24 Nov 2009 08:48:30 GMT Obama to announce Afghanistan decision within days (For more on Afghanistan, click on [nAFPAK])
* Holds final meeting with top advisers
* Obama has information he needs to decide on troops -aide
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - ...
24 Nov 2009 08:41:33 GMT Flu fears keep Chinese panda fans at bay BEIJING, Nov 24 (Reuters Life!) - A research facility for pandas in northwestern China has banned visitors to stop them transmitting the H1N1 flu to the critically endangered animals.
The Shaanxi ...
24 Nov 2009 08:29:56 GMT Australian oppositon to support carbon trade laws-media CANBERRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Australia's opposition parties will back the government's carbon trade scheme, opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull was quoted as saying by local television on Tuesday, ...
24 Nov 2009 08:22:24 GMT Irish public workers strike over budget reform * Some 250,000 public workers to strike, say unions
* Main test for government ahead of Dec. 9 austerity budget
* Some strikes called off to battle floods
(Adds comment from unions)
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24 Nov 2009 08:21:13 GMT Sri Lanka detains asylum-seekers in high seas By Rangas Sirilal
COLOMBO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy has detained at least 100 people trying to sail illegally to Australia, an official said on Tuesday, days after a boatload of asylum- ...
24 Nov 2009 08:16:50 GMT For Israel, Shalit case is personal ; Ambassador says capture resonates across the nation
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, said yesterday that in his first few months on the job, one of his tasks has been to get American military commanders to understand why Israel has become so obsessively focused on ...
24 Nov 2009 08:15:51 GMT PRESS DIGEST - Iran - Nov 24 TEHRAN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IRAN - Central Bank ...
