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Eleven more bodies found at Philippine massacre site

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:27 -0500

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.

Iran detains scores of students, rights group says

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:51:24 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has detained scores of students in an apparent bid to prevent new opposition protests during annual Student Day events next month, a Western-based human rights group said.

Israel set to declare settlement limits: government sources

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:18:49 -0500

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to announce Wednesday a formal plan to limit settlement construction for 10 months, hoping to revive talks with the Palestinians, government sources said.

Pakistan ex-army officer detained over Chicago case

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:04:21 -0500

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.

U.S., U.N. present proposals to end Iraq vote impasse

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:28:26 -0500

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and U.N. officials have proposed solutions to Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president to stop him vetoing for a second time a law needed for an election to take place next year, an official said on Wednesday.

China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:35:50 -0500

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.

India vigilant but remains vulnerable to attacks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:34:25 -0500

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.

Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles' end

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:10 -0500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.

Khmer Rouge jailer expresses "excruciating remorse"

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:34:47 -0500

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.

New York rally planned to protest 9/11 trial

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:05:12 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group against bringing the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks to trial in a U.S. civilian court will hold a rally in New York demanding Washington reconsider its decision, the group said on Tuesday.