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Saudi Arabia finds melamine in milk - 5 hours ago - The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia. The kingdom's Food and Drug Administration said on 0133 : ninemsn

STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares set to firm on Wall St lead - 1 hour ago - WELLINGTON, Dec 4 Reuters - Asian shares are set to start firmer on Thursday after Wall Street ended a volatile session on a positive note, though ongoing worries about a global recession are likely to keep gains muted. Major U.S. stock 0133 : CNBC

Crippled youth persuades Afghanistan to sign cluster-bomb ban 0133 - 1 hour ago - OSLO, Norway AP An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty Wednesday banning the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was 0133 : Chicago Tribune

Obama names Richardson as Commerce Secretary - 1 hour ago - CHICAGO Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Wednesday struggling automakers have put forward a more serious restructuring proposal to Congress but withheld judgment on the plans until hearings are held. At a news conference, 0133 : Washington Post

EU officials defend pricey coffee machines - 2 hours ago - BRUSSELS The European Commission on Wednesday defended its decision to spend about 100,000 on coffee machines found to have high concentrations of heavy metals in the water they used. But the commission said more tests were needed to 0133 : International Herald Tribune

Hillary 'shocked' by secretary-of-state offer - 1 hour ago - WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Clinton was shocked by the possibility that president-elect Barack Obama would consider her as his secretary of state, according to an interview with her husband, former president Bill Clinton, on CNN. I 0133 : Brisbane Times

India warns all options open with Pakistan after Mumbai 0133 - 6 hours ago - India on Wednesday warned that all options were open in dealing with Pakistan after last week's attacks on Mumbai, as the United States pressured Islamabad to show urgent cooperation with the probe. Speaking at a joint news conference with 0133 : MSN Malaysia News

How China, an Emerging Superpower, Will Test the Obama 0133 - 1 hour ago - China's continuing rise as a likely future superpower will be an overriding feature of the foreign policy landscape that Barack Obama will need to maneuver through after Inauguration Day. Though U.S. dealings with the world's most populous 0133 : US News and World Report