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  • Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk makes a speech following the signing of the Lisbon Treaty by Poland's President Lech Kaczynski at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw in this October 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Peter Andrews/Files
    Most Poles oppose PM's constitution reform - surveys Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Most Poles are opposed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's proposals to strip the president of his power of veto and have him chosen by parliament instead of by voters, two opinion surveys showed on Tuesday.

  • Philippine massacre toll mounts to 39 dead - police Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Philippine police found 15 more bodies on Tuesday at the site of a massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll in the election-related killings to 39 dead, national police chief Jesus Verzosa said.

  • Israeli director-general of the Water Authority and Minister of National Infrastructure Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (L) and Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Soud are seen at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea Shore near Amman in this December 22, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/Files
    Hamas prisoner deal "very near" - Israeli minister Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas, though it remains unclear which jailed Palestinians will be released, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

  • Japan PM's aide may be charged over funds -media Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    A former aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may be charged with falsifying political funding records, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, a development that could dent support for the government ahead of elections next year.

  • Spain arrests 36 from ETA youth group - media Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Spanish police have arrested 36 members of Segi, an outlawed youth group linked to Basque guerrillas ETA, Spanish media reported on Tuesday.

  • Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference in Brasilia November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
    Iran shuts newspaper for Baha'i photo - media Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    A popular conservative newspaper critical of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been closed down for carrying a photograph of a temple of the banned Baha'i faith, media reported on Tuesday.

  • Thailand passes tough security law ahead of protest Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Thailand passed a tough security law on Tuesday, giving the military broad powers to control a street rally that begins this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

  • Philippines declares emergency in parts of south Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    The Philippines declared a state of emergency in two southern provinces and in a nearby city on Tuesday, a day after at least 24 people were killed in election-related violence.

  • Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne in this June 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/Files
    FACTBOX - How emissions trading works Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    REUTERS - The Australian government said on Tuesday it has reached a compromise deal on carbon trading with some members of the opposition, whose support is vital if emissions trading laws are to pass parliament this week.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama laughs as he delivers remarks on science, technology, engineering and math education initiatives in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Q+A - India, U.S. seek to move "beyond cliches" on ties Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday during the first state visit of the new administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies.

  • President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009. Obama hosts Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, are U.S. priorities. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    President Barack Obama hosts Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, are U.S. priorities.

  • Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh is joined by PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
    FACTBOX - PM's visit to U.S. comes with rapid trade growth Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively marginal commercial dealings a decade ago.

  • Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne in this June 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/Files
    Australia revises carbon scheme, aids polluters Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Australia's government will boost compensation to big carbon emitters, coal companies and electricity generators under a revised carbon-trade scheme aimed at securing vital parliamentary support in a vote this week.

  • Philippines sends extra troops to scene of massacre Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    The Philippines sacked the provincial police chief and sent hundreds of extra troops to a southern region on Tuesday where gunmen killed at least 24 people in the worst-ever election related violence in the country.

  • Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti speaks during a news conference at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa in this October 29, 2009 file photo. Micheletti is confident the United States will recognize a Nov. 29 presidential election and help end the country's international isolation. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/Files
    INTERVIEW - Honduras de facto leader confident U.S. will back vote Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    The de facto leader who took power in Honduras after a June coup is confident the United States will recognize a Nov. 29 presidential election and help end the country's international isolation.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    President Barack Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama smiles in Shanghai November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Obama honors Mugabe foes for defying a 'dictator' Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    U.S. President Barack Obama honored a group of women on Monday who have confronted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and said they had defied a dictator.

  • Four survive Philippines massacre, says clan leader Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    At least four people survived a massacre in the southern Philippines in which at least 24 people were abducted and killed by political rivals, a local politician said on Tuesday.

  • Sudan violates peacekeeper deployment agreement - U.N. Reuters - Tue, Nov 24

    Sudan's government has harassed and limited movements of international peacekeepers in its conflict-torn western Darfur region, violating an agreement on the peacekeepers' deployment, the United Nations said in a report released on Monday.

  • An Israeli stands in front of notes posted near a picture of captured soldier Gilad Shalit outside a protest tent calling for Shalit's release near the residence of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem in this March 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/Files
    Israel-Hamas prisoner swap deal near - officials Reuters - Mon, Nov 23

    Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of jailed Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said on Monday.


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