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Fort Hood shooting suspect charged - Army

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:46:20 +0000

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at Fort Hood with murder, an Army spokesman said on Thursday.

BA, Iberia merger deal imminent

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:31:52 +0000

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - A 4 billion pound merger between British Airways and Spain's Iberia looked imminent on Thursday as their boards held separate meetings to discuss a deal to create the world's third-largest airline by revenue.

"Relatively large" increase in swine flu deaths

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:25 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Last week saw a "relatively large" increase in deaths of patients who had contracted H1N1 swine flu although the number of new cases fell, health officials said on Thursday.

Afghanistan must not be terrorist haven - NATO chief

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:01:37 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Western allies need to bolster military training for Afghanistan so it does not become a safe haven for terrorists and can assure its own security, the head of NATO said on Thursday.

Visas may be tightened for foreign students

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:25 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - The government is considering tighter controls on entry visas for overseas students, to address concerns that illegal immigrants are using them as an easy way to get into Britain.

Ex-French minister links Chirac to arms scandal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:57:24 +0000

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, convicted last month for his role in an arms scandal in the 1990s, accused former President Jacques Chirac on Thursday of letting illegal weapons sales to Angola go ahead.

Labour set to hold seat in Scottish stronghold

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:40 +0000

GLASGOW (Reuters) - The Labour Party was seeking to avoid a morale-sapping defeat when voters in one of its Scottish strongholds went to the polls Thursday in a likely final test before a national election.

Sri Lanka top general retires, may run for president

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:23 +0000

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president.

Mike Tyson arrested after paparazzi scuffle

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:24:08 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested on Wednesday after brawling with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and injuring the man's head, police said.

Canada doctor uses glue to aid open-heart recovery

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:19:21 +0000

TORONTO (Reuters) - A new surgical technique using glue to repair breastbones intentionally broken during open-heart surgery speeds up recovery time and is "substantially less painful" for patients, a University of Calgary scientist said on Thursday.