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Pakistani Taliban chief confirmed to be dead: TV
Pakistani officials and Taliban both confirmed the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, local TV channels reported Tuesday. government officials have said that he was killed in a US drone strike last month.
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Chinese New Year to be celebrated in Athens
The Chinese community in Athens will for the first time hold a public event to celebrate the Chinese New Year this Sunday, February 14, in Athens' Kotzia Square, in front of Athens' City Hall.
5 killed, 12 injured in US plant explosion: mayor
At least five people were killed and 12 were injured Sunday in a gas explosion at a US power plant, according to preliminary figures. Officials cautioned that they did not yet know how many people were in the power plant.
Chinese engineer faces spying sentence
A Chinese-born engineer, who has been charged with economic espionage for storing sensitive documents, faces sentencing. The documents stockpiled by Zhong were said to contain highly sensitive data on the US space shuttle.
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S.Africa's Zuma regrets having child out of wedlock
South African President Jacob Zuma apologized Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of national outcry.
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Pakistani Taliban chief confirmed to be dead: TV
Pakistani officials and Taliban both confirmed the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, local TV channels reported Tuesday.
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Iran plans major nuclear expansion
Iran Monday officially notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, Tehran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told Al-Alam television.
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Greater Sino-Japanese cooperation to boost mutual understanding, trust
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged China and Japan to strengthen exchange and cooperation Monday to boost mutual understanding and trust.
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China allegedly blacklists Canadian university
China's Ministry of Education Monday refused to immediately comment on media reports of its decision to remove Canada's University of Calgary from a list of accredited schools.
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Opposition hails victory in Ukraine
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed victory Sunday in the Ukraine's presidential election – the first since the 2004 "Orange Revolution".
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Iran may be next target of misguided military adventurism
To date there has been no irrefutable evidence that Iran is engaged in activities to weaponize its domestic nuclear program, or even has any plans to do so.
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Google's Gmail to challenge Facebook, Twitter
Google plans to make Gmail more social by allowing users to exchange status updates with friends and share Web content links.
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