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Saturday 21 November 2009
- Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital (Roundup)
- Thousands of Spanish farmers protest for higher prices
- Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital (1st Lead)
- Norwegians dominate opening cross-country World Cup races (Roundup)
- German Left leader doing well after cancer operation
- Pope meets with Anglican head over Vatican overtures
- Iraq parliament postpones vote on election law veto
- Large explosion near hotel in Afghan capital (Urgent)
- Afghan security chiefs unveil plan to boost force level
- Greenpeace accuses Taiwan tolerating overfishing tuna stocks
- PREVIEW: Federer, Nadal cross rackets on ATP finals practise court
- Kunduz airstrike relatives to demand compensation (Roundup)
- Marquez third Barcelona player hit by swine flu
- Six Pakistani troops, 14 Taliban killed in clashes (Roundup)
- Bjorgen wins opening women's cross-country race of World Cup season
- Lebanese mother confesses to wiping out family
- Yemeni tribesmen move Japanese hostage to desert hideout
- Fire temporarily halts flights at Prague airport
- Report: Fearing death penalty, Berlin to send team to 9-11 trial
- China coal mine explosion: 47 dead, 67 trapped (Roundup)
- Two held in Italy in connection with Mumbai terror attacks
- High priority to ties with US, Singh says ahead of visit
- 23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion (2nd Lead)
- Afghan Official: German troops in Kunduz are battle-shy
- UAE police give haircuts to 'indecent' youths
- Over 30 Ugandan rebels surrender in north-east Congo
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres
- Boat with 200 African refugees arrives in Italy
- Four Pakistan soldiers killed in Taliban rocket attack
- Seven people injured in grenade attack in central Philippine city
- Singapore celebrity monk sentenced to 10 months in jail for fraud
- France's Henry tops rogue's gallery, Australian paper says
- Second twin awake after successful separation in Australia
- Opera singer Soederstroem dead at 82
- 15 dead, 114 trapped after China coal mine explosion (1st Lead)
- Chavez says destruction of walking bridges to Colombia "routine"
- Myanmar, Laos sign travel and tax treaties
- Managua braces for demonstrations for, against President Ortega
- Australians warned of "catastrophic" fire danger
- Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China
- US health care reform faces biggest test yet in Senate
Friday 20 November 2009
- US welcomes Micheletti's temporary step-down in Honduras (Roundup)
- Lula asks Israel to stop expanding settlements
- US stock drop slightly on Dell profits, mixed for week
- UN panel condemns Iran's crackdown on protesters
- Fiat head: Plant closings are unavoidable
- US: Micheletti's temporary step down could open "political space"
- Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest
- World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal (2nd Roundup)
- Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange
- Fire destroys 106 homes in poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products
- Media leaks complicating Lithuanian CIA prison probe, says official
- UN welcomes new European Union leadership
- GM: Opel restructuring plan by mid-December; cuts up to 25 per cent
- Porsche board agrees to VW tie-up (Roundup)
- London Stock Exchange quotations
- Agassi drug confession ancient history for ATP
- International stock market quotations
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange quotations
- Jordanians demonstrate against Israeli measures in Jerusalem
- Nadal all but confirms his second-place status
- CAS rejects Pechstein appeal to race
- Lebanon's new cabinet to increase economic growth
- Russia, Germany stress interest in strategic partnership (Roundup)
- New EU foreign policy chief Ashton to assume office on December 1
- Honduras' de facto leader plans to give up power temporarily
- Sixteen deaths related to swine flu in France in one week
- World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal (Roundup)
- Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment (Roundup)
- South Korean star model may have killed herself
- Second Taiwan baseball team sacks players over match fixing
- Millions of children select Mandela, Machel for rights prize
- Barcelona players Abidal and Toure hit by swine flu
- Lebanon hands over six alleged terrorists to Saudi Arabia
- Spain protests to Britain over incident off Gibraltar
- Putin: "I can always find a way to agree" with Tymoshenko (Roundup)
- Croatian parliament ratifies border agreement with Slovenia
- VW unveils 25.8-billion-euro investment plan
- Thirty five injured as football fans riot in Cairo (2nd Roundup)
- Jennifer Hudson "honoured" to play Winnie Mandela in biopic
- LEADALL: World shrugs off top EU appointments
- Russia, Germany stress interest in strategic partnership
- US drone strike, Pakistani troops kill 21 militants districts (Roundup)
- Prince Charles wants traditional school
- Duchess of York faces trial?
- Queen Elizabeth's Ely service
- Kate Middleton's premiere appearance
- Duchess of Cornwall's bad day
- Arab stocks lacklustre ahead of Muslim festivities
- New German foreign minister to travel to Israel
- Turks react with concern to EU presidency appointment
- Moscow hopes for stability from new EU leadership
- Putin praises Ukraine's Tymoshenko ahead of election (Extra)
- India's Suzlon sells stake in Belgian firm Hansen
- International court appoints defence counsel for Karadzic
- Merkel has "full trust" in new EU leaders (Roundup)
- FIFA rules no replay of France-Ireland qualifier
- Bedouins protest in Sinai, alleging police killed man
- ElBaradei: Iran has not totally rejected nuclear fuel plan
- Replay France-Ireland match, says French finance minister (Roundup)
- Report: Transsexual linked to Italian politics scandal found dead
- Iberia cabin crew cancel strikes in Spain
- Russia's Putin: "I can always find a way to agree" with Tymoshenko
- Ashton nomination draws praise, scorn in Britain
- Replay the France-Ireland match, says French finance minister
- Witchcraft murderers leave East African albinos living in fear
- Computer glitch causes delays at major US airports
- Suicide bombing, roadside blasts kill 16 people in Afghanistan
- Asia's airlines see signs of recovery, expect heavy losses
- Pentagon launches review in wake of Fort Hood rampage
- Oprah to declare 2011 end to landmark talk show
- Russian Orthodox priest gunned down in own church
- China considers combat troops for UN peacekeeping, official says
- Survey: Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president
- Five killed in shooting on Pacific island of Saipan
- ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal
- Germany welcomes new EU pair as "competent personalities"
- Heavy rainfalls mean flooding in northern Britain - officer missing
- Suspected US drone attack in Pakistan kills eight (1st Lead)
- Police hunt down British suspect in killing of Arroyo aide's son
- Japan falls back into deflation (Roundup)
- Thai exports fall 3 per cent in October, lowest this year
- Second twin stirs after successful separation in Australia
- 23 per cent of Taiwan city kids have considered suicide
- Nikkei down on Wall Street losses (Roundup)
- Maoist attack derails train in eastern India, one dead
- Kung Fu grandmaster jailed for kicking mistress
- Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Pakistan
- Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady at 0.1 per cent
- Dogs find endangered rhino's dung in Vietnam
- Thai factory worker kills Cambodian colleague with an axe
- Defense Secretary Gates: US withdrawal still on schedule
- Malaysian police detain six Vietnamese women in vice raid
- Philippine troops kill wanted Muslim militant
- Japan falls back into deflation
- Hong Kong teacher accused of sex with 13-year-old pupil
- Malaysian loses nipples in botched sex change
- Angry football fans riot in Cairo (Roundup)
- Angry football fans riot in Cairo (Roundup)
- De facto president Micheletti to step aside during Honduran vote
- Japanese stocks down on Wall Street losses
- Man who killed wife for waking dog imprisoned for 14 years
- Angry football fans clash with police in Cairo (2nd Lead)
- Truck crash kills 500 sheep in Australia
Thursday 19 November 2009
- Obama says election of EU president will strengthen partnership
- "Thousands" besiege Algerian embassy in Cairo (1st Lead)
- "Thousands" besiege Algerian Embassy in Cairo
- Geithner forced to defend his own job before US lawmakers
- Report: Big rise in fraud by New Zealand managers
- US stock sell-off on fears of weak recovery
- Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants (2nd Roundup)
- EU leaders pick political novices for top jobs (Roundup)
- Pelosi: No quick end to US travel ban to Cuba
- Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants (Roundup)
- Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants in Interpol raids
- Airbus transport customers fail to agree on troubled order
- EU urges Afghan president to work for "rapid and tangible results"
- EU leaders pick Belgian premier as their president (5th Lead)
- Catherine Ashton chosen as EU foreign policy chief (Urgent)
- Barcelona's Ibrahimovic out of action for at least a week
- Herman Van Rompuy chosen as EU president (Urgent)
- Israeli High Court rules that private prisons harm inmates' rights
- German defence minister: Afghan government must do more
- Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange
- EU close to consensus on top jobs (4th Lead)
- PROFILE: "Haiku Herman" - Belgium's Zen prime minister
- London Stock Exchange quotations
- PROFILE: Baroness Catherine Ashton: the EU's British face
- Consensus on EU top jobs near: diplomats (Urgent)
- UN congratulates Afghan leader's inauguration
- UN: Trade sanctions bite North Korea, but arms embargo stings less
- EU inches towards top jobs deal as Brown backs Ashton (3rd Lead)
- International stock market quotations
- Socialists propose Ashton to steer EU foreign policy (2nd Lead)
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange quotations
- Socialists propose Ashton as EU foreign minister (Urgent)
- "Arctic Sea" finally reaches destination in Algeria
- EU leaders arrive in Brussels for top jobs summit (1st Lead)
- Report: Suspect in Naples "video" killing is arrested
- Russia's Putin in Ukraine, gas deal signed
- Ukraine to produce its own version of Yes Minister TV satire
- Sweden seeks to clarify EU president's role (Extra)
- Sweden rejects residency for Egyptians handed over to CIA
- Suicide attacks kill two US soldiers, 10 Afghan civilians (Roundup)
- US leading economic indicator gains 0.3 per cent
- Swedish referees stay mum after controversial handball (Roundup)
- Irish to lodge official complaint with FIFA over Henry handball
- World powers to discuss Iran action in Brussels (Roundup)
- Afghanistan's Karzai sworn in for second five-year term (2nd Roundup)
- Football match strains Algerian-Egyptian relations
- Israel bombs "weapons factory" and two tunnels in Gaza (Roundup)
- Iraqi parliament to vote on vice-presidential veto of election law
- BACKGROUND: The European Union's new top leadership posts
- Pechstein to hear CAS decision on November 25
- Sevilla defender Escude out for at least two weeks
- Murray, Federer to begin finals play Sunday
- Ten Afghan civilians killed suicide bombing attack (Extra)
- Seat reduces working hours of more than 7,000 employees
- World powers to discuss Iran action in Brussels
- Amnesty urges Obama to "redouble" efforts over Guantanamo
- Sweden extends Afghan mission
- Suicide attack kills 2 US soldiers as Karzai starts second term
- Taiwan to extend length of stay for foreign seamen to 30 days
- Britain says Karzai must deliver on clean-up pledges
- Werner Herzog to head up Berlin Film festival jury
- Dutch ABN Amro receives 4.4 billion euros in extra state support
- Semenya sex test results to be kept under wraps (Roundup)
- Study: Norway leads Scandinavia in key measure of gender equality
- Dissident handed over to China by Hong Kong goes on trial
- OECD predicts slow German recovery from recession
- Suicide bomber kills 19 outside Pakistan court (Roundup)
- Prince Charles pictures to be auctioned
- Queen Elizabeth comforts footman
- Testino wants Kate Middleton project
- Russian royal jewellery sold
- Elton apologises to Queen Elizabeth
- Swedish referee Hansson rubbished at home over Henry handball
- UAE banks see 2.9 billion dollars at risk with two Saudi firms
- Van Rompuy favourite as EU leaders set to pick new full-time chief
- Indian farmers protest for higher sugarcane prices (Roundup)
- 12 men to die for killing Bangladesh's founder (Roundup)
- NATO cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan - Rasmussen
- Valentine's Day murderer to face death sentence
- Vienna's favourite panda arrives in new home in China
- Semenya sex tests to be kept under wraps: South Africa government
- Irish minister calls for replay after French "handball" defeat
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (Roundup)
- US, Europe job markets to remain weak until 2011, OECD says
- PREVIEW: Moment of truth for Bayern and van Gaal against Leverkusen
- At least four killed in Mosul attacks
- Santander again opt for Portugal as coach
- Obama: World running out of patience with Iran, North Korea
- Not much expected from Copenhagen, Indian environment minister says
- NATO welcomes Karzai's second term, demands corruption clampdown
- Army withdrawing from Zimbabwe diamond field, says investor
- PROFILE: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's tainted president
- Russian court issues capital punishment ban beyond January 1
- Ahmadinejad: Iran to go its way despite Western warnings
- Austrian steelmaker voestalpine back in profit in past quarter
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security 00000401938446, others available (3rd Lead)
- PREVIEW: Intense month for Barcelona begins in Bilbao on Saturday
- Australian pilot commended for ocean landing
- New incident at world's largest nuclear plant in Japan
- Indian billionaires almost double on market rebound, Forbes says
- PREVIEW: Big boys are back as Serie A resumes
- Sony sets profit target
- Swedish newspapers publish appeal for reporter jailed in Eritrea
- Round-the-world Australian teen crosses the equator
- Legislators, farmers protest for higher sugarcane prices in India
- 12 men to die for killing Bangladesh's founder (1st Lead)
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (2nd Lead)
- Vietnam users annoyed as government blocks Facebook
- Israel bombs "weapons factory" and two tunnels in Gaza (1st Lead)
- Karzai wants tribal council for reconciliation with Taliban (Extra)
- Three injured in an explosion in Yogyakarta
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (1st Lead)
- Hurricane Katrina victims win case against US government
- EU announces additional aid to Philippine storm victims
- Karzai inauguration ceremony begins under tight security
- US envoy to brief Taiwan on Obama-Hu meeting
- One twin talking after successful separation in Australia
- Japan stocks fall on Wall Street, bank slide (Roundup)
- Philippine police probe ransom demand for three kidnap victims
- Suicide bomber kills 16 outside Pakistan courts (2nd Lead)
- Violence down 28 per cent in Thailand's deep South, army says
- Iran not worried about sanctions after rejecting nuclear deal
- Israel bombs "weapons factory," two smuggling tunnels in Gaza
- Japan hunting whales again for "scientific purposes"
- Suicide bomber kills 10 outside Pakistan courts (1st Lead)
- 12 to die for killing Bangladesh's founder
- Blast rocks north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- Singapore economy expected to grow up to 5 per cent in 2010 (Roundup)
- Suspected US missiles kill four militants in Pakistan
- Almost 50 dead in latest Southern Sudan tribal clash
- Lao lawmakers debate tobacco law
- Obama: International community discussing new Iran sanctions (Extra)
- Hong Kong truck driver seduces model using good luck ritual
- Bus crash kills two in Vietnam
- US extends sympathy on death of Serbian Orthodox patriarch Pavle
- Ortega urges non-violence in Saturday's massive protests
- National Geographic Channel focuses on Myanmar elephants
- Abuse of sirens causes loss of motorcade wailing privileges
- Hong Kong student charged with blackmail of Catholic priest
- Three Chinese arrested for forging university degrees
- New Zealand air force man dies in explosion
- Hong Kong shivers in coldest November in more than 120 years
- Japan stocks fall in morning trading
- Palin: Jewish settlements should expand
- Singapore expects economy to grow up to 5 per cent next year
Wednesday 18 November 2009
- Irish players gutted after handball goal knocks them out (Roundup)
- Tears in Cairo as Algeria wins World Cup qualifier (2nd Roundup)
- EU budget for 2010 to increase by 6 per cent
- France suffer huge scare before making World Cup finals
- Enke honoured as Germany draw with Ivory Coast (Roundup)
- Spain enjoy romp in their favourite foreign city
- Youthful Italy convince in friendly against Sweden
- Thousands throng to Palin as she begins book tour
- Slovenia shock nine-man Russia to seal World Cup place
- Italy convince in friendly against Sweden
