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Today's World News: China says premier will attend climate summit Israel's Lieberman says ball in Palestinian court Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders Contractor helicopter missing in Afghanistan Mumbai commemorates anniversary of attacks Thai Airways' Excess Baggage Charge Costs More Than Seat Swiss court grants Polanski bail Iran clerics start taking control of schools Chile murder mystery: Who killed Victor Jara? Freed foreign journalists leave Somalia China says Premier Wen to attend climate summit Canada generals deny ignoring Afghan abuse warning Invading camels to be shot in Australian town Will talk of Afghan 'off-ramps' prompt Taliban to hang tough? Afghanistan war: Why helicopters are critical to US and NATO forces Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy? Shock over Obama Decision to Reject Landmine Ban China says premier will attend climate summit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:37 pm PST AP - China says Premier Wen Jiabao will take part in next month's Copenhagen climate summit. Full Story Top Israel's Lieberman says ball in Palestinian court Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:52 pm PST AP - Israel's foreign minister said Thursday it is up to the Palestinians to decide whether to resume Mideast peace talks now that Israel has announced a settlement freeze. Full Story Top Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:35 pm PST AP - A scion of a powerful pro-government clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the president to crack down on lawlessness and warlords. Full Story Top Contractor helicopter missing in Afghanistan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:12 pm PST AP - A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has gone missing in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Mumbai commemorates anniversary of attacks Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:05 pm PST AP - A police parade showcasing new armored vehicles and weapons, a mournful candlelight vigil and a blood donation drive brought Mumbai residents together Thursday as they remembered the city's worst terror attack a year ago that left 166 people dead. Full Story Top Thai Airways' Excess Baggage Charge Costs More Than Seat Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:25 am PST Time.com - One unlucky traveler got hit with an excess-baggage charge so outrageous, he may as well have bought his luggage its own seats on the flight Full Story Top Swiss court grants Polanski bail Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:16 pm PST AFP - Roman Polanski awaited release from a Swiss prison on Thursday after a court granted him a 4.5 million dollar bail pending a final decision on whether he should be extradited to the United States over a child sex case. Full Story Top Iran clerics start taking control of schools Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:48 am PST AP - Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological "soft war" against Western influence. Full Story Top Chile murder mystery: Who killed Victor Jara? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:31 pm PST AP - Who killed Victor Jara? Full Story Top Freed foreign journalists leave Somalia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:53 pm PST AP - Two foreign journalists freed after more than a year in captivity flew to neighboring Kenya, said Somalia's national security minister on Thursday. Full Story Top China says Premier Wen to attend climate summit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50 pm PST AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the global climate change summit in Copenhagen next month, the foreign ministry announced here on Thursday. Full Story Top Canada generals deny ignoring Afghan abuse warning Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:36 pm PST Reuters - Two former Canadian military commanders denied accusations on Wednesday that they had ignored warnings that Afghan authorities might torture and abuse detainees handed over to them. Full Story Top Invading camels to be shot in Australian town Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:36 pm PST AP - State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and contaminating supplies. Full Story Top Will talk of Afghan 'off-ramps' prompt Taliban to hang tough? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:59 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama will unveil his long-awaited Afghanistan strategy in a prime-time address from West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 1, the White House said Wednesday, but the administration's advance remarks have sparked concern that talk of an eventual U.S. withdrawal will encourage Islamist insurgents to persevere. Full Story Top Afghanistan war: Why helicopters are critical to US and NATO forces Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - In one of the worst chapters of their casualty-marred deployment in Afghanistan, Canadian forces earlier this year lost 10 soldiers in 90 days to improvised bombs on one stretch of highway in Kandahar province. Full Story Top Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50 am PST Time.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to move Albert Camus' ashes to the famed PanthÉon in Paris as a way of revering the writer and philosopher. His critics, however, see more tactical motivations Full Story Top Shock over Obama Decision to Reject Landmine Ban Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:47 am PST OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (OneWorld.net) - The Obama administration announced yesterday that it would not be joining a treaty signed by 158 other countries to ban landmines. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the decision "lacks vision, compassion, and basic common sense." Full Story Top

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