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China executes two for tainted milk

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - Chinese authorities execute two people convicted over the 2008 tainted milk powder scandal that killed at least six children and made nearly 300,000 ill.

Obama affirms India nuclear deal

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - US President Obama assured India's Prime Minister Singh that he would move forward with the civilian nuclear deal.

Paying locals to save the Amazon

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:55:06 GMT

Nov. 24 - A program that pays forest families to guard the environment is Brazil's latest tool to cut deforestation ahead of December's global climate talks in Copenhagen.

WHO probes new H1N1 strain

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:50:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - The World Health Organization is looking into reports of the spread of a drug-resistant strain of H1N1 swine flu in several countries -- including the U.S., the U.K. and China.

Ahmadinejad arrives in Bolivia.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:20:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Bolivia as part of South American tour to rally support in region.

Obama to announce Afghanistan plans

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:00:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - President Barack Obama said at a joint news conference with India's Prime Minister, that he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan within days.

Why did Britain go to war in Iraq?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - Exhaustive hearings into why Britain entered the Iraq war have just opened in London, but critics are already branding it a failure.

Obama hosts Singh at White House

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - President Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House, as Obama played host for his first state visit.

Haj pilgrims gather amid H1N1 fears

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:10:01 GMT

Nov 24 - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Chavez faces hunger strike protest

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:50:05 GMT

Nov 24 - Venezuelan students stage a hunger strike in Caracas to protest President Hugo Chavez's policies.

Blair,Bush lampooned at Iraq inquiry

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:50:01 GMT

Nov 24 - Demonstrators wearing blood-smeared masks of the former British and U.S. leaders stage a protest at the start of an official inquiry into Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.

U.S. downplays climate change talks

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:01 GMT

Nov 24 - The White House is acknowledging that getting a binding agreement for cutting greenhouse gases at the Copenhagen Summit is very unlikely.

Indonesians protest corruption case

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:20:01 GMT

Nov 24 - Indonesians express disappointment with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's handling of a corruption case.

Philippine massacre leaves 24 dead

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:01 GMT

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Obama's South Asia balancing act

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:01 GMT

Nov. 24 - As India's Singh arrives for State visit in Washington, President Obama may face a balancing act when it comes to South Asia.

Ahmadinejad visits Brazil

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:05:01 GMT

Nov. 23 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Brazil for the first leg of the controversial Iranian President's South American tour.

Talk of the Town

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:06 GMT

Nov. 23 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs, Michael Jackson's white glove headed to Macau casino, and Dr. Conrad Murray back to work.

England floods split town in two

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:01 GMT

Nov. 23 - A town in Cumbria cut in two after its last standing bridge was closed due devastating floods.

Trapped in a van under avalanche

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:50:01 GMT

Nov 23 - Rescue workers free 18 people trapped in a van caught up in an avalanche in Turkey.

China families demand mine answers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:25:01 GMT

Nov 23 - Family members search in vain for answers after their loved ones were killed in a gas explosion in China's northeast.

Indonesia ferry sinks, 29 dead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:25:01 GMT

Nov 23 - Ferry crashes in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands, killing at least 29 people.

Talk of the Town: "New Moon" shines

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:05:01 GMT

Nov 23 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including "New Moon" rules the box office, Jackson's white glove is sold, and Robbie Williams is looking for investors.

Pakistan's displaced growing

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:01 GMT

Nov 23 - Thousands of Pakistanis are displaced as the government offensive against the Taliban on the Afghanistan border picks up.

Honduras prepares for elections

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:10:01 GMT

Nov 22 - Honduras gets ready to vote for a new president on November 29 in an election overshadowed by a military coup that toppled elected president Manuel Zelaya and plunged the impoverished nation into political turmoil.

California students protest fee hike

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:50:01 GMT

Nov 22 - Thousands of students at California's top public universities staged demonstrations against a 32 percent rise in tuition fees prompted in part by the state's budget crisis during the recession.