North Korea says Kim Jong Il has died
Dec 18 2011 7:13PM
Posted 47 days 10 hrs 19 mins ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer has reported.
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Russia seizes Iran-bound radioactive material
Dec 16 2011 9:24AM
Posted 49 days 20 hrs 8 mins ago
Russia said Friday it had seized radioactive materials from the luggage of a passenger planning to fly from Moscow to Tehran.
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In Cuba, old clunkers and Soviet cars now for sale
Dec 14 2011 6:55AM
Posted 51 days 22 hrs 37 mins ago
Want to buy a blue 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air for $11,000 or a Soviet-made Lada 1600 for $15,000?
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New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
Dec 12 2011 5:20AM
Posted 54 days 12 mins ago
Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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As U.S. leaves, Iraqi forces still under construction
Dec 11 2011 6:20AM
Posted 54 days 23 hrs 12 mins ago
Iraq's rebuilt military is a long way from matching up with regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel.
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Hospital fire kills at least 73 in eastern India
Dec 9 2011 6:54AM
Posted 56 days 22 hrs 38 mins ago
A fire ripped through a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Friday, killing at least 73 people.
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Egypt's Islamists claim most seats in run-off vote
Dec 7 2011 4:46AM
Posted 59 days 46 mins ago
The Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it had won most seats in an opening round of run-offs in Egypt's staggered parliamentary vote.
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Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi'ites, 59 dead
Dec 6 2011 7:07AM
Posted 59 days 22 hrs 25 mins ago
A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan's allies pledge to stay for long-haul
Dec 5 2011 4:42AM
Posted 61 days 50 mins ago
The West used an Afghanistan meeting on Monday to signal enduring support for Kabul as allied troops go home.
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Biden prods Turkey on new Iran sanctions
Dec 2 2011 5:02AM
Posted 64 days 30 mins ago
Vice President Biden has urged Turkey to pass new sanctions against Iran.
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Britain pulls embassy staff out of Iran
Nov 30 2011 4:25AM
Posted 66 days 1 hr 7 mins ago
Britain has evacuated all its diplomatic staff from Iran a day after protesters stormed and ransacked its embassy.
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Pakistan warns NATO attack threatens Afghanistan peace bid
Nov 28 2011 8:26AM
Posted 67 days 21 hrs 6 mins ago
Pakistan ratcheted up pressure on NATO on Monday over a cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the weekend, threatening to drastically reduce cooperation on peace efforts in Afghanistan.
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Egypt protesters battle on to end army rule
Nov 23 2011 6:44AM
Posted 72 days 22 hrs 48 mins ago
Street clashes flared in Cairo again Wednesday as protesters derided an agreement forged by Egypt's ruling generals and mostly Islamist parties for a swifter transfer to civilian rule.
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The EU and the clatter of high ideals
Nov 22 2011 5:12AM
Posted 74 days 20 mins ago
Failed by squabbling politicians, wracked by faithless financial markets, the EU may flinch these days in the glare of world scrutiny.
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Egyptian police battle protesters, 33 dead
Nov 21 2011 2:09PM
Posted 74 days 15 hrs 23 mins ago
Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and the death toll rose to 33.
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Greece's Samaras rules out post-election cooperation
Nov 17 2011 5:06AM
Posted 79 days 26 mins ago
The leader of Greece's conservatives signaled his main focus was on winning an election and reversing policies.
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Did troops bring democracy? Iraqis have doubts
Nov 16 2011 5:02AM
Posted 80 days 30 mins ago
Sitting in a barber shop in Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City slum, three friends agreed after a long and hard argument.
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Sixty-nine killed in Syria on Monday: activists
Nov 15 2011 4:33AM
Posted 81 days 59 mins ago
At least 69 people were killed in southern Syria on Monday.
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Norway mass killer Breivik admits July massacre
Nov 14 2011 5:03AM
Posted 82 days 29 mins ago
The anti-Muslim militant who killed 77 people in attacks in Norway on July 22 acknowledged carrying out the massacre.
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Israel rushes airliner defenses as Libya leaks SAMs
Nov 11 2011 6:33AM
Posted 84 days 22 hrs 59 mins ago
Israel has accelerated the installation of anti-missile defenses on its airliners, a security official said on Friday.
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