Italy's Monti unveils alliance, rules out minister role

By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Friday unveiled the alliance he will lead into February's parliamentary election and said he was unlikely to agree to serve as a minister in another premier's cabinet after the...

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Julia Roberts to star in HBO film on early AIDS epidemic

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Julia Roberts will star as a paraplegic physician treating patients early in the AIDS epidemic in the stage-to-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning drama "The Normal Heart," U.S. cable television network HBO said on Friday....

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Vice President Maduro back in Venezuela, no news on ailing Chavez

By Daniel Wallis and Diego Ore CARACAS (Reuters) - Vice President Nicolas Maduro returned to Venezuela on Thursday after visiting Hugo Chavez in hospital in Cuba, but gave no new details on the cancer-stricken president as rumors grow about his condition....

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Geithner's planned departure puts Obama in tough spot

By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plans to leave near the end of January put the White House in a tricky spot, depriving the Obama administration of its longest-serving economic adviser for its next...

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Microsoft acquires start-up id8-source

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp bought start-up id8 Group R2 Studios Inc as it looks to expand further in technology focused on the home and entertainment, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. id8 Group...

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Senate panel to examine CIA contacts with 'Zero Dark Thirty' filmmakers

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After the Senate Intelligence Committee's chairwoman expressed outrage over scenes that imply "enhanced interrogations" of CIA detainees produced a breakthrough in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the panel has...

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Asia holds breath as U.S. fiscal talks go to the wire

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Markets were eerily quiet in Asia as trade resumed on Wednesday with investors anxiously waiting to see if the U.S. Congress could strike a last-minute deal to avoid triggering tax rises and spending cuts that could threaten the global...

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House Republicans seek $330 bln in spending cuts in fiscal cliff amendment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are looking to add an amendment to the Senate-passed "fiscal cliff" legislation that would cut spending by $330 billion, Republican Representative Darrell Issa said on Tuesday. ...

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Oscar nomination voting extended after online hitches

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voting for Oscar nominations was extended by a day after some people reported problems with a new online voting system, organizers of the movie industry's coveted awards said Monday. The Academy of Motion Picture...

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2012 marred by U.S. mass shooting casualties

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A single bullet hole. Surrounded by peeling orange paint. Marked by a small plaque inscribed with "We Are One" and "8-5-12." While diminutive, it is a powerful reminder to those who come now to pray here of...

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"The Hobbit" trumps star-packed "Les Miserables"

REUTERS - The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django...

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Militants slit throats of 15 Christians in Nigeria

From Paul Ohia Abuja, Dec 30 (PTI) Suspected Islamic Boko Haram militants have killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in a village in Nigeria's restive northeast, a relief official said today. The official, on condition of anonymity, said the...

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Arab officials visit cash-strapped Palestinian territory

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Top Arab officials paid a rare visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday to discuss a Palestinian financial crisis that President Mahmoud Abbas hopes will be eased by Arab donations. Arab League Chief Nabil...

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Major fire in oil tank at Ropar thermal plant

Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 23:36 Major fire in oil tank at Ropar thermal plant Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Major fire in oil tank at Ropar thermal plant Major fire in oil tank at Ropar...

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