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Grim jobs data throws focus back on central banks

NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. economy hemorrhaged more than half a million jobs in November, data showed on Friday, underscoring the depth of a global recession that this week prompted historic interest rates worldwide. ...  > full story

Angry India admits security lapses in Mumbai attacks

NEW DELHI, Dec. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — India acknowledged the Mumbai attacks had uncovered security lapses but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday evidence showed the strike originated on a neighbor's soil, a clear reference to Pakistan. ...  > full story

NATO agrees cautious re-warming of Russia ties

BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ...  > full story

Obama says long haul ahead

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ...  > full story

U.S. strike in Pakistan kills wanted British militant

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Rashid Rauf, a British militant with al Qaeda links, was killed along with an Egyptian by a suspected U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, Pakistani television channels and intelligence officers said. ...  > full story

Iran fails to halt U.N. assembly rights resolution

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Western nations claimed a success on Friday when a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran passed through a key committee more easily than in the past. ...  > full story

Israeli air strike kills 4 militants in Gaza

GAZA, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli air strike killed four militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had commissioned a plan for military action in the Hamas-run territory if rocket attacks on Israel persist. ...  > full story

Biden visits Cheney, calls foreign leaders

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Dick Cheney, considered one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, welcomed Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday for a tour of his new home to be. ...  > full story

UK may send 2,000 more troops to Afghanistan: BBC

LONDON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Britain could send up to 2,000 more troops to Afghanistan if U.S. President-elect Barack Obama asks allies for more help in the fight against the Taliban, the BBC reported on Thursday. ...  > full story

U.S. trails other nations in chronic illness care

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or experience medical errors than patients in other affluent countries, according to a study released on Thursday. ...  > full story
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