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Troops patrol Beirut after Hezbollah pullout

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 11:00
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese troops patrolled Beirut on Sunday after Hezbollah fighters pulled back from areas they had seized in gun battles with supporters of the U.S.-backed government.

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Brown to fight against Scottish independence

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 10:49
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Sunday to do "whatever is necessary" to preserve the United Kingdom in face of demands for Scottish independence.

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"Unimaginable tragedy" if Myanmar delays aid

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 10:36
YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Sunday in search of food, water and medicine but aid workers said thousands of them would die if emergency supplies do not get through soon.

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Serbs weigh pride against prosperity in key election

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 10:23
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbs began voting on Sunday in an election that will show whether the lure of European Union membership outweighs their anger over the Western-backed secession of Kosovo.

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Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 10:21
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan cut diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday after an attack on the Sudanese capital by Darfur rebels which it said was supported by Chadian President Idriss Deby.

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Hollywood vs arthouse at Cannes

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 10:12
LONDON (Reuters) - Hollywood legends and obscure arthouse directors descend on Cannes from Wednesday for the world's biggest film festival that combines edgy cinema with A-list celebrities, glitzy parties and frenetic deal-making.

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At least 18 reported dead in U.S. tornadoes

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 09:26
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed on Saturday in Missouri and Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the area, authorities in the two states said.

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Prescott memoirs are new blow for Brown

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 09:17
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown was dealt a further blow on Sunday when former deputy prime minister John Prescott disclosed he had urged Tony Blair to sack Brown when he was chancellor.

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Violence eases in Baghdad slum after truce

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 08:24
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A deal to stop fighting between gunmen and security forces in the Baghdad stronghold of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appeared to be holding on Sunday.

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Millions to tune in for Sunday decider

Sun, 11/05/2008 - 07:18
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan may have had a point when he described the Premier League as predictable but that will not reduce the excitement of Sunday's last-day deciders at Stamford Bridge and the JJB Stadium.

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