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UN, US warn of 'maximum volatility' in Golan Heights if Philippine peacekeepers withdraw

MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations and the U.S. have separately asked the Philippines not to withdraw its more than 300 peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, warning of "maximum volatility" in the region after several other countries...

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Karzai: No peace talks with the Taliban unless only Afghans involved, violence ends

KABUL - Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground....

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Obama says NSA surveillance programs have saved lives, averted at least 50 terror threats

BERLIN - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50...

posted: June 19,2013

Turkey's deputy PM gives 'standing man' protest nod of approval

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey on Wednesday as police were questioning dozens of people rounded up in police raids....

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Another big protest as Brazilians lament high cost of living, lack of good public services

SAO PAULO - Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament — people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public...

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Bomb blasts as gunmen attack UN compound in Mogadishu; battle ongoing with al-Shabab fighters

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday....

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Thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded after monsoon floods kill 86 in India

LUCKNOW, India - A joint army and air force operation has evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area by torrential monsoon rains and landslides in northern India, but nearly 63,000 people remain cut off, a senior ...

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One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed at Mexico beach resort

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Ohio mom says 3 held her captive; suspect's lawyer insists he gave her, child place to live

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Australian serial sex offender jailed for life for rape, murder of Irish woman

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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Russia: G-8 declaration on Syria will not mention whether Assad must step down from power

posted: June 18,2013

Red Cross opposes effort by defence in 9-11 case to get private Guantanamo reports

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Brazil protesters angry over poor services and high taxes keep up pressure at Sao Paulo march

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Especially grim year for encephalitis feared in northern India as poverty, politics take toll

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US, Taliban agree to hold talks on ending war in Afghanistan; Obama says process won't be easy

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AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan at or near Bagram Air Base

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I-5 Skagit River bridge to reopen Wednesday, less than a month after collapse

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Hungary accuses ex-Canadian citizen, 98, of Nazi-era war crimes against Jews

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Italy's high court explains Amanda Knox reversal, says victim died in possible 'erotic game'

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Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in key northern city of Aleppo amid clashes

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Mystery behind disappearance, death of Teamsters' Jimmy Hoffa still fascinates after 40 years

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Utah man shot by son-in-law during Catholic Mass upgraded to fair condition

posted: June 18,2013




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