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Lebanese mourners carry flags and placards and gather in Martyrs' square before the funeral of assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon began to bid farewell to Gemayel Thursday, and his anti-Syrian allies sought to turn an expected huge turnout at his funeral into a massive show of force against opponents. (Photo by Ben Curtis / AP )

Weather complicating holiday travel throughout US

Heavy rain and high wind gusts didn't do anything to help throngs of travelers making their way to be with family and friends for Thanksgiving.

Yahoo!News

Trade pact expected on Hu Jintao's Pakistan trip

President Hu Jintao of China began a four-day visit to Pakistan aimed at reaffirming longtime strategic ties and enhancing a growing economic relationship.

International Herald Tribune

No survivors in Poland mine explosion

Rescuers recovered the bodies of all 17 men missing after a mine accident in southern Poland, bringing the final death toll to 23.

CBC

ENVIRONMENT

US: Climate change climate changing

There are signs that key U.S. officials are ready to take on global warming, even as much of the world community failed to show its will to deal it at a recent global conference.

OneWorld

Thousands attend Beirut funeral of Syria critic

The funeral of murdered anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel has taken place in Lebanon, with tens of thousands of people paying tribute.

BBC

Lebanese pay respects to slain leader

MSNBC

Baghdad bombings kill 143 in mainly Shiite Sadr City

Four car bombs in Baghdad followed by mortar fire killed at least 143 people and wounded 225, President Jalal Talabani's political party said, in one of the bloodiest attacks since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Bloomberg

US forces raid Iraq militia stronghold

USAToday

Iran will press ahead with nuclear reactor

Iran said it plans to press ahead with construction of a heavy-water nuclear reactor that the U.S. and its allies fear could be used to produce plutonium to build atomic weapons.

CBS

Officials deny reports of Cheney in Iraq

Iraqi state television reported that Vice President Dick Cheney was in Baghdad, but U.S. officials said Cheney was not in the capital.

Yahoo!News

President's father backs son in Gulf

Former President George Bush, an angry father, took on Arab critics of son President George W. Bush during a testy exchange at a leadership conference.

Washington Times

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The handgun-shaped ornament is being touted by Urban Outiftters as an "ironic twist" on holiday decorations. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP)	Fire fighters using mobile tanker trucks work to keep a fire under control at a containment line in the Blue Mountains, Australia. (Photo by Rob Griffith/AP)	A specialist uses a mine detecting device during a demonstration in the U.N. buffer zone (Green Line) in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo by Petros Karadjias/AP)

WORLD

Ethiopia 'ready for Islamist war'

Ethiopia has made preparations for a conflict with the Islamists who control much of southern Somalia.

BBC

China’s 'online porn king' gets life sentence

A court has sentenced the operator of China’s largest pornographic Web site to life in prison, state media said on Thursday.

Khaleej Times

Clerics: Female circumcision 'not Islamic'

Egypt's top Muslim clerics have attempted to distance Islam from the practice of female genital mutilation, saying the religion does not need it.

BBC

Microsoft 'meets EU deadlines' in anti-trust battle

Microsoft claimed to have met a new Brussels deadline to hand over documents to its rivals, in a move designed to head off the threat of further anti-trust fines.

MSNMoney

Oil steady after slide

Oil prices were steady today after shedding gains made earlier in the week following a massive build in crude stocks in the US.

Business Day

Some drug plan beneficiaries experiencing coverage gap

Almost half of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug plans were in plans that required them to pay the full cost of their medications during the so-called "doughnut hole," according to a study

Medical News Today

Many infant deaths in Africa are easily prevented, report finds

Each year more than a million babies in Africa die in their first month, a report by dozens of medical and public health specialists shows.

International Herald Tribune

Outbreaks show bird flu virus is changing

Detailed data on clustered human cases of avian flu have experts agreeing that the H5N1 virus is evolving -- but in what direction?

HealthDay

College to students: return those refunds

Found money has become owed money for dozens of Old Dominion University students who were mistakenly given thousands of dollars in tuition refunds.

Virginian-Pilot

Five million students in South Africa exempt from paying fees

More than 5 million learners across South Africa will benefit from the no-fee schools policy, the department of education said.

AllAfrica.com

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Deputy saved by belt buckle

An California sheriff's deputy's standard-issue brass belt buckle saved him from suffering serious injuries when he was shot by a parolee at a Castro Valley, Calif., home.

San Francisco Chronicle

South African rock art offers picture of harmony

In the caves of South Africa's Cederberg mountains, an ancient people left a legacy of rock art that could teach modern man a valuable lesson or two about living in harmony with nature.

Reuters

Expansion of corps possible

The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, its new commandant said.

Los Angeles Times

Turkey gets scare, then pardon

In his annual ceremony, President Bush pardoned the 19-week-old turkey -- named Flyer in an online vote -- during a Rose Garden ceremony.