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Pakistani police and bomb disposal officials examine the site of suicide bombing at a gate of Pakistan's ordinance factory in Wah, a garrison city about, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Islamabad August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

Split looms in Pakistani coalition government

Reuters - 28 minutes ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's governing coalition was due to hold make-or-break talks on Friday to save the alliance between the country's two main parties, as concern grew that squabbling was keeping them from tackling critical problems. More »

  • Obgaidze, a displaced Georgian woman from Tskhinvali, watches Russian armoured personnel carriers pass at a check-point on the road from Tbilisi to Gori near Kaspi August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

    Russia promises to start Georgia pullback

    Reuters - 31 minutes ago

    TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia said it would complete a pullback of troops in Georgia by the end of Friday but it stopped short of the extensive withdrawal demanded by the West, saying it would keep a force deep inside Georgia's heartland. More »

  • A student rides at the back of a truck along a flooded street after the suspension of classes in Manila August 20, 2008. A typhoon that killed four people in the Philippines is heading towards Hong Kong and may hit the city dead-on if it continues along its current track, said the Hong Kong Observatory.

    Typhoon Nuri shuts down Hong Kong

    Reuters - 36 minutes ago

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong was buffeted by gale force winds on Friday as typhoon Nuri churned toward the major financial hub, with most of the city and its markets shut down in anticipation of a direct hit. More »

  • David Davies of Britain poses with his silver medal in the men's marathon 10km swimming competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

    Probe ordered into gymnast's age

    Reuters - 49 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into allegations Chinese authorities covered up the age of a double gold medal winning gymnast because she was too young to compete. More »

  • Before and after images illustrate a face transplant performed by Chinese doctors on a 30-year-old mauled by a bear.

    Studies show face transplants can work

    Reuters - Friday, August 22 12:36 am

    LONDON (Reuters) - New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a French-Caribbean man disfigured by a rare tumour show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities, researchers said on Thursday. More »

  • U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

    Iraq says no firm dates in draft U.S. troops deal

    Reuters - Thursday, August 21 10:41 pm

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. More »

  • A guard tower of Camp Delta is seen at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

    Court rules against government in key Guantanamo case

    Reuters - Thursday, August 21 08:29 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - A British court ruled on Thursday that the government must disclose evidence to a defendant being held at Guantanamo Bay, a decision that carried with it implicit criticism of U.S. government detention policies. More »

  • Mats Jansson, President and CEO of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, reacts during a news conference at a Madrid hotel August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Vera

    Relatives seek to identify Spain crash victims

    Reuters - Thursday, August 21 06:33 pm

    MADRID (Reuters) - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet which crashed at Madrid airport on its second attempt at takeoff after mechanical problems. More »

  • Gas flames are seen burning on a cooker in London, February 21, 2008, in this posed picture.

    Two utilities announce big price rises

    Reuters - Thursday, August 21 05:55 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - Two major energy suppliers increased their household power and gas prices on Thursday, leaving just two big utilities resisting pressure to hike prices for the second time this year. More »

  • A pupil at Withington Girls School receives her GCSE exam results in Manchester in this file photo dated August 21, 2003. REUTERS/Jon Super ASA

    GCSE results set another record high

    Reuters - Thursday, August 21 10:58 am

    LONDON (Reuters) - Pupils achieved record results in their GSCE exams on Thursday, with one in five of all papers being awarded top A* or A grades, as the row over "easy" subjects grew. More »

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