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Afghan president to convene meeting on reconciliation with the Taliban
Washington Post
LONDON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that he will convene a nationwide meeting of tribal, religious and political leaders in the next few weeks to discuss reintegration and reconciliation with the Taliban. ...
Afghanistan conference: Will the new strategy work?BBC News
Afghanistan conference sets out plan for two-tier peace processThe Guardian
At London Afghanistan conference, a developing script of withdrawalChristian Science Monitor
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BBC News
Deadline nears for second UN report on Gaza war
Ha'aretz
By DPA Friday marks the three-month deadline set by the UN General Assembly for its own report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza Strip. But it was not clear if Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will have received enough information from the two sides to ...
Obama backs Israel, also sympathetic to PalestiniansReuters
Hamas Says Killed Israeli Civilians By MistakeNew York Times
Congress' shift on Gaza welcomedGulfNews
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Sydney Morning Herald
US formally embraces Copenhagen climate deal
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday formally notified the United Nations that it has embraced the Copenhagen Accord setting nonbinding goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that was negotiated last month. ...
US affirms climate goals to UNAFP
EU Says It Will Stick To 20% CO2 Emissions Cut TargetWall Street Journal
Liberals could target smokers to pay for climate policyHerald Sun
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ABC News
Iran protesters sentenced to hang
ABC Online
Iran has sentenced another five people to death for involvement in anti-government protests late last month. Human rights groups and the United States have condemned the sentences. The latest verdicts came as ...
White House condemns executions of Iran dissidentsAFP
Iran hangs two in wake of election unrestWashington Post
Iran Executes Dissidents for Plotting Overthrow of Islamic EstablishmentVoice of America
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Times Online
Tough questions Tony Blair should answer
Times Online
The decision to wage war is one peculiarly within the personal remit of the Prime Minister. Tony Blair's attendance at the Chilcot Inquiry, therefore, is hugely significant on a number of levels. Primarily he has to be asked direct questions about his ...
Tony Blair at the Iraq inquiry - your viewsBBC News
Protesters sidelined before Tony Blair appears at Iraq inquiryThe Guardian
UK's Blair faces "pivotal day" at Iraq War inquiryReuters
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Sydney Morning Herald
Stranded tourists battle flooding, boredom in Machu Picchu
CNN International
(CNN) -- Clayton Fredrik is standing in the shadow of the Incan ruins in Machu Picchu, battling boredom and helping locals repair flood-damaged roads. One of many foreign tourists stranded in the town at the base of the fabled ...
Heavy rain hampers Machu Picchu rescueABC Online
Machu Picchu rail link closure leaves hundreds strandedBBC News
Peru mudslides strand Machu Picchu tourists, 5 deadReuters
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Times Online
Iran hangs two in wake of election unrest
Washington Post
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men convicted in the wake of the unrest that erupted after last year's disputed election, as a top opposition figure predicted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be ousted before the end of his term. ...
Iran Executes Dissidents for Plotting Overthrow of Islamic EstablishmentVoice of America
Iran hangs two protesters in first unrest executionsTimes of India
Iran Hangs Two of 11 People Condemned Over ProtestsBusinessWeek
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Times Online
Iran hangs two in wake of election unrest
Washington Post
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men convicted in the wake of the unrest that erupted after last year's disputed election, as a top opposition figure predicted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be ousted before the end of his term. ...
Iran Executes Dissidents for Plotting Overthrow of Islamic EstablishmentVoice of America
Iran hangs two protesters in first unrest executionsTimes of India
Iran Hangs Two of 11 People Condemned Over ProtestsBusinessWeek
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BBC News
Iran hangs two in wake of election unrest
Washington Post
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men convicted in the wake of the unrest that erupted after last year's disputed election, as a top opposition figure predicted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be ousted before the end of his term. ...
Iran executes two dissidents and sentences to death nine moreTelegraph.co.uk
Iran Hangs Two of 11 People Condemned Over ProtestsBusinessWeek
UPDATE 1-U.S. strongly condemns Iran executionsReuters India
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The Hindu
Former French PM Acquitted of Slandering Sarkozy
Voice of America
Photo: AP Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has been acquitted on charges of orchestrating a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy. The verdict opens the path for Mr. de Villepin's political return. In a statement following ...
Victory paves way for Dominique de Villepin's comebackBBC News
Former French Prime Minister Acquitted in Slander TrialWall Street Journal
Former French PM cleared in Sarkozy smear caseeuronews
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Reuters
Big Challenges as Haiti Prepares to Reopen Schools
New York Times
Haitians wait in line to collect a ration of rice distributed by United Nations soldiers from Argentina near the airport in Port-au-Prince on Thursday. By RAY RIVERA PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Education officials in Haiti hope to reopen some schools by ...
US general: Mobility hinders getting aid to HaitiansCNN International
After near riots, US Embassy in Haiti asks Haitians to stay awayChristian Science Monitor
Girl pulled alive from rubble 15 days after Haiti quakeAFP
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Ha'aretz
Iran Executes Dissidents for Plotting Overthrow of Islamic Establishment
Voice of America
Iranian media report that two men have been executed, one of whom was put on trial following post-election unrest last year. But human-rights groups and the man's lawyer say he was in prison before the protests began. State media announced the ...
White House condemns Iran executionsWashington Post
Iran Hangs Two of 11 People Condemned Over ProtestsBusinessWeek
Iranian activists hanged at dawnTimes Online
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CBC.ca
Yemen conference fails to excite
BBC News
Most of the Middle East press displayed little or no enthusiasm for the international conference on Yemen held in London. One exception was a UAE commentator who saw it as a "golden opportunity" to help the region's most impoverished country solve its ...
Gulf neighbours key to resolving Yemen's ills: analystsAFP
TEXT-Final statement from London talks on YemenReuters
International Community Pledges Help for YemenVoice of America
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Reuters
New tremors damage port in Haitian capital
CNN International
Two boys stand in line Wednesday at a restaurant in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that is giving out free meals. Gen. Douglas Fraser says UN group will add aid distribution stations on Friday Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Tremors damaged the south port in ...
Girl Rescued 15 Days After Quake; Haiti Pleads For Better AidNew York Times
Haiti earthquake: orphans for sale for $50Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese medical workers heal wounds of Haitian quake survivorsXinhua
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Times Online
Sri Lanka President to Dissolve Parliament, Call Poll
New York Times
By REUTERS COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa will dissolve parliament shortly and call a legislative election, his office said on Thursday, in a move that could enable him to reshape the unwieldly coalition now backing him. ...
Sri Lanka's Fonseka seeks fresh pollAFP
Sri Lanka general pledges to stand againTelegraph.co.uk
World Agenda: troop movements ruined Sri Lanka's reputation, observers claimTimes Online
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ABC Online
The Hatoyama Drift
Wall Street Journal
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he wants to "rebalance" the US-Japan defense alliance, but hasn't said how. Now, his lack of leadership is starting to create widening political rifts back home. On Sunday the tiny town of Nago, Okinawa elected a ...
Hatoyama says he will pick new site by end of MayKyodo News
Bullet mailed to Japan PMAFP
Japan OKs second extra budget to spur weak economyBusinessWeek
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Stubborn French team makes 'miracle' rescue, while Haitians hope for end in ...
Bridge River Lillooet News
January 28, 2010 |Ben Fox,Vivian Sequera, AP Darlene Etienne, 17, is treated at a French military field hospital after being rescued from a collapsed school building by a French search and rescue team in Port-au-Prince. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ramon ...
America's top dogSydney Morning Herald

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Boston Globe
NATO killing of Afghan cleric stirs protest
CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Angry demonstrations took place Thursday outside a US military base on the outskirts of Kabul after NATO-led forces fatally shot an Afghan religious leader. Mullah Mohmmad Younas, 36, was sitting in a ...
Rare Afghanistan convoy attack in normally safe Pakistan cityChristian Science Monitor
In Rare Attack, NATO Convoy Is Hit in KarachiNew York Times
Nato lorries attacked in PakistanBBC News
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Reuters
Girl Rescued 15 Days After Quake; Haiti Pleads For Better Aid
New York Times
By REUTERS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti appealed to foreign governments and charities on Wednesday to do more to help earthquake victims as rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after her Port-au-Prince home collapsed around her. ...
French teen rescued 15 days after quake is stableSan Diego Union Tribune
Chinese medical workers heal wounds of Haitian quake survivorsXinhua
'Miracle' survivor of Haiti quake after 15 dayseuronews
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Reuters
Haiti Pleads For Better Aid Effort
New York Times
By REUTERS PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti appealed to foreign governments and charities on Wednesday to do more to help earthquake victims as rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after her Port-au-Prince home collapsed around her. ...
Haiti: girl pulled alive from rubble after 15 daysTelegraph.co.uk
UN says Humanitarian Agencies Working 24/7 in HaitiVoice of America
Girl found in Haiti quake rubbleAljazeera.net
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