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U.S. recognizes Honduras vote with caveats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday recognized the results of a controversial election in Honduras but said the vote was only a partial step toward restoring democracy after a June coup that ousted the elected president. Full Article | Video
South Korea knocks down rumor North leader dead
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Unification Ministry dismissed rumors Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had been attacked and killed, which prompted financial markets to slide briefly in what one analyst said was a reflection of fragile sentiment. Full Article
A historic trip to Antarctica revisited
Reuters correspondent Pauline Askin is sailing in early December to the Antarctic for a six-week expedition on the ice continent where she will help restore Sir Douglas Mawson's huts on Commonwealth Bay. Full Article | Comments [0]
Senate healthcare debate begins
Nov 30 - The U.S. Senate opened debate Monday on a broad healthcare overhaul, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Play Video
Fighting pushes Somalis, Islamist rebels, into Kenya
* Al Shabaab says spoke with Hizbul leader in Dhobley
* Says other Hizbul leaders fled into Kenya
By Noor Ali
ISIOLO, Kenya, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Somali refugees have fled to Kenya after rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the border, residents said.
Al Shabaab insurgents, who Washington says are a proxy for Osama bin Laden's group in Somalia, took control of Dhobley on Saturday after chasing rival Hizbul Islam rebels
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Accused Nazi on trial
John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi death camp guard, was wheeled into a packed Munich court to face charges in what is likely to be Germany's last major Nazi-era war crimes trial.
