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Reuters: World News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. U.S. Democrats ready celebration for Obama 28 Aug 2008 at 7:52pm DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America. Russia isolated over Georgia as Putin attacks U.S. 28 Aug 2008 at 7:54pm DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced increased diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions. Thai rail starts partial strike in anti-government rally 28 Aug 2008 at 5:57pm BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rail workers began a partial strike on Thursday, joining a protest by thousands of people barricaded inside the prime minister's official compound whose leaders vowed to stay until his government fell. U.S. to hand back Anbar province 28 Aug 2008 at 6:26pm BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops will on September 1 hand over control of Iraq's Anbar province, once the heart of a bloody Sunni Arab insurgency, reflecting a dramatic drop in violence across the country, an Iraqi official said on Thursday. Pakistani lawyers press government as police killed 28 Aug 2008 at 1:59pm ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Protesting lawyers blocked roads across Pakistan on Thursday to press the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people. Russia's Medvedev says Iran nuclear talks must go on 28 Aug 2008 at 7:51pm DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has asked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to continue dialogue on the Iranian nuclear issue, Medvedev's spokeswoman said on Thursday. Livni widens lead in race to replace Olmert 28 Aug 2008 at 5:18pm JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will easily win leadership elections in the ruling Kadima party to replace embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, poll results showed on Thursday. Tropical storm Gustav threatens Jamaica 28 Aug 2008 at 7:44pm KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Thursday on a path toward western Cuba that could take it to the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a strong hurricane next week. Darfur rebels "shoot down spy plane" 28 Aug 2008 at 6:45pm KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels said they shot down an unmanned spy plane over the war-torn region on Thursday, saying the Sudanese government was using it to track their positions. Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with "discomfort" 28 Aug 2008 at 3:11pm NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has been admitted to a hospital in India with "abdominal discomfort" but there was no cause for concern, doctors said on Thursday. Newsfeed display by CaRP