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[Lebanon] Cluster bombs gathered to be destroyed by mine sweepers in the suburbs of Tyre city in southern Lebanon, 6 October 2006. Unexploded ordnance in southern Lebanon continues to pose great risks to civilians returning to their villages, according t

US and Russia refuse to sign cluster bomb treaty

Belfast Telegraph

America and Russia are two major holdouts in the signing of a landmark agreement banning cluster bombs which both nations have used in the past with lethal effect to kill and maim children in Afghanistan. Britain – a convert to the treaty – is among the 107 nations committed to signing the treaty which opened for signature today in...

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Picture sparks claims of wood on Mars

Infowars

Jon Swaine Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008 A photograph of the surface of Mars showing a mysterious...

Leading article: A military challenge to Mr Mugabe

The Independent

Is the alliance of forces that has kept Robert Mugabe in power finally starting to crack? For...

The best course for Iran is a straight one based on its legitimate interests

Daily Star Lebanon

By The Daily Star Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - Powered by...

Britain to have talks with Israelis, Palestinians

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street, for Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Common in London, Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

The Boston Globe

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in London this month on the political and economic situation in the Middle East, he said on Wednesday. "We are bringing Israeli and...

photo: AP / Sang Tan

Bank expected to cut rates again

BBC News

The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates later to their lowest for more than half a century. Economists and business leaders have called for a one percentage point cut to 2% - a level not seen since 1951 - to prevent the downturn...

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Stocks finish higher despite dismal economic data

Specialist Donald Vaneck works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008.

The News Tribune

NEW YORK -- Wall Street withstood another stream of bad economic readings Wednesday, closing sharply higher after investors shuttled between pessimism about the recession and hopes that the nation might start seeing relief soon. The major indexes saw...

photo: AP / Richard Drew

Three to bid at Lehman's Neuberger auction: Lawyer

-A branch of Lehman Brothers is seen in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. The 158-year-old Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed Monday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was crippled by US$ 60 billion (euro 43 billion) in soured real-estate holdings and unable to find an investment partner to throw it a lifelin

The Times of India

Text: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc has received three bids for its prized asset management unit Neuberger Berman, a bankruptcy lawyer for the company said on Wednesday. The auction of Lehman's...

photo: AP / Michael Probst

First international flight leaves main Bangkok airport

Bangkok,Thailand - Thai Airways - Airlines - Check-In Counter - Tourism - Tourists - Economy. (ps1)

The Australian

A THAI Airways flight to Sydney left Bangkok's main international airport last night, the first international departure since protesters ended an eight-day blockade. The flag carrier's flight left Suvarnabhumi international airport at about 6.45...

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Yahoo rallies on rumour

Yahoo! billboard in downtown San Francisco, Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Internet portal Yahoo Inc. releases first-quarter earnings after the close of trading on Wall St

NZ Herald

Yahoo's stock rallied yesterday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can raise enough money in a worsening recession to buy the struggling internet company for as much as US$30 billion ($56.48 billion). The Wall Street...

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