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  • Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 6:16 am ET  

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program. Full Story »

  • China mine explosion death toll reaches 92

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 9:37 am ET  

    HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 92 on Sunday, state television said, and hopes dimmed that more survivors would emerge after a gas blast at a colliery in the nation's far northeast. Full Story »

  • Israeli president plays down settlement work

    Reuters – 1 hr 46 mins ago  

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. Full Story »

  • Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 10:01 am ET  

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year. Full Story »

  • Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive

    Reuters – 2 hrs 57 mins ago  
    Rescuers recover body of a victim from a sunken ferry off Indonesia's... Reuters

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the accident, officials said. Full Story »

  • Saudi troops killed in Yemen rebel clashes: report

    Reuters – 1 hr 18 mins ago  

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Three Saudi soldiers were killed and an unspecified number wounded as they fought to stop new cross-border raids by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on its website on Sunday. Full Story »

  • Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 10:28 am ET  

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place. Full Story »

  • Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees

    Reuters – 1 hr 26 mins ago  

    ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported. Full Story »

  • Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in India's northeast

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 3:25 am ET  
    Indian policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast at Nalbari... Reuters

    GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in northeast India's troubled Assam state on Sunday, police said. Full Story »

  • Militants could be invited to Afghan "Jirga"

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 7:52 am ET  

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a "Loya Jirga," or grand council meeting, aiming to seek peace and reconciliation with the Taliban, a spokesman said on Sunday. Full Story »

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