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Explosions in Iraq Kill, Wound Dozens - Voice of America

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A series of bombings in Iraq, Thursday, have left at least 40 people dead and 78 wounded. Two suicide bombings in the town of Tal Afar, near the Syrian border, and a bombing in Baghdad's Sadr City, come just over a week after US …
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Analysts: Indonesian Presidential Victory Could Change Political … - Voice of America

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Unofficial results from the Indonesian presidential election indicate a landslide victory for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The president and his opponents have said they will wait for the official results to be announced before …
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China's Urumqi Returning to Normal, Following Bloody Violence - Voice of America

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The situation is relatively calm in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, days after bloody violence there left more than 150 people dead. For many people in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi, life is slowly returning to normal. …
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Deposed Honduran leader: I'm listening - CNN

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(CNN) — Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, ahead of planned discussions Thursday with the man who ousted him and the host country's president, vowed not to negotiate. Roberto Micheletti is scheduled to meet with Zelaya in San Jose, …
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H2-WHOA! Australian town bans bottled water sales - The Associated Press

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SYDNEY (AP) — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country — and possibly the world — to take such a drastic step in the growing …
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Fresh protests erupt in Xinjiang - ABC Online

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Protesters have returned to the streets in western China, continuing unrest which has already seen 156 people killed and more than 1000 injured. Hundreds of Uighur demonstrators have reportedly pushed back riot …
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Zelaya supporters escalate their fight in Honduras - The Associated Press

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya vowed Monday to widen protests and block trade nationwide as the deposed leader headed to Washington for a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. …
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Russia commands respect as a potential spoiler - Los Angeles Times

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President Obama's careful approach is necessitated by the fact that Moscow has the leverage to set back nearly every US foreign policy priority. By Paul Richter Reporting from Washington — When he arrived in Moscow for national security talks Monday, …
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Two dead, 24 wounded in Philippine bomb attack - AFP

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JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — Two people have been killed and at least 24 others wounded in a bomb attack blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippines island of Jolo, military and police have said. The island is a stronghold of Abu …
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News Analysis In Mexican Vote, Nostalgia for Past Corruption - New York Times

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Rodrigo Abd/AP In Tegucigalpa a child looked into the coffin of Isy Murillo, 19, who died in clashes at the airport. By ELISABETH MALKIN MEXICO CITY — “The PRI comes back” shouted the front page headline of the daily newspaper El Universal on Monday, …
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