ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military General Staff said on Tuesday two more of its soldiers had been killed during a ground offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq, bringing the total death toll among troops to 19.
In a statement posted on its Website, the General Staff also said heavy snowfall was hampering the advance of its troops towards PKK camps located in the remote, mountainous region.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rose for a second straight month in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, but a surprise drop in new home sales was a reminder that the economic recovery would be bumpy.
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