Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:32 PM PST
 AFP - Gordon Brown was on Tuesday embroiled in a row with the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, after he telephoned her to apologise for a handwritten letter of condolence. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:40 PM PST
AP - The French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:02 PM PST
 AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refused to concede that the title is out of his side's reach despite being 11 points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 2-2 draw with Birmingham on Monday. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:30 PM PST
 AP - Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:06 PM PST
 AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband has fuelled speculation about his interest in becoming EU foreign minister by unexpectedly attending celebrations in Berlin, media reports said Tuesday. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:10 PM PST
AP - British foreign minister David Miliband has turned down the chance to become the European Union's envoy to the rest of the world, the BBC reported Monday.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:57 PM PST
![]() AP - Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST
 Reuters - The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , throwing the $7 billion deal into question. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:50 PM PST
Investor's Business Daily - Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:10 PM PST
![Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called]() AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called "Tobin" tax on big financial transactions. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST
 AP - A selection of comments from ceremonies, remembrances of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:17 AM PST
AP - President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the fall 20 years ago of the Berlin Wall in a video message to the main anniversary event.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:11 AM PST
AP - Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:51 AM PST
AP - The body of a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was cremated Monday after her father gave up his hope for a new investigation in her case.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:14 AM PST
AP - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 07:24 AM PST
AP - The United States and Germany stepped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday to implement major reforms and crack down on rampant corruption.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST
AP - Russia's Constitutional Court held hearings Monday on whether a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force next year.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:42 AM PST
AP - Two Swiss businessmen detained by Libya over a spat involving leader Moammar Gadhafi's son have been handed over to their embassy in Tripoli, Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST
 AP - The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy. |
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:08 AM PST
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again calling on Iran to release three Americans as a senior Iranian prosecutor said they have been accused of espionage.
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