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Last updated 6:42AM ET
November 22, 2009 World
World
Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites
(2009-11-22)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.
Overloaded Indonesian ferry sinks; 4 dead, most survive
(2009-11-22)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four while nearly 300 passengers survived the accident, officials said.
Top Iranian reformer jailed for six years: reports
(2009-11-22)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A reformist former vice president accused of fomenting widespread street unrest after Iran's June election has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian media said on Sunday.
Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in India's northeast
(2009-11-22)
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in northeast India's troubled Assam state on Sunday, police said.
Indonesian ferry with over 200 people on board sinks
(2009-11-22)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said.
Top Iranian reformer jailed for six years - reports
(2009-11-22)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A reformist former vice president, who was arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election in June, has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian newspapers reported on Sunday.
China mine explosion death toll reaches 87
(2009-11-21)
HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 87 as hopes dimmed on Sunday that more survivors would be found a day after a gas blast at a colliery in the country's far northeast.
Colombia's Uribe seeks to ease Venezuela tensions
(2009-11-21)
CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday ruled out any military retaliation against Venezuela after Venezuelan troops dynamited two cross-border footbridges.
Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza
(2009-11-21)
GAZA STRIP (Reuters) - Israeli planes carried out air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, injuring seven Palestinians, Palestinian medical workers said.
Pressure for progress at talks on rebel Karabakh
(2009-11-21)
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Azeri ally Turkey pressing for progress before it seals an historic rapprochement with neighboring Armenia.
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