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    Japan Hit by Big Quake, Small Tsunami
    TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning today and told the country's Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit hundreds of miles away. The agency later said that a small tsunami had hit northern Japan, estimated at 40 centimeters (16 inches) high. There is little threat of a tsunami to Japan, officials said.

    IAEA Finds Traces of Potential Materials for Nuclear Weapons at Iranian Waste Facility
    VIENNA, Austria — New traces of plutonium and enriched uranium — potential material for atomic warheads — have been found in a nuclear waste facility in Iran, a revelation that came Tuesday as the Iranian president boasted his country's nuclear fuel program will soon be completed. The International Atomic Energy Agency report detailing the discovery also faulted Tehran for not cooperating with the U.N. watchdog's attempts to investigate other suspicious aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a two-hour news conference in Tehran, asserted the world has no choice but to "live with a nuclear Iran," although he conceded his country was "still in the first stages" of its uranium enrichment program.

    Christianity being wiped from tales of U.S. history
    Tour guides at Jamestown, Monticello don't include Jesus' name in explanations. When Pastor Todd DuBord visited historical sites in the Washington, D.C., area recently he was thrilled with being on the site of so many events important to the founding of the United States.

    Fox News reporters freed for $2 million
    JERUSALEM – Palestinian terror groups and security organizations in the Gaza Strip received $2 million from a U.S. source in exchange for the release of Fox News employees Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, who were kidnapped here last summer, a senior leader of one of the groups suspected of the abductions told WND.

    Young adults in U.S. abandoning biblical faith
    A poll comparing the moral and religious views of young adults in their 20s and 30s with the views of adults over 40 shows that the young adults are abandoning the biblical faith of their elders at an alarming rate, according to the Barna Group. In terms of morals, adults in their 20s and 30s were at least twice as likely as their elders to have:

    Panel: Israel not ready for major earthquake
    Geological experts said on Tuesday that a significant earthquake in the region could cause "catastrophic damage," leaving hundreds of thousands homeless and as many as 16,000 Israelis dead, Army Radio reported. The doomsday scenario was raised at a meeting of experts in Ashdod devoted to developing responses to a geological event in the county.

    One killed in Kassam attack, Peretz bodyguard wounded
    Six Kassam rockets were fired by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, killing a 57-year-old woman in the southern Negev town of Sderot and seriously wounding a young man. The 24-year-old bodyguard of Defense Minister Amir Peretz lost one of his limbs and is being treated in the Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon on the coast of Israel.

    Early-season avalanche buries skier
    SALT LAKE CITY - An early-season avalanche on Tuesday swept away four experienced backcountry skiers, burying one who was quickly found only because he was wearing a tracking device.

    Officials Say 40 Baghdad Hostages Released
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (Nov. 15) - Most of the people abducted in a raid on the offices of the Higher Education Ministry have been released, Iraqi's prime minister said Wednesday, but officials were unable to say how many remained captive.

    Late-Season Storm Expected to Strengthen
    MEXICO CITY (Nov. 15) - Tropical Storm Sergio formed off Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week as it nears land.

    Report: Scarlet fever spreading in North Korea
    Scarlet fever is spreading in North Korea and threatens to become a full-blown epidemic despite efforts by authorities to contain the disease, a news report said Wednesday. The disease, which broke out in northern Ryanggang Province last month, was rapidly spreading to other parts of the communist state, including the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. It cited unnamed South Koreans with information about the situation in the North.

    Quartet, Arab officials meet in Cairo on restarting Mideast peace process
    Arab leaders and top U.S., European and United Nations diplomats held key talks in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in an attempt to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process, even as a Palestinian rocket attack killed one person in Sderot and left another seriously wounded.

    Obesity could hit economies as hard as malnutrition
    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Obesity could knock economic output as severely as malnutrition, which shaves as much as 3 percent off production in the poorest countries, a World Bank specialist said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization estimates obesity has tripled in the past two decades and that one in ten children and one in five adults will be obese in Europe and Central Asia by 2010 unless action is taken.

    IRAN, SYRIA SEEK INTEROPERABILITY
    LONDON [MENL] -- Iran and Syria have launched an effort to ensure military interoperability. Western intelligence sources said the effort was meant to ensure that the two militaries could coordinate attacks, share information and launch joint ground and missile operations. They said the effort began in 2005 and was formalized in a defense cooperation accord signed last November. head:

    Head of Islamic Jihad: Security fence very successful
    Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization spoke with the Lebanese al-Manar television station and said that the security fence built by Israel has made it very difficult for his people to conduct attacks against the Jewish state.

    UN report: Somalis fought Israel in Lebanon
    A United Nations report has revealed that Hizballah received help from an unexpected source during the war this summer: A substantial number of experienced Somali fighters were brought to Lebanon in order to assist Hizballah in their fight against Israel. The report, initially obtained by Reuters news agency, reveals that the 720 Somali rebel fighters arrived in Lebanon to participate in the fighting against Israel were selected by Afghanistan-trained hard-line Islamist commander Adan Hashi Farah "Ayro" and were paid $2,000 each to participate in the fighting. In case a fighter was killed, the report says, a lump sum of $30,000 was given to their families.

    Iranian paper: Great War to wipe out Israel coming
    Editorials in Iranian newspapers claim '50 percent of Israel already destroyed,' say 'Israel must collapse'. Iranian newspapers Kehyan and and Resalat have urged Muslims around the world to prepare for a 'great war' to destroy the State of Israel.

    Insomniac Bears Scare Russians
    Insomniac bears are roaming the forests of southwestern Siberia scaring local people, the Reuters news agency reports. As the weather stays too warm for the season the animals do not fall into their usual winter slumber. Bears escape harsh winters by going to sleep in October-November for around six months, but in the snowless Kemerovo region in Siberia where the weather is unseasonably warm, animals have no desire yet to hibernate.

    EU, Russia to negotiate deal on trade, energy at summit in Finland
    HELSINKI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Finland will host the EU-Russia summit next week, expected to launch negotiations for a new EU-Russia framework agreement, which will cover wide-ranging trade and energy policy issues, according to a Wednesday press release from the Finnish government. The summit, set for Nov. 24 in the capital Helsinki, will also focus on cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Russia in areas such as energy, environment, culture, justice and home affairs.

    Coming soon: Power without cords and plugs
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the current wondrous electronic age might soon be viewed as quaint by a generation freed of the use of electrical cords and plugs. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team says it has used the physics of electromagnetic fields to propose a theoretical net that could wirelessly power electronic gadgets at distances of many feet.

    Kindergarten Student Suspended After Opening Lunch With Knife
    Lexington, SC (AHN) - A kindergarten student may face expulsion after bringing a pocket knife to school to open his lunch bag. The five year old was immediately suspended even though he did not threaten anyone. Officials admit the child did not seem to realize he had done anything wrong. head:

    Meteor Shower Occurring This Weekend
    Portland, OR (AHN) - Those watching the skies in western Europe, Africa, Brazil and the eastern parts of North America this weekend may be able to witness a two-hour-long meteor shower. Star gazers in peak locations could see up to 150 shooting stars per hour.

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