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Israel planes hit Gaza targets after rocket fire (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

A wounded Palestinian woman is carried into a hospital after Israeli warplanes struck in the central Gaza Strip November 19, 2010. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaReuters - Israeli warplanes struck four targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to militant rocket and mortar fire, the Israeli army said.


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Israel warplanes attack Gaza target after rockets: witnesses (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

An Israeli woman is reflected in an American flag which is hung inside a bulldozer at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev near Jerusalem November 18, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Israeli warplanes raided at least two targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian witnesses and Hamas officials said.


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Up to 30 missing after explosion rocks New Zealand mine (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - As many as 30 miners were unaccounted for Friday after an explosion rocked a coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the district’s mayor…

Capello in Gerrard row after France defeat (AFP)

November 18th, 2010

England's Manager Fabio Capello, seen here watching his players during their binternational/b friendly against France at Wembley Stadium in London, on November 17. Capello was forced on to defensive after Steven Gerrard limped off injured as his side crashed to a 2-1 defeat.(AFP/Franck Fife)AFP - England manager Fabio Capello was forced on to defensive after Steven Gerrard limped off injured as his side crashed to a 2-1 defeat against revitalised France.


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Germany raises security alert after attack warnings (Reuters)

November 17th, 2010

Reuters - Germany said on Wednesday it had strong evidence Islamist militants were planning attacks in the next two weeks and ordered security at potential targets such as train stations…

Four detained after Shanghai apartment fire kills 53 (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in Shanghai, November 15, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters)- Chinese police held four suspects on Tuesday after a Shanghai apartment fire that killed at least 53 people was blamed on unlicensed welding, official media said.


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South Korea basks in growing global role after G20 (Reuters)

November 15th, 2010

Reuters - South Korea should seize its chance to become a leader in the diplomatic arena by capitalizing on its successful staging of the G20 summit, President Lee Myung-bak said…

After 388 days, Somali pirates free British couple (AP)

November 15th, 2010

British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, left, talk with a local leader after the two were released from captivity on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia. The British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Pirates boarded the Chandler's 38-foot yacht the night of Oct. 23, 2009, while sailing from the island nation of Seychelles. The couple, married for almost three decades, took early retirement about four years ago and were spending six-month spells at sea. (AP Photo)AP - The retired British couple were sailing the world on a 38-foot-yacht that represented most of their life savings when Somali pirates captured them last year, demanding the sort…

Qantas plane turns back after engine problem: report (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - An engine problem forced a Boeing 767 operated by the Australian airline Qantas to turn back to Perth on Friday, Australia’s AAP news agency reported.

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Respite for Ireland, euro after sharp selloff (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Reuters - Market pressure on Ireland and other euro zone states eased and the single currency made up ground on Friday after Europe reassured bondholders they would not be forced…