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1. Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace Process November 08, 2009 Israel's leader is heading to the United States, but trouble is brewing back home with the Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington amid a deepening crisis in the peace process.  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to step down because of Israel's refusal to freeze all settlement expansion. Mr. Abbas, who rules the West Bank, is seen as a moderate alternative to the Islamic militant group Hamas. which controls the Gaza Strip.  So Israel has urged him to back down from his threat not to run for re-election... (read more)

2. Japan Pledges More Aid to Burma if Political Prisoners are Released November 08, 2009 Burma's Prime Minister Thein Sein (r) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo, 06 Nov 2009Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has urged Burma to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, saying Tokyo is willing to provide more aid if democratic reforms in Burma are advanced.In talks with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein in Tokyo Saturday, Mr. Hatoyama said it is extremely important that Burma release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners before the general election to be held i... (read more)

3. China's Premier Pledges $10 billion in Loans to Africa November 08, 2009 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the Arab League in Cairo, 7 Nov. 2009China's Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged $10 billion in loans to African countries over the next three years.Mr. Wen is in Cairo, where the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation began Sunday in the Red Sea resort, Sharm el-Sheikh.The Chinese premier presented a plan to cancel the debts of some of Africa's poorest countries.  He also vowed to help set up 100 new clean energy projects in the continent.Leaders of 49 African countries are attending the summit to discuss economic and political cooperation with China.Ch... (read more)

4. Dalai Lama Rejects Chinese Criticism of Monastery Visit November 08, 2009 The Dalai Lama arrives at the Tawang monastery, in Tawang, in the northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, India, 08 Nov 2009Despite objections from China, which claims the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as its own, the Dalai Lama has begun a week-long visit to one of Tibetan Buddhism's holiest sites there. The Dalai Lama, shortly after arriving at the remote Tawang monastery, lashed out at Beijing for its harsh criticism of his visit. After being welcomed by thousands of cheering Buddhists on his way to open a museum at the centuries-old mountain top monastery, the Tibetan spiritual leader br... (read more)

5. APEC Leaders to Focus on Creating Economic Growth at Singapore Meeting November 08, 2009 The venue of the APEC summit, in Singapore, 08 Nov 2009The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has started annual meetings of leaders in Singapore. The APEC forum will bring together leaders from 21 of the world's largest economies to work toward improving trade and world growth. The APEC leaders' week started Sunday in Singapore with meetings of senior officials.They discussed working toward a global economic recovery and making world growth more inclusive.Michael Tay is Executive Director of this year's APEC Secretariat in Singapore. He says globalization has produced great rewards for... (read more)

6. 17 Rebels Killed in Afghan Battle November 08, 2009 The Afghan Defense Ministry says its troops, along with NATO forces, have killed 17 rebels in the southern region of the country. The ministry said Sunday the fighting erupted after militants fired several mortars at an Afghan army position in the province of Zabul.  Officials say one wounded rebel was captured.On Saturday, NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said more than 25 international and Afghan National Security Force personnel were mistakenly killed or wounded during an operation in western Badghis province.A NATO statement said Friday's incident occurred when NATO and Afghan forc... (read more)

7. 12 Dead Including Mayor in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Attack November 08, 2009 Hospital staff and relatives transport an injured victim of a suicide bombing, after initial treatment at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 8 Nov. 2009Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing an anti-Taliban mayor. At least 11 other people were killed in the blast and dozens were wounded. Initially, Mayor Abdul Malik was reported to have survived the Sunday morning attack in the Matni area on the outskirts of Peshawar. Officials say Malik, a former Taliban supporter, had switched sides and raised a militia to fight the Talib... (read more)

8. US House Approves Health Care Reform Measure November 08, 2009 President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 Nov 2009The House of Representatives has approved a more than $1 trillion plan by majority Democrats to overhaul the U.S. health care system.More than three dozen Democrats broke with their party, and all but one Republican opposed the measure, which marks a major victory in President Barack Obama's effort to improve the U.S. health care system.About 12 hours after the House began its debate, the final tally late Saturday was 220 to 215, with 39 Democrats choosing to vote ag... (read more)

9. Israelis Rally for Peace on Rabin Anniversary November 08, 2009 Thousands of Israelis take part in a mass rally marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel AvivThousands of Israelis gathered at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to mark the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The demonstration took place at the site where Mr. Rabin was gunned down at a peace rally in 1995, by an Orthodox Jew opposed to his policy of trading land for peace with the Palestinians. Israel's President Shimon Peres, who was with Mr. Rabin the night he was shot and who succeeded him as prime minister, s... (read more)

10. Navy Ship Honoring 9/11 Victims is Commissioned Into Fleet November 08, 2009 USS New YorkThe U.S. Navy has commissioned into its fleet a new assault ship built with tons of steel from the World Trade Center, which was struck down in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.  The USS New York was named after the state to honor the nearly 3,000 victims who died in those attacks.  Thousands of people turned out Saturday to watch the vessel become an active part of the Navy.The motto of the USS New York is "strength forged through sacrifice.  Never forget."  It is meant to honor the resilience of New Yorkers in the years following the Sept. 11th attac... (read more)

11. Obama Praises Those Who Ended Fort Hood Rampage November 07, 2009 President Obama, speaking at the White House, 6 Nov 2009U.S. President Barack Obama is praising the heroism of the people who ended Thursday's shooting spree at an Army post in Texas.  The president is promising a thorough investigation of the violence, which left 13 people dead and 30 others wounded.President Obama says the violence at Fort Hood would have been heartbreaking no matter where it occurred, but it was more so because it took place on an Army post. "But it is all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable because of the place where it occurred and the patriots who wer... (read more)

12. US House Debates Health Care Reform Measure November 07, 2009 President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 Nov 2009The U.S. House of Representatives is engaged in a lengthy debate on a more than $1 trillion plan by majority Democrats to overhaul the U.S. Health care system. President Barack Obama visited Capitol Hill to try to ensure support for the measure within his own party, while Republicans and Democrats engaged in often boisterous exchanges on the House floor.The president's meeting with Democrats came as the House of Representatives was in the early stages of its health ... (read more)

13. China's Premier Visits Cairo Ahead of China-Africa Summit November 07, 2009 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 07 Nov 2009China's Premier Wen Jiabao is in Cairo, where he held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in preparation for the China-Africa summit that begins Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh.The leaders of 49 African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort for a two-day meeting to discuss economic and political cooperation with China. At their talks, Mr. Wen and Mr. Mubarak discussed ways to improve bilateral relations.The Chinese leader also delivere... (read more)

14. ICC Prosecutor Promises Speed in Kenya Proceedings November 07, 2009 Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC, speaks during a press conference at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Nov 2009The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, ended a crucial visit to Kenya Saturday detailing his plan to speedily investigate and then prosecute the top suspects of the nation's post-election violence. The prosecutor wants to name those to be charged before the campaign season begins for the 2012 elections. Ocampo announced on Thursday that he was invoking his prosecutorial powers to ask the Court to authorize investigations into crim... (read more)

15. Medvedev: Not All Hopes Realized After Berlin Wall Fell November 07, 2009 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (file photo)Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says the fall of the Berlin Wall was a positive event because it united Germany and ultimately all of Europe, but he says not all hopes the event sparked have been realized.Mr. Medvedev told the German magazine Der Spiegel that some of the hopes he and people in his country had at the time were realized, and some were not. He expressed regret that relations between Russia and the rest of Europe have not always been ideal.The Russian president made his remarks in an interview ahead of the 20th anniversary of the fa... (read more)

16. Lebanon Opposition Agrees to Unity Government November 07, 2009 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (file photo)Lebanon's opposition, which includes Hezbollah, has agreed to a unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.Sources say opposition leaders reached the agreement during meetings late Friday, and that a new Cabinet could be formed within the next two days.Mr. Hariri heads a U.S. and Saudi backed coalition that won June elections over Hezbollah-allied politicians backed by Syria and Iran.Since then he has made it his top priority to form a unity government, but the effort was impeded by disagreements over who would fi... (read more)

17. Tehran Police: Over 100 Arrested at Nov. 4 Protests November 07, 2009 Photo obtained by AP outside Iran shows anti-government protestors in Tehran, 04 Nov 2009The police chief in the Iranian capital, Tehran says 109 people were arrested during mass rallies this week, which included a demonstration by opposition supporters.Iranian state media quote police commander Azizollah Rajabzadeh as saying 47 of those arrested have been released on bail, while 62 were handed to judicial authorities to face the charges against them.On Wednesday, Iranian police clashed with opposition activists who had gathered in Tehran to protest against the government of President Mahmoud ... (read more)

18. Iran Lawmakers Say Tehran Will Reject UN-Backed Nuclear Deal November 07, 2009 Iranian technicians work at a facility near Isfahan, south of Tehran, that produces uranium fuel for a heavy-water nuclear reactor (File)Some Iranian lawmakers are saying Iran will reject a U.N.-backed proposal for Iran's uranium to be enriched abroad.The semi-official ISNA news agency quotes a prominent conservative lawmaker, laeddin Boroujerdi, saying Iran will not send away any of its 1,200 kilograms of enriched uranium.France, Russia and the U.S. are urging Iran to trade about 7 percent of its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, which would assuage international fears the stockpile wou... (read more)

19. Britain Urges G20 to Insure Financial System November 07, 2009 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, speaks during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St Andrews, Scotland, 7 Nov 2009Britain's prime minister is calling for the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing nations to consider a global tax on financial transactions as insurance against future bailouts. Gordon Brown, host of the G20 summit in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday said it is time to discuss a "better economic and social contract" to ensure financial stability. The money from such a tax could be used to pay for future bailouts as well as for development, such as for me... (read more)

20. Mini Space Elevator Races for $900K Prize November 07, 2009 This handout photo from NASA shows David Bashford, right, lead of the LaserMotive team, preparing their robotic climber entry in the $2 million Space Elevator GamesA team from the U.S. state of Washington has won $900,000 from NASA for building a miniature space elevator. The competition asked entrants to build a prototype of a machine that could one day shuttle people from the Earth's surface into outer space along a cable tethered to an orbiting satellite. The idea has existed in science fiction for decades but so far has been impossible to achieve. A team from a new company, LaserMotive, se... (read more)

21. US Disappointed at Breakdown in Honduras Political Talks November 06, 2009 Toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya The United States Friday expressed disappointment that efforts to resolve the four-month-long political crisis in Honduras have hit another roadblock. Rival parties in the dispute over who is the Central American country's rightful president failed to meet a deadline Thursday for setting up a national unity government.Although ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says efforts to resolve the crisis have failed, the State Department is urging the sides to return to negotiations and resolve differences so the country can have internationally-recognized ... (read more)

22. Berlin Prepares for Celebrations 20 Years After Fall of Wall November 06, 2009 Work at the Brandenburg GateThe German capital Berlin prepares for major commemorative celebrations on Monday, November 9 - to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall that divided the city and the entire country for nearly three decades during the Cold War. The Brandenburg Gate may be Berlin's best known landmark, but it's been looking more like a construction site recently. Barriers are being set up, a seating area for visiting dignitaries, lights and banners.But, there's good reason - this will be the focal point for the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall o... (read more)

23. Obama: 10.2 Percent Unemployment 'A Sobering Number' November 06, 2009 President Obama, speaking at the White House, 6 Nov 2009U.S. President Barack Obama says new figures that show the nation's unemployment rate reached double digits in October are a reminder of the challenges that remain. The 10.2 percent jobless figure is the highest since 1983.President Obama stood in the White House Rose Garden shortly after the number was announced, and said the U.S. economy has more work to do on reducing unemployment."Although we lost fewer jobs than we did last month, our unemployment rate climbed to over 10 percent, a sobering number that underscores the economic ... (read more)

24. Obama's Political Challenges Grow November 06, 2009 One year after his election as U.S. president, Barack Obama faces an increasingly challenging political situation at home, with rising anger on the right and growing nervousness among many of his fellow Democrats in Congress. President Barack Obama It has been a difficult week for the nation's 44th president.The latest unemployment figures put the jobless rate at 10.2 percent, the highest level since 1983.President Obama said the latest figures were regretful, but he promised to continue his efforts to turn the U.S. economy around."I'm confident that our economy will recover, I'm confident th... (read more)

25. UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis November 06, 2009 A Pakistani tribal family flee from South Waziristan due to military offensive, 01 Nov 2009The United Nations refugee agency says it is stepping up assistance to thousands of Pakistanis displaced by military operations against the Taliban in South Waziristan. The U.N. says it will soon distribute tents to families staying with host communities in districts of the North West Frontier Province. Fighting between the Pakistan army and Taliban militants in South Waziristan hit a peak in mid-October when the Pakistan army launched an air and ground offensive to dislodge the Islamic militants from ... (read more)

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