Security forces in Pakistan have begun an operation against pro-Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan and serving as a major route for trade and supplies to U.S-led foreign forces based there. The offensive has provoked an al-Qa

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 31 March 2008 Several dozen members of a hardline Islamic group held a demonstration outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta to protest a film made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violenc

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Pro-Russia Activists Set Up Checkpoints in Ukraine's Far East 亲俄罗斯激进分子在乌克兰的远东地区设立检查站 ARTEMOVSK, UKRAINE In far eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, pro-Russian activists have set up protest camps and ch

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1.The Dow closes up as talks drag on in Washington about rescuing the nation's financial institutions. Plans for a 700-billion-dollar bailout come as US suffers its largest bank collapse in history. Republicans on Capitol Hill want less government i

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 31 July 2006 United Nations Security Council (File photo) The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution demanding that Iran suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, a process that could

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 April 2006 Opposition party supporters flee after police dispersed them and fired tear gas curfew in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 9, 2006 In Nepal, thousands of pro-d

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 09 February 2007 In Kenya, efforts to cut down on child prostitution in tourist areas along the coast have recently been boosted as more establishments are agreeing to sign a code of conduct to protect children from sexual

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1.Stocks soar as the government unveils plans to restore calm to the financial system. The Dow closes up more than 300 points, extending a two-day rally. Investors appear soothed by plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. 2.Unite

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1. Wall Street took it on the chin again today. The Dow closed down more than 400 points. The drop comes on the heels of the AIG bailout and as investors express more concern about investment banks. 2. US officials say an assault on the American Emb

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1. More moves from the Federal Reserve to break through a credit clog. The central bank announcing it will buy commercial paper--short-term funding companies rely on for day-to-day expenses. All of this to stimulate lending and stop a deep economic

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 August 2006 South Asian rivals India and Pakistan have expressed their commitment to a peace process that New Delhi had put on hold following last month's serial bombings in its financial capital Mumbai. This is the f

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns that the spread of nuclear weapons threatens to propel the world into a state of crisis. In a speech to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, the secretary-general mentioned N

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Russia's Pro-Democracy Protests Cloud Putin's March Election Plan For Vladimir Putin, three months may feel like a political lifetime. The sudden rise of Russias democracy movement is posing the biggest challenge yet to his 12-year strongman rule. It

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 November 2006 A prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician has been gunned down in Colombo, even as more clashes were reported at sea between the navy and ethnic Tamil rebels. The dead politician, a member of a party linke

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By Amberin Zaman Istanbul 14 April 2007 Thousands of Turks march towards Ataturk's mausoleum for a wreath laying ceremony in support of secularism after a rally in Ankara, 14 Apr 2007 More than 200,000 Turks protested in Turkey's capital Saturday aga

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1. President Bush says he is keeping troop strength in Iraq mostly the same until the next president takes over. About 4,000 Marines support troops are slated to return in the coming months. But no Army brigades will pull out this year. 2. Western i

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1. A new Barack Obama ad that begins airing on national cable tomorrow calls John McCain's reaction to the recent financial turmoil erratic. The ad also accuses McCain of trying to shift debate from the economy to Obama's character. Sarah Palin has

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1. The Dow drops below 9,000 for the first time in five years. Investors are gloomy about the economy and the health of corporations. Shares of General Motors tumbled almost 30 percent to their lowest level since 1950. 2. President Bush will meet wi

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By Al Pessin Kansas 18 December 2006 Army training troops who will serve as advisers to the Iraqis are seen in Fort Riley, Kansas, 28 Oct 2006 In the raging debate over the future of U.S. policy toward Iraq, there is one point on which all sides see

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 06 June 2007 U.S. military commanders are playing down a military report that says the Baghdad security operation is moving more slowly than expected, with American and Iraqi forces now in control of about one third of B

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