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Santos handily wins first round of Colombian presidential election |
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- A former defense minister who would continue President Álvaro Uribe's tough anti-guerrilla policies handily defeated a former Bogota mayor Sunday in the first round of presidential elections. Juan Manuel Santos, 58, who oversaw the most decisive strikes against rebel forces, d...
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban |
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NAWA, AFGHANISTAN -- In this patch of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. strategy to keep the Taliban at bay involves an economic stimulus.
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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Israeli assault complicates efforts to improve relationship with U.S. |
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The worldwide condemnation of the deadly Israeli assault on the Gaza aid flotilla will complicate the Obama administration's efforts to improve its tense relations with Jerusalem and likely will distract from the push to sanction Iran over its nuclear program.
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| 31/05/2010 05:46 PM |
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On Memorial Day, U.S. soldiers in Iraq contemplate 'forgotten war' |
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BAGHDAD -- Inside the ornate palace of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, now the main headquarters of U.S. forces in Iraq, dozens of U.S. service members bowed their heads in prayer at a Memorial Day commemoration.
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| 31/05/2010 05:40 PM |
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Israel: At least 9 pro-Palestinian activists killed on Gaza flotilla carrying aid |
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JERUSALEM -- At least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed and dozens were wounded aboard an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip when Israeli naval commandos seized control of the boats about 70 miles offshore in international waters early Monday.
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| 31/05/2010 05:39 PM |
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Netanyahu's cancellation of meeting with Obama delays efforts to improve ties |
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The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to abruptly cancel Tuesday's White House meeting with President Obama delays an effort by the two leaders to move beyond their often rocky relationship.
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| 31/05/2010 02:44 PM |
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Israel: At least 9 pro-Palestinian activists killed on Gaza flotilla carrying aid. |
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JERUSALEM -- At least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed and dozens were wounded aboard an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip when Israeli naval commandos seized control of the boats in international waters early Monday.
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| 31/05/2010 02:38 PM |
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It didn't end in failure. That was perhaps the best the U.S. government could boast about a month-long conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which ended Friday in New York.
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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Former Libyan militants now wage battle within homeland to discredit al-Qaeda |
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TRIPOLI, LIBYA -- His life as a militant began with a call to holy war. It ended inside a prison in his native Libya. In between, Sami al-Saadi orchestrated attacks against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, moved in Osama bin Laden's inner circle and befriended Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader.
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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U.S. commander says some Taliban fighters are training in Iran |
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AFGHANISTAN The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Sunday that there is "clear evidence" some Taliban fighters have trained in Iran.
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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Party defection, poll results highlight unpopularity of Japan's Hatoyama |
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TOKYO -- Japan's increasingly unloved prime minister was battered Sunday with more demoralizing news, as a small political party abandoned his ruling coalition ahead of a key election and a poll showed that more than half the electorate wants him to quit.
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
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Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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| 31/05/2010 01:00 AM |
