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Al-Qaida spokesman sets peace conditions with U.S.

In the second, 24-minute part of a video released in March and posted on militant Web sites Sunday, Adam Gadahn said the Democrats’ loss in January of …
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Soldiers fire on Kashmiri protesters; 1 killed

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Srinagar, the summer capital of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state, in an angry protest against the death of a …
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BP CEO’s yacht outing infuriates Gulf residents

The company pledged to set aside $20 billion to help spill victims, and the containment system at the site of the crippled well was capturing or …
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Colombians vote, Santos seen winning presidency

Santos easily won the first round in May and holds a big lead in opinion polls over ex-Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus, a former mathematics professor who …
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Chinese criticize move to loosen exchange rate

The announcement by the central bank on Saturday suggested a possible break from the yuan’s two-year peg to the U.S. dollar — a major source of …
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Anger over power cuts leads to violence in Iraq

More than 3,000 protesters marched Saturday through Basra, which suffers from searing summer temperatures that can reach 120 degrees (50 degrees …
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France and Russia vow to promote role of G20

He says the global financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are outdated and that the United Nations is …
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Militants raid security building in Yemen, kill 10

The officials say the dead included seven security officers and three women who worked in the building. They say the attackers stormed the building …
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Security in Afghanistan has not improved

The United Nations’ findings appeared at odds with Pentagon assertions this week claiming slow-but-steady progress in Afghanistan — an assessment …
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Ninety dead in southern China flooding; 1.4 million evacuated

Fifty people were also missing in nine provinces and regions across China’s south, the state flood control office said. Water levels have surged …
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Mexican army seizes $1 million in cash from house

Soldiers acting on an anonymous tip raided three houses Thursday in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa, the Defense Department said in a statement. They …
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Fifteen Argentine hooligans to be deported from South Africa

Police raided a school hostel early Wednesday where some troublesome Argentine fans have been staying for the World Cup. Police and Argentine Embassy …
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At least 27 killed, including translator, in Iraq

The attack occurred as at least 27 people were killed nationwide, a grim reminder of the dangers facing Iraqis despite a sharp drop in violence over …
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Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

TOP DEVELOPMENTS * A $20 billion fund set up by energy giant BP Plc to compensate financial losses due to the spill will pay legitimate claims fast, …
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China says hands off yuan; Obama talks tough

World leaders gathering in Toronto on June 26-27 are struggling to maintain the crisis-forged unity that has been credited with preventing another …
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iPad coming to church altars with daily missal application

The Rev. Paolo Padrini, a consultant with the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said Friday that the free application will be …
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UK shakes up learning with ‘free school’ plans

Education Secretary Michael Gove said the scheme — a flagship policy of the coalition’s Conservative party — will improve standards and hoped the …
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Hi-tech navies take on Somalia’s pirates

Pirates often take fishing gear out with them into the deep waters of the Indian Ocean to help feed themselves, and fishermen from the lawless …
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