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Today's date: 20 July 2008
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Powers wield sanction threat after Iran stalemate
GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear programme on Saturday or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=sdM9uz"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=sdM9uz" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=zkm6rJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=zkm6rJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=2SiNgj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=2SiNgj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=0dtWlj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=0dtWlj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/339986554" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama visits Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=fE1WvN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=fE1WvN" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=TpDUMJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=TpDUMJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=zurbRj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=zurbRj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=n97aQj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=n97aQj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/339706777" height="1" width="1"/>
Thousands march for Nicaragua's Ortega after protest
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people filled Nicaragua's capital on Saturday to celebrate the country's 1979 leftist revolution, giving a lift to President Daniel Ortega as his government faces simmering protests. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=k8BMf9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=k8BMf9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=zQQMDJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=zQQMDJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=gNvYJj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=gNvYJj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=0rgbCj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=0rgbCj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340397221" height="1" width="1"/>
Zimbabwe opposition may sign initial talks agreement
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party could sign an agreement as early as Monday to begin substantive talks with President Robert Mugabe's party on ending a political impasse that has worsened the country's severe economic crisis, opposition officials said on Saturday. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=q4fEsm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=q4fEsm" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=15gLCJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=15gLCJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=RI4Ncj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=RI4Ncj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=Yn68cj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=Yn68cj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/339887067" height="1" width="1"/>
World's largest confessional staged in Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) - At most outdoor festivals the longest queues are generally for the portable toilets and bar but at World Youth Day in Sydney, the Catholic Church's version of Woodstock, one of the biggest queues is for confessing sins. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=xf4rjw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=xf4rjw" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=ubbsLJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=ubbsLJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=043gpj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=043gpj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=ZPWUUj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=ZPWUUj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340283942" height="1" width="1"/>
Arab ministers criticize ICC Sudan charges
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League criticised the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking the arrest of Sudan's president on genocide charges, saying diplomacy should be given a priority to solve the conflict in Darfur. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=zV2Dod"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=zV2Dod" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=wG5yxJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=wG5yxJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=PtLq9j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=PtLq9j" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=lY0AFj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=lY0AFj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340021574" height="1" width="1"/>
Zuma says Mandela "glue" holding South Africa together
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's ruling party said former President Nelson Mandela was the glue holding the country together, giving voice to long-held fears about the future of the fledgling democracy without him. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=4BMJa9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=4BMJa9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=2iz7QJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=2iz7QJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=ToL8Mj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=ToL8Mj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=D8vVjj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=D8vVjj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340053045" height="1" width="1"/>
Gunbattle at Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills two
EIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Saturday in a gunbattle between members of the Fatah faction and Sunni Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, camp officials said. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=bxlnYQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=bxlnYQ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=iRLzcJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=iRLzcJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=BjPMoj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=BjPMoj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=gk7ZSj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=gk7ZSj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340016195" height="1" width="1"/>
Three killed in Thai Muslim south after "ceasefire"
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Militants fired on an army outpost and killed three villagers in separate attacks in Thailand's restive Muslim south, police said on Sunday, days after an unknown rebel group declared a ceasefire. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=8O8TTx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=8O8TTx" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=rfO1yJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=rfO1yJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=OwtCaj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=OwtCaj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=dnW49j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=dnW49j" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340397222" height="1" width="1"/>
Brazilian police recover Picasso print and nab suspect
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum last month, local media reported on Saturday. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=t5dpYx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=t5dpYx" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=ljmkkJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=ljmkkJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=UBqCEj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=UBqCEj" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=AWHqzj"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=AWHqzj" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/340283943" height="1" width="1"/>
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