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Israeli Jews, Arabs clash in fourth straight night

ACRE, Israel, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Rioters clashed for a fourth straight night on Saturday in northern Israel, police said, raising tensions in a city once a rare bastion of peaceful relations between Arabs and Jews. ...  > 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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IMF warns of financial meltdown

WASHINGTON/ COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — The IMF warned on Saturday that the global financial system was on the brink of meltdown, while France and Germany pushed ahead with a pan-European crisis response to try to prevent the worst global downturn in decades. ...  > full story
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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
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Five killed in U.S. missile attack in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Suspected U.S. drones fired two missile on Saturday into a Pakistani region regarded as an al Qaeda and Taliban safe haven, killing at least five militants, residents and an intelligence official said. ...  > full story
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Austrian far-right leader Haider killed in crash

VIENNA, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider, a charismatic populist who helped bring anti-immigrant politics into the European mainstream, was killed in a car accident on Saturday. He was 58. ...  > full story
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Obama thanks McCain for remarks, presses attack

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Democrat Barack Obama praised his rival John McCain for trying to tone down the vitriol of the U.S. presidential race but pressed ahead on Saturday with an effort to cast the Republican as out of touch on the economy. ...  > full story
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Global financial system on brink of meltdown: IMF

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Concerns about the solvency of international banks has pushed the global financial system to the brink of a systemic meltdown, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday. ...  > full story
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U.S. takes North Korea off terrorism blacklist

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States on Saturday removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist in a bid to revive faltering denuclearization talks in the final months of the Bush administration. ...  > full story
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War-weary Saddam victims miss his iron rule

DUJAIL, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Saddam Hussein was hanged for killing 148 Shi'ite men and boys in Dujail in 1982. But today, some people in this town on the Tigris say they miss life under the Iraqi dictator because they felt more secure. ...  > full story

Israeli Jews, Arabs clash in fourth straight night

ACRE, Israel, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Rioters clashed for a fourth straight night on Saturday in northern Israel, police said, raising tensions in a city once a rare bastion of peaceful relations between Arabs and Jews. ...  > full story

Houses blown up as Christians flee Iraq's Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Militants blew up three empty Christian homes on Saturday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where more than 800 Christian families have fled in the past two days, a Christian member of parliament said. ...  > full story

Fatah group mulls talks with Hamas

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction is considering a request to meet with Hamas officials for the first time in months, Fatah officials said Saturday. ...  > full story

Politics

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

Obama welcomes Paulson plan to buy equity in firms

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a plan by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to buy equity in financial institutions if necessary to halt market turmoil. ...  > full story

Business

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

Wealth funds, recipients adopt investing principles

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Government-owned wealth funds and the countries that accept their investments agreed on Saturday to a set of principles aimed at ensuring that both sides play by the rules. ...  > full story

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

AIG's gallows humor gives bankers a laugh

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Insurance giant American International Group , on the receiving end of a multi-billion dollar bailout from the Federal Reserve, was trying hard on Saturday to look on the bright side of life. ...  > full story

Science

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

Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Oct. 11, 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

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

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

Angelina Jolie says Brad made her want pregnancy

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Angelina Jolie, an advocate for adoption, was determined never to get pregnant until Brad Pitt came along and changed her mind, the actress said in a magazine interview. ...  > full story

Sports

Players could boycott 2009 WTA Tour, says Safina

MOSCOW, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — The top players could boycott next year's WTA Tour if their questions were left unanswered, world number three Dinara Safina said on Saturday. ...  > full story

Two Cuban soccer players defect in Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Two Cuban soccer players have defected from their national team before the World Cup qualifying game on Saturday night against the United States, Cuban and U.S. media reported. ...  > full story

Schwartzel holds off Gonzalez's spectacular Madrid charge

MADRID, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — South African Charl Schwartzel holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the last hole to edge a stroke in front of rampaging Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez after the Madrid Masters third round on Saturday. ...  > full story

Montanes takes last Madrid wildcard after Ferrero sulk

MADRID, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Spaniard Albert Montanes has been awarded the third and final wildcard for the Madrid Masters along with Russian Marat Safin and Italian Fabio Fognini, the tournament organizers said on Saturday. ...  > full story
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