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China denies alleged attack on foreign journalists - 1 hour ago - BEIJING Local Chinese officials on Wednesday denied allegations by a Belgian television crew that they had been attacked while trying to report on the HIV epidemic in a hard-hit rural village, state media said. The alleged Nov. 27 attack in 0133 : Santa Cruz Sentinel

China 6 babies may have died from tainted milk - 1 day ago - BEIJING China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder, up from a previous official toll of three, and announced a six-fold increase in its tally of infants sickened in the scandal to nearly 0133 : Lexington Herald-Leader

Most Asian markets rise after Wall Street rebound - 7 hours ago - SEOUL Asian stock markets mostly rose today after a rebound on Wall Street, but pervasive concerns about the dismal outlook for the world economy limited gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose 1.8 percent, or 140.41 points, to 0133 : Economic Times

In turnaround, Afghans sign ban on cluster bombs - 1 hour ago - OSLO In a surprising last-minute change of policy, the government of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday to join about 100 nations in signing a treaty banning the use of cluster munitions, a senior Afghan official 0133 : International Herald Tribune

Nippon Oil, Nippon Mining to merge - Nikkei - 1 hour ago - TOKYO, Dec 4 Reuters - Japan's top refiner Nippon Oil Corp and sixth-ranked Nippon Mining Holdings Inc will merge by next autumn to create the world's eighth-largest oil company, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. The 0133 : CNBC

Weak Demand Pressures Oil Prices - 1 hour ago - NEW YORK Crude-oil futures fell despite a surprise draw on oil and refined product inventories, as weak demand continued to weigh on the market. Light, sweet crude for January delivery settled 17 cents, or 0.4 , lower at 46.79 a barrel 0133 : Wall Street Journal

Ten wounded in train bomb blast in India Assam state - 1 day ago - GUWAHATI, India At least 10 people were wounded after a bomb ripped through a passenger coach of a train in India's troubled state of Assam, officials said on Tuesday. So far we have information of ten people wounded, two of them are in 0133 : International Herald Tribune

Explosives found in Mumbai train station - 3 hours ago - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a news conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. Rice urged Pakistan to cooperate fully and transparently in investigations into the Mumbai attacks that have roiled India-Pakistan 0133 : MSNBC