Reuters World News Highlights

 WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD – With less than 60 days before the  complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, the United States  is quietly seeking to keep custody of its highest profile  detainee there, U.S. and Iraqi officials say.
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 WASHINGTON – A woman who accused Republican presidential  candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment yesterday offered a  statement telling her side of the story, in a move that could  further undermine his 2012 campaign.
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 GAZA – The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, which  traded deadly fire with Israel at the weekend in Gaza, does not  expect a subsequent truce to last long and has at least 8,000  fighters ready for war, a spokesman said.
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 ROME – Pressure rose on Italy’s besieged Prime Minister  Silvio Berlusconi to quit on Thursday, as rebel deputies from  his own centre-right party threatened to oppose the government  in a vital parliamentary vote next week.