friendship with China was "unbreakable," even as ties have been tested by the North's nuclear tests.
November 26, 2009, 1:51 am -
Somali rebels order WFP to halt relief food imports
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The U.N.'s World Food Program must immediately stop importing relief rations to Somalia, hard-line rebels said on Wednesday, accusing the aid agency of devastating local agriculture.
November 26, 2009, 1:39 am -
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird flu virus is endemic in the country, a leading Chinese disease expert said.
November 26, 2009, 1:35 am -
India vigilant but remains vulnerable to attacks
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The paramilitary troops outside the Trident and Taj Mahal hotels suggest a higher level of security a year after militants laid siege to Mumbai, but it may all be a mirage as the country still remains very vulnerable.
November 26, 2009, 1:34 am -
Leterme gets new chance to lead Belgium
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Less than a year after he stepped down amid a banking scandal, Yves Leterme became Belgium's prime minister for the second time on Wednesday.
November 26, 2009, 1:33 am -
GM to keep all German Opel plants open
BERLIN (AFP) - A top General Motors executive completed a tour of Opel's four German plants on Wednesday pledging that none would be shut down as the US giant takes the axe to its loss-making unit.
November 26, 2009, 1:24 am -
AC Milan, Real Madrid on brink of knockout round
PARIS (AFP) - Real Madrid and AC Milan have 16 Champions League titles between them but both have work to do on Wednesday if they are to book their places in the next round of this season's competition.
November 26, 2009, 1:02 am -
Pakistan charges seven over Mumbai attacks: lawyer
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said.
November 26, 2009, 1:02 am -
GM to keep all Opel plants in Germany open
BERLIN (AFP) - General Motors' interim Europe chief completed a tour of Opel's four German plants on Wednesday pledging none would be shut down as the US giant slashes capacity at its loss-making unit.
November 26, 2009, 12:49 am -
Britain is last major nation in recession
LONDON (AFP) - Britain remains stuck in a record recession, official data showed on Wednesday, but economists forecast a return to growth before the end of the year ahead of a general election.
November 26, 2009, 12:47 am -
Leterme replaces Van Rompuy as Belgian PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was named Belgium's prime minister on Wednesday to guide the country through what is expected to be a period of political instability in the linguistically divided country.
November 26, 2009, 12:38 am -
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge prison chief facing 40-year sentence
PARIS (AFP) - Interactive graphic on Cambodia where prosecutors have demanded a 40-year jail term for Khmer Rouge prison chief "Duch", as he expresses "excrutiating remorse" for the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at his brutal torture centre.
November 26, 2009, 12:25 am -
Khmer Rouge jailer expresses "excruciating remorse"
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer expressed "excruciating remorse" on Wednesday for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch at a notorious prison during Cambodia's ultra-Maoist revolution of the 1970s.
November 26, 2009, 12:19 am -
Seven indicted over Mumbai attacks
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday indicted seven suspects over last year's Mumbai attacks that killed 166, a defence lawyer said.
November 26, 2009, 12:05 am -
China seeks pollution caps at Copenhagen
China says any deal struck at climate change talks in Copenhagen would amount to little if developed nations fail to fulfill vows to cut gas emissions.
November 26, 2009, 12:05 am -
Leterme nominated to become Belgian PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was nominated to become Belgium's prime minister for a second time on Wednesday to replace Herman Van Rompuy, who has been appointed the first president of the European Union.
November 25, 2009, 11:17 pm -
Indonesia detains 14 foreign activists
Indonesia detained 14 mostly foreign Greenpeace activists as they protested against a pulp and paper company in this country, the group said.
November 25, 2009, 11:16 pm -
Nepal temple conducts biggest sacrifice of animals
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - At least 15,000 buffalo and "countless" goats and birds were sacrificed in a temple in southern Nepal, organisers said Wednesday, a ritual billed as the single biggest animal slaughter on earth.
November 25, 2009, 11:11 pm -
More bodies at Philippine massacre site
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.
November 25, 2009, 11:08 pm
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