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The U.S. says North Korea has agreed to every nuclear inspection demand the Bush administration has sought, so the North is being dropped from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. The nation will allow experts into all of its nuclear sites. (Oct. 11)

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Several hundred people, turned out to protest the British government's overnight effort to bailout financial institutions with $10 billion. The plan partly nationalizes major banks and guarantees a further $431 billion of bank loans. (Oct. 10)

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Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. (Oct. 10)

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There were more big losses in Asian stock trading on Friday. The Nikkei fell more than nine percent, while stocks in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines lost close to eight percent of its value. (Oct. 10)

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British Prime Minister says that despite falling stock prices around the world, he is going to work to keep oil and energy prices stable. OPEC has announced that it will hold an emergency meeting next month. (Oct. 10)

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Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin showed off a recent birthday present, a two month old female tiger. Putin says he will not keep the tiger at his residence, but at a zoo instead. (Oct. 10)

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A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says doctors have successfully removed a gallstone from the Tibetan leader. Meantime, the 73-year-old remains hospitalized in New Delhi. (Oct. 10)

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Two American journalists, whose disappearance prompted a U.S. Embassy alert have been released from Syrian custody. They are said to be doing well. They were taken into custody Thursday, while trying to cross the Syrian border. (Oct. 10)

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The Dalai Lama will undergo surgery to remove a gallstone according to a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader. (Oct. 9)

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Pope Benedict is praising the life of Pope Pius XII, who led the Catholic Church through World War II, and says despite previous claims he did not turn a blind eye toward the Holocaust. (Oct. 9)

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Two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon eight days ago were arrested Thursday in Syria after they crossed the Lebanese-Syrian border with the help of smugglers, Syrian officials said. (Oct. 9)

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North Korea has told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is ending its nuclear freeze. (Oct. 9)

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The gulf state of Veracruz is cleaning up after Tropical Storm Marco brought heavy rains and winds, while the country's Pacific coast gets ready for Hurricane Norbert, expected to cross the tip of Baja California this weekend. (Oct. 9)

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There were another round of interest rate cuts in Asia, which left stocks mixed. Japan's benchmark fell slightly, but stocks in Hong Kong finished up by more than two percent. (Oct. 9)

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An explosives-laden vehicle blew up an anti-terrorist squad building in Pakistan on Thursday. The blast wounded at least four people. Its unknown if there were any casualties. (Oct. 9)

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Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts. (Oct. 8)

Georgia says Russia is taking steps to leave Georgian territory. Moscow must withdraw its troops from buffer zones surrounding Georgia's separatist regions by Friday under ceasefire agreements signed in the wake of the August war. (Oct. 8)

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Officials say a plane loaded with tourists crashed in low visibility Wednesday, killing all but one person aboard. (Oct. 8)

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The tiny nation of Iceland is scrambling to prevent a financial collapse, begging other nations for loans, adjusting the value of its currency and taking over its second largest bank. (Oct. 8)

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The British government has announced a plan to partially nationalize eight of its largest banks. The pricetag is 87 billion dollars. This move comes as Asian markets faltered in early trading on Wednesday. Stocks in Japan fell more than 9%. (Oct. 8)

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The American author of a controversial book accusing Barack Obama of seething with "black rage" and of being unfit for the U.S. presidency was kicked out of Kenya. (Oct. 7)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presented an instructional judo DVD that bears his name and shows him throwing an opponent to the mat to journalists and guests in Moscow. This is the latest effort to boost his public image. (Oct. 7)

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Thailand's military agreed Tuesday to deploy hundreds of unarmed soldiers to the streets of Bangkok to help police restore order after violent clashes between police and protesters that left at least 1 person dead and 358 others injured. (Oct. 7)

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Asian markets showed signs of life on Tuesday, after investors cheered a big interest rate cut by the Australian central bank. The cut is aimed at alleviating an unfolding global credit crisis. (Oct. 7)

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Three skydivers made a record-breaking skydive on Sunday by jumping over the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, in Nepal. (Oct. 6)

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New tests on baby milk powder in China show no signs of melamine. The scandal that broke almost a month ago, is responsible for the deaths of four infants and sickening more than 54 thousand others. (Oct. 6)

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Most stocks started the week down in Asia. Japan's index fell four percent to a four-year low. Stocks were also down in Indonesia, Hong Kong and Australia. (Oct. 6)

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Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary, that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to Earth, went on display on Sunday for the first time at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. (Oct. 5)

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Russian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but intense war, a Georgian Interior Ministry official said. (Oct. 5)

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Everything from snake and tiger to orangutan got blessed inside a zoo in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday at a special ceremony that celebrates a Christian holy day. (Oct. 4)

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An American member of al-Qaida pointed to economic troubles in the U.S. as proof 'the enemies of Islam' face defeat, in a video released Saturday. Meanwhile suspected U.S. missiles hit near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, killing about 20. (Oct. 4)

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A car bomb exploded outside the Russian military's headquarters in South Ossetia on Friday, killing 7soldiers. Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast. (Oct. 3)

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A young bear opened the door to a Subway restaurant and then sniffed around before leaving. The bear's every move was caught on the store's security camera. (Oct. 2)

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Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percent less money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank of Mexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago. Many towns depend on these dollars for survival. (Oct. 2)

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Bankers and political leaders in Europe are anxiously waiting for the U.S. to come up with a solution to what has become a global financial crisis that threatens their economies and markets. (Oct. 1)

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Milk is found to be contaminated from an array of new companies in China, tests show. The widening food scandal now includes tainted cheesecake from China that is being recalled in Japan. (Oct. 1)

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A pre-dawn fire raged through an adult video theater in the western Japanese city Osaka, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others, police and fire department officials said Wednesday. (Oct. 1)

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International gymnastics officials close investigation into the ages of the Chinese gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics, saying documentation confirms they were old enough to compete. But the 2000 squad remains under scrutiny. (Oct. 1)

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Disagreements between Somali pirates holding a ship laden with tanks and heavy weapons escalated into a shootout and three pirates are believed dead, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday. The pirates denied the report. (Sept. 30)