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Israel will anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, Egypt's president warned his Israeli counterpart on Sunday.
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In this May 27, 2005 file photo, a Singaporean Navy vessel patrols the crowded straits between Singapore, background, and Indonesia off the coast of Batam, Indonesia.
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A leaked Government report on "lessons learnt" after the Iraq war reveals "appalling" failures that left the British Army ill-equipped for battle and the subsequent occupation, it has been reported.
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Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire
General view of a neighborhood on January 22, 2009 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip a ' Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.
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Nov. 21 - Taipei Beef Noodle Festival kicks off amid fears over the lifting of Taiwan's ban on U.S. beef imports.
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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.
China says 31 dead, 82 trapped in mine explosion
A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 31 people and trapping 82 others nearly a third of a mile under ground, government authorities said.
U.S. to drop manslaughter, weapons charges against Blackwater guard for 2007 shooting in Baghdad
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
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MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal
The Harper government is waiting with "anticipation" to learn how many more troops U.S. President Barack Obama will send to Afghanistan, in part to replace the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers scheduled for 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday.
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Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
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Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 13 in Afghanistan
Afghan soldiers secure a street in Kabul on Thursday. KABUL - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan .
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Pakistan's intensifying insurgency
Nov 19 - Militants have struck again in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, close to the Afghan border.
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Canadian officials dismissed Afghan torture claims in 2006
Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the torture of prisoners and dismissed the concern, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Belgian chosen as EUa s first president
European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief.
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Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping
A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.
Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term
As Karzai promised to make the country safer, an explosion in violent southern Afghanistan killed two U.S. service members, NATO said.
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Obama says talks under way on Iran sanctions
President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.
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Students sing for Obama in China
Nov 18 - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a banquet in Beijing with President Hu Jintao and is entertained by American and Chinese students performing pop songs.
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