Q+A - What is next for North Korea nuclear diplomacy? Posted: 07 May 2010 01:03 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il gave assurances during a visit to China this week he wants to restart nuclear disarmament talks and remove nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.  
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Q+A - What's going on in Thailand? Posted: 07 May 2010 01:03 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - On May 3, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva offered anti-government protesters an early election as part of a "reconciliation" plan to end a violent, two-month rally in which 27 people have died.  
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Green Party wins first ever UK parliamentary seat Posted: 07 May 2010 01:03 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Green Party made its most significant political breakthrough in Britain on Friday when it won its first ever national parliamentary seat in the southern English seaside city of Brighton.  
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Germany to vote on Greek bail-out Posted: 07 May 2010 12:25 AM PDT Global investors will be watching closely as Germany's parliament votes on controversial bailout loan to the Greek government.  
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UK faces government without single party majority Posted: 07 May 2010 12:06 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in parliament after the closest election in three decades, but without a clear majority, leaving it uncertain who will eventually run the country.  
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UK 'wakes up to hung Parliament' Posted: 06 May 2010 10:47 PM PDT With more than 500 general election results in, the BBC is predicting a hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party.  
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N.Korea's Kim reaffirms nuclear disarmament - China Posted: 06 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il won a warm embrace from China on a visit this week that has brought an icy response from other regional powers who had hoped Beijing would help tame the isolated state.  
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FACTBOX - Countries warn against travel to Thailand Posted: 06 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Many countries have issued travel advisories for the Thai capital since Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in April to quell unrest that has killed 27 people and wounded around 1,000.  
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UK Conservatives seen largest party but no majority Posted: 06 May 2010 10:06 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives look on course to be the largest party in parliament after the closest election in three decades, but without a clear majority, leaving it uncertain who will eventually run the country.  
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UK Conservatives seen largest party but no majority Posted: 06 May 2010 09:34 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives were forecast on Friday to be the largest party after the closest election in three decades, but falling short of a clear majority in parliament, leaving it uncertain who will eventually run the country.  
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Thai protesters refuse to quit, peace plan in limbo Posted: 06 May 2010 08:31 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - A peace plan put forward by Thailand's prime minister to end weeks of deadly protests was in limbo on Friday as the government and protesters squabbled over details, including a proposed early election in November.  
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Man in New Hampshire bus standoff surrenders Posted: 06 May 2010 08:31 PM PDT PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Reuters) - After a nine-hour standoff, the last passenger on a Greyhound bus, suspected of having a bomb onboard, got off and surrendered to police in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Thursday.  
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N.Korea's Kim committed to denuclearisation - China's Xinhua Posted: 06 May 2010 08:24 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said he remains committed to the "denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula during a May 3-7 visit to China, the official Xinhua agency reported on Friday.  
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U.S. joins U.N. council at Iran dinner in New York Posted: 06 May 2010 08:24 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister held a rare meeting with the United States and other Security Council members on Thursday as Tehran faces the possibility of new U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program.  
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Car bomb found outside N.Irish polling station Posted: 06 May 2010 08:24 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Army bomb disposal experts have defused a "viable device" left in a car outside a polling station in Northern Ireland as voters took part in the British election, police said on Friday.  
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UK Conservative leader says Labour has lost right to rule Posted: 06 May 2010 07:53 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labour party has lost the mandate to rule, the opposition Conservative leader said on Friday after an exit poll suggested his party would win most parliamentary seats but fall short of an overall majority.  
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UK Conservatives seen largest party in poll chaos Posted: 06 May 2010 07:22 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives were forecast on Friday to emerge as the largest party after the closest election in three decades, but seen falling just short of an outright majority in parliament.  
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U.S. Navy to Gates: Yes, we need 11 aircraft carriers Posted: 06 May 2010 07:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy told Congress it wants to keep 11 aircraft carriers through 2045, just days after Defense Secretary Robert Gates called into question the need for that many.  
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Probe concludes torpedo sank South Korea ship - report Posted: 06 May 2010 07:22 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Investigators probing the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship in March near the North have concluded that a torpedo was the source of an explosion that destroyed the vessel, a news report said on Friday.  
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U.S. joins U.N. council at Iran dinner in New York Posted: 06 May 2010 07:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister held a rare meeting with the United States and other Security Council members on Thursday as Tehran faces the possibility of new U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program.  
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