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Iran says needs guarantees to send uranium abroad TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, apparently softening its opposition to a U.N. plan aimed at keeping a check on its nuclear ambitions.
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PRI's The World - November 24, 2009 Today on The World: Afghanistan's security forces and whether they'll be ready to deal with extremist violence when US troops eventually leave; Also, presidential elections are about to take place in Honduras -- even though the country has yet to solve its ongoing presidential crisis; Plus a cover band from Istanbul reinvents Western pop classics -- with a Turkish twist.
PRI's The World - November 23, 2009 Today on The World: We begin a series about India's Muslims, with a look at why very few in that community have been radicalized; Also, from under the sea, we hear about tentacled, transparent sea cucumbers... and tubeworms that feed on oil; Plus, slow food in Lebanon.
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Obama 'to attend climate talks' President Obama will go to the Copenhagen climate talks, but does not plan to be at the crucial last stages, officials say.
Swiss court grants director Polanski bail A Swiss court accepts Roman Polanski's bail bid from a Swiss jail where he has been held over a 1977 US child sex case.
Homeowners seek mortgage help A new report says one in four U.S. homeowners is underwater, owing more on their mortgage than their house is worth. Jeremy Hobson reports on the future of the housing market.
Cost of more U.S. troops in Afghanistan President Obama will soon announce new plans for expanding U.S. efforts in the Afghanistan war. Steve Henn reports on how high the tab might go.
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AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has detained scores of students in an apparent bid to prevent new opposition protests during annual Student Day events next month, a Western-based human rights group said.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defense lawyer said.
WOSU News
The head of banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. says odds are the economy will recover, but much depends on consumers becoming more confident.
The U.S. Secretary of Energy has announced the awarding of $75 million in federal stimulus money to American Electric Power's Ohio subsidiary. Steven Chu says the money is part of the Obama administration's efforts to update the country's power grid.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has granted clemency to 78 people, including a convicted murderer, after a painstaking review of three years of requests extending into his predecessor's term.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.
World
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.
Business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday, lifted by positive data on the labor market and housing sector, considered two of the biggest headwinds facing the economy.
Arts & Culture
In three days a Hilliard-Davidson High School senior will travel to Carnegie Hall to accept a national art award. WOSU reports, for Kyle Boganwright, art is more than a hobby, it's therapy for his mental illness.
Opinion
It's the first Tuesday in November - Election day across Central Ohio and the nation. WOSU Commentator and local historian Ed Lentz explains how this day has changed .or remained the same over the years.