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Elizabeth plans brief visit to New York City, ground zero

The queen will spend five hours in the city Tuesday. The 84-year-old monarch was 31 years old when she last addressed the U.N. in 1957. That was …
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Poland’s president-elect to drop party affiliation

Komorowski made the pledge Tuesday, July 6, during a ceremony at Warsaw’s ornate Royal Castle that officially confirmed his victory in last …
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Dutch cabinet advisors ban Twitter during talks

Twitter has been a particular favourite of Dutch government officials, mostly notably leaders of the formerly in-power Christian Democrats. At one …
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French parliament debates ban on burqa-style veils

The bill being debated Tuesday, July 6, is widely expected to become law, despite the concerns of many French Muslims, who fear it will stigmatize …
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Disgruntled employee kills 6 in Egypt rampage

The official said the gunman, a bus driver, pulled over the company bus on Tuesday in western Cairo, whipped out an assault rifle and showered his …
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Update: Three Jordan officials convicted in rare bribery case

The case marks a change for Jordan, where corruption involving top officials is rarely made public for fear of tarnishing the country’s reputation …
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Swedish feminists burn $13,000 in salary protest

The party, Feminist Initiative, says the money set ablaze on the Swedish island of Gotland on Tuesday, July 6, represents the amount of money the …
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Moldovan leaders delay prospects for Transdniestrian resolution

"For now any breakthrough is unlikely," Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy Sergei Gubarev told the Kommersant daily. The Transdniestrian …
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Sarkozy’s office denies heiress donation report

But a reported interview with a former bookkeeper for Liliane Bettencourt, the main shareholder in cosmetics giant L’Oreal, seemed certain to raise …
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Lukoil, Vanco win Romanian offshore licenses

Agreements to develop the properties will be signed in February 2011. The planned contract duration is 30 years, but the contracts can be terminated …
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Clashes in southeast Turkey kills 12

The Anatolia news agency says clashes erupted late Monday, July 5, when the rebels fired at the military post in Hakkari province with long-range …
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Israeli settlements cover 42 percent of West Bank

The B’Tselem group also says one-fifth of the land occupied by settlements was seized from private Palestinian landowners. It says much of the …
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Dutch agency admits mistake in United Nations climate report

But the review released Monday by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency claimed that none of the errors affected the fundamental conclusion …
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Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu to hold fence-mending talks

Visiting the White House for fence-mending talks, Netanyahu will get a warmer welcome than he did in March when Obama kept him at arms’ length in what …
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Iraq’s widows: a grim legacy for postwar Iraq

At 45, with three children, she is part of a vast sisterhood in a tortured land, and for the more than 100,000 who lost their husbands in the U.S.-led …
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Thailand should extend state of emergency

Anti-government protests by supporters of an ousted prime minister turned violent in April and May. Ninety people were killed and almost 2,000 …
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Obama invites new Polish president to visit U.S.

Obama on Monday, June 5, telephoned his congratulations to Bronislaw Komorowski after he won an election held three months after President Lech …
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Dutch won’t underestimate Uruguay in World Cup

"We are continuing down the road we have chosen," Van Marwijk said Monday. "I will not let anyone distract me from that." Uruguay coach Oscar …
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