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NKorea presses US for nuke talks

02 November 2009

North Korea Monday has pressed the US to hold direct talks on ending their nuclear standoff, vowing to 'go its own way' if Washington refuses to do so.

UN probes Baghdad security

02 November 2009

A United Nations special envoy is to meet with senior Iraqi officials to probe security in Baghdad.

Philippines typhoon toll at 16

02 November 2009

Philippine authorities have reported two more deaths from Typhoon Mirinae, which smashed into the storm-weary nation at the weekend.

US swine flu vaccine runs dry

02 November 2009

Mothers with young children and pregnant women are being turned away from swine flu vaccination clinics in the US, some in tears.

Blast near hotel in Pakistan

02 November 2009

An explosion has ripped through a busy main road near a hotel in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi.

Nuke deal: Iran needs time

02 November 2009

Iran has called for a review of a United Nations-backed nuclear fuel proposal it is under pressure to sign.

Abdullah out of Afghan run-off

02 November 2009

Opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah has confirmed that he was pulling out of this week’s presidential runoff poll in Afghanistan.

Sixteen dead in Philippine fire

02 November 2009

Sixteen people have been killed after a fire engulfed a slum area in the central Philippines, police say.

Obama meets military brass

30 October 2009

President Barack Obama has met his military chiefs to talk strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan before deciding whether to send more US troops to war.

Chirac to stand trial for graft

30 October 2009

Jacques Chirac will be the first former French president to be tried for corruption, officials have confirmed.