BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A gas explosion in a coal mine in China's northeast has trapped 139 miners underground, the latest accident to hit the world's deadliest mining industry, the official Xinhua agency said on Saturday. ... > full story
TIRANA, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters launched their latest protest Friday to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28 election or hold another. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday. ... > full story
BOGOTA, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Colombia will not be provoked into armed conflict with Venezuela despite its neighbor's aggressive rhetoric and dynamiting of two border bridges, Colombia's defense minister said on Friday. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. ... > full story
ANKARA, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish. ... > full story
COCKERMOUTH, England, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads. ... > full story
ROME, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A Brazilian transsexual caught up in a scandal which prompted the resignation of a senior Italian politician -- the center-left governor of Lazio region, which includes Rome -- was found burned to death in his home Friday. Police found a body following a fire in a basement flat in a neighborhood frequented by transsexual prostitutes and court sources said magistrates were treating the death as murder. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Belgians on Friday mixed pride with trepidation over Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first president of the European Union because of the risk of instability after his exit as prime minister. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A U.S. soldier has admitted he may have run over a Japanese man found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa, his lawyer said on Friday, in a case that may further strain ties between the two countries. ... > full story
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