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In Egypt, Non-Aligned nations focus on meltdown - The Associated Press
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) — Cuba's president on Wednesday called for an international financial system that better takes into account developing countries interests, as the global recession captured the spotlight at a summit of non-aligned nations. …
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UK's Brown says Karzai pledges more Afghan forces - Reuters
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LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai has promised to provide extra Afghan security forces to reinforce British soldiers battling Taliban insurgents, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday. While Brown said he was keeping …
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Clinton Says US Still Must Engage Iran on Nuclear Dispute - Bloomberg
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July 15 (Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US will still pursue direct talks with Iran to persuade the country's leaders to abandon a possible nuclear- arms program even after the regime's crackdown on voters. …
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Australian east coast on tsunami alert after NZ earthquake - The Australian
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A SERIES of small tsunamis last night hit Australia's east coast following a powerful earthquake in New Zealand which triggered the nation's tsunami alert system. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre put coastal areas of NSW, Tasmania and …
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Barak slams criticism of IDF conduct - Jerusalem Post
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday responded to a new report which accused the IDF of committing war crimes during Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. …
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Russian activist 'found murdered' - BBC News
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A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, has been found dead in the North Caucasus. She was bundled into a van and abducted as she left her home in Chechnya on Wednesday morning, a colleague said. Her body was later found in …
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Liberian Leader's Hague Testimony 'Risky Strategy' Says Former … - Voice of America
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The former Chief Prosecutor of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra leone said he's surprised by former Liberian President Charles Taylor's testimony Tat his war crimes trial in The Hague. Taylor is facing a number of charges, …
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168 believed dead in Iran jet crash - Los Angeles Times
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Sina Shiri / AP In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency, an unidentified man observes the scene of a plane crash near the village of Jannatabad today. The Caspian Airlines plane was bound for Armenia. …
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Turkish PM 'genocide' comment triggers China ties concern - Reuters
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's accusation of genocide in describing the rioting which killed 184 people in China's northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang should come as no surprise to those familiar with his outspoken, populist style. …
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2 Police Officers Injured in Indonesian Gold Mine Skirmish - New York Times
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — At least two police officers were wounded Wednesday in a skirmish with gunmen near a gold mine operated by an American company in eastern Indonesia, officials said. The firefight followed several days of …
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