KABUL, Oct. 29, 2009 (Reuters) — Afghanistan laid out plans for the November 7 run-off presidential vote on Thursday in an announcement criticized as insufficient to prevent fraud, a day after a Taliban attack on U.N. staff reinforced concerns about security. ... > full story
TEGUCIGALPA, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya pulled out of talks with the country's post-coup de facto leaders on Friday, throwing efforts to resolve a months-long political crisis back to square one. ... > full story
BARCHA, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Tiffany Jones chews tobacco, spitting the juice into the Afghan desert as she talks, and wears her M-16 automatic rifle slung across her chest just like her male colleagues. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — A Taliban suicide bomber killed eight people outside a key Pakistani airforce facility Friday, with officials quick to deny suggestions the target was linked to the country's nuclear program. ... > full story
HUA HIN, Thailand, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — A trade row between Thailand and the Philippines threatened to derail a regional free trade pact on Friday, as hosts Thailand cast tight security over an Asian summit twice postponed due to anti-government protests. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — The United States on Thursday expressed concern about a Nicaraguan court ruling that opens the way for leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election in the 2011 election. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — British troop numbers in Afghanistan could be scaled back in five years as the Afghan army is strengthened, though some will have to stay behind in a support role, the British army's new chief said on Thursday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — A senior Iranian MP rejected on Thursday the idea of sending enriched uranium abroad for further processing, hinting at Tehran's reluctance to embrace a proposal meant to ease international tension over its nuclear ambitions. ... > full story
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