India demanded that Pakistan hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the country - including its most-wanted man - as diplomatic wrangling between the nuclear rivals intensified Tuesday following the deadly Mumbai attacks. A list of about 20 names was given to Pakistan's high commissioner ...
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President-elect Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. is now "on a glide path" to have all combat troops out of Iraq 16 months after he takes office, but continued to leave wiggle room that vexes antiwar voters. In his first extensive public comments on Iraq since winning the election, Mr. Obama ...
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The anti-government protesters who have paralysed Thailand’s international airport for the past week promised today to abandon their demonstrations, after the country’s Prime Minister was forced from power by the country’s highest court. The announcement promises relief for a quarter of a ...
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NEW YORK — The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and wiping out more than half of last week’s big gains. All the major indicators fell more than 7 ...
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TOKYO -- Japan's Nikkei index tumbled more than 6% today as selling spread across the board on big losses on Wall Street amid growing gloom over the global economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 533.53 points, or 6.35%, to close at 7,863.69. The broader Topix index fell 4.88% to 787.12 ...
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WASHINGTON - General Motors Corp. will take a hacksaw to itself as part of a plea to Congress for part of $25 billion in aid, pledging billions of dollars in cuts across its North American business from reworking its debt to shedding up to four U.S. brands. What it cannot do is guarantee that the ...
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CHICAGO (AP) - The arrest of Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law in the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew confirmed what police officials have quietly said for weeks: that the 27-year-old convicted felon was the prime suspect in the slayings. William Balfour was ...
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