KIBATI, Congo, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.N. convoy carrying aid workers and medical supplies, escorted by U.N. troops, crossed into a rebel-held zone of eastern Congo on Monday on a mission to help tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq expects a reply from the United States within days to its proposal for changes to a pact requiring U.S. troops to leave by the end of 2011, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Saturday. ... > full story
PAY KUNHNASAY, Myanmar, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Six months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into army-ruled Myanmar, killing more than 130,000 people, many in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta continue to rely on handouts to stay alive. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — China has vowed to wipe out the "dark" trade of adding the chemical melamine to animal feed, with at least one industry expert claiming fake feed is an established trade in parts of the country's rural heartlands. ... > full story
WANA, Pakistan, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber rammed a car into a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost in the South Waziristan region on Sunday, killing eight soldiers, the military said. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea's official media said on Sunday its leader Kim Jong-il, thought to have suffered a stroke in August, attended a soccer match and released photographs showing him smiling and looking healthy. ... > full story
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Chinese feed makers defied rule in adding chemical Nov. 1, 2008 (China Post) — Animal feed makers deliberately added an industrial chemical to their products, ignoring a year-old government rule meant to protect China's food ...
China vows to wipe out tainted animal feed Nov. 1, 2008 (Boston Globe) — China has vowed to wipe out the "dark" trade of adding the chemical melamine to animal feed, with farm officials claiming only a fraction of feed ...
Senator Dick Durbin's Daughter, Christine, Dies Nov. 1, 2008 (NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ)) — Sen. Dick Durbin's office released a statement Saturday afternoon that his 40-year-old daughter Christine has died from a congenital heart ...
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