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Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering |
| WASHINGTON — The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming... |
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Group promotes Egypt's spy chief for president |
| CAIRO — Activists on Thursday hung posters across Cairo supporting Egypt's intelligence chief as a candidate in next year's presidential... |
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Israelis, Palestinians resume direct peace talks |
| WASHINGTON — Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded U.S. presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first... |
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Ferrari recalls 458 Italia supercars after fires |
| ROME — Ferrari says it is recalling 1,248 of its 458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several... |
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Hawking says God not needed for creation |
| LONDON — Physicist Stephen Hawking says God wasn't necessary for the creation of the universe. ... |
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Obama opens Mideast talks: Attacks 'won't stop us' |
| WASHINGTON — Condemning Mideast peace "rejectionists," President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious talks Wednesday and vowed... |
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Ailing Irish weigh bank bailouts, bankruptcy |
| DUBLIN — It's the world's biggest banking black hole — and it's in Ireland, one of Europe's most troubled economies. ... |
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Official: 3 bombs kill 18 at Pakistan Shiite march |
| LAHORE, Pakistan — Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 18... |
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Busted US-born Mexican kingpin knew top capos |
| MEXICO CITY — A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage... |
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Spain halves deficit with painful austerity cuts |
| MADRID — Spain's deficit is down sharply thanks to an unpopular cocktail of tax hikes and austerity cuts — good news for a government fighting to... |
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72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg |
| SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador's capital after reporting that her son was... |
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5 more American troops die in Afghan fighting |
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Five more American troops were killed in action in Afghanistan, ending August with a spike in bloodshed that has claimed the... |
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'Unprecedented' challenge to save Chilean miners |
| SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The effort to save 33 Chilean men trapped deep in a mine is an unprecedented challenge, mining safety experts said Tuesday. It... |
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Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks |
| JERUSALEM — Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast... |
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New photos show Fidel Castro with US journalist |
| HAVANA — Cuba on Tuesday released pictures of Fidel Castro with an American magazine correspondent and a Washington-based policy expert, while a... |
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Mexico captures reputed drug lord 'The Barbie' |
| MEXICO CITY — A Texas-born fugitive known as "the Barbie" grinned Tuesday as police paraded him in handcuffs and described his alleged life... |
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US consumer confidence lifts stocks off lows |
| LONDON — An unexpected rise in U.S. consumer confidence in August helped stocks in Europe and the U.S. recoup earlier losses Tuesday and trade higher... |
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Iraqis approach end of US combat role with worry |
| BAGHDAD — As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit. ... |
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Brazil's Rio wants tourists visiting its slums |
| RIO DE JANEIRO — Tourists usually try to run from Rio's notorious slums. Now officials are inviting them to come visit instead. ... |
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Mexico has fired 10 pct of federal police in 2010 |
| MEXICO CITY — Mexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing lie detector tests or other checks... |
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Obama expands sanctions against North Korea |
| WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against North Korea by freezing the assets of individuals, companies and... |
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Cuba's Fidel Castro gives new details of illness |
| HAVANA — Fidel Castro has given new details of just how sick he was when he was forced to give up power four years ago, saying in a rare interview... |
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7 US troops killed in 2 Afghan bomb attacks |
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American service members were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, NATO said. ... |
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Iran media call French first lady 'prostitute' |
| TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hardline media have called French first lady Carla Bruni a "prostitute" after she expressed strong support for an... |
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Italy health minister apologizes for botched birth |
| MESSINA, Sicily — Italy's health minister traveled to Sicily on Monday to apologize to a new mother for an operating room fistfight between two... |
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Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash |
| TANAH KARO, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano that had been dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of... |
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Mayor in violent Mexican border state killed |
| NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Gunmen killed the mayor of a town in the drug-plagued Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday in a region where suspected... |
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Mexico to up security in border city after blasts |
| NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Mexico's government on Sunday promised to increase security after a series of explosive devices were detonated in the... |
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Chile miners must move tons of rocks in own rescue |
| SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The 33 trapped Chilean miners who have astonished the world with their discipline a half mile underground will have to aid... |
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Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia — A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years. ... |
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7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting |
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found... |
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Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary |
| LONDON — It's been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary — the authoritative guide to the English language —... |
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German lawmakers blast banker's remarks as racist |
| BERLIN — German top government officials and immigrant leaders on Sunday condemned remarks by a board member of Germany's federal bank as racist... |
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Venezuelans protest against unchecked violence |
| CARACAS, Venezuela — Opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Saturday to protest rampant violence that claims thousands of lives... |
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Mexicana airlines ceases flights after bankruptcy |
| MEXICO CITY — Mexicana airlines shut down all flights on Saturday, marking at least a temporary disappearance from the skies of one of the world's... |
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Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks |
| BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the... |
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NKorean leader's trip spurs succession speculation |
| CHANGCHUN, China — North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il toured a Chinese agricultural expo Saturday during a surprise trip that reportedly included a... |
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Mexicana airlines operations grounded by debt |
| MEXICO CITY — Debt-ridden carrier Mexicana airline is halting all operations as of midnight Friday as it seeks to restructure costs, Mexico's... |
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Mexico: Prosecutor linked to migrant case missing |
| MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon says a state prosecutor investigating the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants is... |
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Fidel Castro: Osama bin Laden is a US agent |
| HAVANA — Fidel Castro says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former President George W.... |
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Europe probes swine flu shot, narcolepsy link |
| LONDON — The European Medicines Agency is investigating whether there is a link between narcolepsy and a swine flu vaccine. ... |
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New video gives tour of trapped miners' refuge |
| COPIAPO, Chile — The first video released of the 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean copper mine shows the men stripped to the waist and appearing slim... |
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Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport |
| BANGKOK — Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the... |
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Spanish singer Julio Iglesias marries in secret |
| MADRID — Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has married Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, his partner for the past 20 years. ... |
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Suriname president falls ill, cedes power to No. 2 |
| PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Suriname's newly elected president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, is ailing from an undisclosed illness and has... |
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In Cuba, Richardson raises case of jailed American |
| HAVANA — The governor of New Mexico said Thursday that he and Cuba's foreign minister discussed the plight of a U.S. government contract worker... |
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Mexico debates cash-sale limits to stop laundering |
| MEXICO CITY — Limiting cash transactions to $100,000 and requiring vendors to monitor suspicious activity are among the suggestions contained in a new... |
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Mexico aims to ID 72 slain mirgrants in massacre |
| MEXICO CITY — Mexican security forces were bringing refrigeration equipment for the bodies of 72 Central and South American migrants massacred by drug... |
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Chile faces unique challenge in maintaining miners |
| COPIAPO, Chile — In less than a week the 33 miners trapped under Chile's Atacama Desert will have been stuck underground longer than any others in... |
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Nigeria announces power grid sale, repair |
| LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's president announced a multi-billion-dollar plan Thursday to repair and privatize the oil-rich nation's decrepit... |
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Poll: Chavez's popularity down in Venezuela |
| CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez's allies launched their campaigns Wednesday for crucial congressional elections that come just as... |
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Chilean miners told to keep slim to squeeze out |
| COPIAPO, Chile — Just 35 inches (90 centimeters) around the waist — that's how skinny Chile's 33 trapped miners have been told they need to be... |
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Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants |
| MEXICO CITY — A wounded migrant stumbled into a military checkpoint and led marines to a gruesome scene, what may be the biggest massacre so far in... |
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Antimatter detector to catch last shuttle to space |
| GENEVA — A $2 billion machine that will jump-start the search for antimatter and other phenomena was loaded onto a massive U.S. Air Force plane... |
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50 dead in attacks targeting Iraqi security forces |
| BAGHDAD — Bombers and gunmen launched an apparently coordinated string of attacks against Iraqi government forces on Wednesday, killing at least 50... |
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Afghan driver kills Spanish officers, interpreter |
| KABUL, Afghanistan — A driver for the Spanish police contingent in Afghanistan opened fire during a training exercise Wednesday, killing two Spanish... |
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Canada intercepts two Russian bombers |
| TORONTO — Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers in the Arctic as they approached Canadian airspace on the eve of an Arctic... |
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Global recovery fears weigh on markets |
| LONDON — World stock markets fell again Wednesday as worries over the U.S. and Japanese economies continued to weigh on sentiment despite another... |
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Argentine president moves to control newsprint |
| BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's president moved Tuesday to take over the nation's only newsprint maker, saying two leading newspapers... |
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2 days of food stretched more than 2 weeks in mine |
| COPIAPO, Chile — Each of the 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground lived on two spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk and a bite of crackers. Every... |
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Experts spot smallest planet outside solar system |
| GENEVA — Scientists say they've discovered five, six, or maybe seven planets orbiting a sun-like star more than 100 light-years away. ... |
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Islamist rebels attack Somali hotel, killing 32 |
| MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants wearing Somali military uniforms stormed a hotel favored by lawmakers in the war-battered capital Tuesday,... |
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Jet misses runway, crashes in China; 42 killed |
| BEIJING — A Chinese passenger jet overshot a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames Tuesday, killing 42 people and... |
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World markets sink amid global recovery fears |
| LONDON — A shock drop in U.S. housing figures drove stock markets lower Tuesday as they reinforced fears that the world's largest economy may be... |
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China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks |
| BEIJING — A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in... |
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2nd bore hole reaches 33 trapped in Chile mine |
| COPIAPO, Chile — Singing the national anthem in a full-throated chorus, 33 miners trapped deep underground thanked their rescuers and settled in for a... |
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UN to monitor free school meals in D.R. |
| SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — International health officials on Monday began monitoring free school breakfasts given to poor students in... |
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Indians back Ecuador plan not to drill for oil |
| YASUNI NATIONAL PARK, Ecuador — Ecuador is pressing its appeal for wealthy countries to put up $3.6 billion to protect a pristine Amazon rain forest... |
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9 killed on hijacked Philippine tourist bus |
| MANILA, Philippines — A 12-hour hostage drama aboard a hijacked Philippine bus ended in bloodshed Monday when an angry ex-policeman demanding his job... |
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Joy and fear: miners found alive stuck for months |
| COPIAPO, Chile — For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their... |
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Dutch teen sails for Canary Islands on world trip |
| LISBON, Portugal — A 14-year-old Dutch sailor aiming to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world is sailing in fine weather toward the... |
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Cat culture thrives in Istanbul |
| ISTANBUL — When President Obama visited Turkey last year, he paused to stroke a tabby cat at the former Byzantine church of Haghia Sophia while... |
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Joy in Chile: 33 miners trapped 17 days are alive |
| SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's president euphorically waved the note, written deep inside a collapsed mine, that his country waited 17 agonizing days... |
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Wyclef Jean: I'm not giving up presidential bid yet |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet and will try to get the courts to... |
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Guyana military to help police in high-crime areas |
| GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana's military will assist police in patrolling high-crime areas in response to a spike in gun violence. ... |
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Jamaica opposition calls for probe into Coke case |
| KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's opposition called Sunday for an independent investigation into who hired lobbyists to try to persuade the U.S.... |
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Iranian president offers friendship to the US |
| CAIRO — Iran's president offered friendship to the United States but also taunted Washington by saying he does not fear an attack by the U.S.... |
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Spain says US to take Cuba prisoners |
| MADRID — The United States is prepared to take in Cuban political prisoners following their release from jail, Spain's Foreign Ministry said... |
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4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan |
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Four U.S. troops were killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled... |
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Somalia rebels looking increasingly like Taliban |
| MOGADISHU, Somalia — Men are forced to grow beards. Women can't leave home without a male relative. Music, movies and watching sports on TV are... |
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Group buys controlling stake in Mexicana airlines |
| MEXICO CITY — A group of investors says it has bought a controlling stake in debt-ridden Mexicana airlines. ... |
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Guyana minister: Rum may be fun, but don't glorify |
| GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana's top health official is urging popular singers to stop soaking their lyrics in rum. ... |
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Gunmen invade luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro |
| RIO DE JANEIRO — Gunmen engaged in a shootout with police took 30 people hostage Saturday at a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists but within... |
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Sweden withdraws warrant for WikiLeaks founder |
| STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities revoked a short-lived arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying a rape accusation against him... |
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Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean's run for president |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Singer Wyclef Jean's high-profile bid for Haiti's presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged... |
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Army of diplomats takes the lead in fractious Iraq |
| WASHINGTON — As the White House eagerly highlights the departure of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the small army of American diplomats left behind is... |
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Dutch teen sets sail secretly on solo world trip |
| PORTIMAO, Portugal — A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Portugal Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo... |
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Iran begins fueling first nuclear reactor |
| BUSHEHR, Iran — Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel Saturday into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to... |
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Cuba Church defends brokering prisoner release |
| HAVANA — Roman Catholic officials said Friday they had a humanitarian obligation to broker a landmark deal in which Cuba promised to free 52 political... |
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Air traffic control problem cuts European flights |
| BERLIN — A regional air traffic control system outage sharply limited flights around much of northern Europe Friday, causing delays for tens of... |
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Greeks feeling pain from austerity measures |
| ATHENS, Greece — The plan to rescue Greece from bankruptcy has kicked in, and with a vengeance. As the government slashes spending and hikes taxes,... |
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US says Israel, Palestinians to resume peace talks |
| WASHINGTON — Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume long-stalled direct peace negotiations, Obama administration officials said Friday as... |
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Africans text message to check if drugs are real |
| LONDON — For Africans wondering whether the malaria drugs they've bought are real, there may soon be a quick way of finding out: sending a text... |
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Pakistan accepts Indian aid for flood relief |
| ISLAMABAD — Islamabad has accepted $5 million in aid from India for flood victims, a rare expression of goodwill between the feuding neighbors at a... |
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US envoy says billions needed for Pakistan |
| UNITED NATIONS — A top U.S. envoy said Thursday that "many billions" of dollars will be needed to rebuild Pakistan after the worst flooding... |
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France sends scores of Gypsies back to Romania |
| PARIS — France expelled nearly 100 Gypsies, or Roma, to their native Romania on Thursday as part of a very public effort by conservative President... |
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Ditch the queen: UK public's wild ideas for cuts |
| LONDON — Sell off the Queen's swans. Make lawmakers work for free. Force prison inmates to generate cheap power on the treadmill. ... |
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US jobs disappointment weigh on world markets |
| LONDON — European stock markets traded lower Thursday after soft U.S. jobs data reined in hopes for gains on Wall Street. Japanese stocks were the... |
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Germany: Father saves girl from bear in zoo |
| BERLIN — Police say a Dutch man braved an angry bear to defend his three-year-old daughter after the girl climbed a fence in a German zoo and tumbled... |
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Cold front ends heat spell over western Russia |
| MOSCOW — A cold front hit western Russia Thursday, ending the exhausting two-month spell of of heat and clearing skies over Moscow from suffocating... |
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