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23:59 03/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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City of New York electing mayor
23:00 03/11/2009
The city of New York is electing its mayor Tuesday, with the incumbent, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, running for a third term against the city comptroller, Democrat William Thompson Jr.
BP, CNPC sign contract to develop Iraq's Rumaila field
22:55 03/11/2009
BP and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Tuesday they had signed a technical service contract with Iraq's state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) to expand production from the Rumaila oilfield.
Merkel tells U.S. Congress Iran must not have nuclear weapons
22:13 03/11/2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday in a historic address to both houses of the U.S. Congress that Iran must not have nuclear weapons.
Karadzic attends court session in Hague
21:47 03/11/2009
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic attended a court session in The Hague for the first time on Tuesday, telling the judges he needed more time to prepare his defense.
Iran playing by own rules 30 years after U.S. Embassy seizure
21:34 03/11/2009
Thirty years after students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, the country's leadership continues to ignore the norms of international relations, a Russian expert said on Tuesday.
Iran's leader says U.S. policy unchanged, queries nuclear deal
19:51 03/11/2009
Iran's supreme leader said on Tuesday the U.S. approach to Iran was at odds with the slogan of bringing "change" to its policy, casting doubt on a UN-sponsored nuclear fuel deal.
Czech President Klaus signs EU reform treaty
19:03 03/11/2009
Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday after the country's Constitutional Court ruled that the ambitious reform treaty was in line with the Czech constitution.
Arctic Sea to resume voyage on Thursday
17:49 03/11/2009
The Arctic Sea freighter, after a mysterious hijacking case, is set to go to sea again Thursday, the ship's operator said on Tuesday.
Medvedev brings in tougher punishments for top criminal bosses
17:33 03/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Tuesday a law on harsher punishments for top criminal bosses.
Russian activist to receive German human rights award
16:57 03/11/2009
The head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia's oldest human rights organization, is to be honored by Germany, the German embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.
Billionaire Prokhorov may buy pricey Brooklyn penthouse - paper
15:32 03/11/2009
The owners of Brooklyn's priciest penthouses are hoping Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will snap up at least one of them, The New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Twenty lakes vanish in China annually - experts
13:56 03/11/2009
The number of lakes in China has declined by more than 1,000 in half a century as the result of industrial exploitation, the Global Times newspaper said on Tuesday, citing experts.
Slain ex-KGB spy's driver in grave condition
13:44 03/11/2009
The driver employed by Russian-Israeli businessman Shabtai von Kalmanovich, who was shot dead in central Moscow on Monday, is in a grave condition, a hospital source said on Tuesday.
Israeli police name murderer of family of six
13:34 03/11/2009
Israeli police have arrested the murderer of a family of six, a police spokesman told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
North Korea heralds 'remarkable achievements' in nuclear program
12:57 03/11/2009
North Korea said on Tuesday it had finished the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods and claimed "remarkable achievements" in weaponizing plutonium extracted from them.
At least 4 dead as Typhoon Mirinae hits Vietnam
12:52 03/11/2009
At least four people died when Typhoon Mirinae hit Vietnam, the UN's Relief Web site reported on Tuesday, citing Vietnamese officials.
Medvedev congratulates Afghan president on re-election
11:26 03/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on his re-election, the Kremlin press office said on Tuesday.
China launches new swine flu medicine that cures in 3 days
10:51 03/11/2009
Sales of a traditional Chinese medicine against swine flu, which its producer says is especially effective for children, have been launched in China, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.
Russia, Ukraine to jointly seek release of crew seized in Congo
10:41 03/11/2009
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats will join efforts to seek the release of the crew of a cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

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