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Japan-U.S. missile defense test fails off Hawaii

Reuters World News - 47 min 44 sec ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a ballistic missile target in a joint test with U.S. forces Wednesday because of a glitch in the final stage of an interceptor made by Raytheon Co, a U.S. military official said.

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IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan

BBC: World News - 49 min 10 sec ago

The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.

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Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes

Reuters World News - 51 min 2 sec ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a protest over missile strikes launched by drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said.

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Hebrew papers told of Arab plan

BBC: World News - 54 min 50 sec ago

The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israel's Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.

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Palestinians advertise peace plan in Israeli press

Reuters World News - 59 min 23 sec ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The PLO took the unprecedented step of placing advertisements in Israeli newspapers on Thursday to promote a six-year-old Arab peace plan for the region.

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Beijing to move thousands in renovation project

Reuters World News - 1 hour 51 sec ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese capital will double its investment in protecting the city's imperial-era neighborhoods next year but thousands of families will be moved in the process, state media said on Thursday.

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Protest-hit China says job stability top priority

Reuters World News - 1 hour 4 min ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Stabilising employment is the top priority for China, a minister said on Thursday as he revealed a rise in jobless workers triggered by a weakened export sector amid a series of strikes and protests.

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Kathmandu is halted by shutdown

BBC: World News - 1 hour 4 min ago

Life in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, comes to a virtual halt during a shutdown called in protest at two killings.

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Zimbabwe snubs Annan aid mission

BBC: World News - 1 hour 7 min ago

Zimbabwe's government tells former UN head Kofi Annan not to visit this weekend, state media says.

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Somali tanker pirates 'want $25m'

BBC: World News - 1 hour 17 min ago

Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker are reported to have demanded a $25m ransom within 10 days.

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Recession fears hit stock markets

BBC: World News - 1 hour 20 min ago

European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.

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Hicks granted end to restrictions

BBC: World News - 1 hour 25 min ago

Hours after Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks makes a plea for greater freedoms, police grant his wish.

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The Ugandan government needs to do more for farmers

Guardian World News - 1 hour 33 min ago

The Katine project could help improve livelihoods in this sub-county of north-east Uganda, but it should not absolve the government of its responsibilities towards farmers across the country, argues Ronald Naluwairo

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EU reaches deal on farm reforms

BBC: World News - 1 hour 34 min ago

EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.

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Iceland secures $5.1bn bail-out

FT World News - 1 hour 40 min ago

Iceland has finally secured a $5.1bn bail out comprising a $2.1bn loan from the International Monetary Fund and additional loans of up to a total of $3bn from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and Poland and the Faroe Islands

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Fire breaks out at Berlin airport

BBC: World News - 1 hour 48 min ago

A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.

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Grenade fails to scare hardcore Thai protesters

Reuters World News - 1 hour 49 min ago

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Diehard protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's offices brushed off a grenade attack that killed one person and wounded 23 on Thursday, saying they would continue their three-month sit-in to oust the government.

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Somali politicians fuel piracy, says African Union

Reuters World News - 1 hour 56 min ago

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The growth in piracy off Somalia is being aggravated by the country's feuding politicians and the United Nations should send peacekeepers there quickly, Africa's top diplomat said on Thursday.

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Zimbabwe Rivals to Meet Mbeki in South Africa

NYT World News - 1 hour 57 min ago

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition will meet to review President Robert Mubabe’s plan to unilaterally form a unity government, an opposition official said.

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Former Prime Minister Faces Trial in France

NYT World News - 2 hours 1 min ago

Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces charges of complicity in a smear campaign that targeted Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president, an official confirmed.

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