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Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46

(2009-11-24) AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country.

Iran says needs guarantees to ship nuclear fuel

(2009-11-24) TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is not opposed to sending its low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad but wants 100 percent guarantees of receiving higher-enriched fuel in return for a medical research reactor, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal may not happen (2009-11-24) JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.

Magnitude 6.8 quake recorded near Tonga (2009-11-24) SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded 126 miles east-northeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

Iraq national vote unlikely in January (2009-11-24) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.

China executes two for tainted milk scandal

(2009-11-24) BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed two people for their role in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and further sullied the made-in-China brand.

Soldiers kill 18 militants in Pakistan Khyber area

(2009-11-24) LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers killed 18 militants on Tuesday in a campaign to break a network orchestrating attacks on Western forces' supplies to Afghanistan and carrying out bombings, a security official said.

WHO probing drug resistant swine flu

(2009-11-24) GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Escort's book describes night with Berlusconi

(2009-11-24) ROME (Reuters) - The escort at the heart of a sex scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave graphic details of their alleged lovemaking in a book published on Tuesday and said she had been attacked and threatened since.

Hague prosecutor accuses Congo warlords (2009-11-24) THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congolese militiamen were the top commanders of forces that raped, killed and looted civilians in a brutal attack that left 200 dead, a war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday.