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EU leaders to study crisis plan in Paris

PARIS, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Leaders of euro zone countries hold an emergency meeting in Paris on Sunday hoping to agree on specific, pan-European measures to prevent market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades. ...  > full story
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Prayers, candles to remember Bali bomb victims

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings said prayers and lit candles on Sunday during a small, private ceremony to remember the sixth anniversary of the deadly attacks. ...  > full story
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North Korea to resume disablement after nuclear deal

SEOUL, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea said on Sunday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal. ...  > full story
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NATO, Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban overnight

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants overnight near the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday. ...  > full story
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Australia guarantees bank deposits to combat crisis

CANBERRA/WELLINGTON, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Australia and New Zealand gave a blanket guarantee to all bank deposits Sunday in a move likely to raise pressure on other economies to do the same, amid a crisis of confidence in the global financial system. ...  > full story
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Australia to guarantee bank deposits for three years: PM

CANBERRA, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Australia will guarantee all bank deposits for three years and will also guarantee wholesale funding to Australian banks in an attempt to combat the global credit crisis, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday. ...  > full story
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UK banks set to unveil bailout plans: source

LONDON, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Major British banks are likely to announce their plans to recapitalize early on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, a move which could see the government take multi-billion pound stakes in several lenders. ...  > full story
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Olmert tells police crack down on Acre violence

JERUSALEM, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told police on Sunday to show "zero tolerance" toward rioters after a fourth night of violence between Arabs and Jews in a northern Israeli city. ...  > full story
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Finance leaders endorse G7 plan to calm markets

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis, hoping the broader support will calm markets. ...  > full story
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Chrysler, GM have merger talks: sources

DETROIT/NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Chrysler LLC has had talks with General Motors Corp about a deal to combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to three people familiar with the matter. ...  > full story
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Baghdad car bomb kills nine, wounds 13: police

BAGHDAD, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — A car bomb killed nine people and wounded 13 in the Bayaa district of southern Baghdad on Sunday, police said. ...  > full story

Prayers, candles to remember Bali bomb victims

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings said prayers and lit candles on Sunday during a small, private ceremony to remember the sixth anniversary of the deadly attacks. ...  > full story

North Korea to resume disablement after nuclear deal

SEOUL, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea said on Sunday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal. ...  > full story

NATO, Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban overnight

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants overnight near the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday. ...  > full story

Politics

Congressman says McCain sowing "seeds of hatred"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights leader, accused Republican John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin on Saturday of "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" and said it reminded him of the segregationist era of Alabama Gov. George Wallace. ...  > full story

Bush says financial crisis needs coordinated response

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Saturday said the financial crisis will require a global coordinated response and the top industrial nations will work together to solve it as quickly as possible. ...  > full story

Palin says report says she acted lawfully

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin acted "within proper and lawful authority" in removing the state's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin Republican presidential ticket said on Friday in response to a state report. ...  > full story

Republican anger bubbles up at McCain rally

LAKEVILLE, Minnesota, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential nominee John McCain was booed at his own rally on Friday as he tried to rein in increasingly raw anger among supporters stunned by Democrat Barack Obama's lead in the polls. ...  > full story

Business

China vows stable growth in face of global turmoil

BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — China will maintain flexible and prudent macro-economic policies and seek to expand domestic demand in the face of a grim international economic environment, the country's ruling Communist Party said on Sunday. ...  > full story

UK banks set to unveil bailout plans: source

LONDON, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Major British banks are likely to announce their plans to recapitalize early on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, a move which could see the government take multi-billion pound stakes in several lenders. ...  > full story

Iran to study all factors before proposing oil cut

DUBAI, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran says the recent steep slide in oil prices and worsening global financial crisis will be studied carefully before it makes a proposal on output reductions for OPEC, the Islamic Republic's OPEC governor said on Sunday. ...  > full story

Iran to seek OPEC oil output cut: minister

TEHRAN, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran will ask for an oil output cut at an OPEC emergency meeting scheduled for mid-November in Vienna, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari told an Iranian newspaper. ...  > full story

Science

Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck to a fellow space tourist. ...  > full story

Scientists sequence giant panda's genome: report

SHANGHAI, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have sequenced the genome of the giant panda, an achievement which may aid efforts to protect the endangered species, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. ...  > full story

NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA needs more money to resolve problems with its next Mars mission and keep it on track for launch next year, and is gambling that the U.S. Congress will find the extra funds, officials said on Friday. ...  > full story

Doctors, investors get latest data on heart devices

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — After years of controversy and concern over the safety and overuse of drug-coated heart stents, physicians and investors attending a cardiology meeting next week will get a clearer look at how these devices are used. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Bollywood's Bachchan to leave hospital in few days

MUMBAI, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Leading Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will be discharged in a few days from a Mumbai hospital where he was admitted after complaints of abdominal pain, a hospital official said Sunday. ...  > full story

Lisa Marie Presley delivers twins: report

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only child, gave birth to twin baby girls on October 7, celebrity news TV show "Entertainment Tonight" said on its website on Saturday. ...  > full story

Jolie breast-feeding photo: triumph or trouble?

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers. ...  > full story

Beastie Boys draft stars for "Vote" tour

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2008 (Billboard) — The Beastie Boys have drafted Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to join them on the Get Out and Vote tour, which will begin October 28 in Richmond, Va. Shows are also set for November 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and November 2 in Milwaukee. ...  > full story

Sports

U.S. rout hapless Cuba, Jamaica stun Mexico

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Sven-Goran Eriksson's Mexico slumped to a 1-0 defeat in Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday while the United States routed Cuba 6-1 after their opponents reportedly suffered two defections before the game. ...  > full story

Franzen's late rally gives Red Wings first win

OTTAWA, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Johan Franzen scored two third-period goals to give defending champions the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday and a first win of the season. ...  > full story

Burton edges Kahne for NASCAR win

CONCORD, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Jeff Burton held off the late charge of Kasey Kahne to win the NASCAR Charlotte 500 race by less than one second on Saturday. ...  > full story

Warriors suspend Ellis for 30 games for moped injury

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The Golden State Warriors have suspended guard Monta Ellis for 30 games without pay for violating terms of his contract after being involved in a moped accident in which he injured an ankle. ...  > full story
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