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MOSCOW–Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that she had received a "useful and productive" response from Israel after a tense standoff over a housing project threatened to derail plans for Middle East peace talks. Clinton, speaking after a meeting of Middle East peace mediators in …
Washington Post · March 19, 2010, 5:09 AM (PST)
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BERLIN (AP) – German officials say Berlin isn’t ruling out financial aid from the International Monetary Fund for Greece, but say no decision is needed now. Government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said Friday that "we haven’t ruled out IMF financial assistance." But he stressed that Berlin remains …
Idaho8.com · March 19, 2010, 5:09 AM (PST)
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CHICAGO – An American who admitted slipping quietly into the Indian city of Mumbai on scouting missions that led to the November 2008 attack that left 166 people dead already has started spilling terrorists’ secrets to U.S. authorities, according to his attorney and federal prosecutors. David …
Minneapolis Star Tribune · March 19, 2010, 4:54 AM (PST)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday criticized Russia’s declaration that it would soon finish a nuclear power plant in Iran, saying the Islamic republic needs first to show it is not developing atomic weapons. "In the absence of those reassurances, we think it would be premature to …
San Francisco Chronicle · March 19, 2010, 3:57 AM (PST)
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) – In the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Taliban roam the streets freely. Barely a mile (a kilometer) outside Lashkar Gah, they wield more control than the government, according to residents. Last month 10,000 U.S., NATO and Afghan forces wrested control of …
WTOP Radio · March 19, 2010, 4:04 AM (PST)
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TOKYO – Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna – a prized ingredient of sushi – while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing. Thursday’s vote at a U.N. meeting in Doha, Qatar …
msnbc.com · March 19, 2010, 3:36 AM (PST)
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NEW YORK – A U.S. citizen accused of hijacking a plane from New York to Cuba more than four decades ago has pleaded guilty in Manhattan. Luis Armando Pena Soltren entered the plea Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit air piracy, interfering with a flight crew and kidnapping. The 67-year-old …
MyCentralJersey.com · March 19, 2010, 3:36 AM (PST)
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KABUL – The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.’s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who just stepped down from the U.N. post here in the …
msnbc.com · March 19, 2010, 4:33 AM (PST)
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s ruling military junta decided to release a naturalized American citizen from prison because of its friendship with the U.S. government, state media said Friday. Nyi Nyi Aung, a pro-democracy activist originally from Myanmar, was freed Thursday, a month after a …
KHON2 · March 19, 2010, 4:47 AM (PST)
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BANGKOK (AP) – Protesters in Thailand announced a full weekend of anti-government activities starting with a massive procession through Bangkok followed by "blood painting," their latest shock tactic aimed at forcing new elections. Thousands of Red Shirt protesters remained camped Friday in the …
WTOP Radio · March 19, 2010, 4:04 AM (PST)
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