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North Korea to 'expand' nuclear program
May 23, 2012 12:12 
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North Korea responds to what it calls U.S. "hostility" by vowing to continue its nuclear program after satellite images were said to show increasing activity at a nuclear test site.
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World powers to hold Iran nuclear talks
May 23, 2012 12:11
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Officials from six world powers are due to hold talks with Iranian representatives in Baghdad on Wednesday about Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
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Afghanistan: 5 aid workers kidnapped
May 23, 2012 09:48
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Two women and three men that were working for an aid group were kidnapped in a remote area of Afghanistan this week, authorities said.
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3 cities in running to host 2020 Games
May 23, 2012 09:14
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday that Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid have made it on to the short list of cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Baku and Doha were rejected for the second time in a row after failing...
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Euro drops sharply as fears take toll
May 23, 2012 09:11
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The euro tumbled to its lowest level in almost two years as investors dumped riskier European equities amid signs that policymakers were bracing for the financial turmoil that could be unleashed by a Greek exit from the eurozone.
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Doctor who helped find bin Laden jailed
May 23, 2012 09:02
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A Pakistani doctor accused of using a vaccination campaign to help the CIA track down Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason.
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No deal but 'solid progress' in Iran nuclear talks
May 23, 2012 08:51
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Sensitive talks with Iran over the country's nuclear plans have ended with both sides submitting proposals, some detailed, to defuse tensions over the issue.
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European leaders put off key decisions
May 23, 2012 08:46
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European leaders put off any decisions on shoring up the region's banks at a late-night summit on Wednesday despite rising concerns that instability in Greece was undermining confidence in the eurozone's financial sector.
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Australian has Indonesian jail time cut
May 23, 2012 08:37
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Schapelle Corby, the Australian serving time in a Bali prison on a conviction of drug smuggling, has had her jail term cut by five years.
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Prosecutors seek death for Ben Ali
May 23, 2012 08:06
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Tunisian prosecutors say they'll seek a death sentence for ex-strongman Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, now charged in absentia with ordering the killings of anti-government demonstrators.
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