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Honduras de facto leader says will step aside

(2009-11-21) TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis.

Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court

(2009-11-21) KIGALI (Reuters) - Survivor groups from Rwanda's 1994 genocide say they may stop sending witnesses to the U.N. tribunal in Tanzania, in protest at the court's recent acquittals of two genocide suspects.

Azerbaijan says Karabakh talks last chance for deal (2009-11-21) BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on Sunday would be "decisive" and warned Azeri troops were ready to use force to take back the rebel region if they fail, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said.

China mine explosion kills 31, traps 78 (2009-11-21) BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday.

Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister (2009-11-21) LONDON (Reuters) - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.

Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over elections (2009-11-21) ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday criticized regional officials in Russia's ruling party for failing to ensure fully democratic local elections last month.

Karabakh talks will be "decisive": Azeri leader (2009-11-21) BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan sees talks on Sunday with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as "decisive" and retains the right to use military force if negotiations continue to produce no result, Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev said.

Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked

(2009-11-20) HAVANA (Reuters) - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.

China mine explosion kills 11, traps 128 (2009-11-20) BEIJING (Reuters) - A gas explosion in a coal mine in China's northeast has killed 11 miners and trapped 118 underground, the latest accident to hit the world's deadliest mining industry, state media said Saturday.

China mine explosion traps 139 underground (2009-11-20) BEIJING (Reuters) - A gas explosion in a coal mine in China's northeast has trapped 139 miners underground, the latest accident to hit the world's deadliest mining industry, the official Xinhua agency said on Saturday.