Victim urges penalties for bishops who don’t tackle sex abuse – Chicago Tribune

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Victim urges penalties for bishops who don't tackle sex abuse
Chicago Tribune
ROME (Reuters) - An Irish victim of clerical abuse said Tuesday that Catholic Church guidelines on how to root out pedophile priests and protect children needed to be backed up by penalties for bishops who fail to implement them.
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Philippine quake leaves 43 dead – China Daily

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Philippine quake leaves 43 dead
China Daily
MANILA, the Philippines - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Monday, killing at least 43 people and causing widespread panic, officials said. The powerful quake hit in a narrow strait between the heavily ...
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Russian Envoy Calls Syria Visit ‘Very Productive’ – New York Times

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Russian Envoy Calls Syria Visit 'Very Productive'
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MOSCOW — Russia moved forcefully on Tuesday to show that it was seeking a peaceful resolution to the Syria crisis, sending its foreign minister to Damascus for talks that he called “very productive” and countering critics who said the Kremlin had ...
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Rebels Free Chinese Workers in Sudan, Red Cross Says – New York Times

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Rebels Free Chinese Workers in Sudan, Red Cross Says
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Sudanese rebels released more than two dozen Chinese construction workers who were abducted late last month, Sudanese and Red Cross officials announced Tuesday. The Sudanese government implied that the newly independent nation of South ...
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Argentina to Protest UK ‘Militarization’ Near Falklands to UN – BusinessWeek

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Argentina to Protest UK 'Militarization' Near Falklands to UN
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By Eliana Raszewski Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina will lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over the UK's “militarization” of the southern Atlantic Ocean around the Falkland Islands, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said ...
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Iran Decries ‘Psychological Warfare’ as Israeli Hails Sanctions – BusinessWeek

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Iran Decries 'Psychological Warfare' as Israeli Hails Sanctions
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By Ladane Nasseri and Roxana Tiron Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Iran dismissed the latest US sanctions against its financial institutions as “psychological warfare” and said the Islamic Republic was open to “meaningful talks” on its nuclear program.
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New Egypt More Distrustful Than Old, US Groups Say – Wall Street Journal

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New Egypt More Distrustful Than Old, US Groups Say
Wall Street Journal
By ADAM ENTOUS And JULIAN E. BARNES WASHINGTON—After last year's popular revolt toppled Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, US democracy-building groups thought they would gain acceptance from a government that had long viewed them with suspicion.
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Maldives Leader Quits After Protests; VP Sworn In – ABC News

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Maldives Leader Quits After Protests; VP Sworn In
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The first democratically elected president of the Maldives resigned Tuesday and was replaced by his vice president after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation amid protests over the arrest of a top judge.
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Making Partnership Between Fatah and Hamas Work for U.S. and Israel: View – Bloomberg

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Making Partnership Between Fatah and Hamas Work for U.S. and Israel: View
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The news that the mainstream Palestinian group Fatah has agreed to form a unity government with the militantly Islamist Hamas may move some to dismay. Although there are ample reasons for that reaction, this development may also present an opportunity.
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Costa Concordia captain remains under house arrest – USA TODAY

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Costa Concordia captain remains under house arrest
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ROME (AP) – An Italian court refused Tuesday to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan island last month. By Pier Paolo Cito, AP The Costa Concordia remains ...
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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel – Fox News

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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
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Additional US sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities ...
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Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City – Voice of America

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Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City
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February 07, 2012 Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City VOA News Witnesses say two separate explosions rocked the central Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday, including one near a military base. Police say one blast occurred near a bridge and the other took ...
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Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City – Voice of America

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Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City
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February 07, 2012 Blasts Rock Central Nigerian City VOA News Witnesses say two separate explosions rocked the central Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday, including one near a military base. Police say one blast occurred near a bridge and the other took ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar – Christian Science Monitor

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Aung San Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar
Christian Science Monitor
Crowds of supporters enthusiastically greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, some up since dawn to catch a glimpse of her on her first official campaign trip. By Simon Roughneen, Correspondent / February 7, 2012 Aung San Suu Kyi, ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar – Christian Science Monitor

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Aung San Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar
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Crowds of supporters enthusiastically greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, some up since dawn to catch a glimpse of her on her first official campaign trip. By Simon Roughneen, Correspondent / February 7, 2012 Aung San Suu Kyi, ...
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Hackers leak Assad’s astonishing office emails – Telegraph.co.uk

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Hackers leak Assad's astonishing office emails
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Hundreds of emails from the office of Bashar al Assad have been leaked by the hacker group Anonymous. By Phoebe Greenwood, Tel Aviv The group used the simple password "1234" to log into the mail accounts of several of the Syrian president's closest ...
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Hackers leak Assad’s astonishing office emails – Telegraph.co.uk

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Hackers leak Assad's astonishing office emails
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Hundreds of emails from the office of Bashar al Assad have been leaked by the hacker group Anonymous. By Phoebe Greenwood, Tel Aviv The group used the simple password "1234" to log into the mail accounts of several of the Syrian president's closest ...
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Assad regime vows to "hunt" down rebels as death toll rises in Syria – Telegraph.co.uk

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Assad regime vows to "hunt" down rebels as death toll rises in Syria
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The Assad regime has vowed it will "hunt" down the rebels it brands "armed terrorists" as 21 people were killed in Syria today. The flashpoint city of Homs was taking the brunt of the crackdown today, with women and children fleeing a fourth day of ...
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French trade deficit hits high, competitiveness at issue – Reuters

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French trade deficit hits high, competitiveness at issue
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* End-2011 trade gap widens 35 pct to near 70 bln eur * Competitiveness gap a factor in election run-up * Data contrasts with huge surplus in Germany By Matthias Blamont and Brian Love PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - France's trade deficit hit a record high ...
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Romanian Premier-Designate Seeks to Form New Government – BusinessWeek

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Romanian Premier-Designate Seeks to Form New Government
BusinessWeek
By Irina Savu and Andra Timu Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Romanian Premier-designate Mihai- Razvan Ungureanu began talks on forming a Cabinet to rebuild the ruling coalition's support after violent protests over government austerity measures mandated under a ...
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Australia pledges to Queen Elizabeth’s trust for jubilee – AFP

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Australia pledges to Queen Elizabeth's trust for jubilee
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SYDNEY — Australia said Tuesday there was "nothing valedictory" in its diamond jubilee celebrations for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, its head of state, as it pledged Aus$5 million to her legacy trust. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the 85-year-old ...
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Egypt names 43 targeted in democracy groups inquiry – Los Angeles Times

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Egypt names 43 targeted in democracy groups inquiry
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Sam LaHood, son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and 18 other Americans are among those to be prosecuted on charges of violating foreign funding laws. By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times Egyptian state media Monday published the names of 43 ...
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Deadly freeze, heavy snow keep slamming Europe – USA TODAY

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Deadly freeze, heavy snow keep slamming Europe
USA TODAY
By Eric J. Lyman, Special for USA TODAY ROME – The streets here were empty Monday as the city was crippled for the fourth straight day by a massive snowstorm that shut down streets, felled trees and paralyzed villages with the heaviest snowfall in ...
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More snow could hit Heathrow over weekend – Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk

More snow could hit Heathrow over weekend
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More snow is forecast to hit Heathrow airport and many parts of Britain over weekend just as the half term getaway begins. By David Millward, Transport Editor The airport is set for a light dusting of snow, according to the Met Office, ...
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Ex Panama Dictator Noriega ‘Stable’ in Hospital – ABC News

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Ex Panama Dictator Noriega 'Stable' in Hospital
ABC News
Doctors in Panama say former dictator Manuel Noriega is "stable" after being hospitalized for extreme hypertension. Health Minister Franklin Vergara says Noriega is "conscious and well oriented," and will be kept for 48 hours for observation at Panama ...
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Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trapped – Reuters

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Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trapped
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By Mubasher Bukhari | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A three-storey factory collapsed on Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least five people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said. "The factory has completely ...
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Finland’s former finance minister victorious in presidential election – CNN

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Finland's former finance minister victorious in presidential election
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Former Finnish Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto emerged victorious in the nation's presidential election Sunday, according to preliminary results. According to Finland's Ministry of Justice, with 100% of votes counted, Niinisto defeated the nation's ...
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Norway mass killer decries "cultural destruction" – Reuters

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Norway mass killer decries "cultural destruction"
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| OSLO (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway, said Monday his massacre was necessary to prevent his country's cultural destruction. "We in the Norwegian movement will not sit and see that we are made a minority in our own ...
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No Israeli Decision on Iran Attack, Obama Says – New York Times

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No Israeli Decision on Iran Attack, Obama Says
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President Obama said Sunday that he did not believe Israel had made a decision on whether to attack Iran to disrupt its nuclear program and that diplomacy remained the “preferred solution” to resolving the standoff over what Western leaders believe is ...
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Australian authorities urge residents of Queensland town to flee floods – CNN

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Australian authorities urge residents of Queensland town to flee floods
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The Balonne River in the town of St. George reaches record level and is expected to rise further Thirty houses have already been submerged in St. George (CNN) -- Australian authorities on Monday pleaded with hundreds of people, who had chosen to remain ...
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China morning round-up: Wen Jiabao on ‘rural democracy’ – BBC News

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China morning round-up: Wen Jiabao on 'rural democracy'
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On Lantern Festival day, most newspapers in China focus on the latest comments by Premier Wen Jiabao. Mr Wen pledged "unwavering support for reform" and called for better laws to protect the voice of farmers in rural communities, reports the China ...
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Hundreds of Deaths as Europe Struggles With Snow Amid an Intense Cold Snap – New York Times

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New York Times

Hundreds of Deaths as Europe Struggles With Snow Amid an Intense Cold Snap
New York Times
Extreme cold and heavy snow buried parts of Europe over the past few days, claiming the lives of hundreds of people, straining utilities in France, snarling transportation in Britain and leaving people in cities like Rome stymied.
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Friedman: Can Putin make needed reforms? – Houston Chronicle

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Friedman: Can Putin make needed reforms?
Houston Chronicle
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN MOSCOW - As a journalist, the best part of covering the recent wave of protests and uprisings against autocrats is seeing stuff you never imagined you'd see - like, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Prime Minister ...
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Fidel Castro publishes 1000-page memoir – USA TODAY

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Fidel Castro publishes 1000-page memoir
USA TODAY
HAVANA (AP) – Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader.
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Karzai: Car Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 19 in S. Afghanistan – Voice of America

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Karzai: Car Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 19 in S. Afghanistan
Voice of America
February 05, 2012 Karzai Condemns Deadly Car Bombing in Southern Afghanistan Karzai: Car Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 19 in S. Afghanistan VOA News Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a deadly car bombing that happened Sunday outside a ...
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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban – Reuters

Posted under World on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 11:09 pm

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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Reuters
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Chavez: Iran Sanctions Hurt Joint Auto Venture – ABC News

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Kansas City Star

Chavez: Iran Sanctions Hurt Joint Auto Venture
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran. The US and European governments have imposed sanctions seeking to pressure Iran over its nuclear program.
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What awaits William in the Falklands? – BBC News

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BBC News

What awaits William in the Falklands?
BBC News
By Gavin Lee BBC News, the Falkland Islands There are just a handful of things Flight Lieutenant Wales needs to know about the Falklands, according to the tour guides on the Islands. Firstly, he needs to know the difference between "town" and "camp".
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Panetta and Clinton seek to reassure Europe on defense – Salt Lake Tribune

Posted under World on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 4:42 pm

Boston.com

Panetta and Clinton seek to reassure Europe on defense
Salt Lake Tribune
By ELISABETH BUMILLER Munich, Germany • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Saturday to reassure Europe that, despite budget cuts in Washington and the coming withdrawal from the Continent of about ...
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Europe’s cold snap spreads west – CNN International

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Europe's cold snap spreads west
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The cold snap that wreaked havoc on eastern and central Europe this week moved west on Saturday, triggering a rare snowfall in Rome and prompting Heathrow Airport to cancel some flights. Ukraine appears to be the worst ...
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2G case: No evidence suggests P Chidambaram subverted policy, says judge OP Saini – Times of India

Posted under World on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 4:01 pm

The Hindu

2G case: No evidence suggests P Chidambaram subverted policy, says judge OP Saini
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NEW DELHI: Special judge OP Saini, who is hearing the 2G scam case, said on Saturday that P Chidambaram's agreement with then telecom minister A Raja on giving out spectrum at 2001 prices as well as to let two licence-holders to dilute their equity ...
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US Plans Shift to Elite Units as It Winds Down in Afghanistan – New York Times

Posted under World on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 3:12 pm

New York Times

US Plans Shift to Elite Units as It Winds Down in Afghanistan
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The United States' plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, according to senior ...
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Freed Americans: Our Egyptian captors were ‘very nice’ – New York Daily News

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New York Daily News

Freed Americans: Our Egyptian captors were 'very nice'
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Two American women abducted at gunpoint by Bedouin tribesmen say they 'treated us like family.' By Nina Mandell / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Associated Press Two American women, whose names were not immediately available, are seen after their release by ...
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Tunisia "to withdraw recognition" of Syria government – Reuters

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Tunisia "to withdraw recognition" of Syria government
Reuters
By Tarek Amara | TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia has started the procedure for withdrawing its recognition of the Syrian leadership under President Bashar al-Assad and for expelling the Syrian ambassador, the Tunisian president said on Saturday.
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Locals bed down in Qld evacuation centres – Sydney Morning Herald

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The Age

Locals bed down in Qld evacuation centres
Sydney Morning Herald
Hundreds of residents have spent the night in evacuation centres in the southwest Queensland town of Charleville, as authorities continue to monitor the levee banks holding the swollen Warrego River. There had been fears on Saturday morning that the ...
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UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year – Voice of America

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UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year
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February 04, 2012 UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year VOA News A United Nations report says more than 3000 civilians died in Afghanistan's conflict last year, the worst annual toll in the decade-long war. The UN Assistance Mission in ...
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Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House – Reuters

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Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House
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| KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the group's leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year. The White House received a letter in 2011 which purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, asking the United States to ...
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