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Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. Full Article
Thousands protest in Iraq against U.S. troops pact
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. Full Article
SCENARIOS: Hillary Clinton's views on foreign policy issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. secretary of state, the New York Times said on Friday. Full Article
SCENARIOS-Hillary Clinton's views on foreign policy issues
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become U.S. secretary of state, the New York Times said on Friday.
Here are some views on foreign policy issues expressed by Clinton, who lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Obama this year, and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton.
IRAQ
"Ending the war in Iraq is the first step toward restoring the United States' global leadership," Full Article
Iran rejects U.S. reports it has basis for atom bomb
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran rejected Friday U.S. reports it had enriched enough uranium to make an atom bomb, saying this would require steps it had ruled out like ejecting U.N. inspectors and leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Full Article
Obama says will confront economic woes head-on
*Obama says will make Cabinet appointments in coming weeks Full Article
Obama looks presidential but not president yet
CHICAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Barack Obama made sure to follow protocol on Friday and remind Americans that he was not president yet. Full Article
EU's Solana says Obama team must engage Iran more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who leads nuclear negotiations with Iran on behalf of major powers, said on Friday he hoped an Obama administration would be more engaged in the talks. Full Article
EU's Solana says Obama team must engage Iran more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who leads nuclear negotiations with Iran on behalf of major powers, said Friday he hoped an Obama administration would be more engaged in the talks. Full Article
Pirates set demands for Iran-chartered ship
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Somali pirates have set demands for releasing a Hong Kong-flagged ship that was chartered by an Iranian company, the Iranian shipping firm said on Friday, without disclosing what they were. Full Article






