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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year. ... > full story

Suspected militants blow themselves up in Pakistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up on Saturday as police chased them in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. ... > full story

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training

KABUL, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. ... > full story

Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial

PERUGIA, Italy, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Italian prosecutors on Saturday called for a life sentence for American university student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of Briton Meredith Kercher. ... > full story

Obama asks for patience on economy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. ... > full story

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities

TEHRAN, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran's military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at "the heart of Tel Aviv" if attacked. ... > full story

China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78

BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday. ... > full story

Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. ... > full story

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. ... > full story

U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. ... > full story

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Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal

Suspected militants blow themselves up in Pakistan

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training

Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial

Obama asks for patience on economy

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities

China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78

Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent

U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard

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Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls

COLOMBO, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after facing pressure to speed up resettlement of thousands of Tamils displaced by war. ... > full story

Iraq parliament struggles over elusive vote deal

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training

Suspected militants blow themselves up in Pakistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up on Saturday as police chased them in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. ... > full story

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Politics

Obama asks for patience on economy

Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent

Business

Ciena takes Nortel unit auction to 2nd day: sources

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — The auction for Nortel Network's optical networking and carrier ethernet business went into a second day on Saturday, after Ciena called for a break in the auction late on Friday, two sources said. ... > full story

Bank of America CEO Lewis may delay retiring: report

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition to the next CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ... > full story

Delta says SkyTeam could invest more in JAL: report

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc says the SkyTeam alliance of global carriers would be willing to invest more than its proposed $1.02 billion in Japan Airlines <9205.T>, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... > full story

Time Warner, News Corp reported interested in MGM

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. ... > full story

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Science

"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast

GENEVA, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes. ... > full story

Art collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers

ROME, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said on Friday. ... > full story

Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers

Astronaut in space while wife giving birth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl. ... > full story

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Entertainment

Singer Robbie Williams to court investors: report

LONDON, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — British singer Robbie Williams may sell the right to half his future album, touring and sponsorship earnings in a 50 million pound ($83 million) deal, one of his managers was reported to say on Saturday. ... > full story

"Twilight" sequel sets new opening-day record

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" smashed the record for a single-day opening at the North American box office, and was on track to score one of the biggest weekend tallies of all time, according to preliminary data issued on Saturday. ... > full story

"Idol" wild child Adam Lambert readies first album

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Billboard) — Adam Lambert -- the man with the outsize personality who delivered an audacious octave-and-a-half sitar-tinged purr of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on the most-watched TV show in the country, dodged sex toys thrown at him onstage during the "American Idol" tour and did it all without smearing his eyeliner -- is curled in the fetal position. ... > full story

LA attorneys distance Polanski from French lawyer

PARIS/LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in the case, Polanski's U.S. attorneys said on Friday. ... > full story

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Sports

Bolt headlines athletes lined up for Diamond League

MONTE CARLO, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt headlines a group of nine athletes contracted to compete in the new Diamond League circuit next year, league organizers and the IAAF announced on Saturday. ... > full story

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