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a romanian soldier wounded in southern afghanistan died on friday , three days after an attack on a convoy that claimed the life of another romanian soldier , a defense ministry spokesman said . | second romanian soldier dies from attack in afghanistan |
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israel 's security forces went on full alert tuesday at the end of the ##-day mourning period for islamic jihad leader fathi shakaki , who was murdered in malta by suspected israeli agents . | israel on alert at end of UNK for slain jihad leader |
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telephone links between the rump yugoslavia of serbia and montenegro were re-established with croatia wednesday more than four years after they were cut off due to the civil war . | telephone links back up in the former yugoslavia |
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us stocks rebounded thursday as a massive liquidity push by global central banks appeared to calm markets a day after a feverish rush to safe-haven assets . | wall street rebounds as central banks actions calm fever |
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indonesian share prices closed #.# percent lower thursday as profit - taking in telkom offset broader market gains , dealers said . | jakarta shares close #.# percent lower |
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north korea said sunday it is ready to abandon its nuclear program `` in practice '' if the united states scraps its hostile policy toward the communist country . | nkorea says ready to abandon nuclear program in practice |
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european central bank said tuesday that an eurozone deal letting france and germany temporarily off the hook over ballooning deficits carried `` serious risks '' . | ecb says eurozone deficit deal carries serious dangers |
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a deafening salvo of nearly ## rounds from a UNK launcher was heard across iraq 's capital late tuesday , hot on the heels of an initial barrage of heavy weapons fire , afp correspondents reported . | massive barrage heard in baghdad as us presses major offensive |
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ten people convicted of armed robbery have been hanged in southern iran , kayhan newspaper reported tuesday . | ## hanged in iran for armed robbery |
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thai police thursday said they had arrested a married couple over the deaths of ## myanmar nationals who suffocated while they were being smuggled into thailand . | thai couple arrested over deaths of ## myanmar nationals |
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the palestinians have no need of peace initiatives , according to iraqi president saddam hussein , referring to saudi proposals to try to break the cycle of mideast violence . | saddam scoffs at saudi peace initiative |
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michael portillo , once tipped as a future leader of britain 's conservative party and seen as a potential prime minister , announced friday he was quitting politics at the next general election . | michael portillo once tipped as future tory leader quits politics |
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ministers from germany and afghanistan signed an agreement friday UNK a german initiative to set up an academy in kabul to train afghan police . | germany agrees to train afghan police |
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the pre-trial hearing of an american military officer on charges of murdering an iraqi detainee ended on monday , us military spokeswoman major peggy UNK said . | us officer 's pre-trial hearing over iraq detainee murder ends |
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north korea will dominate the agenda of a two-day meeting of the international atomic energy agency this week , a spokeman said wednesday . | iaea governors discuss n. korea |
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a junior minister resigned from british prime minister gordon brown 's government on tuesday , increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled labor party leader . | pressure increases on british pm as minister resigns |
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the french labor scene seems sure to be busy in january , following the christmas `` truce '' , as government decrees on reforming the debt-laden social security system and various negotiations are in the offing . | new activity due on french labor front after christmas truce |
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west indies , replying to india 's mammoth first innings score of ### for nine declared , reached ## for two by lunch on the third day of the second test here saturday . | west indies make slow start in second test |
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malaysian share prices closed #.## percent lower monday on profit-taking sparked by weakness on regional markets , dealers said . | malaysian shares fall on profit-taking regional weakness |
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british group taylor woodrow has been chosen to build the st. petersburg station for a future high-speed train to link that city with moscow , russian news agency interfax said on monday . | british group chosen to build st. petersburg train station |
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the largest salvador dali exhibition outside spain opens saturday in istanbul with ### works by the catalan surrealist and photos , movies and manuscripts shedding light on his life and artistic journey . | major dali exhibition opens in istanbul |
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a nigerian rebel group said tuesday it had blown up and destroyed a royal dutch shell pipeline in the latest attack in its `` oil war '' on western firms . | nigerian militants say shell pipeline destroyed |
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chinese share prices opened down #.## percent monday , as investors took profit after last week 's gains on the market , dealers said . | chinese shares lower in morning trade |
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controversial australian euthanasia UNK philip nitschke unveiled his latest suicide device monday , highlighting the ease with which it can be assembled using household items such as a vegemite jar . | vegemite jar among tools in new australian death machine |
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australia brushed aside a scare from improved india to win #-# , while south korea were shocked #-# by england in field hockey 's world cup here on tuesday . | australia overcome defiant india south korea fall to england |
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jewish settlers are preparing a book honoring baruch goldstein , who massacred ## moslem worshippers at hebron 's tomb of the patriarchs in february . | settlers prepare book honoring hebron killer |
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an oil spill in the UNK river in the russian republic of bashkortostan has polluted an area of some ## square kilometres -lrb- ## square miles -rrb- , the volga republic 's ministry for emergencies said thursday . | oilspill pollutes river in bashkortostan |
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sudan has criticised what it called a `` hostile '' meeting being organised in the kenyan capital nairobi later this month to discuss the ##-year civil war taking place in southern sudan . | sudan criticises kenya meeting on sudanese conflict |
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sri lanka president chandrika kumaratunga friday said she was not attending the commonwealth heads of government meeting -lrb- chogm -rrb- in australia because her supporters were being attacked at home . | sri lankan president says attacks keeping her away from chogm |
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striking baseball players have taken the club owners to court in a bid to have the salary cap they imposed last week declared illegal . | players take owners to court |
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liberian warring factions signed a peace agreement here wednesday night to end five years of civil war , an afp correspondent reported from the ghanaian capital . | liberian factions sign peace accord |
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the zimbabwe government is working on a law to curb violent public demonstrations , which have become increasingly frequent in the capital , home affairs minister dumiso dabengwa , announced sunday . | government plans clampdown on public protests |
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urgent negotiations on confidence-building and disarmament measures among the warring parties in former yugoslavia are to begin between january # and january # in vienna , an international conference on implementing the dayton peace accords decided monday . | bosnia peace implementation talks set for vienna |
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share prices in tokyo opened higher friday with the nikkei-### index gaining #.## points or #.## percent to ##,###.## in the first five minutes of trading . | tokyo stocks open #.## percent higher |
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china on thursday lashed out at the united states for criticising its jailing of dissident wei jingsheng , slamming washington 's protests as `` malicious '' and perilous to bilateral ties . | china hits back at us protests over dissident trial |
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bolivian president evo morales on wednesday declared the us ambassador to la paz `` persona non grata , '' accusing the envoy of encouraging the breakup of the country by promoting separatism . | bolivia president orders us envoy expelled |
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european commission president jacques delors , a socialist who has ruled himself out of france 's presidential campaign , friday criticized conservative presidential hopeful jacques chirac for changing his spots on europe . | delors accuses chirac of changing on europe |
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chinese share prices closed #.## percent higher on friday after the government abolished a stamp tax on buying shares in a bid to boost the market , dealers said . | china shares soar #.## percent |
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suspected palestinian gunmen struck back at israel tuesday after a series of punishing israeli raids in the palestinian territories , killing seven people in an attack in the north of the country . | israel comes under fire in deadly attack on bus near lebanese border |
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a former vietnamese refugee was jailed tuesday over a multi-million dollar scam to defraud one of australia 's largest banks using stolen cheques . | man jailed over multi-million dollar australian banking scam |
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the future of mozambique 's first multi-party parliament looked uncertain wednesday , as dispute over the contested election of its speaker raged on . | uncertain future for parliament |
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the us treasury late saturday unveiled details of the government 's unprecedented ###-billion-dollar bailout plan for the us financial sector . | us treasury unveils proposed massive financial sector bailout |
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the patriotic union of kurdistan -lrb- puk -rrb- denied tuesday a press report that us military personnel recently carried out a reconnaissance mission in northern iraq ahead of a possible strike . | kurdish group denies reported us military mission in northern iraq |
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the supreme court of massachusetts issued a landmark ruling tuesday in favor of gay marriage , arguing that barring gay couples from the UNK of civil marriage was `` unconstitutional . | massachusetts supreme court rules in favor of gay marriage |
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walter smith was sacked as everton manager on wednesday , according to the club 's official website . | smith sacked as everton boss |
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the incoming chairman of german car giant volkswagen -lrb- vw -rrb- , bernd pischetsrieder , is looking for a long-term partnership for the group 's commercial vehicles business , rather than a full takeover or merger , the financial times reported in its friday edition . | volkswagen eyes tie-up not full merger in truck sector |
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philippine airlines -lrb- pal -rrb- confirmed here tuesday that a joint survey team with japan airlines personnel had ruled out a mechanical defect as a possible cause of the mid-air blast aboard a pal boeing ###-### on sunday that killed one japanese passenger . | blast in pal plane not due to UNK defect airports tighten security |
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bangladeshi business leaders appealed to the country 's warring politicians to end a ##-month government-opposition standoff , saying the unrest was sending `` worrying signals '' to businesses and crippling the economy . | bangladeshi traders worry amid crippling opposition strikes |
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test scorecard at end of south south africa 's innings . | south UNK test scorecard |
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the chechen government threatened saturday to execute russian prisoners it is still holding if moscow goes ahead with its threat to bomb the rebel capital grozny , a government spokesman said . | chechens threaten to execute russian prisoners |
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manager jack rowell warned his players against complacency as his new - look england prepared to put an end to a run of three consecutive defeats in saturday 's one-off test against western samoa on saturday . | UNK england aim to stop the rot |
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egyptian prime minister atef sedki has ruled out once and for all any devaluation of the pound as demanded by the international monetary fund . | egypt rejects imf demand to UNK pound |
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six major powers papered over differences on iran friday and agreed to submit a new security council draft resolution confirming existing un sanctions over tehran 's nuclear program . | six powers agree to confirm existing un iran sanctions |
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paris st germain had two men sent off and conceded a late penalty to st etienne on saturday night , but the french league leaders still came away with a #-# draw . | psg 's bad boys earn a draw |
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taiwanese president chen shui-bian said on wednesday that he opposed a controversial attempt by an opposition party to ban chinese immigrants from running for the island 's presidency . | immigrants entitled to run for taiwanese presidency chen says |
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the un general assembly took aim at china and france on tuesday , passing a resolution strongly deploring nuclear testing and calling for an immediate halt to it . | general assembly deplores nuclear testing calls for immediate halt |
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banking giant hsbc is to cut #,### jobs worldwide because of the volatile global financial environment , a spokesman said friday . | hsbc to cut #,### jobs worldwide |
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us president george w. bush was to call thursday for swifter democratic reforms in the middle east amid continuing violence in iraq and pentagon plans to rotate us troops there . | bush plans speech on mideast democracy as violence continues in iraq |
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the german heavy industry giant thyssenkrupp said tuesday that booked profits of `` around '' ### million euros '' -lrb- ### million dollars -rrb- in the year ended september ## . | thyssenkrupp sees full-year earnings of UNK ### mln euros this year |
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mozambique 's former rebel renamo movement has won municipal elections in the key port city of beira , in the center of the country , according to the country 's provincial elections commission . | mozambique 's ex-rebels win elections in key port city |
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pope john paul ii on monday attempted to remind a world wracked by religious violence of a pact signed by religious leaders in january condemning violence and terrorism . | pope condemns religious violence |
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the death toll from a mid-air collision between two us combat helicopters over northern iraq has reached ## us soldiers , a us military official said late saturday . | death toll from us helicopter crash in iraq rises to ## |
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the dollar slipped against major currencies except the yen early friday but traded in only very narrow margins on the last trading day of the year . | dollar up except against the yen gold unchanged |
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prices at the east african tea auction in mombasa varied sharply this week amid strong demand in line with superior qualities of leaf on offer , africa tea brokers -lrb- atb -rrb- said in a market report released here on wednesday . | variable prices amid strong leaf demand at mombasa tea auction |
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the israeli army late monday expelled a west bank palestinian accused of `` terrorist activities '' to the gaza strip , after receiving authorisation from the supreme court , the army said . | israeli army expels west bank palestinian to gaza |
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israeli conductor daniel barenboim , music director of the berlin state opera , has canceled a concert he was to give wednesday in the west bank town of ramallah , his berlin office said . | barenboim cancels west bank concert |
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the ## competitors in the ##st sydney to hobart yacht race set off tuesday in perfect weather and with all eyes on the american maxi , UNK , with its billionaire crew including rupert murdoch and larry ellison . | UNK massive favorite as sydney-hobart race starts |
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five egyptian pilgrims were killed and ## others wounded when their bus overturned in southern jordan en route back from a visit to holy sites in saudi arabia on thursday , state media reported here . | five egyptian pilgrims killed in jordan road accident |
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sweden 's carl bildt was friday named as the international community 's top civilian official in bosnia , in overall charge of coordinating civilian aspects of the country 's reconstruction , british defense secretary malcolm rifkind said . | bildt named top civilian official for bosnia |
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the dutch bank internationale nederlanden groep -lrb- ing -rrb- opened its first branch in the middle east here on wednesday . | dutch bank opens first branch in middle east |
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an early withdrawal of un peacekeepers from bosnia could jeopardize more lives than those already in danger , canadian defense minister david collenette said wednesday . | canada cites risks of early un pullout from bosnia |
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malaysian share prices plunged #.## percent wednesday after overnight declines on wall street and the further weakening of key regional markets , dealers said . | malaysian shares close sharply lower |
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zimbabwean opposition leader morgan tsvangirai toured banks in the capital friday to assess a severe currency shortage that has left shoppers unable to withdraw enough cash to buy even a loaf of bread . | zimbabwe opposition chief tours banks to assess cash crunch |
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the un refugee agency tuesday withdrew foreign staff from insurgency-hit southern and eastern afghanistan and halted aid to refugees returning from pakistan following the murder of a french un worker by suspected taliban . | un refugee agency halts operations in troubled parts of afghanistan |
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a palestinian teenager who was shot by soldiers wednesday during an army operation near the southern west bank city of hebron died of his wounds , relatives and palestinian medical sources said . | palestinian teenager dies of wounds in west bank |
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a sessions court in northern india handed down life sentences on wednesday to ## people , including former congress leader mukesh sharma , for murdering prominent theater personality and marxist leader UNK hashmi ## years ago . | indian court hands down life sentences to ## for murdering theater activist |
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taiwan announced an economic stimulus package thursday worth #.# billion us dollars less than four months since the president took office as growth flags and the stock market struggles . | taiwan unveils #.#-bln-dlr economic stimulus package |
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the health of the netherlands ' ailing prince bernhard improved slightly tuesday , but doctors warned against over-optimism , the dutch royal information service said . | prince 's condition improves but doctors warn against optimism |
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pro-democracy groups in zimbabwe plan to launch `` peaceful mass demonstrations '' nationwide to protest the `` illegitimate '' re-election of president robert mugabe , their umbrella organization said friday . | pro-democracy groups plan nationwide protests over zimbabwe election |
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croatian dino radja will miss three weeks to a month of the national basketball association season after suffering a broken right hand , a boston celtics ' spokesman said wednesday . | radja out up to a month |
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colombia launched friday a major crackdown on drug and arms trafficking that resulted in ### arrests and ## UNK grounded at eight airports around the nation . | ### arrested in colombian offensive on drug and arms traffickers |
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here is a list of how un member states voted or abstained from voting on the general assembly resolution deploring nuclear testing and calling for its immediate cessation . | vote count on un general assembly anti-nuclear testing resolution |
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a preliminary hearing to decide whether former nazi ss officer erich priebke should be tried for war crimes , opened in a military court in rome thursday . | preliminary hearing on war crimes trial for ss officer |
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us defense secretary robert gates urged nato thursday to avoid provocation in response to russia 's invasion of georgia , but to pursue planning and exercises to reassure baltic and eastern europe allies . | gates urges caution in nato response to russia |
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china 's military strongman and ex-president jiang zemin made a rare public appearance tuesday , urging military scholars and academics to push forward reform of the military , state press reported . | jiang zemin calls for revolution in china 's military |
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cuban president fidel castro arrived in hanoi friday on his first visit since #### when the communist leader toured battle zones and revelled in the close links between the socialist allies . | fidel castro returns to vietnam |
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european union finance ministers meeting in barcelona on thursday failed to agree on the creation of a proposed euro-mediterranean bank , spanish finance minister rodrigo rato said . | eu fails to agree on creation of euro-med bank at barcelona |
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nato secretary general jaap de hoop scheffer on monday hit out at russia 's `` indiscriminate '' use of force on a visit to georgia and said he wanted enhanced ties with the pro-western ex-soviet state . | nato chief slams indiscriminate russian force on georgia visit |
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palestinian prime minister ahmed qorei and top us middle east envoy william burns held separate talks sunday with jordan 's king abdullah ii and senior aides on ways to revive the israeli-palestinian peace process . | us envoy palestinian pm meet jordanian monarch for peace talks |
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zimbabwe is fighting britain because its policies do not allow the african country to develop , a spokesman for president robert mugabe 's zanu-pf told a small rally in south africa wednesday . | s africa rally told britain wants to halt zimbabwe development |
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gigantic hurricane ike pounded the texas gulf coast on friday , flooding parts of galveston and threatening `` catastrophic '' destruction as it heads on a path towards houston , the fourth largest us city . | catastrophe looms as hurricane ike pounds texas coast |
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the ##th san sebastian film festival opened thursday with one of spain 's top hollywood stars , antonio banderas , taking the spotlight with his new film , `` the other man '' . | banderas stars as spain 's top film fest gets under way |
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jordan is ready to host a visit by plo chairman yasser arafat despite a frost in their relations fuelled by a dispute over the guardianship of moslem sites in jerusalem . | jordan ready to receive arafat |
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us secretary of state warren christopher arrived here late thursday at the start of a new round of shuttle diplomacy between syria and israel to revive peace talks between the two countries . | christopher kicks off new peace shuttle between syria and israel |
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the un security council on monday extended for one year the mandate of nato 's international security assistance force -lrb- isaf -rrb- battling extremists in afghanistan , but expressed concern about the high number of civilian casualties . | un extends afghan force mandate concerned over casualties |
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injured england lock danny grewcock will take no further part in the rugby world cup , coach clive woodward confirmed on tuesday . | grewcock to take no further part in world cup |