UBS posts 564 mln francs loss for third quarter (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:57 PM PST AFP - Swiss banking giant UBS plunged into further losses of 564 million francs (373 million euros, 552 million dollars) for the third quarter, but said it expected its situation to improve in coming months.  
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China in new Xinjiang crackdown: state media (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:55 PM PST AFP - Police in China's restive Xinjiang region have launched a fresh manhunt aimed at capturing fugitives wanted in connection with deadly ethnic violence in July this year, state media said Tuesday.  
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Ex-KGB spy shot dead in Moscow Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST Successful businessman who once was jailed in Israel for espionage is gunned down.  
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Many who stormed US embassy now oppose Iran regime Posted: 02 Nov 2009 05:43 PM PST TEHRAN -Many of the Iranians who led the storming of the US embassy in Tehran 30 years ago, inspired by the newly-created Islamic Republic, have become severe critics of the regime they helped to establish. Read more...  
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Russian-Israeli businessman shot dead in Moscow Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:09 AM PST MOSCOW - Colourful Russian-Israeli businessman Shabtai von Kalmanovic, a convicted spy who became owner of a top Moscow women's basketball team, was shot dead Monday in the Russian capital, prosecutors said. Read more...  
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Iraq urges UN to stop neighbours' meddling Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:52 AM PST BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appealed Monday to the United Nations to take action against Iraq's neighbours for meddling in its internal affairs as he met with a UN special envoy. Read more...  
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Refugee Issue Hurting Australia's Rudd Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:07 PM PST Australia's center-left Labor government has suffered a sharp fall in voter support as it faces growing pressure over its handling of asylum seekers, according to new polls.  
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Bollywood star Kaif takes success in her stride (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:09 PM PST AFP - Katrina Kaif is one of Bollywood's leading actresses -- the most searched-for Indian female film star on the Internet and a former top model with an A-list boyfriend.  
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Karadzic 'will attend court' Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:12 PM PST Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is expected to appear at his trial for war crimes in The Hague for the first time.  
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US envoys arrive in Myanmar Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:55 PM PST Highest-profile visit in 14 years comes as US looks to engage military government.  
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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits off Greece - USGS Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 quake struck off Greece on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.  
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More swine flu vaccine ready in US; kids need 2 doses Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Up to 30 million doses of vaccine against the H1N1 swine flu virus have been delivered to the U.S. government and production is now picking up, officials said on Monday.  
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ANALYSIS - Ethiopian opposition impotent as elections loom Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - When Ethiopia's opposition leaders were freed from jail in 2007, the three most prominent were hailed by fanatical supporters as leaders-in-waiting for sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.  
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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits off Greece: USGS Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 quake struck off Greece on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.  
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Karadzic 'will attend court' Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:12 PM PST Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is expected to appear at his trial for war crimes in The Hague for the first time.  
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U.S. Navy chief favors speeding up unmanned programs Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's top admiral said on Monday he hoped to speed up work on unmanned weapons systems, including underwater vehicles and an unmanned combat plane being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp.  
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GM board to meet, decide fate of Opel, Vauxhall (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:21 PM PST AP - The board of General Motors Co. is expected to decide Tuesday the fate of Opel and Vauxhall, ending more than a year of uncertainty surrounding its business and restructuring in Europe and the U.S.  
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Tropical storm kills 11 in Vietnam (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:27 PM PST AP - Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 11 people, leaving two missing and forcing families onto rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday.  
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Time to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (OneWorld.net) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:16 PM PST OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2 (New America Media) - Ten months ago, I was kicked out of the Army. My crime? I refused to continue violating my integrity and told a superior officer I was gay. My nine years in the military, including four years as a cadet at West Point and almost two years deployed to Iraq where I was awarded the Bronze star, came to an abrupt end when the Army discharged me under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.  
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Pirate threat continues off Africa Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:58 PM PST The idyllic east African coast is a huge draw for adventurous tourists, but yachtsmen and shipping companies alike are nervous about pirates in the area.  
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