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<title><![CDATA[ Gaza militants fire rockets deep into Israel ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:45:38 EDT</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a new wave of rockets that landed deep inside Israel Thursday, defying Israeli retaliatory attacks and threats.
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<dc:creator>ARON HELLER</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Strikes raise pressure on Gadhafi, rebels alike ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:55:27 EDT</pubDate>
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BENGHAZI, Libya -- Fighter jets hit aircraft and a crossroads military base deep inside Libya on Thursday and NATO sailors prepared to board suspect ships, blocking new weapons and foreign fighters from resupplying Moammar Gadhafi's depleted forces by land, sea and air. France set a timeframe on the...
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<dc:creator>RYAN LUCAS and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Portugal, Ireland woes dominate EU summit ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:43:49 EDT</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS -- Just on the day EU leaders were hoping to present the final version of their plan to solve the region's debt crisis, their summit in Brussels was overwhelmed Thursday by debate over Portugal's political crisis and Ireland's banking woes.
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<title><![CDATA[ Dan Rather aide: Crew harassed by Israeli security ]]></title>
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JERUSALEM -- A producer for Dan Rather says the American journalist's crew was harassed and humiliated by Israeli security officials.
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<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Under pressure, Syria says more freedom possible ]]></title>
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DARAA, Syria -- The Syrian government pledged Thursday to consider lifting draconian restrictions on political freedom and civil liberties in an attempt to quell a week-long uprising that protesters say has left dozens fatally shot by security forces.
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<dc:creator>HUSSEIN MALLA and ZEINA KARAM</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Portugal edges toward bailout after govt quits ]]></title>
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LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal's economic future looked increasingly bleak Thursday as political paralysis, a grinding debt burden and a double-dip recession pushed it one step away from becoming the third eurozone country to take a bailout.
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<dc:creator>BARRY HATTON</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ UN chief: Libya officials, opposition meeting ]]></title>
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UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Secretary-General says representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's government and the Libyan opposition will attend an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday.
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<title><![CDATA[ US European Command: No uniforms off base ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:26:47 EDT</pubDate>
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BERLIN -- The U.S. military's European Command has warned troops stationed on the continent to avoid wearing military uniforms when off base. The advisory comes three weeks after two airmen were fatally shot at Frankfurt airport.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nationalists angry over NATO conference ]]></title>
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbian nationalists demanded that the government cancel plans to host a NATO conference later this year, as the country marked on Thursday the 12th anniversary of the start of the military alliance's bombing that ended Belgrade's rule in Kosovo.
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<dc:creator>JOVANA GEC</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ UN peace messenger Douglas remembers Japan ]]></title>
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UNITED NATIONS -- Actor and U.N. messenger for peace Michael Douglas offered his condolences Thursday to the Japanese people struggling amid nuclear crisis after this month's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
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<title><![CDATA[ UN rights body ditches religious 'defamation' idea ]]></title>
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GENEVA -- The U.N.'s top human rights body has replaced its traditional condemnation of religious 'defamation' with a resolution underlining the right of individuals to freedom of belief.
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<title><![CDATA[ Germany scraps military conscription ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:21:26 EDT</pubDate>
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BERLIN -- Lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, have voted to formally end military conscription in a step that marks a historic change for the nation's post-World War II forces.
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<title><![CDATA[ Bloc calls on UN to oust Gbagbo ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:13:40 EDT</pubDate>
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- The regional body representing nations in West Africa called on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate steps to force the outgoing president of Ivory Coast to cede office.
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<dc:creator>BASHIR ADIGUN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Turkish TV: NATO to command Libya operation ]]></title>
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ANKARA, Turkey -- NATO appeared on Thursday to move closer to assuming command of the military operation in Libya when Turkey's foreign minister was quoted as saying an agreement has been reached.
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<dc:creator>SUZAN FRASER</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Thieves steel diamond ring at Tiffany's in Paris ]]></title>
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PARIS -- Police say three men pretending to be customers stole a euro250,000 ($353,200) diamond ring from the Tiffany & Co. store in Paris' upscale Printemps department store.
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<dc:creator>GREG KELLER</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Amanda Knox: US movie is 'invasion' of my life ]]></title>
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PERUGIA, Italy -- U.S. student Amanda Knox told a court Thursday that a movie documenting the murder of her British roommate and Knox's trial is an "invasion of my life," her lawyer said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Merkel calls for nuclear power changes ]]></title>
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BRUSSELS -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday nuclear energy policy across the European Union has to fundamentally change to take the fallout of Japan's nuclear accident into account.
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<dc:creator>RAF CASERT</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Latest developments in Arab world's unrest ]]></title>
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-- Here is a look at the latest developments in Mideast political unrest on Wednesday:
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<title><![CDATA[ Skyscraper climber to tackle world's tallest tower ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:27:33 EDT</pubDate>
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A French skyscraper climber nicknamed Spiderman hopes to reach new heights next week by scaling the world's tallest tower in Dubai.
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<dc:creator>ADAM SCHRECK</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel violence complicates Gates' call for peace ]]></title>
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TEL AVIV, Israel -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the latest spike in Mideast violence must not derail the peace process and he urged bold diplomatic action by Israelis and Palestinians.
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<dc:creator>LOLITA C. BALDOR</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Turkey seizes draft copies of journalist's book ]]></title>
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ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish court on Thursday issued an order for all draft copies of a jailed journalist's yet unpublished book to be confiscated, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported, fueling censorship concerns.
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<title><![CDATA[ Moody's downgrades ratings of Spanish banks ]]></title>
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MADRID -- Moody's downgraded the debt of 30 Spanish banks Thursday but left untouched the ratings of the country's three largest banks, highlighting the weaknesses in Spain's financial system a day after the government in neighboring Portugal fell.
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<title><![CDATA[ 6.8-magnitude quake strikes NE Myanmar; 1 dead ]]></title>
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YANGON, Myanmar -- A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, killing one woman and shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated.
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<title><![CDATA[ UN creates human rights investigator on Iran ]]></title>
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GENEVA -- The United Nations' top human rights body created a new special investigator's job Thursday to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country's internal affairs.
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<dc:creator>JOHN HEILPRIN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Markets brush off Portuguese bailout concerns ]]></title>
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LONDON -- Markets on Thursday brushed aside mounting speculation that Portugal would soon be tapping a European bailout fund amid hopes that the continent's debt crisis may be about to claim its final scalp - for now.
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<dc:creator>PAN PYLAS</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ 2 Polish children killed by bomb, likely from WWII ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:45:43 EDT</pubDate>
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WARSAW, Poland -- Two Polish children have died after a bomb believed to from World War II exploded in a field where they were playing.
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<title><![CDATA[ Potters hand-paint china for UK royal wedding ]]></title>
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LONDON -- British potters have their hands full making hand-gilded official china for Prince William's April 29 wedding to Kate Middleton.
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<title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of Jordanians set up protest in capital ]]></title>
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Hundreds of Jordanians set up a protest camp in a main square in the capital on Thursday to press demands for the ouster of the prime minister and wider public freedoms.
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<dc:creator>JAMAL HALABY</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Dubai police stop Yemen-bound shipment of weapons ]]></title>
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai police have seized 16,000 Turkish-made pistols hidden in a sea cargo shipment bound for Yemen, officials said Thursday.
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<dc:creator>ADAM SCHRECK</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Japan faces its next chore: cleaning up ]]></title>
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HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan -- Where do you even start? Do you start by carting away the Chokai Maru, the 150-foot (45-meter) ship that was lifted over a pier and slammed into a house in this port town? Do you start with the thousands of destroyed cars scattered like discarded toys in the city of...
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<dc:creator>TIM SULLIVAN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ French family detained for smuggling 2 infants ]]></title>
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KIEV, Ukraine -- A French family has been detained for trying to hide their two surrogate infants under a mattress in their van and smuggle them across the border from Ukraine into Hungary.
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<dc:creator>MARIA DANILOVA</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Election to spoil Canadian PM's wedding invite ]]></title>
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TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is unlikely to attend the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London next month because of a looming election in Canada.
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<dc:creator>ROB GILLIES</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Deserters from Somali insurgency find little help ]]></title>
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's government promised fighters like Abdi Hassan valuable rewards if they deserted from the Islamist rebels group battling for control of the country. Good salaries. Education. Health care.
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<dc:creator>ABDI GULED</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ SAfrican school cuts ties with Israeli university ]]></title>
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JOHANNESBURG -- A leading South African university is severing ties with Israel's Ben-Gurion University, acting on calls from hundreds of South African academics and intellectuals for an academic boycott.
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<title><![CDATA[ Yemen's youth leaders set out their demands ]]></title>
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SANAA, Yemen -- The youth groups who began a monthlong uprising said Thursday that they wanted a new constitution and the dissolution of parliament, local councils and Yemen's notorious security agencies in addition to the immediate ouster of the president.
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<dc:creator>AHMED AL-HAJ</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Lawyer fears ex-Israeli president is suicidal ]]></title>
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JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav is so distraught over an impending prison sentence for rape that he is at risk of committing suicide, his lawyer said Thursday.
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<dc:creator>DANIEL ESTRIN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Police disperse demonstrators at EU protests ]]></title>
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BRUSSELS -- Police used water cannons and pepper spray to keep demonstrators angry over plans for tough economic measures away from the site of Thursday's European Union summit.
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<title><![CDATA[ Jury mulls US woman's fate in HK milkshake murder ]]></title>
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HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong jury is deliberating in the retrial of an American woman accused of murdering her wealthy husband after drugging his milkshake.
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<title><![CDATA[ International court expects Libyan prosecution ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Thursday he is "100 percent" certain that his investigation into attacks on Libyan protesters will lead to crimes against humanity charges against the regime of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nobel jury concerned about Chinese winner ]]></title>
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OSLO, Norway -- The spokesman for the Norwegian Nobel Committee says the panel is very concerned over the lack of information about Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese dissident awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year.
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<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Flood of royal wedding smartphone apps hits market ]]></title>
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LONDON -- Not feeling the royal wedding spirit yet? It may be time to download a countdown clock to your smartphone.
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<title><![CDATA[ Russian court convicts 6 in freighter hijacking ]]></title>
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MOSCOW -- Six men were convicted Thursday by a Russian court for the 2009 hijacking of a freighter with a Russian crew that caused an international uproar.
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<title><![CDATA[ Merkel fights to stop German state slipping away ]]></title>
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BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel is scrambling to stave off a hugely embarrassing defeat this weekend as a German state that her party has governed for nearly six decades votes in an election clouded by Japan's nuclear crisis.
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<dc:creator>GEIR MOULSON</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Opposition calls for Netanyahu ethics probe ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:50:58 EDT</pubDate>
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's main opposition party is demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be investigated over a report that his foreign travel was paid for by wealthy donors seeking influence in the government.
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<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ North Koreans to talk with ex-US envoys in Germany ]]></title>
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BERLIN -- An American think tank says senior North Korean officials will meet with former U.S. officials in Germany over the weekend.
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<title><![CDATA[ Developments in Japan's disasters, nuclear crisis ]]></title>
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-- - DEMAND FOR BOTTLED WATER SPIKES IN TOKYO. Shops in Tokyo ration water, milk and other goods as a run on products coupled with delivery disruptions leaves shelves bare Thursday. Demand for bottled water spikes a day after officials reported radioactive iodine in the capital's tap water was more...
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<title><![CDATA[ Egypt stock market resumes decline after reopening ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- Egypt's benchmark stock index fell for the second consecutive day on Thursday, closing almost 4 percent lower but paring steeper losses earlier in the session as investors looked to unload holdings after the market's nearly two month closure.
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<dc:creator>TAREK EL-TABLAWY</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Latest in Japan's quake, tsunami, nuclear crisis ]]></title>
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-- Tokyo residents hoard bottled water, a day after reports that radioactive iodine in the tap water was more than twice the level considered safe for infants. Many shops in the Japanese capital ration water, milk and other products, while the government urges residents to avoid stockpiling and...
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<title><![CDATA[ Japan's police say disaster death toll tops 9,800 ]]></title>
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TOKYO -- Japan's police agency says more than 9,800 people are dead after an earthquake and tsunami. Another 17,500 are missing.
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<title><![CDATA[ Bombing kills 5 at police station in Pakistan ]]></title>
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car loaded with explosives into a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing five and wounding more than two dozen people, police said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Anxiety in Japan over radiation in tap water ]]></title>
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TOKYO -- Some shops across Tokyo began rationing goods - milk, toilet paper, rice and water - as a run on bottled water coupled with delivery disruptions left shelves bare Thursday nearly two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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<title><![CDATA[ UK convicts serial rapist who targeted elderly ]]></title>
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LONDON -- A London jury on Thursday convicted one of Britain's most notorious serial rapists, who preyed on the elderly for nearly two decades and may have assaulted scores of victims.
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<dc:creator>CASSANDRA VINOGRAD</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Philanthropist gives $13 million to British arts ]]></title>
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LONDON -- A philanthropist has given 8.2 million pounds ($13.3 million) to 11 of Britain's leading arts and culture organizations, including the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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<title><![CDATA[ NATO airstrike accidentally kills 2 civilians ]]></title>
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO helicopter gunship inadvertently killed two civilians while attacking suspected insurgents in the eastern province of Khost, NATO announced Thursday.
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<title><![CDATA[ Lukashenko rival granted Czech asylum ]]></title>
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The Czech Republic has granted asylum to a political activist who was jailed after running against authoritarian Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko in presidential elections.
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<title><![CDATA[ Watchmakers compete for the young, old and rich ]]></title>
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BASEL, Switzerland -- Even the world's biggest trade fair for watches can't seem to avoid subtly encouraging the use of an alternative timekeeping device heavily favored by younger - and often bare-wristed - consumers: the smartphone.
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<dc:creator>JOHN HEILPRIN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bulgaria: robber releases hostages after 19 hours ]]></title>
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SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A bank robber in the Bulgarian city of Sliven has released five bank employees and an injured guard he held hostage for 19 hours but is refusing to leave the bank, demanding guarantees for his life.
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<title><![CDATA[ Mubarak supporters and opponents clash in Cairo ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- Hundreds of supporters and opponents of Egypt's deposed leader have clashed in front of a court considering whether to remove his name from government institutions.
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<title><![CDATA[ Vietnam deports 3 US activists who joined protest ]]></title>
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HANOI, Vietnam -- An official says Vietnam will deport the last of three Vietnamese-American activists who participated in a protest in Ho Chi Minh City.
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<title><![CDATA[ US diplomat in Mexico is 1st casualty of WikiLeaks ]]></title>
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MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. ambassador to Mexico faced a harsh choice as the release of secret cables made his job nearly impossible: Quit to rescue one of Washington's most strategic relationships or weather the storm to show that diplomats should not suffer for doing their jobs.
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<dc:creator>ALEXANDRA OLSON</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ China renews push to ban smoking starting May 1 ]]></title>
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BEIJING -- Chinese health authorities are renewing a push to ban smoking in indoor public places, adding more venues like hotels and restaurants as of May 1, though still excluding many workplaces.
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<dc:creator>GILLIAN WONG</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Pro-Gadhafi Libyans strut in Tripoli, critics cool ]]></title>
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BANI WALID, Libya -- The family of a Libyan soldier killed in an allied airstrike quickly listed all those they blame in his death - al-Qaida militants, Al-Jazeera television and "the Crusader conspiracy to divide Libya."
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<dc:creator>HADEEL AL-SHALCHI</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gates: Egypt's new groups need time to organize ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Egyptian authorities should give nascent political organizations time to organize, as the country begins to take tentative steps toward democracy.
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<dc:creator>LOLITA C. BALDOR</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Flooded with stray dogs, Serbia struggles to cope ]]></title>
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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Small and cuddly or looking like wolves, curled in filthy makeshift cages or roaming the streets in packs: Stray dogs are everywhere in Serbia, a country where even people struggle with hunger and have little sympathy for animals.
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<dc:creator>JOVANA GEC</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Porpoise left by tsunami in rice paddy back to sea ]]></title>
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SENDAI, Japan -- Rescuers have returned a stranded baby porpoise to the sea after it was found splashing in an inland rice paddy where it was heaved earlier this month by Japan's massive tsunami.
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<title><![CDATA[ 3 killed, 80 hurt in China when train hits bus ]]></title>
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BEIJING -- An official says a train has plowed into a bus in western China, killing three people and injuring 80 others.
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<title><![CDATA[ Mandela foundation to release book of quotes ]]></title>
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JOHANNESBURG -- The Nelson Mandela Foundation will release a book of historic quotations before the icon's 93rd birthday in July.
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<title><![CDATA[ SKorea holds live-fire military drills near border ]]></title>
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has staged live-fire drills near the border with North Korea ahead of the first anniversary of a deadly warship sinking blamed on Pyongyang.
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<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ NATO's top military commander in Turkey ]]></title>
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ANKARA, Turkey -- NATO's top military commander, U.S. Adm. James Stavridis, on Thursday met Turkish military leaders in Ankara, which has been seen as holding up agreement on a NATO command structure for a no-fly zone over Libya.
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<title><![CDATA[ Two Koreas agree on rare volcano talks next week ]]></title>
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea says scientists from the two Koreas will meet next week to discuss joint research into an active volcano extolled in the North as the sacred birthplace of leader Kim Jong Il.
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<title><![CDATA[ Thailand: No army role in Japanese reporter death ]]></title>
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BANGKOK -- Thai investigators said Thursday that unless new evidence emerges they have to "conclude for now" that security forces did not shoot a Japanese journalist who was killed during anti-government protests in Bangkok last year.
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<title><![CDATA[ 3 workers injured at Japanese nuke plant ]]></title>
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TOKYO -- Nuclear officials says three workers have been exposed to radioactive elements and injured at Japan's tsunami-crippled plant. Fumio Matsuda, a spokesman for the nuclear safety agency, says the three workers were exposed to radioactive elements while laying electrical cables Thursday at the...
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<title><![CDATA[ British royal wedding to aid elephants in Thailand ]]></title>
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BANGKOK -- Endangered Asian elephants stand to benefit from Britain's royal wedding.
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<title><![CDATA[ Lady Gaga flays Malaysia gay lyric censorship ]]></title>
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Lady Gaga has urged young Malaysians to protest the censorship of lyrics in her hit song that encourage acceptance of gays.
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<title><![CDATA[ Gaza police report Israeli airstrike, no injuries ]]></title>
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft struck Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to rocket and mortar attacks, stoking mounting concerns that a grave new round of hostilities will fill the vacuum left by a negotiations impasse in the Mideast peace effort.
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<title><![CDATA[ Porpoise left by tsunami in rice paddy back to sea ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:03:50 EDT</pubDate>
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SENDAI, Japan -- Rescuers returned a baby porpoise to the sea after it was found splashing in a swamped rice paddy days after Japan's massive tsunami deposited it nearly a mile (more than a kilometer) inland.
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<title><![CDATA[ Gunman kills radio broadcaster in Philippines ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:56:46 EDT</pubDate>
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MANILA, Philippines -- Police say a radio broadcaster was shot and killed in the Philippine capital and investigators are trying to determine whether the attack was work-related.
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<title><![CDATA[ Oil hovers above $105 amid Middle East conflict ]]></title>
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SINGAPORE -- Oil prices hovered above $105 a barrel Thursday in Asia near a two-year high as traders closely watch an unprecedented wave of violent protests and uprisings in the crude-rich Arab world.
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<title><![CDATA[ Asia stocks inch higher despite world woes ]]></title>
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BANGKOK -- Most Asian markets took cues from Wall Street on Thursday and edged higher despite serious challenges to the global economy, including Japan's struggle to contain an earthquake-spawned nuclear crisis, Portugal's unresolved financial problems and uprisings in the Middle East.
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<title><![CDATA[ NATO: Bomb kills 2 service members in Afghanistan ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:24:46 EDT</pubDate>
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO forces say an improvised explosive device has killed two of its service members in southern Afghanistan.
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<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ NKorea sends aid to Korean quake victims in Japan ]]></title>
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SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's state news agency says leader Kim Jong Il has sent $500,000 to ethnic Koreans in Japan to help them recover from a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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<title><![CDATA[ Bombing kills 5 at police station in Pakistan ]]></title>
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber rammed a car loaded with explosives into a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing five and wounding more than two dozen people, police said.
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<dc:creator>HUSSAIN AFZAL</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ China renews push to ban smoking starting May 1 ]]></title>
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BEIJING -- Chinese health authorities are renewing a push to ban smoking in indoor public places, adding more venues like hotels and restaurants as of May 1, though still excluding many workplaces.
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<dc:creator>GILLIAN WONG</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Japan's police say disaster death toll at 9,700 ]]></title>
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TOKYO -- Japan's police agency says 9,700 people are dead after an earthquake and tsunami. Another 16,500 are missing.
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<title><![CDATA[ Mexico, Ecuador bust transnational drug operation ]]></title>
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities detained an in-law of top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman who allegedly ran a transnational drug operation that reached as far as Ecuador, federal police said Wednesday.
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<title><![CDATA[ Opposition says they'll topple Canadian PM Friday ]]></title>
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TORONTO -- Canada's three opposition parties said Wednesday they planned to topple the conservative government in a vote of no confidence in Parliament on Friday and trigger the country's fourth election in seven years.
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<dc:creator>ROB GILLIES</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ National Guard ends probe into PR helicopter crash ]]></title>
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Military authorities on Wednesday ended an investigation into a crash of a Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter that killed six people, saying they could not determine what caused the December accident.
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<title><![CDATA[ Rebel Libyan finance minister admits mistakes ]]></title>
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BENGHAZI, Libya -- A U.S.-based economist appointed finance minister in the Libyan rebels' first attempt at a government admits they have made mistakes, missed opportunities and shown disorganization - but he says they aren't short of cash, and they'll get better at their jobs.
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<dc:creator>RYAN LUCAS</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Tsunami drill shows gaps in Caribbean preparedness ]]></title>
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A U.N.-organized tsunami drill Wednesday tested the preparedness of Caribbean governments for a disaster that has struck the region several times in the last 150 years.
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<title><![CDATA[ Official: Stronger fight needed against corruption ]]></title>
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- An independent investigator for Jamaica's parliament on Wednesday called for the creation of a special agency to fight corruption, asserting official graft has reached "systemic" levels in the Caribbean country.
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- A U.S. judge has rejected an attempt by seven Trinidadian men to overturn their convictions in a hostage-taking that resulted in the death of a 62-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen.
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<title><![CDATA[ Surfer injured in shark attack north of Sydney ]]></title>
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SYDNEY -- A 48-year-old surfer has been injured in the second shark attack in a week north of Sydney.
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<title><![CDATA[ UK withdraws embassy officials from Yemen ]]></title>
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LONDON -- The United Kingdom all but closed its embassy in Yemen Wednesday, urging Britons to leave the country as soon as possible to avoid getting caught up in the country's deepening unrest.
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<title><![CDATA[ London to host political meeting on Libya ]]></title>
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BRUSSELS -- U.S., European, and Arab and African officials have been invited to London next week for political talks about Libya, even as NATO remained deadlocked Wednesday over its role in enforcing a no-fly zone meant to protect Libyan civilians.
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<dc:creator>SLOBODAN LEKIC</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fukushima fallout reaches Europe, but traces tiny ]]></title>
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VIENNA -- Minuscule particles of fallout from a damaged power plant in Japan have reached Iceland and are expected in France and elsewhere in Europe, experts said Wednesday, but stressed they don't pose a health risk.
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<dc:creator>VERONIKA OLEKSYN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Venezuela makes world record with largest arepa ]]></title>
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- Employees of Venezuela's largest food company cooked the world's largest arepa Wednesday, producing a flattened corn flour patty weighing 1,087.31 pounds (493.2 kilos). It was 19.7 feet (6 meters) across.
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<title><![CDATA[ Portugal's PM quits after debt-cutting plan nixed ]]></title>
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LISBON, Portugal -- Debt-stressed Portugal's prime minister quit Wednesday after opposition parties rejected his latest austerity measures devised to avoid a bailout that looks increasingly likely.
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<dc:creator>BARRY HATTON</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gadhafi forces roll back as rebels try to organize ]]></title>
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BENGHAZI, Libya -- NATO ships began patrolling off Libya's coast Wednesday as airstrikes, missiles and energized rebels forced Moammar Gadhafi's tanks to roll back from two key western cities, including one that was the hometown of army officers who tried to overthrow him in 1993.
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<dc:creator>RYAN LUCAS and MAGGIE MICHAEL</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Europe debt market tensions worsen ahead of summit ]]></title>
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BRUSSELS -- Europe's debt market jitters flared up again Wednesday as investors worried about the near-term fates of Portugal and Ireland, an ill omen on the eve of a summit where EU leaders plan to complete their crisis-fighting plan.
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<dc:creator>PAN PYLAS and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Canada enhances control on Japanese food imports ]]></title>
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TORONTO -- Canadian officials are implementing upgraded controls on Japanese food imports as fears mount that the country's ongoing nuclear crisis has contaminated its food supply.
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<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Mexico says $4 million Maya statue is a fake ]]></title>
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MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government argued Wednesday that a Mayan-style statue auctioned for a record $4 million (2.9 million euros) this week is a fake. Auctioneers insisted it is genuine and charged Mexico wants to quash legal sales of pre-Hispanic artifacts.
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<title><![CDATA[ Egypt security men accused of killing protesters ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- Egypt's public prosecutor made an unprecedented sweep Wednesday against the top security brass, charging the former interior minister and other officials with aiding the killing and the attempted killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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<dc:creator>DIAA HADID</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Yemen's embattled leader takes emergency powers ]]></title>
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SANAA, Yemen -- Struggling to hold power after many of his allies abandoned him, Yemen's longtime leader on Wednesday escalated his confrontation with a rapidly expanding uprising and took on emergency powers that give him a freer hand to quell protests.
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<dc:creator>AHMED AL-HAJ and HAMZA HENDAWI</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gates: US might cede no-fly control by Saturday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:24:06 EDT</pubDate>
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CAIRO -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged Wednesday that there is no clear end to the international military enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya, and says no one was ever under any illusion that the assault would last just two or three weeks.
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<dc:creator>LOLITA C. BALDOR</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Latest developments in Arab world's unrest ]]></title>
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-- Here is a look at the latest developments in Mideast political unrest on Wednesday:
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DARAA, Syria -- Syrian police launched a relentless assault Wednesday on a neighborhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in an operation that began before dawn, witnesses said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Report: 27.5 million uprooted by violence ]]></title>
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NEW YORK -- The number of people around the world uprooted by conflict or violence and displaced within their country has increased to 27.5 million, the highest figure in the last decade, according to a new report released Wednesday.
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<title><![CDATA[ Analysis: Obama met a more assertive neighborhood ]]></title>
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Barack Obama went to Latin America to project a new, softer image of U.S. regional influence based on common bonds. "We are all Americans," he declared. He leaves behind nations delighted by the attention but determined to use their growing economic voice their own way.
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<dc:creator>JIM KUHNHENN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gates says US had no plans for a post-Saleh Yemen ]]></title>
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CAIRO -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. has not formulated its approach to Yemen if or when embattled leader Ali Abdullah Saleh leaves office.
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