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Eleven more bodies found 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, 11:06 pm -
Hajj begins amid swine flu fears
The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage has begun, overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims amassed in Mecca for the hajj.
November 25, 2009, 11:05 pm -
Khmer prison chief faces 40 yrs jail
Prosecutors have demanded a 40-year jail term for Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch for the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at his brutal torture centre.
November 25, 2009, 11:03 pm -
India on the vigil 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 25, 2009, 11:01 pm -
Hungarian lake resort helped reunify Germany
ZANKA, Hungary (Reuters) - They called it the "Plattensee" (flat sea), and for Germans from both sides of the Berlin Wall, Hungary's Lake Balaton was close, cheap and mostly free of spies.
November 25, 2009, 10:55 pm -
Thousands of wild camels besiege Australian town
SYDNEY (AFP) - Some 6,000 feral camels are running wild in a remote Australian outback community in search of water, smashing infrastructure and invading the airstrip, officials said on Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 10:37 pm -
ABN Amro reports quarterly loss of 1 bln euros
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Bank group ABN Amro reported a third-quarter net loss of a billion euros (1.
November 25, 2009, 10:29 pm -
Gold hits record high $1,180 per ounce
LONDON (AFP) - Gold prices soared to a record above 1,180 dollars here on Wednesday on the back of weak greenback, which makes the precious metal cheaper for buyers using stronger currencies, traders said.
November 25, 2009, 10:24 pm -
Yemenis protest at Iran embassy over northern war
SANAA (Reuters) - Around 200 protesters gathered outside the Iranian embassy in the Yemeni capital on Wednesday, shouting slogans against what Yemen says is Iranian backing for northern rebels.
November 25, 2009, 10:21 pm -
Escort's book describes night with Berlusconi
ROME (Reuters) - The escort at the heart of a sex scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave graphic details of their alleged lovemaking in a book published on Tuesday and said she had been attacked and threatened since.
November 25, 2009, 10:20 pm -
Pakistan ex-army officer detained over Chicago case
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security agencies have detained a former army officer for possible links with two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 10:14 pm -
Liverpool out of Champions League despite victory
BUDAPEST (AFP) - Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium.
November 25, 2009, 10:13 pm -
Kiwis beat Aussies to climate scheme
New Zealand has beaten Australia to set up an emissions trading scheme ahead of the Copenhagen climate change meeting next month.
November 25, 2009, 10:11 pm -
Thai anti-government protesters postpone rally
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Supporters of exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Wednesday they had postponed indefinitely an anti-government rally due to start this weekend, which had rattled financial markets.
November 25, 2009, 9:55 pm -
Two hundred cars torched in Berlin
Buyers of expensive cars in Berlin should consider getting good insurance: more than 200 cars have been torched in the German capital this year.
November 25, 2009, 9:40 pm -
Huge U.N. Congo force fails against rebels - experts
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The massive U.N. peacekeeping effort in eastern Congo has failed to deliver a knockout blow to Rwandan rebels while local insurgents have seized new territory under its nose, United Nations experts said Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 9:17 pm -
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Book Talk: Michael Morpurgo fuses facts with fiction
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Michael Morpurgo has been
November 25, 2009, 8:52 pm
writing award-winning children's books for decades but he has
lost none of his passion for storytelling or his fascination
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Six more bodies found at Philippine massacre site
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found six more bodies on Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 52 dead, officials said.
November 25, 2009, 8:18 pm -
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.
November 25, 2009, 6:56 pm
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