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U.S. to start NATO talks on Afghan transition: Petraeus
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soo...

Iran opposition figure's house attacked: website
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Attackers smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Iranian op...

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday a...

Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capita...

Factbox: Five facts about 3G Capital
(Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc, the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to 3G C...

Oil spill seen in Gulf platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off...

NHC Report: Gaston still a depression, headed to Caribbean
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recently-downgraded Gaston remained a tropical depression on Thursday as it ch...

Factbox: U.S. Energy Disasters in 2010
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy production and distribution in the United States can be a dangerous purs...

Hurricane Earl takes aim at U.S. East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Earl bore down on the U.S. East Coas...