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  Pakistan's opposition mulls vote boycott AP - 46 minutes ago

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's opposition called on Gen. Pervez Musharraf to lift a state of emergency, threatening Monday to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections unless citizens' rights were fully restored and he stepped down as army chief.

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  Experts to complete final climate report AP - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago

  VALENCIA, Spain - The U.N.'s top climate official challenged world policymakers Monday to map out a path to curb climate change, charging that to ignore the urgency of global warming would be "nothing less than criminally irresponsible."

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  Theaters dark on Broadway for 3rd day AP - 11 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Striking stagehands and theater producers traded accusations but not much else as the work stoppage that has shut down more than two dozen Broadway plays and musicals entered its third day Monday.

• Intel launching new chip lineup AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. plans to roll out its newest generation of processors Monday, flexing its manufacturing muscle with a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips.

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  Chargers escape on Manning's worst day AP - Mon Nov 12, 12:18 AM ET

  SAN DIEGO - Peyton Manning was poised to turn one of his worst games into one of his most memorable. Then Adam Vinatieri missed a 29-yard field goal attempt with 1:31 left, and the San Diego Chargers held on for a wild 23-21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Colts on Sunday night.

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  Bhutto urges all Pakistanis to join Musharraf protest Reuters - 47 minutes ago

  LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Monday urged Pakistanis of all shades to join a motorcade protest against President Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule and vowed it would go ahead even if police try to block her.

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  Firefighters battle London blaze Reuters - 38 minutes ago

  LONDON (Reuters) - A big fire at a warehouse sent out a pall of black smoke over east London on Monday, but there were no reports of casualties and police said there was nothing to suggest it was anything more than a fire.

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  Five dead in gunfire at Fatah rally in Gaza Reuters - 58 minutes ago

  GAZA (Reuters) - Gunfire killed at least five people on Monday at a Fatah memorial rally for Yasser Arafat that drew hundreds of thousands of supporters of the defeated faction in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a medic said.

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  Iraq hopes to end Baghdad security plan soon Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government hopes it will soon be able to declare an end to a U.S.-Iraqi security operation in Baghdad following a sharp drop in insurgent attacks in the capital, a military spokesman said on Monday.

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  Justice catches up with two more Pol Pot henchmen Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:37 AM ET

  PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's "Killing Fields" court charged former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife on Monday with crimes against humanity, the latest members of Pol Pot's inner circle to face justice.

• Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Nigeria: police Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:04 AM ET

  LAGOS (Reuters) - A group of Islamist militants with suspected links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three states in northern Nigeria and explosives were seized from them, a spokesman for the State Security Services (SSS) said on Monday.

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  Residents flee Mogadishu as government battles rebels Reuters - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Residents fled the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, adding to a growing humanitarian crisis as government forces backed by Ethiopian tanks stepped up efforts to crush Islamist-led insurgents.

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  18 die in Afghan operation Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 12:46 AM ET

  KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed around 15 militants, but also a woman and two children, during an operation in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday.

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  Deadly gunfire mars massive Arafat rally in Gaza AFP - 40 minutes ago

  GAZA CITY (AFP) - Five people died when gunfire erupted in Gaza City on Monday as hundreds of thousands gathered to mark the death of Yasser Arafat in the biggest rally organised by the Fatah party since its ouster by Hamas.

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  Bhutto sets collision course with Musharraf AFP - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

  LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Monday ruled out any more power-sharing talks with Pervez Musharraf, setting herself on a direct collision course with the military ruler.

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  KRouge husband and wife arrested by genocide court AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:13 AM ET

  PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith were arrested Monday, bringing to four the number of regime leaders now facing Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.

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  Ecological disaster fears after Black Sea storm AFP - 4 minutes ago

  PORT KAVKAZ, Russia (AFP) - The bodies of three sailors washed ashore on Monday and 20 more were missing after a ferocious Black Sea storm sank five ships, including an oil tanker, raising environmental fears.

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  SKoreans use human stem cells in experiment AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:30 AM ET

  SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean scientists said Monday they used human embryonic stem cells to treat mice suffering from a vascular disease, in an experiment that could lead to cures for strokes and other ailments.

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  London stocks rally after Asian rout AFP - Mon Nov 12, 5:02 AM ET

  LONDON (AFP) - London shares rose on Monday, pushing to one side a tumble by Asian stocks and more pain on Wall Street caused by a global credit crunch.

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  Airbus hails record year in battle of the skies AFP - 32 minutes ago

  DUBAI (AFP) - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Monday hailed a record year for orders with deals for well over 1,100 on its books, after emerging from the most turbulent period in its history.

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  Exploding piggy-bank aims to scare Japanese into saving AFP - Thu Nov 8, 10:19 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - Greying Japan has a new weapon to scare people into saving for their retirement -- an exploding piggy bank.

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  Cairo farmers fight army for land AFP - Sun Nov 11, 4:30 PM ET

  CAIRO (AFP) - Bayonets fixed, the soldiers scrambled onto the island in the middle of Cairo, rolled out barbed wire and set up camp. The reasons why they did so are as murky as the Nile waters that flow around them.

• Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Nigeria: police Reuters - Mon Nov 12, 4:04 AM ET

  LAGOS (Reuters) - A group of Islamist militants with suspected links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three states in northern Nigeria and explosives were seized from them, a spokesman for the State Security Services (SSS) said on Monday.

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  Fake Prada fuels Senegal's Muslim brotherhood Reuters - Sun Nov 11, 9:24 PM ET

  TOUBA, Senegal (Reuters) - For Senegalese street sellers from Manhattan to the Vatican, selling fake Prada purses and Chinese-made Gucci sunglasses is as much a question of religious devotion as of making a quick buck.

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  Military finding more Iranian arms in Iraq Reuters - Sun Nov 11, 3:04 PM ET

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The quantity of Iranian bomb-making components being found in Iraq is increasing despite a fall in attacks and 20 Iranian-trained agents are still operating south of Baghdad, a top U.S. general said on Sunday.