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Georgia war hearing marred by angry exchanges

TBILISI (Reuters) - A Georgian parliament hearing into the country's war with Russia broke up in angry scenes on Tuesday when a commission member threw a pen at Tbilisi's ex-envoy to Moscow after he said Georgia had been the...

Germany arrests Internet terror suspects after raids

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have arrested three men suspected of distributing propaganda on websites on behalf of al Qaeda after raiding a dozen locations across Germany, the federal prosecutors office said Tuesday.

Britons quarantined on river cruise ship in Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities have quarantined a British ship cruising the river Rhine after an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, a spokeswoman for the German Red Cross said on Tuesday.

Twenty20 and Asia can inspire a tour de force

AUSTRALIAN golf is heading into uncharted territory. The Australasian PGA Tour, for instance, will cease to exist in its current form within the next 18 months and be absorbed into a new, Asian tour. The One Asia concept,...

Russia says U.S. mercenaries, others fought for Georgia

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has evidence that citizens from NATO member states including the United States and Turkey fought for Georgia in the five-day August war, Russia's top investigator said on Monday.

Jones ruled out with stress fracture

Worcester Warriors fly half Matthew Jones will be ruled out of action for several weeks after suffering a stress fracture to his right foot. Jones limped out of the Guinness Premiership clash with Newcastle Falcons on Friday...

Report Somali Pirates Reduce Ransom Demand to $15 Million

Somali pirates holding a Saudi supertanker after the largest hijacking in maritime history have reduced their ransom demand to $15 million, an Islamist leader and regional maritime group both said on Monday. But Islamist...

CORRECTED: President-elect Obama moves to reassure market (Reuters)

Monday November 24, 7:01 am ET (Corrects to show that Chinese state television report did not say that the provincial investments would be an addition to a stimulus package previously announced by the central government) By...

Guinea-Bissau leader survives post-election attack (Reuters)

BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira survived an attack by renegade soldiers on his home early on Sunday, one week after parliamentary elections were held in the poor, volatile West African...

Georgia's Saakashvili marks anniversary under fire

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called for unity after war with Russia on the fifth anniversary of the street protests that brought him to power, but instead faced a direct challenge from a former ally.