Global News Update24th Nov 2008

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Hillary Clinton will face awkward questions about her husband's financial ties with Arab sheikhs and Central Asian oligarchs if Barack Obama nominates her as Secretary of State.

Citi dodges disaster

The troubled bank secures an additional capital injection from the U.S. government and guarantees on troubled assets.

Chavez faces test in Venezuela elections

Venezuelans swarmed the polls on Sunday to cast ballots in hundreds of gubernatorial, mayoral and legislative elections.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

North Korea suspends trains to South

North Korea announced Monday it was suspending the 18-month-old rail service across the border that has divided the peninsula since 1953 in protest of the "confrontational" policies of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Volcano landslides kill 6 in Colombia

A snow-capped volcano erupted and sparked landslides in southwest Colombia, killing at least six people -- four of them children, government officials and rescue workers said Sunday.

Nevado del Huila volcano

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Islamic fighters vow to rescue hijacked Saudi tanker

Somali militants vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are believed to be based.

Supertanker Sirius Star

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Merkel warns German businesses not to cut jobs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging companies not to slash jobs as a result of the global financial crisis, warning that businesses will not be able to rebound once the turmoil eases.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

'Twilight' debuts in No. 1 slot at box office

The vampire romance "Twilight" drained the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $70.6 million.

Hundreds of exiled Tibetans with their leader Dalai Lama have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China in Dharamshala.

Verdasco the hero as Spain lift Davis Cup

Fernando Verdasco clinched the Davis Cup for Spain with a thrilling five-set victory over Argentina's Jose Acasuso in Mar Del Plata on Sunday.

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