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    Iran leader ready to talk to Rome on Mideast
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...C2_worldNews-1
    ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has received a letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying he is willing to consult with Rome on resolving problems in the Middle East, a spokesman for Prodi said on Friday.

    North Korea calls on US to move in nuclear standoff
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1_%5bFeed%5d-6
    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea made clear on Friday it had no intention of scrapping its nuclear weapons program unless the United States made significant concessions.

    Israel developing anti-militant "bionit hornet"
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1-MostViewed-1
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is using nanotechnology to try to create a robot no bigger than a hornet that would be able to chase, photograph and kill its targets, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.

    Spanish FM: Nothing in peace plan "Israel can reject"
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789009.html
    Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos sought Friday to reassure Israel over a new Mideast peace initiative proposed the day before by Spain, France and

    Italy to turn Madrid terror bombing suspect to Spain
    http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/...r_Bombings.php
    MADRID, Spain: A Muslim militant charged as a key suspect in the Madrid terror bombings of 2004 will be turned over to Spain on Friday by Italy, where he has also been convicted of terrorism, police said.

    NYPD says al-Qaida operative favored limo bomb for US targets
    http://www.nydailynews.com/front/bre...p-397219c.html
    An al-Qaida operative conducting surveillance on U.S. soil in 2000 favored using a limousine packed with explosives or a hijacked oil tanker truck to attack financial institutions in Manhattan and New Jersey, police officials said Thursday.

    Al-Qaeda report focueses on Canada, Netherlands, UK
    http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/alq061117
    The Netherlands figures prominently in a report from the al-Qaeda terrorist network which has appeared on a number of radical Islamic websites in recent weeks and in a printed version which has been distributed in Afghanistan. The 66-page document devotes great attention to Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the three countries supplying the vast majority of the NATO troops currently deployed in Afghanistan.

    Blair: New initiatives could come soon to resolve ME conflict
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789442.html
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview published Friday that new initiatives could be presented soon to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    Russia: IAEA, not Security Council, should deal with Iran dispute
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789409.html
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Friday for renewed talks with Iran over its nuclear program and said that the United Nations nuclear watchdog, not the Security Council, should lead efforts to resolve the standoff, according to Russian news agencies.

    French troups in Lebanon take "prepartory steps" over IAF jets
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789446.html
    Anti-aircraft units of the French UN peacekeeping force took what they called "essential preparatory steps" when Israeli air force jets flew low over south Lebanon on Friday, a spokesman said.

    China comes to defense of it's human rights record
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22
    BEIJING (Reuters) - China, which executes more people than any other country in the world and admits nearly all defendants in criminal cases are found guilty, launched an exhibition on Friday promoting its human rights record.

    Pakistan fires nuclear-capable missile
    http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayA...n=subcontinent
    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a day after concluding peace talks with India where the South Asian rivals agreed to fresh atomic safety measures.

    EU, UN soften language of resolution on Beit Hanun deaths
    http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/789145.html
    European Union diplomats at the United Nations were busy yesterday with efforts to soften the language of a draft resolution on the deaths of at least 19 Palestinian civilians in an accidental IDF shelling of Beit Hanun last Wednesday. The resolution will be brought to a vote on Friday at an emergency session of the General Assembly.

    Pacific rim leaders converge on Hanoi for summit
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ries-newsOne-2
    HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and other Pacific rim leaders converged on Hanoi on Friday to find ways of knitting closer trade ties and to put up a united front against a nuclear-armed north Korea.

    14 contractors kidnapped in Iraq:Report
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...News-newsOne-4
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Up to 14 people, including four American contractors, were kidnapped in an ambush of a convoy near the southern Iraq city of Nasiriyah on Thursday, ABC News reported, citing defense officials.

    Suicide bomber dies attacking Pakistan police
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...C2_worldNews-6
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed himself in an attack on a police van in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar on Friday, but neither of the policemen in the vehicle were hurt, police said.

    Pakistan on Edge: Angry Citizens say "Busharaff" to Go
    http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/...an_on_the.html
    Anti-American sentiment has reached an all-time high in Pakistan, and it could affect the United States' efforts to track down al Qaeda leaders, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence sources say.

    30 injured, 1 killed in bomb attacks in southern Thailand
    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...329272,00.html
    Three bomb blasts killed one person and wounded at least 30 other people Friday in southern Thailand, which continues to be wracked by a Muslim insurgency despite recent efforts by a new government at reconciliation.

    Red Flag Over Iranian Arrest
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15754715/site/newsweek/
    Nov. 16, 2006 - The arrest of a former Iranian diplomat in Britain is the latest reminder of complications that could arise if the Bush administration turns to Iran to help solve the escalating violence in Iraq.

    Thousands line up in US, over PS3 frenzy
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gamers lined up by the thousands early on Friday, aiming to be one of the first in the United States to buy Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3, the multimedia and video game machine that is key to the future of the beleaguered electronics and media conglomerate.

    Man shot waiting to buy PS3
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1_%5bFeed%5d-5
    HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A man was shot early on Friday morning outside a Wal-Mart store in Connecticut while waiting to buy a new Sony Playstation 3, Connecticut State police said.

    Kennedy Mystique on Display in new Berlin Exhibition
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1_%5bFeed%5d-8
    BERLIN (Reuters) - Tears rolled down Marianne Monjau's cheeks as she watched a short film of John F. Kennedy's famous 1963 "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin at a new permanent exhibition to the slain U.S. president.

    Darfur conflict spreads as Annan announces deal
    http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...1_%5bFeed%5d-2
    ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Darfur conflict escalated into neighboring countries on Friday even as Sudan for the first time accepted the principle of allowing U.N. troops to help end one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

    Tonga in State of Emergency;worst ever riots-may appeal for outside troops
    http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...4625AA0CEC.htm
    Tonga has declared a state of emergency and is considering asking New Zealand and Australia to send troops after eight people were killed in the kingdom's worst ever riots.

    Solana calls Congo leaders to urge 'solidarity'http://euobserver.com/9/22896
    The EU has congratulated president Joseph Kabila. the winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo's first free elections in more than 40 years, after official results have declared him as the winner, but the 1,400 strong EU force in the country are on alert for possible post-election violence.

    Finnish PM flying to Warsaw to save EU-Russia summithttp://euobserver.com/9/22891
    EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen is flying to Warsaw on Friday (17 November) for a working dinner with prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski to try and break the deadlock on the EU-Russia summit.
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