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Summary.     Click for More >   US bill on Armenia moves forward  A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21


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Oct.10   U.S. Congress  
 The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide' President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure. Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'


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  Turkey Turkey condemns US Armenia vote  Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks

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Oct.11   Sunni Triangle Strike 'kills 15 civilians'  19 insurgents and 15 women and children have been killed in an operation north of Baghdad

  Turkey Turkey recalls U.S. envoy  Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'
 Turkey's foreign ministry said the ambassador would return for a stay of 'a week or 10 days'


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Oct.12   Moscow Putin warns U.S. in missile talks  Addressing Secretary of State Rice and Defense Secretary Gates, the Russian president appeared to mock the U.S. missile defense plan

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  USA     Gore says prize must spur action   Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change

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Oct.13   Moscow Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip  US Secretary of State has voiced concern about Russia's direction by saying too much power is concentrated within the Kremlin

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Oct.16   U.S. Congress Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent  Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao

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Oct.17   Washington Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension  Expressing hope that the future of Tibet and China will move beyond mistrust, the Dalai Lama accepted the Congressional Gold Medal from Bush

Oct.19   Southern California Two marines to face Haditha trial  Battalion commander Lt Col Jeffrey Chessani is charged with dereliction of duty and failing to report and investigate the deaths

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  USA Airmen punished for nuclear error  The Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles

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Oct.21   Sadr City U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City  Iraqi officials expressed outrage at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in the neighborhood

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Oct.22   Southern California Californians flee as fires rage  California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
 At least 1 person has died and thousands of homes are at risk in 7 counties where fires have scorched some 200,000 acres


  Washington U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion  George Bush has told Turkey's president his administration will keep pressing Baghdad to clamp down on the rebels

Oct.23   Southern California   500,000 flee wildfires
  Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
 The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border


Oct.24   Washington Bush declares major fire disaster  Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground
 George Bush has declared California a major disaster zone after 4 days of wildfires sparked the biggest US evacuation since Katrina


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Oct.25   Washington   US imposes new sanctions on Iran   The US has stepped up its sanctions for 'supporting terrorists' and pursuing nuclear activities. It's target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards
 The new measures target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and 3 state-owned banks. The US declared the Revolutionary Guards a 'proliferator of weapons of mass destruction'


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  U.S. Congress Vote on Armenian genocide put off  Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure

  Southern California Bush flies over fires  US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself

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Oct.28   Colorado Red Sox sweep to World Series title  Red Sox swept to their second title in 4 years with a 4-3 win over the Rockies in Game 4. Lowell was named MVP of the series
 After rallying from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL championship, the Sox won 7 straight games and won their 7th World Series crown.


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Oct.29   Iraq US hands over Karbala to Iraqis  US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony

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  Somalia     U.S. destroyer pursues pirates  The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates

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  Washington Blackwater men 'given immunity'  Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department




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Spears loses custody of children  Singer Britney Spears has been ordered to hand over her 2 young children to her ex-husband Kevin Federline U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys'  The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan is starting a 'Most Wanted' campaign, with rewards ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 Blackwater boss defends company  The chairman of private security contractor has defended his firm and his staff before appearing in front of a congressional committee US claims success in war on drugs  John Walters, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has said anti-drug efforts are having the best results of the past 20 years Bush veto for child health bill  US President has vetoed a bill to expand a children's health care insurance scheme, after it was passed with a majority in the Senate Huge fine for music downloader  A court has ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, to pay $222,000 in damages for illegally downloading music Jones admits steroids use  Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics in a letter to close family and friends Jones pleads guilty in drug case  Athlete Marion Jones has pleaded guilty to lying about her steroid use to investigators, which could see her jailed and stripped of her medals Bush: 'This government does not torture'  President Bush defended his administration's methods of interrogating terrorism suspects Petraeus: Iran still fueling war  Although America's top genera said sectarian fighting among militias fueled by Iran could be the biggest long-term challenge for Iraq Blackwater 'killed 17', says Iraq  The Iraqi government says a shooting ast month involving the security firm killed more people than previously thought U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins  Iraqi officials say the victims were innocent bystanders. Blackwater says its contractors were part of a U.S. State Department entourage Costa Rica supports US trade deal  President Oscar Arias, has said the country has given its backing to a free trade agreement with the United States Jones returns Olympic medals  Disgraced track star Marion Jones has returned her medals after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents about her use of steroids Cleveland advances to ALCS over N.Y.  The Indians with 6-4 win were on their way to an AL championship series matchup with the Boston Red Sox Court rejects CIA kidnap case  The Court has thrown out an appeal by a Lebanese-born German citizen who accuses the CIA of kidnapping and torturing him Republicans clash over tax cuts  Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, have clashed over tax and spending cuts during a tv debate in Michigan Judge blocks Guantanamo move  A federal judge has blocked the US military from sending a detainee to Tunisia because of allegations he would be tortured Rice warns against Armenia bill  The administration has urged the Congress not to pass a resolution declaring the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire to be genocide Laura Bush to junta: Step aside  First lady called on Myanmar's military junta to give up the 'terror campaigns' against its people and allow for a democratic Myanmar   US bill on Armenia moves forward


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  U.S. Congress  
  A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
 The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide' President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure. Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'


 Washington Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners  Former President: The United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law

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  Turkey     Turkey condemns US Armenia vote  Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks

  Washington Armenia bill: Bush in damage control  Top administration officials are shifting into damage-control mode after a House committee approved a resolution that labels the killings as 'genocide'

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Oct.11   Baghdad Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan  Gen. James Conway: The Marine Corps would like to reduce its forces in Iraq and move them to Afghanistan

  Armenia Armenia welcomes 'genocide' vote  President Kocharian has welcomed a vote by US lawmakers backing the description of the killings of Armenians by Turks after 1915 as genocide

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  Sunni Triangle   Strike 'kills 15 civilians'
  19 insurgents and 15 women and children have been killed in an operation north of Baghdad

  Turkey     Turkey recalls U.S. envoy  Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'
 Turkey's foreign ministry said the ambassador would return for a stay of 'a week or 10 days'


 Philadelphia Blackwater sued in U.S. court  A law firm filed suit against Blackwater USA on behalf of the families of Iraqis killed and injured in last month's shooting in Baghdad's Nusoor Square

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Oct.12   Moscow     Putin warns U.S. in missile talks
  Addressing Secretary of State Rice and Defense Secretary Gates, the Russian president appeared to mock the U.S. missile defense plan

  Norway Gore shares Nobel Prize with U.N. panel  Ex-Vice President and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize for work to raise awareness about global warming
 The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited 'efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change'


  Turkey Angry Turks ready to cut U.S. ties  Prime Minister Erdogan: Turkey would not be deterred by the possible diplomatic consequences if it decides to stage a cross-border offensive into Iraq

 California Skies to be swept for alien life  Funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) will have 350 6m antennas and will be one of the world's largest

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  USA     Gore says prize must spur action
  Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change


  Moscow US rejects Russian missile call  Talks about a US anti-missile system in Europe have ended acrimoniously and without any sign of progress

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  USA General Sanchez damns Iraq 'nightmare'  A former military chief in Iraq has condemned the current strategy in the conflict, which he warned was 'a nightmare with no end in sight'

  Washington U.S. plans for Turkey backlash  Military planners quietly have stepped up a review of alternatives in case Turkey restricts U.S. access to Turkish airspace

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Oct.13   Moscow     Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip  US Secretary of State has voiced concern about Russia's direction by saying too much power is concentrated within the Kremlin

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 Baghdad FBI quizzes Blackwater shooting survivors  Survivors of a September 16 incident have told FBI investigators harrowing stories of their ordeals

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 Jerusalem Rice to press Mid-East conference  US Secretary of State is returning to the Middle East to move ahead preparations for an international conference on Palestinian statehood

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Oct.14  USA Blackwater CEO: Guards definitely fired on  Erik Prince rejected a series of reports suggesting the private contractor's security guards opened fire on innocent Iraqi civilians last month

 Turkey Top general: 'U.S. shot its own foot'  Buyukanit warned that ties with the U.S. will be irreversibly damaged if Congress passes a resolution that labels the killings of Armenians a genocide

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Oct.15  USA Banks plan fund to revive market  Some of the US's largest banks have announced plans to form a $75bn fund to support the ailing market for sub-prime debt

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 USA US loses cotton subsidies fight  The US could face billions of dollars in trade sanctions for failing to scrap subsidies paid to American cotton growers

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  Colorado Colorado beat Arizona to complete sweep  Colorado is heading to its first World Series. Rockies beat the rattled Diamondbacks 6-4 to sweep the NL championship series at Coors Field

 New York Clinton tops campaign fundraising  Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now raising campaign funds faster than her rival Barack Obama

Oct.16   U.S. Congress     Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent  Democratic Rep. Tom Lantos: Yahoo misled Congress regarding information the company gave to Chinese authorities about the journalist Shi Tao

 Baghdad Al-Maliki told U.S. to pull Blackwater  Prime Minister asked the U.S. State Department to'pull Blackwater out of Iraq,' after an Iraqi probe

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Oct.17  USA Further fall in home building  The number of homes being built in the US fell by 10.2% in September, worse than had been expected. Applications for building permits down 7.2%

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  Washington     Dalai Lama honor stokes US-China tension   Expressing hope that the future of Tibet and China will move beyond mistrust, the Dalai Lama accepted the Congressional Gold Medal from Bush

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Oct.18  Moscow Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless'  Speaking during a tv question-and-answer session, President Putin said that the U.S. war in Iraq was a 'pointless' battle against the Iraqi people

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Oct.19   Southern California   Two marines to face Haditha trial  Battalion commander Lt Col Jeffrey Chessani is charged with dereliction of duty and failing to report and investigate the deaths

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  USA   Airmen punished for nuclear error Map of Minot Air Force Base North Dakota USA  The Air Force has relieved several officers of their commands after a B-52 was mistakenly flown across the US loaded with nuclear-armed missiles

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Oct.21   Sadr City   U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City  Iraqi officials expressed outrage at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in the neighborhood

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  Boston Sox hammer Tribe in Game 7  Having rallied from a 3-1 deficit, Boston is overpowering Cleveland 11-2 in the AL championship series

 Southern California Malibu celebrities feel the heat  A large wildfire is raging in the Pacific town, causing devastation and threatening the homes of several wealthy celebrities

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Oct.22   Southern California   Californians flee as fires rage   California has evacuated a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the LA region from San Diego up to Santa Barbara
 At least 1 person has died and thousands of homes are at risk in 7 counties where fires have scorched some 200,000 acres


  Washington     U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion  George Bush has told Turkey's president his administration will keep pressing Baghdad to clamp down on the rebels

 China China halts probe on U.S. exports  China blocked the establishment of an investigation by the WTO into its restrictions on the sale of American movies, music and book

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Oct.23  U.S. Congress Bush wants another $42 billion for wars  The administratin asked Congress for nearly $46 billion in additional war spending for 2008

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  Southern California   500,000 flee wildfires
  Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
 The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border


 Washington Rice boosts Iraq firms oversight  US Secretary of State has ordered new measures to improve government oversight of private security contractors used in Iraq

 Florida Discovery rockets to space  Space shuttle and a crew of 7 rocketed into orbit in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them

Oct.24   Washington   Bush declares major fire disaster
  Conditions that created what Schwarzenegger dubbed 'the perfect storm for fire' eased, helping firefighters gain ground
 George Bush has declared California a major disaster zone after 4 days of wildfires sparked the biggest US evacuation since Katrina


 Washington Official quits over Iraq security  Richard Griffin, the man in charge of security for US diplomats in Iraq has resigned after criticism of how private security firms are supervised

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 Boston Red Sox roar to Game 1 win over Rockies  Boston flattened Colorado 13-1 in night's opener. Red Sox set a record for runs and victory margin in an opener and finished with 17 hits

 Washington Bush reaffirms Cuba embargo  U.S. President ruled out any easing of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo but proposed loosening some restrictions on contacts

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Oct.25   Washington   US imposes new sanctions on Iran
  The US has stepped up its sanctions for 'supporting terrorists' and pursuing nuclear activities. It's target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards
 The new measures target the finances of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and 3 state-owned banks. The US declared the Revolutionary Guards a 'proliferator of weapons of mass destruction'


 Southern California Fire winds ease  Weather forecasts have raised hopes of some respite from the wildfires raging out of control for the last 4 days

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  U.S. Congress     Vote on Armenian genocide put off
  Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure

  Southern California     Bush flies over fires   US President has flown over the area devastated by the wildfires to see the extent of the damage for himself

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 Boston Schilling gives Sox 2-0 lead in World Series  Schilling pitched Boston to a 2-1 victory and a 2-0 lead in the Series over the suddenly stagnant Rockies

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Oct.26   San Francisco Bay Area Apple ready to set Leopard free  The latest update of the Apple Mac operating system OS X, goes on sale

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  San Diego Wind lull calms fires  Firefighters are taking advantage of a break in the weather to contain the remaining major wildfires near San Diego

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  Washington US threat over Iraq embassy staff  The state department may have to force some diplomats to work in Iraq to fill vacancies at the embassy

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Oct.27   Southern California Pollution warning over fires  Residents in five southern counties hit by the deadly wildfires have been warned to beware of extremely hazardous air quality

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 Colorado Matsuzaka, Red Sox take 3-0 lead  Boston beat Colorado 10-5 to move within one win of a Series sweep. Down 6-0, Colorado came back with 2 runs in the 6th

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Oct.28   New York Space rocks go under the hammer  Some of the world's most famous meteorites are going under the hammer at an auction house in what is said to be the first sale of its kind

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 London Giants sink Dolphins in NFL first  Eli Manning threw for only 59 yards but ran for New York's only touchdown to lift the Giants to 13-10 victory over Miami

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  Colorado   Red Sox sweep to World Series title
  Red Sox swept to their second title in 4 years with a 4-3 win over the Rockies in Game 4. Lowell was named MVP of the series
 After rallying from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL championship, the Sox won 7 straight games and won their 7th World Series crown.


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Oct.29   Iraq   US hands over Karbala to Iraqis
  US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony

  San Francisco Bay Area Gap fires 'child labor' contractor  Clothing retailer has fired an Indian company accused of using child labor to make clothes

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  Somalia     U.S. destroyer pursues pirates
  The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates


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  Washington     Blackwater men 'given immunity'  Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department

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Oct.30   Southern California Court grants Spears child visits  Court commissioner: Britney Spears can have three monitored visits a week with her two small sons

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  U.S. Supreme Court Judges delay death in Mississippi  The US Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution to a death-row inmate moments before he was due to die

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Oct.31   Washington US diplomats refuse Iraq postings  Hundreds of diplomats have protested against a government move to force them to accept postings in war-torn Iraq

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  USA Anti-gay church to pay $10.9m  The Westboro Baptist Church whose members cheered the death of a soldier as 'punishment' for the sins has been ordered to pay damages

  Turkey US giving Turkey PKK intelligence  Pentagon: The US is giving Turkey 'actionable intelligence' on the positions of separatist fighters in northern Iraq