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- Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter'
- North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S.
- Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on Israel
- Iran Guards warn opposition against rallies
- IMF Chief Warns of 'Business as Usual'
- Tokyo Mulls Cigarette-Tax Boost
- U.N. cuts aid to Congo army brigade
- US backs Karzai's presidential win
- Poll Surveys Eastern Bloc Residents
- U.K. Bankers Criticize 'Too Big' Rules
- Croat parliament approves Slovenia border deal
- Despite Slump, Venture Firm Sets Up $575 Million Fund
- Urban Hospitals May Feel Squeeze in Health Overhaul
- Businessman shot dead near Putin's office
- Putin says Berlin Wall's fall was inevitable
- Saudi Arabia warns against political activity at haj
- Canadian sent to Syria can't sue U.S. over torture
- Study: Support for democracy wanes in Eastern Europe
- 7 charged with aiding Madrid train bombers
- Iran Pressed on Nuclear Deal
| Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:52 PM PST Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.
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| North Korea calls for direct talks with U.S. Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave the clearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has boycotted for almost a year.    
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| Clinton Denies Easing Pressure on Israel Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:41 PM PST The secretary of state said the Obama administration still wants Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements.  
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| Iran Guards warn opposition against rallies Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who helped quell protests after the June election, warned the opposition on Monday not to use anti-U.S. rallies this week to stage new demonstrations.   
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| IMF Chief Warns of 'Business as Usual' Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:51 AM PST World political leaders seem committed to better coordination in economic policy-making, but the financial sector is returning too rapidly to "business as usual," says Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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| Tokyo Mulls Cigarette-Tax Boost Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:50 AM PST Japan's new administration is considering raising cigarette taxes to European levels to help pay for an ambitious domestic spending plan, in a potential threat to partially state-owned Japan Tobacco.
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| U.N. cuts aid to Congo army brigade Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:06 PM PST The United Nations has suspended assistance to a Congolese army brigade battling rebels amid allegations that its troops killed 62 civilians, including women and children, between May and September.      
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| US backs Karzai's presidential win Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:41 AM PST Incumbent congratulated after victory due to opponent dropping out of runoff.
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| Poll Surveys Eastern Bloc Residents Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:33 AM PST People who lived behind the Iron Curtain are substantially happier today, but express reservations about democracy, capitalism and their lot in the modern market economy.
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| U.K. Bankers Criticize 'Too Big' Rules Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:21 AM PST Bankers hit back at proposals from the U.K. Financial Services Authority to force systemically important banks to hold more capital.
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| Croat parliament approves Slovenia border deal Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:51 AM PST ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Croatian parliament backed a border arbitration agreement with Slovenia on Monday, helping Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's efforts to lift a major obstacle to Croatia's European Union bid.   
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| Despite Slump, Venture Firm Sets Up $575 Million Fund Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO — Even amid the contraction of the venture capital industry, which fertilizes the seeds of new technology start-ups, some firms are expanding. 
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| Urban Hospitals May Feel Squeeze in Health Overhaul Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:40 AM PST A House bill provision would order a study of regional variations in Medicare spending, pitting more rural hospitals against those in areas like New York City. 
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| Businessman shot dead near Putin's office Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:43 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a prominent Russian businessman in his car on Monday a few hundred meters from the seat of Russia's government, state investigators said.   
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| Putin says Berlin Wall's fall was inevitable Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:25 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time to a television interviewer about the fall of the Berlin Wall and his role in confronting an angry German crowd of protesters while working as a KGB officer stationed in Dresden.   
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| Saudi Arabia warns against political activity at haj Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:18 AM PST RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia warned Monday against any attempts to politicize the annual haj pilgrimage, saying they would threaten the safety of more than two million Muslims expected to attend the ritual.   
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| Canadian sent to Syria can't sue U.S. over torture Posted: 02 Nov 2009 11:30 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian man who was detained at a New York airport and then moved to Syria, where he says he was tortured, cannot sue the United States, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.   
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| Study: Support for democracy wanes in Eastern Europe Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:53 AM PST A specter is haunting Eastern Europe: the ghost of Communism past.   
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| 7 charged with aiding Madrid train bombers Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:37 AM PST A Spanish judge indicted seven suspected Islamic militants Monday for allegedly helping some perpetrators of the Madrid train bombings in 2004 to flee Spain after the attacks, according to a copy of the order.   
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| Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:25 PM PST World leaders pressed Iran to defuse a standoff over its nuclear program by accepting a deal to ship fuel abroad. 
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