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Blast in Pakistan’s Khyber kills eight

The blast occurred in Meharban Kaley, a village some 70 km (40 miles) southwest of region’s main town of Landikotal. "The device was apparently …
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Pakistan blames India for lack of progress in talks

Qureshi and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna met in Islamabad on Thursday and agreed on more talks but failed to announce any concrete measures …
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Greece announces new debt auction for July 20

The country’s Public Debt Management Agency says it will auction 13-week treasury bills worth €1.5 billion ($1.92 billion) on July 20. In a …
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Death toll for Iran mosque bombing rises to 27

The blast was the latest by the group Jundallah, which has repeatedly succeeded in carrying out deadly strikes on the Guard, the country’s most …
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Indonesia to keep assets of ex-president Suharto’s son

The case illustrates how the clan of Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for 32 years, has seen its influence dwindle since Suharto stepped down in …
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Death toll in Iraq fire 29, not 40

"The official final death toll is 29 killed and 22 wounded," Brigadier Najim-Eldeen Qader said. "Last night there was chaos at the hospital because …
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European Union’s newest members return to growth

It said that in the first quarter of 2010, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and …
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Protest camp in London to be pulled down

The self-styled "Democracy Village", which champions a range of causes from ending war in Afghanistan to anti-capitalism, has expanded from a lone …
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Ruling party must drop pork-barrel plans

Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and a small ally lost their upper house majority in an election last Sunday, threatening …
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Australian Prime Minister vows to make predecessor a minister

Gillard successfully challenged Kevin Rudd for the leadership of the ruling Labor Party three weeks ago in a shock internal coup. Rudd was then …
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Vuvuzelas finds few friends in South African rugby venues

The noisy plastic trumpet was a major talking point at the soccer extravaganza but it has since been banned from most rugby venues, including Soccer …
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Southern China copes typhoon

Conson had been downgraded to a tropical storm after blowing out of the Philippines but strengthened again into a typhoon late Thursday with winds …
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Fire kills at least 40 in northern Iraq city

A security official said the fire in Iraq’s relatively stable and violence-free Kurdish region was not a terrorist act and the cause was under …
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Philippines reviewing peace process before talks

Since 2001, Malaysia has been hosting talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the country’s largest Muslim rebel …
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Germany, China sign billions of dollars in deals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel brought the heads of major German corporations with her on a four-day visit to China, underscoring the robust …
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Whitman’s push for Latinos puts Brown on his heels

Whitman, a billionaire political novice making her first run for office in a campaign with national implications, seemingly stunned Brown with a …
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Sony Ericsson posts profit in the second quarter

Net profit for the second quarter came to €12 million ($15.5 million), compared with a previous loss of 213 million in the same three months a year …
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No catastrophes from Europe stress tests expected

"I am not expecting any big catastrophes," he told Austrian newspaper Kurier. "But there cannot be any glossing over, the tests are based on …
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