For U.S.S. New York, a Journey Home |
- For U.S.S. New York, a Journey Home
- British Couple Held Off Somali Coast
- 'Mystery ship' returns to Malta
- Top banks fund cluster bombs as ban nears: study
- No plan yet for U.S.-North Korea talks, U.S. says
- Canadian court gives Rwandan life term for war crimes
- Who should be the president of the EU?
- Democrats in House Present $894 Billion Health Package
- College Enrollment Set Record in 2008
- Zimbabwe ban angers UN expert
- Pelosi unveils House health bill
- Africa mulls a Darfur peace plan
- African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta
- Afghanistan to Add Polling Sites
- U.S. Says Drywall Needs More Study
- China Eyes Nuclear-Power Gains
- Threshers owner in administration
- Iraqi elections facing possible delay
- Passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in Pakistan
- U.N. Reassessing Security After Kabul Assault
| For U.S.S. New York, a Journey Home Posted: 28 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT The warship, an amphibious transport dock, pulled out of its berth, beginning a five-day journey to New York City, where it will be formally welcomed into the Navy fleet. 
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| British Couple Held Off Somali Coast Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:26 PM PDT Somali pirates said they had moved a British couple seized from their sailboat to a container ship off the coast of Somalia, where they are being held for ransom.
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| 'Mystery ship' returns to Malta Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT A Maltese-flagged freighter that mysteriously disappeared in the Atlantic over the summer returns to Malta.
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| Top banks fund cluster bombs as ban nears: study Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:39 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Leading banks have funded cluster bomb-makers to the tune of $5 billion in the past two years despite an international accord to ban the weapons, a study said Thursday.
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| No plan yet for U.S.-North Korea talks, U.S. says Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Informal contacts between U.S. officials and a senior North Korean diplomat have not produced plans for formal bilateral talks, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
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| Canadian court gives Rwandan life term for war crimes Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:31 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian court Thursday sentenced a Rwandan man to life in prison after he was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said.
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| Who should be the president of the EU? Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:37 AM PDT Gordon Brown has said Tony Blair is an "excellent candidate" to be president of the EU. Do you agree?
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| Democrats in House Present $894 Billion Health Package Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT Speaking at an outdoor rally at the Capitol on Thursday, House Democratic leaders said the health care overhaul legislation could reach the floor next week.
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| College Enrollment Set Record in 2008 Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:46 AM PDT Almost 40 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds were enrolled in college last year, a Pew Research Center study found.
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:59 AM PDT Manfred Nowak calls for UN action after he is stopped at Harare airport.
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| Pelosi unveils House health bill Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:58 AM PDT US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils a healthcare bill that would extend coverage to 36m more Americans.
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| Africa mulls a Darfur peace plan Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:57 AM PDT African leaders discuss a plan for hybrid courts in Darfur as part of a long-term solution to the region's bloody conflict.
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| African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:15 AM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - The African Union said on Thursday it was imposing immediate sanctions against the leaders of Guinea's ruling military junta, which took power in a coup last December after the death of veteran leader Lansana Conte.
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| Afghanistan to Add Polling Sites Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:01 PM PDT Afghanistan plans to boost the number of polling centers for the runoff, fueling concerns of a repeat of widespread fraud.
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| U.S. Says Drywall Needs More Study Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:32 AM PDT Federal regulators stopped short of linking Chinese-made drywall to health problems and metal corrosion, even as they have determined that sulfur gases emit from Chinese drywall at a higher rate than non-Chinese product.
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| China Eyes Nuclear-Power Gains Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:34 AM PDT China will start building its first large nuclear-power reactor with a designed annual power-generating capacity of 800 megawatts in 2012-13.
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| Threshers owner in administration Posted: 29 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT First Quench, the owner of Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack, and Haddows, goes into administration.
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| Iraqi elections facing possible delay Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT The fate of Iraq's national elections hung in the balance Thursday as the nation's lawmakers failed to convene for an official session and adopt an election law, a move that could spark a delay in the upcoming vote.
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| Passport with 9/11 suspect's name found in Pakistan Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:05 AM PDT A passport bearing the name of Said Bahaji, a suspect linked to the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, has been found in a town captured by the Pakistani military.
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| U.N. Reassessing Security After Kabul Assault Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT The deadly attack underscored the vulnerability of those who work for international organizations in Afghanistan.
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