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Iran warns U.S. military after Obama win

TEHRAN, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran warned U.S. forces in Iraq on Wednesday that it would respond to any violation of Iranian airspace, a message analysts said seemed directed at the new U.S. president-elect more than neighboring American troops. ...  > full story

Hope washes across Africa after Obama triumph

KOGELO, Kenya, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Kenyans in Barack Obama's ancestral homeland danced with joy on Wednesday as the election of America's first black president sparked hope that he would tackle poverty and disease in Africa. ...  > full story

Karzai says air strike kills 40 in Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday an air strike by coalition forces earlier this week killed some 40 civilians and wounded about 28 in Kandahar province. ...  > full story

Bhutan's charming king emerges from father's shadow

THIMPHU, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — He was first feted as "Prince Charming" and has now been acclaimed the "People's King." Bhutan's 28-year-old Oxford-educated monarch has already won hearts at home and abroad. ...  > full story

Afghanistan welcomes Obama win, wants more focus

KABUL, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Afghans welcomed Barack Obama's U.S. election victory Wednesday, saying they looked forward to a greater focus on the war with Taliban insurgents that has killed at least 4,000 people this year alone. ...  > full story

Mexican interior minister dies in plane crash

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino, an ally of President Felipe Calderon, died on Tuesday when a small plane he was traveling in crashed into evening rush hour traffic in Mexico City. ...  > full story

China detains suspect in melamine eggs case

BEIJING, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The owner of a Chinese feed factory suspected of adding melamine to its product which turned up in tainted eggs has been detained, state media said Wednesday. ...  > full story

South Korea warns next U.S. president on trade deal

SEOUL, Nov. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — South Korea on Wednesday urged the new U.S. president not to renegotiate a free-trade deal signed last year, saying the winner of the vote will find the pact beneficial to both sides. ...  > full story

Japan ex-defense head sentenced to jail for bribes

TOKYO, Nov. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — A former head of Japan's defense ministry was sentenced to prison by a Tokyo court on Wednesday for accepting bribes, a court spokesman said, adding to a string of scandals that have plagued the ministry. ...  > full story

China reveals fresh sentences for Tibet unrest

BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — A Chinese official has revealed fresh sentences for Tibetans accused of rioting in Lhasa in March, state media reported, while talks continue between Beijing and envoys of the Dalai Lama. The vice chairman of the Tibet regional government, Baema Cewang, said 55 people had so far been sentenced for the deadly rioting that shook the regional capital, Lhasa, on March 14, sparking riots and protests against Chinese rule across many ethnic Tibetan areas, Xinhua news agency reported. "Following the violence, police detained 1,317 people, of whom 1,115 were subsequently released. The rest stood trial," the report cited Cewang as telling a visiting Australian parliamentarian. ...  > full story
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