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Senate nears healthcare vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:01 -0500

Nov. 20 - The long and bitter debate over healthcare reform faces a crucial test in the Senate Saturday night when the the $849 billion bill faces its first key procedural hurdle.

Obama to host Singh

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:01 -0500

Nov 20 - President Barack Obama will host his first state visit when he meets India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Europe mulls President Van Rompuy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:01 -0500

Nov 20 - The Belgian Prime Minister will become the EU's first, but will the quiet man be able to impress on the world stage? So far opinion is divided.

Activists trash Indian TV offices

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:01 -0500

NOTE: Mute video - no reporter narration

Nov 20 - CCTV captures the moment right wing Shiv Sena activists launch an attack on the offices of television channel IBN Lokmat in India's western Mumbai.

Kercher suspects back in court

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:01 -0500

Nov 20 - American student Amanda Knox - accused of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher - is back in court as prosecutors begin their closing arguments.

Geithner under pressure

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:01 -0500

Nov 20 - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a key committee aired stubborn opposition, with one calling for Geithner to step down.

Peru arrests 4 for selling human fat

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:04 -0500

WARNING - THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL

Nov 20 - Peruvian police arrest a criminal gang accused of killing of dozens to extract the fat from their bodies to make beauty products for cosmetics companies.

Kenya's forest dwellers evicted

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:01 -0500

Nov 20 - Residents of Mau forest in Kenya are being evicted over government claims that illegal settlement and deforestation have already destroyed a quarter of the forest.

UK hit by 'record' floods

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:01 -0500

Nov 20 - Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.