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Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:44:24 GMT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.

Darling urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:39 GMT

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work towards a $100 billion (60 billion pound) deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it.

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:42 GMT

AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.

Brown - G20 should consider bank tax

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:10:32 GMT

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date.

Darling urges G20 progress on climate finance

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:06:53 GMT

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling on Saturday called on his G20 counterparts to make progress on climate change finance.

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:25:17 GMT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Motive probed for U.S. Army shooting rampage

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:57:54 GMT

KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators searched on Friday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:27:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:01:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape first released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

Al Qaeda releases new bin Laden videotape - website

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:41:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:16 GMT

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.

U.S. jobless highest in more than 26 years

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:47:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.

Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostages

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:32:10 GMT

MADRID (Reuters) - Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, a senior officer aboard the vessel said on Friday.

Motive probed for U.S. army shooting rampage

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:45 GMT

KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators searched for the motive on Friday behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

IMF warns G20 off cutting support too fast

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:12 GMT

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund warned global financial leaders on Friday not to repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression and choke off emergency support for their economies too quickly.

Brown warns Karzai he could lose backing

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:14 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, winner of a fraud-tainted election, risks losing British and international support unless he acts decisively to fight corruption, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday.

At least 25 hurt in U.S. troop search in Afghanistan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:51:59 GMT

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:33 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:29 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

BA hints worst over for business travel

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:59:19 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways signalled business is stabilising, eclipsing news of a worse than expected first half loss and a prediction that revenue would slump by 1 billion pounds this year.

Seasonal flu may hit Europe after H1N1 - experts

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:44 GMT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic flu virus could kill up to 40,000 people across Europe and be followed by seasonal flu waves that could kill the same number, European health experts said Friday.

U.S. October jobless rate 10.2 percent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:03:48 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut a deeper-than-expected 190,000 jobs in October, government data showed on Friday, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent, the highest in 26-1/2 years.

CAS suspend Chelsea's ban on signing players

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:46 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea were cleared to sign new players in the January transfer window on Friday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended a ban imposed by world body FIFA.

Pakistani forces enter Taliban headquarters

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:21 GMT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.

Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead - report

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:09 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian reported in its Friday edition.