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The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

AP - Saturday, November 21

LONDON - Catherine Ashton.

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  • Yemen: Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    SANA'A, Yemen - Yemen's coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

  • Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.

  • Kenya unveils constitution to avoid vote violence

    AP - Friday, November 20

    NAIROBI, Kenya - A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential elections.

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Europe

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  • New German foreign minister on first Moscow visit

    New German foreign minister on first Moscow visit

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Germany's new Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasised strong relations with Russia during his first visit to Moscow Friday, but remained discreet on human rights issues.

  • Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    ZAGREB (AFP) - - The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union.

  • Russian Orthodox priest critical of Islam shot dead

    Russian Orthodox priest critical of Islam shot dead

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - An Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin, investigators said Friday.

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Latin America

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  • Guatemala reopening international adoptions

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.

  • Honduras regime seeks to disarm citizens ahead of polls

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - - The Honduran de facto regime on Friday ordered citizens to turn in their weapons in a bid to avert violence around disputed presidential elections to be held at the end of the month.

  • Honduras interim president may take leave for vote

    AP - Friday, November 20

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections.

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North America

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  • Vehicle fuel efficiency up in 2008 model year

    AP - 2 hours 45 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday.

  • New questions arise in Pequot trading probe

    AP - 2 hours 46 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators.

  • Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment

    AP - 2 hours 48 minutes ago

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - An attorney for a condemned killer says Ohio's new lethal-injection plan is so untested it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month.

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