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World leaders descend on Berlin 20 years after Wall's fall
BERLIN - Twenty years after the Berlin Wall tumbled in a peaceful revolution, world leaders will on Monday meet in a transformed Germany to fete its shining moment in history and huddle over daunting problems ahead.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 4:24 PM
Anti-Taliban mayor among 11 killed in Pakistan suicide bomb
PESHAWAR - A suicide car bomber struck near a local mayor's house in Pakistan's Peshawar city Sunday, killing 11 people including the one-time rebel backer turned anti-Taliban crusader, police said.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 4:15 PM
Clinton to tackle Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan on new trip
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Sunday for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 3:25 PM
US House approves sweeping health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives late Saturday approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 1:28 PM
Study shows high cost of German reunification: report
BERLIN – As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros ($1.9 trillion) have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Reuters 11/08/2009 9:14 AM
African-Americans slam Obama in White House protest
WASHINGTON - Decrying Barack Obama as "white power in black face," hundreds of African-Americans marched on the White House Saturday to protest policies of the first black US president, and demand that he bring US troops home.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 8:32 AM
G20 fails to reach pre-Copenhagen climate finance deal
ST ANDREWS, Scotland – G20 nations fell short of reaching agreement on climate finance a month before key UN talks, while pledging Saturday to maintain stimulus measures for a still "uneven" global economy.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 8:21 AM
US expects all ASEAN leaders at summit
MANILA - The United States expects the leaders of all ASEAN nations to attend a summit in Singapore next week, a US diplomat said Saturday, setting the stage for a possible meeting between Barack Obama and leaders of Myanmar's ruling junta.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/07/2009 11:26 PM