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'Ahmadinejad's Lebanon visit significant'

A top Lebanese official says the upcoming visit of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is 'politically significant.'

27 mins ago

• Iran, Armenia urge regional convergence
• 'Iran pres. Lebanon visit ups resistance'
• Rasht-Dagestan transit route opens
• Shrine to Shrine Highway project starts
• 'Hengam oilfield output to hit 16k barrels'

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Middle East

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Maliki appeals to rivals to join hands

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki calls on political opponents to join talks on forming a new government.

8 mins ago

• Hezbollah blasts Hariri UN tribunal
• 'ICC must prosecute Flotilla attackers'
• Hamas censures Arab League dithering
• F-35 deal threatens region, Syria says
• 'Bahrain continues to suppress Shias'

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United States

In September, 58,000 teachers lost jobs

The US government has laid off 58,000 teachers in September.

11 hrs ago

• FDIC to sue banks for up to $1bn
• 'US weakly regulates commodity market'
• Gitmo Judge report altered after release
• US national security advisor resigns
• US sheds 95,000 jobs in September

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Britain

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Profiles: Alan Johnson, Yvette Cooper

16 hrs ago

• CPS lawyer helped assault case collapse
• British shadow cabinet line-up
• 'Fixed spending cuts not sensible'
• UK youth see religion as irrelevant
• UK nuclear site to ax 1,500 jobs

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Asia-Pacific

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Unauthorized US strike kills 4 in Pakistan

A non-UN-sanctioned US drone attack claims the lives of four people in Pakistan.

17 mins ago

• Kyrgyz parliamentary vote kicks off
• US weighed atomic option on N Korea
• Roadside bomb kills Afghan soldier
• Pakistan to reopen key NATO route
• Intl. team to look for Chinese Bigfoot

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Africa

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AU forces gain ground in Mogadishu

AU forces are now in control of more territory in Mogadishu.

3 hrs ago

• Violent clashes leave 6 dead in Somalia
• Sudan hunts for kidnapped UN employee
• Protesters greet UNSC envoys in Sudan
• S Africa won't send troops to Somalia
• US, Israeli men 'guilty' in arms case

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Europe

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Anti-government rally staged in Russia

Hundreds of people have staged an anti-government rally in Russia.

2 hrs ago

• Italians hold anti-austerity demo in Rome
• Ferry catches fire in Baltic Sea
• Hungary's toxic sludge crisis worsens
• France auto workers protest low pay
• France Senate raises retirement age

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Americas

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Mapuche end hunger strike in Chile

Indigenous Mapuche Indian prisoners end their hunger strike in Chile.

4 hrs ago

• Morales signs anti-racist law
• Rescue shaft reaches trapped miners
• Exit shaft nearly reaches Chilean miners
• Strong quake jolts Costa Rica
• Chile miners to be reached by Saturday

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Arts

• Iran's 24th children's filmfest kicks off
• Iran to release new sci-fi animation
• MGM announces bankruptcy plan
• Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Literature Nobel
• Comedy legend Norman Wisdom dies

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Business

• 'Current oil prices not real'
• IMF chief warns against currency wars
• 'Japan not in currency devolution race'
• Etisalat eying Iraq's 4th mobile license
• Japan cabinet OKs $61bn stimulus plan

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Health

• CDC blames obesity on arthritis hike
• Hope found for HIV, cancer treatment
• Virus, fungus tied to bee colony collapse
• WHO laments mental health neglect
• 'Noisy workplaces bad for heart'

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Sci-Tech

• Wikipedia founder wins Swiss award
• Russia's Soyuz spacecraft blasts off
• 'Moon collision formed Saturn rings'
• Three chemists share Nobel Prize
• Russian-born team wins physics Nobel

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Society

• Red panda cubs debut in Canada
• Global warming to increase food prices
• Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize
• Russian cosmonaut Grechko visits Iran
• 'Ancient river flew the wrong way'

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Sports

• Japan beats Iran in Asian jr. v-ball final
• Iran in FIVB Junior World Championships
• Brazil beats Iran 3-0 in friendly
• Iran's Zobahan beats Saudi rival
• Ten-man Australia thrashes Iran 3-0

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