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Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, left, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, not seen, at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China on Friday. (Photo by Takanori Sekine / AP)

North Korea hints at more nuke tests, as China warns it not to

Times of India

North Korea

International Herald Tribune

Japan says it won't build nukes

Japanese prime minister stifles talk of building a nuclear bomb, saying his country won't do it.

San Francisco Chronicle

China erects fence along N. Korea border

China has been building a massive barbed wire and concrete fence along parts of its border with North Korea in the most visible sign of Beijing's strained ties with its once-cozy communist neighbor.

Yahoo! News

700,000 treated annually in U.S. for bad drug reactions

Harmful reactions to some of the most widely used medicines, from insulin to a common antibiotic, sent more than 700,000 Americans to emergency rooms each year, government research shows.

Star Tribune

ENTERTAINMENT

Genesis plans major reunion tour

Rock veterans Genesis are to set to reunite for a "major tour", 10 years after frontman Phil Collins left.

BBC

U.S. military trials ordered in Iraq murder cases

Reuters

Death toll mounts for US forces in Iraq

Financial Times

WORLD

Rumsfeld OKs plan to recall battalions

The Marines are drawing up plans to send back to Iraq at least some reserve combat battalions that have already served one tour there, the first time such units would be returned to the war.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

WORLD

Israeli court urges ban lift

Israel's High Court urges the army to allow a Palestinian student access to Israel to pursue her university studies.

BBC

ELECTIONS 2006

3 out of 4 say Congress is clueless

Just weeks before crucial midterm elections, a new poll says nearly three quarters of Americans see Congress as out of touch, much as they did in 1994, the last time the minority party took control of Capitol Hill.

CNN

Clinton urges Dems to question criticism

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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How Republicans hope to hold the Senate

Time

BUSINESS

Yahoo 'unhappy' with performance

Yahoo's strategy is likely to come under further scrutiny from investors as it sees its third-quarter profits fall 38%.

BBC

ENTERTAINMENT

Lost in translation:

In a case of life imitating art, actor Bill Murray joined foreign students at a late-night party in a small Scotland town, and even helped do the dishes.

CNN

Helping TV hits translate overseas

American studios are getting smarter about selling their shows to foreign audiences, using everything from local music to entirely different local casts

Time

SCIENCE

Prescription pain medication abuse on the rise

Researchers found prescription pain medication is a rapidly growing problem with unpredictable patterns.

Science Daily

TECHNOLOGY

The invisible warship

The Navy's first new destroyer in 30 years will be almost silent, nearly invisible to enemy, and capable of dropping six powerful missiles simultaneously on a single target up to 95 miles away.

As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is bumping up against an improbable challenge.

CNET

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GOOD NEWS

Close to 24 million rally against poverty

UN News Service

FBI reports slide in hate crimes in U.S.

The FBI reported that hate crimes in the United States dropped last year by 6 percent.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

School of shock

Inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior.

Village Voice

Bush signs law authorizing harsh interrogation

President George W. Bush signed a law allowing tough CIA interrogation and military trials for terrorism suspects, triggering denunciations from Democrats.

Reuters

Hawaii quake damage estimated at $46M

Preliminary damage estimates from the earthquake that shook Hawaii over the weekend hit $46 million on Tuesday, and President Bush declared a major disaster, opening the way for federal aid.

Associated Press

HEALTH

Marijuana-like compound may fight Alzheimer's

In rats with brain inflammation due to natural aging or in response to an artificial inflammatory stimulus, treatment with a synthetic compound akin to marijuana markedly reduced brain inflammation and slowed memory loss.

Reuters

U.S. health care poor

According to the Health Care in America 2006 survey, most Americans are not satisfied with the nation's health-care system.

Record Net

WORLD

EU urges more diplomacy on Darfur

The European Union on Tuesday urged Sudan to stop the growing violence in Darfur but stopped short of threatening sanctions to force Khartoum to allow UN peacekeepers into the troubled region.

The Age

UN envoys mull Iran resolution

UN diplomats work on a draft resolution proposing sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt its nuclear activities.

BBC

BUSINESS

New player in global investing: India Inc.

From hotels to high tech, Indian firms aim to boost their status in key foreign markets.

Christian Science Monitor

Higher inflation makes rate cut unlikely

Core inflation is still above the comfort zone for the Federal Reserve.

Financial Times

Apartment goes for sky-high price tag:

Real estate giant purchases middle-class enclave in New York City for $5.4 billion.

NY Daily News

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