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Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad
February 11, 2012 03:11 
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Islamic Republic would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field, state TV reported.
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Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N.
February 11, 2012 03:08
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed...
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Rock star welcome for Suu Kyi on Myanmar campaign trail
February 11, 2012 02:29
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KAWHMU, Myanmar (Reuters) - Crowds of thousands lined the streets cheering and tooting horns as Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail for the first time on Saturday in a bid to become a lawmaker in the country's parliament. ...
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Military kills 11 militants in NW Pakistan: officials
February 10, 2012 12:50
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces killed 11 militants and wounded 19 in the northwest on Friday, security officials said, in a crackdown in the Kurram tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.
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Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
February 10, 2012 12:35
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FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year...
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Mexico cartels paid $4.5 million political bribes: court
February 10, 2012 10:42
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican drug cartels paid $4.5 million in bribes to buy protection and political favors in a state run by the country's main opposition party, U.S. court documents said on Friday, as the party leads polls to win the...
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Insight: Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion
February 10, 2012 10:04
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DAKAR/KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) - Equipped with heavy weapons from Muammar Gaddafi's looted arsenals, the Tuareg-led rebels who assaulted the town of Aguelhoc in northern Mali last month overwhelmed the remote garrison.
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Saadi Gaddafi warns of uprising in Libya: TV
February 10, 2012 07:52
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi warned on Friday of an imminent uprising in Libya, saying he was in regular contact with people in the country who were unhappy with the authorities put in place after the ousting and killing of his...
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UK to "robustly" defend Falklands, Argentina seeks U.N. aid
February 10, 2012 05:46
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - London's U.N. ambassador warned Argentina on Friday that Britain would "robustly" defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except...
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Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade
February 10, 2012 04:55
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BEIJING/HAMBURG (Reuters) - China said on Friday it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia's two giants seek to head off new sanctions already...
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