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  1. This undated photo released by the South Korea Navy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 shows South Korean Navy patrol boats, the same type of South Korean boats that involved in a naval clash with a North Korean ship, engage in an exercise in the West Sea, South Korea. The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. (AP Photo/ South Korea Navy via Yonhap)
    Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire near border AP - 47 minutes ago

    SEOUL, South Korea - A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.

  2. The shadow of U.S. Army Lieutenant Matthew Asmus of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel playing golf is cast at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY SPORT GOLF)
    TV footage shows Afghan insurgents with US ammo AP - 59 minutes ago

    KABUL - Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.

  3. Flying on board a Panther helicopter dispatched from the French frigate, Le Floreal, (below) a crew member watches the sea, during a supervision mission in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates have attacked a Danish-flagged container ship a day after a foiled long-range attack on an oil tanker in the same area deep into the Indian Ocean, the EU naval mission said.(AFP/File/Stephane de Sakutin)
    Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew AP - 12 minutes ago

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.

  4. In this image taken off TV footage aired by Express News, shown is a view of destruction caused after a suicide attack in Charsadda near Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. A suspected car bomb exploded just outside a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 20 people and wounding 55, police said. (AP Photo/Express News)
    Bomb kills 24, wounds dozens in northwest Pakistan AP - 23 minutes ago

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suspected car bomb exploded outside a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people in the latest attack by suspected militants apparently aimed at avenging an army offensive along the Afghan border.

  5. Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera speaks during a Mass at the metropolitan cathedral in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of Mexico's drug war, are drafting a strategy this week to cope with the violence, aided by advice from colleagues who have faced similar threats in Colombia and Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
    Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows AP - Tue Nov 10, 3:42 AM ET

    MEXICO CITY - Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.

  6. In this Feb. 12, 2007 file photo, helicopters and transport planes are seen on a tarmac of Futenma Marine Corps Air Station next to Okinawa residential quarters in Ginowan in Okinawa, Japan.  For decades, it has been a rallying point for Okinawans frustrated by the realities of sharing their tiny island with tens of thousands of U.S. troops. So when Tokyo and Washington agreed three years ago to move Futenma to a more secluded place — the product of nearly 12 years of talks — the deal was hailed as a huge breakthrough. Then Japan got a new government. Now, with President Barack Obama visiting Friday, Nov. 13,  and Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, Japan's fledgling liberal Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has put the plan on hold, and the debate about the future of Futenma and its nearly 4,000 Marines is fast becoming a major test of their countries' alliance. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, FILE)
    Marine base debate clouds US-Japan relations AP - Tue Nov 10, 4:24 AM ET

    TOKYO - The deepening debate over the future of a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has opened a broad rift in Washington's most important alliance in Asia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the region this week.

  7. Landslide triggered by rains kills 42 in India AP - Tue Nov 10, 5:41 AM ET

    NEW DELHI - A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 42 people, an official said Tuesday.

  8. Rockets seized by Israeli authorities on a ship near Cyprus, are presented in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov )
    Israel says major cities in Hezbollah rocket range AP - Tue Nov 10, 6:22 AM ET

    JERUSALEM - Israel's army chief says Hezbollah guerrillas now possess tens of thousands of rockets, some capable of reaching the country's major cities.

  9. West Berliners crowd in front of the Berlin Wall as they watch East German border guards demolishing a section to open a new crossing point between East and West Berlin in November 1989. Tens of thousands of people have thronged the route of the Berlin Wall for emotional celebrations to mark 20 years since its fall, but Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany still bears the scars of division.(AFP/File/Gerard Malie)
    Why the Berlin Wall Came Down: Reagan's Role, Diplomacy Time.com - Mon Nov 9, 2:15 PM ET

    'Tear Down This Wall': Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War

  10. Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes ago

    TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks that are sure to focus on the countries' military alliance.

  11. FILE - This undated file photo, released by freethehikers.org, Aug. 20, 2009, shows Americans Shane Bauer, left, and Sarah Shourd. Iranian state news agency IRNA said Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 that Iran has charged Bauer, Shourd and Josh Fattal with espionage.  (AP Photo/freethehikers.org, File)  NO SALES
    Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:30 PM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.

  12. FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, center, and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, left, pray for the victims of the atomic bombing at the Memorial Cenotaph for A-Bomb Victims at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan.  In an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK that ran Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, President Barack Obama said he would be unable to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki on his trip to Japan this weekend due to time constraints but would be willing to do so in the future. A woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File)
    Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima in future AP - Tue Nov 10, 5:10 AM ET

    TOKYO - President Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan to go to the cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombs at the end of World War II.

  13. Giant domino pieces installed along a stretch of the Berlin Wall's original path are seen at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (AP Photo/Wolfgang Rattay, pool)
    Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:30 PM ET

    BERLIN - Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.

  14. One of King Tutankhamun's gold sarcophagi is displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in 2007. Restoration work will begin on the tomb of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamen, Egypt's antiquities department has said.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)
    King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project AP - 53 minutes ago

    CAIRO - Egypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.

  15. Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra exits a plane upon arriving at a military air base in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Cambodia announced that Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin arrived Tuesday in Phnom Penh following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Lim Cheavutha)
    Toppled Thai leader Thaksin welcomed in Cambodia AP - 16 minutes ago

    PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose political battle against his successors has left his country bitterly divided, received a warm welcome Tuesday in neighboring Cambodia, which shares his disdain for the current government in Bangkok.

  16. The largest and most advanced pier in the Middle East at Kuwait's largest refinery of Al-Ahmadi just north of Al-Shuaiba. OPEC member Kuwait is forecast to post a budget surplus of up to 22.3 billion dollars this fiscal year on the back of better than expected oil prices, a local bank said.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)
    Oil below $79 as Ida weakens to tropical storm AP - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

    Oil prices swung around $79 a barrel Tuesday, as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar.

  17. Venezuelan soldiers in Puerto Cabello earlier this year. Colombia is to seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war."(AFP/File/Juan Carlos Hernandez)
    Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.

  18. North Korean soldiers use binoculars to observe their southern counterparts. A North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy, as cross-border tensions rose a week before a scheduled US presidential visit.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)
    Korean warships clash near disputed sea border AFP - Tue Nov 10, 6:44 AM ET

    SEOUL (AFP) - A North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, as cross-border tensions rose a week before a scheduled US presidential visit.

  19. Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri speaks after announcing the new cabinet at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir
    Lebanon's Hariri forms unity government with Hezbollah Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 5:36 PM ET

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

  20. '60 Minutes' exclusive: Andre Agassi's extraordinary journey The Yahoo! Newsroom - Mon Nov 9, 5:09 PM ET

    Andre Agassi's disclosure last week that he took a drug known as crystal meth, lied about it to authorities and got away with it, is only one of the startling revelations in the new autobiography from one of the most respected athletes in the world.

  21. Israeli president visits Brazil, ahead of Iran AP - Tue Nov 10, 12:15 AM ET

    RIO DE JANEIRO - Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.

  22. FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file picture  88-year-old Heinrich Boere sits in the dock of the court in Aachen, Germany, at the start of his trial. A judge has postponed the trial of the  former member of a Nazi hit squad until next week for medical reasons. Aachen state court Presiding Judge Gerd Nohl's decision Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009, came after defense attorneys for Heinrich Boere argued their client could not properly hear the proceedings. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner,File)
    Nazi hit man trial postponed for medical reasons AP - Tue Nov 10, 6:27 AM ET

    AACHEN, Germany - The trial of an 88-year-old man accused of murdering three civilians in wartime Holland as part of a Nazi hit squad was postponed Tuesday until next week on medical grounds.

  23. Marian Jimenez, wife of crew member Gaizka Iturbe, holds a picture of the Alkrana tuna fishing boat in her home in the Basque town of Sestao November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Vincent West
    Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 11:38 AM ET

    MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a U.N. arms embargo, maritime experts said Monday.

  24. Police and rescue workers are seen through a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Matni village near Peshawar November 8, 2009. REUTERS/K. Parvez
    Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants vowed to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army on Tuesday as a suicide car-bomber killed up to 20 people in a northwestern town, police said.

  25. Lebanon's new Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. The Lebanese press welcomed Hariri's new unity government but doubted he would be able to tackle the deep rifts between his camp and the rival Hezbollah-led opposition.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
    Lebanon press warns of pitfalls facing new govt AFP - Tue Nov 10, 4:23 AM ET

    BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese press on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Saad Hariri's new unity government but doubted he would be able to tackle the deep rifts between his camp and the rival Hezbollah-led opposition.

  26. In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, student Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class. (AP Photo/Leticia Moreira/ Folha Imagem)
    Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion AP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

    SAO PAULO - A woman expelled for wearing a mini-dress that caused a near riot at a Brazilian college and made her an Internet sensation said all she wants is to go back to school. Well, she got her way.

  27. Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani is seen in Mumbai in this August 3, 2005 file photo. Reliance Industries on Tuesday announced its first oil discovery in its exploration block in the Cambay Basin off Gujarat. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/Files
    Reliance finds oil in Cambay basin; shares up Reuters - Tue Nov 10, 5:46 AM ET

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Energy major Reliance Industries has made its first oil find in a Gujarat block, boosting hopes the firm's oil and gas exploration business will help offset some of the weakness in the refining sector.

  28. A Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) supporter during a protest on the outskirts of Kathmandu on November 10. Maoist activists on Tuesday blocked all roads in and out of Nepal's capital Kathmandu in the latest stage of a two-week protest against the government.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)
    Maoists blockade Nepal's capital AFP - Tue Nov 10, 6:54 AM ET

    KATHMANDU (AFP) - Maoist activists on Tuesday blocked all roads in and out of Nepal's capital Kathmandu in the latest stage of a two-week protest against the government.

  29. China protesters plead for help from Obama AP - Tue Nov 10, 5:44 AM ET

    BEIJING - A group of protesters pleaded for help Tuesday from President Barack Obama before his visit to China next week, saying anyone seen as a troublemaker is often treated harshly before major events in the capital.

  30. Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, walks in front of U.S Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens, before a meeting at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The head of Honduras' Congress said Monday there is no guarantee lawmakers will vote on whether to restore Zelaya before the Nov. 29 election that will choose his successor. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
    Honduras deal collapses, and Zelaya's backers blame U.S. McClatchy Newspapers - Mon Nov 9, 6:47 PM ET

    CARACAS, Venezuela — A U.S.-brokered accord that was supposed to return ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to power has collapsed and his supporters pinned much of the blame Monday on the Obama administration.