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OSLO, Norway, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A former Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations expressed shock that a U.S. consultant to the Kurds may earn more than $100 million from an Iraqi oil deal.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods, making his first golf appearance in Australia in 11 years, shot 6-under-par 66 Thursday and shares the first-round lead at the JBWere Masters.

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Udorn Duangdecha, despite two bogeys, fired an 8-under-par 62 Thursday and has the lead after one round at the European PGA Tour's Hong Kong Open.

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visiting in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, said the Philippines-U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement aids both countries.

TOKYO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Japanese authorities say they have officially dropped charges against a U.S. father for forcibly regaining custody of his two small children.

LEXINGTON, Mo., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Officials are searching for at least one body in the case of five men arrested for committing sex crimes against children, Lexington, Mo., police said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama emerged as the world's most powerful man in Forbes magazine's assessment of the world's most powerful people released Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama makes his first trip as president to Asia Thursday, beginning an eight-day mission to four countries, beginning in Japan.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Singapore paved the way for the signing Thursday of four agreements between the two nations.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Christian janitor died saving the lives of Muslims in the suicide attack at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan, officials say.

China's central bank said Wednesday hinted a policy change on exchange rates was possible, as pressure builds for a valuation change for the renminbi.

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KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Nepalese federal minister faced charges for allegedly slapping a senior official several times for sending an old car to pick her up from airport.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Islamabad dismissed as "a malicious campaign" reports alleging President Asif Ali Zardari got big kickbacks in a French submarine sale to the Pakistani navy.

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Jerome Randle and Theo Robertson helped turn a close game into a runaway Wednesday, helping No. 12 California pull away for a 95-61 win over Detroit.