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- Obama says Myanmar elections not free and fair
- Q+A - Why is volcanic ash a threat to planes?
- Obama says Myanmar elections not free and fair
- Obamas join Indian Diwali dancers
- Pompeii's House of Gladiators collapses
- U.S. officials watching volcano ahead of Obama visit
- Erupting Indonesian volcano threatens Obama visit
- U.S. military moves in Asia not aimed at China - Gates
- Tricky agenda awaits US president in Asia
- Burma goes to polls
- Gates: US military moves in Asia not aimed at China
- U.S. condemns Myanmar election as flawed
- Polls open in Myanmar's first election in 20 years
- Nato investigates Afghan 'attack'
- Pope's warning during Spain visit
- US condemns Myanmar election as flawed
- First openly gay Episcopal bishop to retire in 2013
- Polls open in Myanmar’s first election in 20 years
- Saudi Arabia reiterates conditions for Afghan peace role
- Gunmen block roads after Mexican drug lord killed
| Obama says Myanmar elections not free and fair Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:16 AM PDT MUMBAI, Nov 7 — US President Barack Obama today said Myanmar's first elections in 20 years would be "anything but free and fair." Myanmar holds elections today, a carefully choreographed end of direct army rule, which is a race largely between two powerful military-backed parties running virtually unopposed. — Reuters
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| Q+A - Why is volcanic ash a threat to planes? Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:27 AM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Cloud of volcanic ash belched out by Indonesia's Mount Merapi caused widespread flight disruption on Sunday and could threaten a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama next week. 
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| Obama says Myanmar elections not free and fair Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:27 AM PDT MUMBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday said Myanmar's first elections in 20 years would be "anything but free and fair." 
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| Obamas join Indian Diwali dancers Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:48 PM PDT The US president and first lady have danced with children in India at a special performance to mark Diwali.
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| Pompeii's House of Gladiators collapses Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:34 PM PDT A house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has collapsed, raising concerns about Italy's state support for its archaeological heritage.
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| U.S. officials watching volcano ahead of Obama visit Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:54 PM PDT MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indonesia's erupting Mount Merapi Volcano is being watched "very closely", U.S. officials said on Sunday, but there are no plans as yet to cancel President Obama's scheduled visit next week. 
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| Erupting Indonesian volcano threatens Obama visit Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:59 PM PDT JAKARTA, Nov 7 — Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano belched ash and toxic fumes into the atmosphere today, but authorities played down the threat to aircraft just two days before US President Barack Obama was due to fly in. White House officials said they were watching developments "very closely", but there were no plans for now to reschedule a ...
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| U.S. military moves in Asia not aimed at China - Gates Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:20 PM PDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. military efforts to strengthen its presence in Asia are not aimed at countering China, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, ahead of talks on deepening defense ties with regional ally Australia. 
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| Tricky agenda awaits US president in Asia Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:59 PM PDT US President Barack Obama will have to conduct tricky diplomacy given the strains caused by unmet expectations and stalled deals on military and economic fronts
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| Gates: US military moves in Asia not aimed at China Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:18 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Nov 7 — US military efforts to strengthen its presence in Asia are not aimed at countering China, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said today, ahead of talks on deepening defence ties with regional ally Australia. An Australian newspaper published a report saying Australia would grant the US military expanded use of its bases, but a US ...
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| U.S. condemns Myanmar election as flawed Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:30 PM PDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Sunday's elections in Myanmar, the first in 20 years, calling it heartbreaking and said the United States hoped the election would yield new leaders. 
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| Polls open in Myanmar's first election in 20 years Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:30 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Polls opened under tight security in Myanmar's first election in 20 years on Sunday, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics to the isolated, oppressive state. 
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| Nato investigates Afghan 'attack' Posted: 06 Nov 2010 07:41 PM PDT Nato says it is investigating reports that the shooting of foreign coalition soldiers in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, was carried out by an Afghan soldier.
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| Pope's warning during Spain visit Posted: 06 Nov 2010 07:41 PM PDT Pope Benedict has spoken of an "aggressive anti-clericalism" in Spain, like that seen in the country during the 1930s, at the start of a two-day visit.
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| US condemns Myanmar election as flawed Posted: 06 Nov 2010 07:07 PM PDT MELBOURNE, Nov 7 — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned today's elections in Myanmar, the first in 20 years, calling it heartbreaking and said the United States hoped the election would yield new leaders. Clinton also called for a global commission to investigate human rights abuses in the isolated country. "You look at Burma holding ...
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| First openly gay Episcopal bishop to retire in 2013 Posted: 06 Nov 2010 06:49 PM PDT BOSTON, Nov 7 — Gene Robinson, whose consecration as the US Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop opened a deep rift in the worldwide Anglican Communion, said on Saturday he planned to retire in 2013. Robinson's election as bishop of New Hampshire in 2003 led some conservative Episcopalians to form their own church and stoked a backlash among ...
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| Polls open in Myanmar’s first election in 20 years Posted: 06 Nov 2010 06:34 PM PDT YANGON, Nov 7 — Polls opened under tight security in Myanmar's first election in 20 years today, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics to the isolated, oppressive state. The carefully choreographed end of direct army rule, marred by complex rules that stifled major pro-democracy ...
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| Saudi Arabia reiterates conditions for Afghan peace role Posted: 06 Nov 2010 05:19 PM PDT RIYADH, Nov 7 — Saudi Arabia will not take part in Afghanistan's peace efforts unless insurgent Taliban give up links with militants networks, state news agency SPA quoted the kingdom's foreign minister as saying today. Last month, Afghanistan's new peace council urged Riyadh to help bring an end to the nine-year-old war after Saudi Arabia hosted ...
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| Gunmen block roads after Mexican drug lord killed Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:41 PM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov 7 — Rival gunmen blocked roads near the US border and strung up threatening banners today after marines killed one of Mexico's top kingpins, and Washington reaffirmed its support for the country's drug war. Gunmen used buses and trucks to block roads in Reynosa, a Gulf cartel stronghold across the border from McAllen, Texas, ...
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