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Panda diplomacy for Australia

Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 11:59 PM ET

Two giant pandas from China will travel to Australia in a gesture some hope could help ease trade and diplomatic tensions.

  • Sarah Palin kicks off book tour Play
    Sarah Palin kicks off book tour Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 10:45 PM ET

    Launching a media blitz for her book release, Sarah Palin greets hundreds of fans in Michigan

  • Shuttle arrives at space station Play
    Shuttle arrives at space station Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 8:03 PM ET

    Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after the shuttles' retirement next year.

  • Sen.Gregg knocks curbs on Fed role Play
    Sen.Gregg knocks curbs on Fed role Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 7:51 PM ET

    Republican U.S. Senator Judd Gregg on Wednesday criticized the Democrats' plan to impose sweeping curbs on the Federal Reserve.

  • Talk of the Town: Depp is sexiest man Play
    Talk of the Town: Depp is sexiest man Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 6:19 PM ET

    The latest celebrity and entertainment headlines including Johnny Depp named Sexiest Man, Andrew Lloyd Webber is back in the hospital and Paul McCartney to be honored by the Library of Congress.

  • Clinton in Kabul for inauguration Play
    Clinton in Kabul for inauguration Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 5:33 PM ET

    Hillary Clinton makes her first trip to Afghanistan as Secretary of State to attend President Hamid Karzai's inauguration.

  • Obama, Holder defend NY 9/11 trials Play
    Obama, Holder defend NY 9/11 trials Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 2:57 PM ET

    Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a federal criminal court in New York City rather than by military commission.

  • Building tensions in Jerusalem Play
    Building tensions in Jerusalem Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 1:04 PM ET

    Israel demolishes an Arab-built structure in East Jerusalem, inflaming already heightened tensions over land use.

  • Pakistani women condemn U.S. Play
    Pakistani women condemn U.S. Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 12:01 PM ET

    Over a thousand women from the Jamaat-e-Islami party march through the streets of Islamabad to condemn American policies in Pakistan.

  • UK Queen opens Parliament Play
    UK Queen opens Parliament Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 11:27 AM ET

    Britain's Queen Elizabeth II presides over the state opening of parliament and delivers her government's mandate for its final months in office before the general election due next year.

  • China's 'rare earths' monopoly Play
    China's 'rare earths' monopoly Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 11:24 AM ET

    China is stockpiling, taxing and imposing ever-smaller export quotas on rare earths -- the 17 obscure chemical elements without which many industries would grind to a halt.

  • Stolen puppies give the game away Play
    Stolen puppies give the game away Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 11:09 AM ET

    Thieves who carried out a pet shop heist in Australia were given away by their haul - 17 squealing puppies who were then rescued by police.

  • Young Iraqis jet ski in Baghdad Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 11:03 AM ET

    Jet-ski and boating enthusiasts take to the Tigris, making the most of a current lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.

  • Obama on the Great Wall of China Play
    Obama on the Great Wall of China Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 9:01 AM ET

    U.S. President Barack Obama takes a stroll on the Great Wall of China on the final day of his first visit to the communist country.

  • Students sing for Obama in China Play
    Students sing for Obama in China Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 8:57 AM ET

    U.S. President Barack Obama attends a banquet in Beijing with President Hu Jintao and is entertained by American and Chinese students performing pop songs.

  • Chechnya's first ice skating rink Play
    Chechnya's first ice skating rink Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 8:47 AM ET

    An ice skating rink is officially inaugurated in the Chechen capital Grozny by president Ramzan Kadyrov.

  • Asylum seeker standoff ends Play
    Asylum seeker standoff ends Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 6:46 AM ET

    Sri Lankan refugees, holed up on an Australian customs boat in Indonesian waters, have finally disembarked as they continue their bid for asylum in Australia.

  • Amnesty: Australia violating rights Play
    Amnesty: Australia violating rights Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 6:44 AM ET

    Amnesty's top official says Australia's treatment of indigenous community amounts to "base violation of human rights."

  • Seoul protests ahead of Obama visit Play
    Seoul protests ahead of Obama visit Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 6:15 AM ET

    Demonstrators in Seoul protest for and against U.S. President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to South Korea.

  • Obama China trip ends Play
    Obama China trip ends Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 4:02 AM ET

    U.S. President Barack Obama concludes his China visit with more high-level talks and a trip to the Great Wall.

  • Talk of the Town: Rihanna back on stage Play
    Talk of the Town: Rihanna back on stage Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 8:29 PM ET

    The latest celebrity and entertainment news including Rihanna takes the stage, New Moon premieres to screaming fans and Cindy Crawford's alleged blackmailer in custody.

  • Remembering the Velvet Revolution Play
    Remembering the Velvet Revolution Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 2:39 PM ET

    An impromptu neo-Nazi march mars commemorations to celebrate the Czech Republic's 1989 Velvet Revolution.

  • Thief gets trapped, drops trousers Play
    Thief gets trapped, drops trousers Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 1:04 PM ET

    A thief gets himself stuck in a tiny window while trying to break into a supermarket in Almancil, southern Portugal.

  • Pirate free Spanish ship Play
    Pirate free Spanish ship Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 12:53 PM ET

    The Spanish fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates six weeks ago is released but another ship has been seized off the Seychelles.

  • Mugabe attacks "illegal" sanctions Play
    Mugabe attacks "illegal" sanctions Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 12:45 PM ET

    Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe calls on western countries to lift "illegal and inhuman sanctions" on his country.

  • The next "Guantanamo Bay?" Play
    The next "Guantanamo Bay?" Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 12:39 PM ET

    A virtually empty prison in Thomson, Illinois could be the next possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects moved from the Guantanamo Bay prison.

  • Thai insurgents killed in gunbattle Play
    Thai insurgents killed in gunbattle Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 12:01 PM ET

    Thailand's border with Malaysia gets more violent as Muslim insurgents battle for independence from Thailand's Buddhist majority.

  • Women burn themselves to flee abuse Play
    Women burn themselves to flee abuse Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 11:24 AM ET

    Afghan wives choose to burn themselves to death to escape a life of domestic torture and abuse.

  • Girls grumble over Gaddafi evening Play
    Girls grumble over Gaddafi evening Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 9:55 AM ET

    The Libyan leader's 'convert to Islam' message to Italian women recruited by an agency for what many reportedly thought would be a VIP party.

  • Prehistoric fish caught on film Play
    Prehistoric fish caught on film Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 8:37 AM ET

    Japanese and Indonesian researchers capture on film a newly born Coelacanth - a prehistoric fish experts see as a "missing link" between fish and amphibian creatures.

  • U.S.-China leaders talk trade, Iran Play
    U.S.-China leaders talk trade, Iran Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 8:37 AM ET

    China and the United States agree to cooperate on trade issues and finding solutions to the nuclear programmes of both Iran and North Korea.

  • Arnie visits U.S. troops in Iraq Play
    Arnie visits U.S. troops in Iraq Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 7:06 AM ET

    Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California and Hollywood action hero, visits U.S. soldiers at Camp Victory in northern Baghdad, Iraq.

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