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Afghan gathering agrees peace moves with Taliban

Karzai had called the "peace jirga" to win national support for his plan to offer an amnesty, cash and job incentives to Taliban foot soldiers while …
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McDonald’s recalls 13.4 million ‘Shrek’ drinking glasses

Cadmium was found in the painted design of the movie characters on the glassware, which McDonald’s outlets sold for about $2 each, according to the …
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Kurds say small unit of Iranian troops enters Iraq

A spokesman for the Kurdish region’s security forces, known as peshmerga, said the Iranians had penetrated two km (1.2 miles) into Kurdistan’s Arbil …
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Four-day school weeks gain popularity across U.S.

Peach County is one of more than 120 school districts across the country where students attend school just four days a week, a cost-saving tactic …
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French Muslim Council warns government on veil ban

Mohammed Moussaoui, head of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), said his group opposed the full veil and would try to convince the tiny …
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World Health Organisation: Spike in cholera cases in Somalia

WHO spokesman Paul Garwood says in one hospital in the capital of Mogadishu there were 132 people ill with cholera last week. He says that’s a 27 …
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European Union defends spending cuts as unions raise pressure

"I underlined the need of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms," Barroso, the head of the European Union executive, told a news conference …
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Cluff finds more gold in Sierra Leone deposit

Cluff shares in London, which have shed a third of their value since late March, jumped 4.8 percent to 71 pence by 0800 GMT, outperforming a 0.7 …
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Preview: Ash cloud hangs over Berlin air meetings

No one expects a sunny forecast from IATA given the industry’s woes. The question, instead, is how bad is "bad" and what can airlines do to turn …
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Is Thailand headed for peace or protests?

With the pressure to call elections eased, below are some scenarios about what could unfold in the next few months: STALEMATE After last month’s …
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UN committee moves to keep out gay-lesbian NGO

The group, which had applied for "consultative status" at the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) three years ago, is an international NGO and …
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Bangladesh fire death toll over 100, set to rise

"It seemed like hell broke loose," said a wailing woman, looking for her daugher and son in what remained of the centuries-old Kayettuli …
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South Korea’s Lee urges world to rein in North Korea

Lee, speaking at a security conference in Singapore, will also stress the importance of the North returning to stalled six-party talks on ending its …
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British Petroleum cuts ruptured oil pipe with shears

As the White House said President Barack Obama would travel to the Gulf coast again on Friday, Allen hailed the latest effort to contain the oil …
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Germany’s interim president taking over

Jens Boehrnsen, head of the Upper House of parliament and therefore constitutionally Koehler’s interim replacement, said Thursday he will cover only …
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Physicists, medical researchers to team up on cancer

The CERN European nuclear research organisation, home to the world’s largest particle collider, the LHC, said on Thursday the programme would …
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Book asks: Is Internet ruining our minds?

His new book "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains" argues the latest technology renders us less capable of deep thinking. Carr …
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Riga beavers pose puzzling urban problem

The online version of Diena newspaper said on Thursday that a Riga city committee had been asked by the parks and gardens department to come up with …
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