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A year after, India remembers Mumbai attacks Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 11:46pm EST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai's police paraded past some of the city's landmarks in a show of strength as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and ratched up tensions with Pakistan.  Full Article

 
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Israel halts some settlement, urges Abbas to talk Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 06:53pm EST 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a 10-month freeze on some building in West Bank settlements on Wednesday, pleasing the United States but Palestinians said it was not enough to restart peace talks.  Full Article  |  Video  

India and Pakistan: the missing piece in the Afghan jigsaw

Last year's Mumbai attacks torpedoed hopes of a peace deal between India and Pakistan that might underpin a regional settlement for Afghanistan. Has President Barack Obama picked up the pieces? And if not, what is his back-up plan?  Full Article  |  Comments [0]  

Major drought in Brazil worsens

Nov. 25 - The drought in the Amazon has killed thousands of cattle and destroyed acres upon acres of crops and officials fear that the drought may worsen over the next few weeks.  Play Video

 
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UN fails to halt Congo rebels -experts Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 08:03am EST 

Report by U.N. experts says peacekeeping has aggravated conflict  Full Article  

 
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