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MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Doctors treating the Dalai Lama say there is no cause for concern despite him being admitted to hospital in India, and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will take part in a fast on Saturday, aides said.
Gustav kills nearly 70 in Caribbean, aims at U.S.more similar news »
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav was blamed on Thursday for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean and U.S. forecasters said it could hit New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a potentially powerful hurricane next week.
Obama vows to reverse Bush-McCain legacymore similar news »
DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched an assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's reputation in the world.
Thai police confront protesters in PM's compoundmore similar news »
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai riot police climbed into the occupied compound of the prime minister's office on Friday to deliver a court order for the eviction of protesters trying to overthrow the government.
Democrats ready celebration for Obamamore similar news »
DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand spectacle on Thursday to celebrate the historic presidential nomination of Barack Obama, who will take the party reins with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.
Gustav kills 59 in Caribbean, aims at U.Smore similar news »
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds on Thursday after killing at least 59 people elsewhere in the Caribbean, and was on a path to reach New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as potentially a powerful hurricane.
Karadzic due for plea hearing at Hague tribunalmore similar news »
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is being asked for a second time on Friday to enter a plea at a U.N. tribunal for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
Lehman looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs: sourcemore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wall Street.
Putin accuses U.S. of provoking Georgia crisismore similar news »
DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced increased diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions.
Top U.S. and Pakistan military officials talk strategymore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Pakistani military officials met this week on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to discuss the presence of militant safe havens in Pakistan and their role in Afghan violence, officials said on Thursday.
Court upholds dismissal of charges in KPMG casemore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against 13 former executives at KPMG, saying prosecutors violated the defendants' rights by pressuring the accounting firm not to pay their legal bills.
Salmonella outbreak over: CDCmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of an unusual strain of Salmonella that sickened more than 1,400 people and put 286 in the hospital appears to be over in the United States, federal health officials said on Thursday.
U.S. forces arrest senior Iraqi officialmore similar news »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces arrested the deputy head of a committee that purged Iraq's government of members of Saddam Hussein's party, an ally said, but the U.S. military said he was a wanted militia leader behind a deadly Baghdad bombing.
Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulfmore similar news »
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields.
Germany's Merkel most powerful woman again: Forbesmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage.
Obama set to be nominated as Democrats' candidatemore similar news »
DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama was set to be nominated on Wednesday as the Democrats' presidential candidate, a historic first for a black American, and Bill and Hillary Clinton marked their last day in the Denver spotlight.
Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistanmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine officer said on Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce military operations against a growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.
Some 70 migrants feared missing in Mediterraneanmore similar news »
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Some 70 African migrants are feared missing in the central Mediterranean after a large rubber dinghy taking them to Europe capsized, the Malta representative of the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
Violence hits as Pakistani politicians jockeymore similar news »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Government forces killed at least 44 militants in clashes in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, and the stock exchange took drastic action to stop steady losses stemming from increased violence and political uncertainty.
U.S. assessing possible military aid to Georgiamore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military planners have begun pondering the thorny question of how Georgia's shattered armed forces might be rebuilt without provoking a Russian backlash that could risk direct confrontation with Moscow.
