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U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Seoul on the last stop of his eight-day trip to Asia. Protesters have been demonstrating in the streets against the Afghan conflict, but Obama is pledging to find a strategy that can end it. (Nov 18)

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The Vatican has released a new volume of books pairing Bible stories with paintings from the Sistine Chapel. (18 November 2009)

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Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader. (Nov. 17)

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A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica was struggling to free itself from sea ice about 5 miles from clear water on Tuesday, a shipping company said. (Nov. 17)

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A treat for U.S. soldiers in Iraq, especially action movie buffs. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited with U.S. troops in Baghdad, thanking them for their service and sacrifices. (Nov. 17)

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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been temporarily detained in Germany after a hotel said he skipped out on a $5,100 hotel bill. (Nov. 17)

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Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking cooperation with the Myanmar junta after years of political deadlock. The Nobel laureate has sent a fresh letter to the junta chief, proposing a meeting. (Nov 17)

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Doctors in Australia have separated conjoined twins who shared parts of their heads and blood flow. A medical team needed 25 hours to perform the operation on the two-year-old girls from Bangladesh. (Nov 17)

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A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors. (Nov. 17)

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Rescuers in the Chinese city of Shanghai have been trying to move the body of a beached whale from the shore. The whale, weighting 10 tons, was found beached by local fishermen last week. (Nov. 16)

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A food summit has endorsed plans to help farmers in poorer nations. But delegates on Monday failed to pledge the billions of dollars the U.N. says is necessary to implement the strategy. And the pope decried the plight of the hungry. (Nov 16)

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Britain and Australia have apologized for the mistreatment of so-called "child migrants" sent out to get a "better life" overseas. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke at a ceremony Monday in Canberra. (Nov 13)

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Former President Bill Clinton visited the Temple Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday. During the weekend, he urged Israelis and Palestinians to end their long conflict, saying they cannot escape their common future. (Nov. 15)

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President Barack Obama is making his first trip to China. He's arrived in Shanghai, where he'll hold talks with local officials and hold an American-style town hall with Chinese university students. (Nov. 15)

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During its storied history, soldiers with the French Foreign Legion have fought in many far-flung places. Now it has 750 men operating in Afghanistan as part of NATO's International Security Force. (Nov. 14)

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Students at a Colombian cooking school have created a "love dessert" that includes some extra boost. (Nov. 14)

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President Barack Obama met with foreign dignitaries during a dinner and reception in Singapore. (Nov. 14)

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A pair of suicide bombings have killed at least 16 people in Pakistan. One of Friday's deadly attacks targeted the country's powerful spy agency in a northwest outpost. (Nov 13)

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A freed Irish priest said Thursday that his Philippine captors treated him well, although they dragged him through the jungle. Michael Sinnott, 79, said he doesn't think ransom was paid for his release. (Nov 12)

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A human rights group reports that Chinese who complain to their government risk being kidnapped and held illegally. Human Rights Watch claims that detaining petitioners has become a lucrative business in China. (12 November 2009)

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A 17-year-old hunter is continuing to recover in Canada after being rescued from a floating chunk of ice on which he had been trapped with three polar bears for more than a day. (Nov. 12)

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Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly 60 million people in the dark in Brazil. The weather made transformers on a vital high-voltage transmission line short-circuit. (Nov. 12)

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For the first time, France and Germany have marked Armistice Day in a joint ceremony. Chancellor Angela Merkel joined President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Wednesday for the special commemoration to mark the end of World War I. (Nov 11)

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Tens of thousands of Palestinians were rallying Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of their iconic leader Yasser Arafat. The event comes as Palestinian political turmoil has been increasing. (Nov 11)

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Police rescued four suspected kidnappers from a town hall surrounded by hundreds of angry residents who wanted to mete out their own punishment. Earlier, townspeople had tossed gasoline at the building in a bid to get at the men. (Nov. 11)

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Mourners in northwestern Pakistan buried the victims of another market bomb blast on Wednesday. Authorities charge the the Taliban are responsible for the attack in Charsadda city, but many mourners believe the blame lies elswhere. (Nov 11)

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Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours. Problems at one of the world's biggest hydroelectric dams caused the outage. (Nov. 11)

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North and South Korean naval ships have fired on each other off the western coast of the peninsula. Each claims the other side violated their territorial waters. (Nov 10)

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A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. (Nov. 9)

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Germany's capital was packed with special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Monday. Chancellor Angela Merkel retraced the steps she took in 1989, speaking at Bornholmer Strasse subway station. (Nov 09)

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Media access to the Dalai Lama appeared to be restricted Monday, as he continued a week-long visit to a disputed border region near Tibet. China had asked that his trip be cancelled entirely, but India refused. (09 November 2009)

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With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell. (Nov. 9)

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Damage and destruction from a weekend storm is now responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people in parts of El Salvador. Another 60 people remain missing. (Nov. 9)

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A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor blew himself up Sunday in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people. (Nov. 8)

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A tentative forecast track shows Tropical Storm Ida, packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour, could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast early in the week. (Nov. 7)

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Two days of heavy rains have caused massive flooding in the northern coast of Australia. (Nov. 7)

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Award winning French chocolatier Patrick Roger is commemorating the fall of communism with a fifteen meter long and nine hundred kilogram chocolate reproduction of the Berlin Wall. (Nov. 06)

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Afghans were protesting what they said were civilian deaths in the south and the east of the country Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.N. announced it was relocating staff following a deadly attack on one of its guest houses in the capital. (Nov 05)

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Australian farmers in the outback of Western Queensland are under siege from a kangaroo plague, with the drought-ravaged animals moving into towns, desperate for food. (Nov. 5)