N. Korea's military large, aging, nuclear Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:18 PM PST North Korea's nuclear capability and ballistic missile technology are its trump card, to make up for its aging conventional forces and as a bargaining chip in negotiations. FULL STORY | BACKGROUND | 'BRINK OF WAR" | U.S. SENDS WARSHIPS | HOW WILL CHINA REPOND? | PHOTOS | FULL COVERAGE  
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British Students Protest Plan to Raise Fees Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PST It was the second such action this month to protest a drop in education spending and an increase in university costs to up to $14,400 a year, from $5,624.  
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Appeal Opens for U.S. Student Convicted in Italy Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PST The U.S. student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend, both found guilty of killing a 21-year-old woman, appeared in a courtroom.  
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Pakistan row over possible pardon Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:55 PM PST A possible presidential pardon for a Christian woman accused of blasphemy against prophet Muhammad sparks anger.  
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Cuba deal boosts China's Latin American oil plans Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:43 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - China is taking another great leap forward in its Latin American energy plans, raising Cuba's energy importance in the process, with a deal to lead a $6 billion refinery expansion project on the communist island, experts said this week.  
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Babies' carbon monoxide poisoning Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:39 PM PST Two babies and two adults are taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.  
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Street star's husband punched fan Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:05 PM PST The husband of Coronation Street actor Vicky Entwistle is convicted of attacking a man who asked for a picture on a train.  
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Scotland 'braced for icy blast' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PST Scotland's environment minister says the country is prepared for an "icy blast", after forecasters of snow overnight.  
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Fake troop death calls in Canada Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST The Canadian military is investigating fake calls to families of soldiers in Afghanistan saying their relative has died in combat, authorities say.  
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Modest hopes for climate summit Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PST "Keeping the show on the road" may be all governments can hope for at next week's UN climate talks, the UK admits.  
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Swaying bridge led to fatal stampede, Cambodia says Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:23 AM PST The swaying of a suspension bridge led to fears it would collapse and resulted in a stampede that killed 456 people at a Cambodian festival, according to government investigators.  
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U.N. mulls 2,000 extra troops for Sudan vote: envoys Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is considering sending up to 2,000 more peacekeepers to southern Sudan to boost security around a vote on whether the South should secede from the North, U.N. envoys said on Wednesday.  
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Rio drug gangs battle police, 13 people killed Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:24 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Suspected Brazilian gang members burned cars and buses in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday in a fourth day of violence, defying a heavy police presence and raids on slum communities that killed 13 people.  
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Pulled apart Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST What furore over airport security says about the American soul  
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Suicide Attack in Yemen Strikes Rebel Group Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:09 PM PST If Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is behind the attack, it would be its first time act of violence against the Houthi clan.  
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Data on Jobless Filings Lift Wall Street Shares Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:39 PM PST A batch of economic reports offered some hope that the economy was improving in the United States.  
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'Clashes' increase Sudan tensions Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST Southern Sudan's military accuses the north of launching a helicopter attack on its troops, as tensions rise before a crucial referendum.  
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Rescue burden 'should be shared' Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:38 AM PST One of the world's largest private buyers of government bonds says the private sector should bear some of the cost of financial rescues.  
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U.S. may replace color-coded terror alert system, seeking more specific warnings Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:56 AM PST |
US warns of 'damaging' new Wikileaks Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PST The state department warns that Wikileaks' plan to release millions more classified documents will damage the US and its foreign relations.  
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