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China mine explosion death toll reaches 92
22 Nov 2009 14:33:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
(EDS. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL +86-13501014479) * 92 dead confirmed, 16 miners missing * Hopes for survivors dimming (Updates death toll in pars 1-3) By Maxim Duncan HEGANG, China Nov 22 ... 
Afghan schools reopen after swine flu shut down
22 Nov 2009 13:07:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Afghan children returned to school wearing medical face masks on Sunday after a three-week closure ordered by the government to prevent the spread of the ... 
Militants could be invited to Afghan "Jirga"
22 Nov 2009 12:47:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
((For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK])) By Peter Graff KABUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai could invite militants to attend a "Loya Jirga", or grand council ... 
Pirates hijack Greek-owned bulk carrier off Yemen
22 Nov 2009 11:52:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds Greek officials, China ship deal) NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday ... 
Lashkar denies link with Chicago suspects
22 Nov 2009 11:45:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
SRINAGAR, India, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on Sunday denied having any link to two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges. David Headley and ... 
Pressure for progress at talks on rebel Karabakh
22 Nov 2009 11:32:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Turkey wants progress before opening border with Armenia * Azeri leader warns of last chance talks, possible force * Nagorno-Karabakh heart of Caucasus energy transit region (Updates with ... 
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 22
22 Nov 2009 10:30:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
((For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK])) Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1030 GMT on Sunday. KANDAHAR - Five Afghan policemen were killed when a ... 
Overloaded Indonesian ferry sinks; 4 dead, most survive
22 Nov 2009 09:59:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Recasts lead, updates numbers of dead and survivors) By Karima Anjani JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four ... 
Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in India's northeast
22 Nov 2009 08:16:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
GUWAHATI, India, Nov 22 (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. Bombs hidden in bicycles ... 
Indonesian ferry with over 200 people on board sinks
22 Nov 2009 07:55:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said. Search teams ... 
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