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US seeks advice on nuclear talks
The US said Wednesday that it is planning more consultations with other countries to decide whether to rejoin the six-party denuclearization talks involving North Korea.
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Israel, Palestine talks start with intensity
Israeli and Palestinian leaders didn't hesitate to bring up provisions during their first direct talks in 20 months Wednesday, though many of their demands haven't been settled in decades.
Karzai slams NATO over killing of 10 election workers
Ten Afghan civilians were killed Thursday in a NATO airstrike on three vehicles carrying election campaign workers in northern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said in a statement.
Coffins mix-up after Manila tragedy
Three coffins used to bring back some of the eight Hong Kong tourists killed in last week's Philippine hostage crisis were mislabeled, a Hong Kong government spokesman said Thursday.
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- Kenya seeks help to implement new constitution
- Senior UN official tells Somali leader to reach out to opposition
- Report says fresh clashes erupt in Mozambique amid food prices protest
- Mozambican government says 7 die after Maputo riot
- Palestinian factions reiterate rejection of direct peace talks
- Israelis wary, Palestinians, Americans worried as terror stalks peace talks
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Libya frees 37 Islamist prisoners
Libya released 37 Islamist prisoners close to Al-Qaida, including one former detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Al Jazeera television reported Tuesday night.
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Pirate attacks surge near Indonesian waters: official
Seafarers have reported a surge in attacks by armed pirates in a South China Sea shipping lane near Indonesia.
- Hostage crisis in eastern India takes turn as rebels drop demand for releasing comrades
- Restrictions, shutdown paralyze life in India-controlled Kashmir
- Flood causes 1,710 death, 43 bln dollar loss in Pakistan
- NATO air raids kill civilians in Afghan: Afghan gov't
- Australian govt to be known within a week
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13 Palestinian armed groups vow to step up attacks against Israel
More than a dozen Palestinian militant groups on Thursday pledged to step up joint and separate attacks on Israeli targets to foil Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations kicking off in Washington Thursday.
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China, Ukraine agree to upgrade friendly cooperative relations
Chinese President and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor expressed Thursday the willingness to lift the cooperative China-Ukraine relationship to a new level.
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Man killed in hostage drama near Washington
US police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage in the headquarters of the Discovery Channel near Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
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Gay couples vie to marry aboard plane
Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world's first same-sex wedding in the air.
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US preemptive attack ends in lonely departure from Iraq
The US military formally concluded its combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday, marking the end of a seven-year-long war that was neither popular in Iraq, the United States, nor the world at large.
- Israelis wary, Palestinians, Americans worried as terror stalks peace talks
- Are Netanyahu-Abbas-Obama convening for photo-op?
- Illegal immigration declines sharply in California: report
- Can Israeli-Palestinian direct talks break 'hope-to-collapse' cycle?
- Obama faces uphill climb in mending US-Arab ties
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Apple revamps iPod lineup, unveils low-priced TV box
Apple goes smaller and cheaper on Wednesday from refreshed iPod media players to rent- only TV set-top box system in hope of a brighter upcoming holiday sales season.
- HP wins bidding war for 3PAR after Dell pulls out
- Ban on plastic grocery bags defeated at California Senate
- Indonesian minister threatens to ban BlackBerry service over adult content
- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sues Apple, Google and other companies
- Unidentified submarine creatures found near Indonesian undersea volcanoes
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