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Reports: Leader says Pakistan won't strike first (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 02:06 AM CST AP - Pakistan's president has assured rival India he would not be the first to use atomic weapons and he proposed the idea of a nuclear-free South Asia, Pakistani and Indian media reports said Sunday.

Karzai: Obama promises to fight terror in 'region' (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 01:31 AM CST AP - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region — an apparent reference to Pakistan — would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai's office said Sunday.

Dalai Lama warns Tibetan exiles to be prudent (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 02:32 AM CST AP - The Dalai Lama warned his fellow Tibetan exile leaders Sunday to be prudent in their future planning or risk failure, after the leaders said they might push for independence for their Himalayan homeland if China refuses to grant it autonomy soon.

APEC leaders say no to protectionism, yes to Doha (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 11:02 PM CST AP - Leaders who oversee half the world's economy pledged Saturday to avoid protectionism but shied away from any new proposals on the financial crisis because of somebody who wasn't there: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

Iraqi lawmakers vote on US security pact Wednesday (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:17 PM CST AP - The Iraqi parliament will vote Wednesday on a pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years, but the government's hopes of winning a wide margin of approval to ensure the deal's legitimacy appeared to be fading.

Japanese man stabs bureaucrat over pet death (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 12:31 AM CST Reuters - A Japanese man upset by the death of his pet turned himself in after fatally stabbing a bureaucrat and his wife, Japanese police and media said on Sunday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,203 (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 07:01 PM CST AP - As of Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at least 4,203 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Venezuelan vote seen as key test for Chavez (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 11:24 PM CST AP - President Hugo Chavez knows just how important Sunday's state and municipal elections are to his own grip on power.

AU warns against Guinea Bissau coup (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 01:42 AM CST AFP - The African Union on Sunday warned against any attempt to take power by force in Guinea Bissau amid reports of post-election turmoil in the west African country.

Pakistan president says supports no-first-use nuclear policy (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 02:26 AM CST AFP - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said he was in favour of a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons, a stance already announced by neighbouring India.

Australians try to save 11 stranded whales (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 01:27 AM CST AP - Rescuers moved 11 pilot whales more than 7 miles to a deep-water beach in the hope they would return to sea after the mammals became stranded in southeastern Australia, wildlife officials said Sunday.

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