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Wall St. giants buried in global stock market panic

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Wall Street titans buckled under the weight of a global stock market panic on Friday as the finance chiefs of the world's major economies gathered in Washington to confront the inescapable financial crisis. ...  > full story

U.S. may soon remove N.Korea from blacklist

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States may soon remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist to try to salvage nuclear talks with Pyongyang but faces resistance from Japan, a source close to the negotiations on said Friday. ...  > full story

Russia only partly fulfils Georgia ceasefire: France

GORI, Georgia, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia has not fully complied with the terms of a ceasefire in Georgia, France's foreign minister said on Friday, casting fresh doubt on whether frozen EU-Russia partnership talks will resume soon. ...  > full story

Montenegro, Macedonia recognize Kosovo

SKOPJE, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Serbia's neighbors Montenegro and Macedonia recognized Kosovo on Thursday in a blow to Belgrade's efforts to counter the secession of its former province. ...  > full story

Pressure on G7 after lukewarm response to rate cuts

LONDON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — The world's leading finance ministers faced calls on Thursday for united action after an emergency round of interest rate cuts and government support for ailing banks won only lukewarm market support. ...  > full story

Medvedev blasts U.S., pushes new security pact

EVIAN, France, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday Washington had forfeited its place at the heart of the world order and he called on Europe instead to work with Russia on a new security pact. ...  > full story

Somali pirate source: deal near on Ukraine ship

MOGADISHU, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — An onshore associate of Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship with tanks and other weaponry on board said on Wednesday an $8 million ransom deal was in the offing which may enable the boat to be freed within days. "A boat will carry the money from Djibouti and pirates are expected to release the ship in the coming two nights," a business partner of the pirates, who identified himself only as Farah, told Reuters. ...  > full story

Iran: six powers "unreasonable" in nuclear row

TEHRAN/BERLIN, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has accused six major powers of "unreasonable behavior" over its disputed nuclear program, but the European Union said on Tuesday it would stick to a dual approach combining diplomacy with the threat of sanctions. ...  > full story

Iran says six powers "unreasonable" in nuclear row

TEHRAN/BERLIN, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has accused six major powers of "unreasonable behavior" over its disputed nuclear program, but the European Union said on Tuesday it would stick to a dual approach combining diplomacy with the threat of sanctions. ...  > full story

South Korea dismisses North's nuclear "ultimatum"

SEOUL, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — South Korea's foreign minister played down on Tuesday the notion that North Korea delivered an ultimatum when it held talks last week with a visiting U.S. envoy who was trying to save a floundering nuclear disarmament deal. ...  > full story
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