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Czech president signs European Union reform treaty PRAGUE (AP) — A charter meant to transform Europe into a more unified and powerful global player passed its last major hurdle Tuesday and looks set to become law within weeks.
Nov 3, 2009 at 22:48
Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.
Nov 3, 2009 at 22:41
Moldova sets president vote in parliament Nov. 10 CHISINAU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Moldova's parliament decided on Tuesday to vote next week to replace former communist President Vladimir Voronin, but there is little sign of ending a deadlock between communists and a new Western-leaning government.
Nov 3, 2009 at 22:04
Buffett buying Burlington rail in his biggest deal NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $26 billion to buy out Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in a bet that the nation's largest rail company is poised to benefit from a recovering U.S. economy.
Nov 3, 2009 at 21:46
Albanian newspaper editor beaten, two detained TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A prominent journalist and newspaper editor has been hospitalized after being beaten, police said, in an incident condemned by the country's government and the United States embassy here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 16:53
Berlin Wall gets facelift, 20 years later BERLIN (AP) — Stroke by stroke, Gerhard Kriedner applied pink acrylic paint with a small brush on a 14-yard stretch of the Berlin Wall, recreating the mural he first painted months after the Berlin Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989.
Nov 3, 2009 at 16:48
First foreigner dies from swine flu in China BEIJING (AP) — State media say a 32-year-old Russian man has become the first foreigner to die from swine flu in mainland China.
Nov 3, 2009 at 13:33 | Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Europe's economy will rebound next year from a deep slump and accelerate in 2011, the European Commission said on Tuesday, paving the way for major deficit cuts across the 27-nation bloc from 2011 at the latest.
Nov 3, 2009 at 13:32 | Reuters
MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States will step up support for businesses, vulnerable young people, local governments and associations under President Barack Obama's plan for a "new beginning" with the Islamic world.
Nov 3, 2009 at 13:31 | Reuters
MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States will deliver on President Barack Obama's promise of a "new start" with the world's Muslims by offering fresh programmes to promote entrepreneurship, economic development and education, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
Nov 3, 2009 at 13:30 | Reuters
GENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Inflation-adjusted wages stagnated last year and are likely to drop in 2009 despite signs that the global economy is gaining steam, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday.
Nov 3, 2009 at 13:27 | Reuters
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Czech constitutional court's ruling on Tuesday against a legal challenge to the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty cleared one of the final hurdles to the charter's ratification.
Nov 3, 2009 at 11:03 | Reuters
Czech court lifts last barrier to European Union treaty BRNO, Czech Republic, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification.
Nov 3, 2009 at 11:01 | Reuters
Lviv, November 2 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Lviv region receives 18, 040 doses of Tamiflu, a medicine used to treat or prevent flu, out of the batch, which arrived in Ukraine on Monday night, the regional state administration's press service reported.
Nov 3, 2009 at 09:27
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The health care bill headed for a vote in the House this week costs $1.2 trillion or more over a decade, according to numerous Democratic officials and figures contained in an analysis by congressional budget experts, far higher than the $900 billion cited by President Barack Obama as a price tag for his reform plan.
Nov 3, 2009 at 09:21 | Associated Press