By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 June 2007 Nigeria's new President Umaru Yar'Adua is contemplating the formation of a national unity government in a bid to unite his fractious nation. Mr. Yar'Adua has been holding talks with leaders of Nigeria's thre

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Republican lawmakers were on their way to a retreat yesterday when the train that carried them crashed. The Amtrak train struck a garbage truck. No lawmakers were hurt, but one person was killed. And that was the prelude to a mee

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International shipping companies have welcomed the deployment of additional warships in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Somalia, where dozens of commercial and private vessels have been attacked this year. Concerned ship owners are also

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Israel's new right-wing government is considering a territorial concession to Lebanon. An elderly Israeli Arab in his home in the village of Ghajar on the border with Lebanon, 03 May 2009 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports pulling out of a d

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump says he would like to cut what he sees as unnecessary federal spending. There have been few concrete proposals, but one of the budget lines reportedly under review, as it has been before, is the National Endowment f

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 11 July 2006 In wake of the missile tests by North Korea last week, Japanese politicians have begun discussing whether the country should have the capability to counter-attack foreign bases if it is threatened. At present, Japa

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