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Hundreds rescued, 29 die as Indonesia ferry sinks
AFP - Monday, November 23JAKARTA (AFP) - - Rescuers on Sunday desperately hunted for survivors in the waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island after a ferry sank in stormy seas, killing at least 29 people, officials said. More »
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Tensions between British, US military over Iraq
AFP - Monday, November 23LONDON (AFP) - - Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as "group of Martians," a newspaper reported Monday, citing leaked government documents. More »
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Thousands back Mexico's shadow president
AFP - Monday, November 23MEXICO CITY (AFP) - - Thousands of Mexicans rallied to show support for "shadow president" Manuel Lopez Obrador -- who believes his country's top job was stolen from him in 2006 -- at the mid-point of his would-be presidential term. More »
Key senators seek changes on US health care bill
AFP - Monday, November 23WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Key Democratic allies in the US health care battle warned that a Senate bill required major changes if it was to earn their support and give President Barack Obama a crucial victory on his top domestic priority. More »
Iraq says October 25 bombers came from Syria: spokesman
AFP - Monday, November 23BAGHDAD (AFP) - - Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion. More »
Failed N.Ireland car bombing highlights terror threat
AFP - Monday, November 23BELFAST (AFP) - - A massive car bomb that failed to explode properly was designed to cause widespread destruction in Belfast, police said Sunday, underscoring the threat to Northern Ireland's fragile peace. More »
Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees, warns against air attack
AFP - Monday, November 23TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iran's envoy to the UN atomic watchdog said on Sunday that Tehran wants a guaranteed supply of fuel for a research reactor as a military chief warned that any attack on its nuclear sites would be crushed. More »
Somali pirates holding 12-year-old hostage: Spanish skipper
AFP - Monday, November 23MADRID (AFP) - - A Spanish trawler captain released by Somali pirates said he is haunted by his failure to save a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl held captive for more than six months, a newspaper reported Sunday. More »
Incumbent, rival in Romanian presidential run-off: exit polls
AFP - Monday, November 23BUCHAREST (AFP) - - Romania's President Traian Basescu and his Social Democrat rival Mircea Geoana will face a run-off as the two top vote-getters in Sunday's presidential election, television exit polls showed. More »
Rival Somali militia fighting kills 14: witnesses
AFP - Monday, November 23MOGADISHU (AFP) - - At least 14 people were killed Sunday in fighting between rival Somali Islamist militia battling for control of the southern town of Afmadow, witnesses said. More »