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Good Morning Omss, TUE 24 Aug 2010    U.S. says number of troops in Iraq below 50,000 Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns Carter to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner: report Foreigners among 14 killed in Nepal plane crash Court rules against Obama's stem cell policy Somali militants storm hotel, 31 reported dead Philippine police admit to botching hostage crisis Nigerian airlines gain right to direct U.S. flights Afghan poll a chance for change, or more of the same Tiger Woods and wife divorce after sex scandal Independent MPs begin talks Manila bus siege aftermath Court date set in Jackson case. U.S. says number of troops in Iraq below 50,000 August 24, 2010 08:27 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had cut the number of its troops in Iraq to below 50,000 ahead of an August 31 deadline set by President Barack Obama to end its combat missions. Full Article Big-spending novices now lag in Florida campaigns August 24, 2010 08:54 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - A pair of wealthy outsiders who spent their way to prominence in Florida's Senate and governor's races now lag behind the political insiders backed by the party hierarchies in Tuesday's primary election. Full Article Carter to visit North Korea over U.S. prisoner: report August 24, 2010 08:24 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter will travel to North Korea very soon on a humanitarian mission to win the release of an American jailed for illegally entering the isolated country, a news report said. Full Article Foreigners among 14 killed in Nepal plane crash August 24, 2010 08:23 AM ET KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Fourteen people -- including four Americans, a Japanese and British national -- were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday, an airport official said. Full Article Court rules against Obama's stem cell policy August 24, 2010 07:26 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, in a slap to the Obama administration's new guidelines on the sensitive issue. Full Article Somali militants storm hotel, 31 reported dead August 24, 2010 09:15 AM ET MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Insurgents in army uniforms stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu frequented by government officials on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people including legislators, the government said. Full Article Philippine police admit to botching hostage crisis August 24, 2010 08:18 AM ET MANILA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Philippines admitted on Tuesday it had bungled a hostage siege in which eight tourists were killed and which piled pressure on President Benigno Aquino to pull the country out of years of poor management and decline. Full Article Nigerian airlines gain right to direct U.S. flights August 24, 2010 07:03 AM ET ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian airlines have gained the right to fly their own planes to the United States after an improvement in the West African nation's aviation safety standards, Nigerian and U.S. officials said. Full Article Afghan poll a chance for change, or more of the same August 24, 2010 08:15 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Imagine an election where candidates are unable to campaign in their own electorates, too scared even to hang their pictures outside campaign offices. Full Article Tiger Woods and wife divorce after sex scandal August 24, 2010 08:08 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, and his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, divorced on Monday following the torrid sex scandal that engulfed Woods late last year. Full Article

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