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US says open to North Korea talks despite nuclear advances
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Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy to North Korea, speaks to the media in Beijing, in this September 16, 2010 file photo. By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and its allies accused North Korea of being a danger to the region after it ...
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Nato: Two Taliban leaders killed
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A Taliban leader has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Nato has said - part of the coalition's stepped-up campaign to capture and kill mid-level insurgent leaders and disrupt their supply lines. The coalition said in a statement that a joint Afghan ...
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Test shaft nears New Zealand mine
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Rescuers are close to completing the drilling of a borehole into a mine in New Zealand where 29 men have been missing since an explosion on Friday. The 15cm (6in) wide shaft had reached a depth of 135m (443ft) by 1700 (0400 GMT), 27m short of the area ...
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Japan justice minister resigns after 'easy' remarks
Telegraph.co.uk
Japan's justice minister has resigned after joking that his job was "too easy" because he could fob off parliament inquiries with just a few stock phrases. By Julian Ryall in Tokyo 9:13AM GMT 22 Nov 2010 Minoru Yanagida stepped down eight days after ...
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Suu Kyi's Son Granted Myanmar Visa To Visit Mother - Lawyer
Wall Street Journal
YANGON (AFP)--Military-ruled Myanmar has granted a visa to democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's youngest son so he can visit his mother following her release from house arrest, her lawyer said Monday. Kim Aris, 33, arrived in Bangkok in anticipation ...
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Suspended Sentences, Demotions To Israeli Soldiers
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(RTTNews) - A military court in Israel Sunday handed down suspended sentences and demotions to two Israeli soldiers Sunday, after convicting them of having used a nine-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield during the 2008-09 Gaza war. ...
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SARAH PALIN IS A ROBOT! | Weekly World News
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Weekly World News photographers were there to capture the moment: This is not the first time the Palin-bot has short-circuited in public. Republican officials have recently admitted that several of Palin's embarrassing moments, ...
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Sharron Angle Camp BLASTED By GOP Official: Advisor Would Play ...
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World News Mania. All the news you need in one place. Home · Economy · Entertainment · Fashion · Health · Sports · Technology. Written on November 22, 2010 at 5:07 am by admin · Sharron Angle Camp BLASTED By GOP Official: Advisor Would ...
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Euro, Asian Stocks Rise After Ireland Seeks Bank Bailout; Bond Risk DropsBloomberg
By Shiyin Chen - Mon Nov 22 03:50:08 GMT 2010 The euro climbed against the dollar and yen amid optimism an agreement to rescue Ireland's banks will prevent contagion across European debt markets. Photographer: John Guillemin /Bloomberg The euro ...
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Diplomat Consultations Underway About Reported North Korean Uranium EnrichmentVoice of America
Photo: AP US nuclear envoy Stephen Bosworth, back, and his South Korean counterpart Wi Sung-lac arrive for their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. An eight-person team of US diplomats, intelligence officers and other officials has ...
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China Rescues All Miners Trapped in Sichuan Mine, CCTV SaysBloomberg
By Bloomberg News - Mon Nov 22 05:58:11 GMT 2010 All the 29 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in China's southwestern province of Sichuan have been taken to safety, ending a daylong rescue mission, China Central Television reported. ...
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Church urged to take Pope's lead on reproductive health billInquirer.net
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic hierarchy in the country should take cue from the statement of Pope Benedict XVI, who said he doesn't oppose the use of condom to prevent AIDS, and begin to open its mind about a reproductive ...
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Putin Calls Meeting on Tiger ThreatsNew York Times
Vladimir Putin (L), assisted by Russian scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov, fixing a satellite transmitter onto a tiger. By LESLIE KAUFMAN Ministers from several countries gathered Sunday in St. Petersburg at the invitation of Prime Minister Vladimir V. ...
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Mired in Crises, Haiti Struggles to Focus on ElectionNew York Times
People waited outside an office in Port-au-Prince for a chance to pick up national ID cards, which are required for voting in Sunday's presidential election. More Photos » By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and DAMIEN CAVE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Crushed buildings ...
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Taliban scorns plan giving NATO option to linger in AfghanistanLos Angeles Times
The day after the alliance wrapped the Lisbon summit, the Islamist movement ridicules the agreement and the Karzai government. Also, NATO says an airstrike Saturday killed 10 insurgents. By Laura King, Los Angeles Times The Taliban on Sunday scoffed at ...
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University World News - GLOBAL: Future top universities below ...So it is important to get underneath the skin of the total score," McMillen told University World News. "I don't see African and new South-East Asian universities having the investment capacity to have universities that will come up the ...
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Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes | ONLINE WORLD NEWSBy admin
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: slim skyscrapers, electric vehicles and ...By admin
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. It's been a monumental week for green transportation as team Inhabitat hit the Los Angeles Auto ... of renewable fuel - which is where we were excited to see Washington DC install its first public EV charger while London announced plans to install 1300 charging stations and Singapore fired up the world's largest biodiesel plant. ...
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Latest World News Today News | www.naga-news.comBy admin
World News US, Russian presidents hold unplanned meeting - Today, 07:54 US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had an unplanned...
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Hamlin falls short, looks forward to next year – Nascar | The ...By admin
Fox News Hamlin falls short, looks forward to next year Nascar HOMESTEAD, Fla. - - He arrived in South Florida with a slim 15-point lead in the Chase standings, hoping to bring an end to the unprecedented championship run of Jimmie ...
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SAA Vacations Offers 'South Africa On Sale' From $2499 : Travel ...Nov - 19 | By: Travel World News Editor. South African Airways Vacations luxury, nine-day “South ... 2010 Travel World News, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
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With new facility, N. Korea's nuke capabilities acceleratedUSA Today
By John Fritze, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Administration and congressional leaders warned Sunday that an "astonishingly modern" uranium enrichment facility discovered in North Korea by an American scientist is a troubling development with the potential to ...
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NATO's 2014 Afghanistan departure date laden with ambiguityGlobe and Mail
After all the handshakes, pledges, tough talk and edgy good will, the message that emerged from the latest NATO gathering about Afghanistan came with a disclaimer. Foreign combat troops will leave by the end of 2014 but that target date comes with a ...
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Futures rise after news of Irish bailoutReuters
Traders gather around the General Motors trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 18, 2010. By Chris Sanders NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 stock index futures rose at the start of trade on Sunday after the EU and IMF agreed help ...
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Pike River miners: Behind the namesNew Zealand Herald
By NZ Herald staff nzherald.co.nz profiles the men trapped in the Pike River coal mine on the West Coast. Almost three days after an explosion ripped through the Pike River Mine on the South Island's West Coast, details are emerging of the 29 men that ...
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New Zealand Herald

International Tiger Forum opens in Russia Xinhua
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The International Tiger Conservation Forum on Sunday opened in Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg, and the 13 participating tiger range countries called for joint efforts on tiger conservation. ...
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PNA slams Israel for "soft" verdict on soldiers Xinhua
RAMALLAH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Sunday slammed Israel for handing down "soft" sentences against two soldiers accused of using a child as a human shield during the Gaza war. "Israel deliberately go easy with its ...
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Haiti death toll climbs above 1200 Telegraph.co.uk
Health officials on Sunday reported 64 new deaths in Haiti's worsening cholera epidemic, which has now claimed 1250 lives and seen more than 20000 people treated in hospital. The new health ministry figures, the latest since Friday, come one month ...
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Nov 21, 2010

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Nicole Kidman's "Rabbit Hole" Weekend

Continuing to promote her latest work, Nicole Kidman kicked off the weekend at a "Rabbit Hole" screening in Los Angeles, CA on Friday night (November 19).

Held at Harmony Gold, the "Others" actress was joined by co-star Aaron Eckhart at the Australians In Film event which also included a Q&A session.

Jessica Lowndes: Miami Beach Bikini Babe

Spending the weekend in the sunshine state, Jessica Lowndes enjoyed some time on the beach in Miami, Florida on Sunday afternoon (November 21).

Joined by a male companion, the Adrianna Tate-Duncan actress showed off her fit and fine bikini body before covering up once she noticed nearby paparazzi snapping up shots.

"Harry Potter" Scores $125 Million Opening Weekend

Easily beating out the competition, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I" claimed the top spot at the box office over the weekend of November 19-21st.

Not disappointing studio execs, the Daniel Radcliffe/Emma Watson flick is estimated to have earned $125.1 million in total.

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Ireland requests tens of billions in loans from EUCNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Prime Minister Brian Cowen is negotiating with the EU over the exact loan amount Ireland will receive. (CNN) -- Ireland has formally requested substantial "financial assistance" from the European Union to buttress the government ...
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Pope Benedict edges away from total ban on use of condomsThe Guardian
The Vatican today rushed out a "clarification" of the pope's remarks on the use of condoms, reported in a book to be published this week, insisting he had "not reformed or changed the [Roman Catholic] church's teaching". But the statement made clear ...
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North Korea's uranium plant sends a chilling message to WashingtonThe Guardian
North Korea does not as a rule give American academics tours of its most sensitive nuclear sites. Siegried Hecker was shown around Yongbyon not out of a sudden spirit of scientific openness, but to send a message to Washington. ...
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US Officials Confident on 2014 Date to End Combat in AfghanistanVoice of America
Photo: AP US officials are expressing confidence that a 2014 date for ending international combat operations in Afghanistan will be met, with Afghan security forces assuming a lead role in defending their nation by then. NATO leaders emerged from a ...
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West Coast 'in limbo' ahead of rescue - MayorNew Zealand Herald
By Anna Leask and Paul Harper The West Coast remains "in limbo" today, as the families of the 29 miners trapped in the Pike River mine await news on the rescue operation to find their loved ones. Testing of gas levels in the mine continued overnight, ...
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Palestinian Leader Insists on Halt to Settlements in East JerusalemNew York Times
By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM – The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Sunday that any American proposal for restarting Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must include a complete halt in Israeli settlement building, including in East Jerusalem. ...
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Vladimir Putin and World Bank chief stage summit to save the tigerThe Guardian
A campaign to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022 was on the agenda todayat the highest level political meeting to ever discuss a single species. The International Tiger Forum in St Petersburg is being staged in response to a calamitous 97% ...
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Israeli soldiers who used Palestinian boy, 9, as a human shield avoid jailThe Guardian
Two Israeli soldiers who used a nine-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield were today given suspended sentences and demoted after being convicted of "inappropriate conduct". The unnamed soldiers, from the Givati Brigade, ordered Majeh Rabah, ...
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UN blasts response to Haiti appealAljazeera.net
Less than ten per cent of funds needed have been given amid warning that death toll will rise sharply if money not sent. The UN has said that the international response to the organisation's appeal to collect $164m to help combat Haiti's growing ...
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Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton: New START Treaty 'Should Be ...By admin
"The world's nuclear wannabes, starting with Iran, should send a thank you note to Senator Jon Kyl," wrote The New York Times in a recent editorial, adding, " The treaty is so central to this country's national security, ...
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War News Updates: World News Briefs -- November 21, 2010By War News Updates Editor
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Date for the Vienna Air King 2011 is set | Bike World NewsBy Ron
For the 6th time coming April, the world's best mountain bike dirt jumpers of more than 15 nations are expected to flock to the city hall square for the Vienna Air King – this time with a completely new course layout. ...
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Potter' Sets Franchise Record With $125.1 Million Opening | 101 ...By asmar
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1” opened with $125.1 million in US and Canadian ticket sales, a record for the Warner Bros. series about the boy wizard.
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Ireland to apply for bail-out: Your commentsBBC News
Ireland is set to apply for a multi-billion euro bailout from the EU and the IMF. Finance minister Brian Lenihan put no figure on how much may be borrowed, but told RTE radio it would be "tens of billions" of euros. BBC News website readers in Ireland ...
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Taliban Questions Rationale Behind NATO TimetableVoice of America
The Afghan Taliban has dismissed NATO's plan to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, calling it a sign of failure. In a statement issued Sunday, the Taliban calls the 2014 cutoff date "irrational," adding that it will prolong a ...
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Pope seems to soften stance on condomsFinancial Times
By Guy Dinmore in Rome and Andrew Jack in London Aids activists welcomed the pope's apparent softening of the Vatican's opposition to the use of condoms but sex workers said his concession, directed at infected prostitutes, demonstrated both his ...
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Pike River mine board denies cutting cornersNew Zealand Herald
The Pike River coal mine board has rebutted allegations that money woes compromised safety at the mine. Chairman John Dow told the Herald last night that Pike River Coal had had adequate funding for all its activities, including safety. ...
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PM: Cabinet to review US freeze deal when we get letterJerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF Speaking to Likud MKs and deputy ministers, Netanyahu says will not bring issue to vote if written assurances don't arrive; "I'm sure ministers will approve" deal if it does. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Likud MKs and ...
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Russia hosts summit to save tigerAljazeera.net
Conservation groups say big cats could be extinct by 2022 unless hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. World leaders and wildlife campaigners are meeting in Russia to discuss raising the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to bring the tiger ...
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Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 6 in PakistanVoice of America
Photo: AP Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected US unmanned aircraft has fired missiles at a residence in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six people. Authorities say Sunday's drone attack occurred in North Waziristan, a tribal area ...
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Burmese Aids patients ordered to leave shelter after Aung San Suu Kyi visitTelegraph.co.uk
Burmese authorities ordered more than 80 Aids patients and staff to leave a shelter hours after they gave Aung San Suu Kyi, the freed democracy leader, a rapturous welcome. By Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok 5:04PM GMT 21 Nov 2010 The patients and staff, ...
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Haiti suffers from continuing cholera epidemic, violent protestsXinhua
by Zhou Jianxin MEXICO CITY, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Haiti, a country devastated by the 7.3-magnitude earthquake which killed about 250000 people, is now experiencing a serious cholera epidemic, the first in the country in a century. ...
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