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 Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall
| Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank has threatened to sabotage newly agreed indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority before they can even begin. | George Mitch... (photo: AP / Baz Ratner) Al Jazeera
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 Ex-President Bush in Tory phone plea on NI devolution
| Ex-US president George W Bush has asked David Cameron to try to get the Ulster Unionists to back devolution of justice and policing in Northern Ireland. | The NI Assembly is due to vote on the trans... (photo: White House / Eric Draper) BBC News
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 Miliband says UK must not retreat into shell
LONDON - Britain must remain a major player in international affairs despite likely political and budgetary constraints in coming years, Foreign Secretary David Miliband ... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Khaleej Times
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 Deadlock over India womens' bill
| India's parliament has postponed a vote on a bill seeking to reserve one third of parliamentary seats for female candidates after strong opposition caused pro... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi) Al Jazeera
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 Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
| LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Boston Globe
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 Ice brings flood threat from Yellow River
| HOHHOT - Thousands of civilians and soldiers have been mobilized to patrol the banks of the flood-prone Yellow River in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, ... (photo: GFDL / Yaohua2000) China Daily
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 Toxic liquids dumped near Yangtze
| Beijing: An unlicensed recycling company dumped hundreds of barrels of toxic material near the Yangtze River, potentially threatening local water supplies. | Two men ha... (photo: Creative Commons / Carla Antonini) China Daily
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 'Only socialism can save Tibet'
Monday, March 08, 2010 | BEIJING: The new Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Sunday that only socialism can "save" the remote region and guarantee its developmen... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The News International
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 Government attempts to keep torture case secret
| Holding case taken by former Guantánamo detainees behind closed doors would set 'very dangerous precedent', says lawyer | The government wants a case being taken by se... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) The Guardian
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 Caught in the Berlin poker heist
| There were millions of euros at stake and some of the world's best poker players squeezed into a hotel ballroom, under the gaze of the massed gambling media and tens of... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) The Independent
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 Abortion law prompts pro-life protests in Spain
| Tens of thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in at least four Spanish cities yesterday to protest about a new law that allows abortions without restriction... (photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez) The Independent
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 Internet access is 'a fundamental right'
| Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. | The survey - of mor... (photo: AP / Josh Reynolds) BBC News
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 Stars begin arriving for Oscars ceremony
| Stars have begun arriving at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for the 82nd Academy Awards, with best actress nominee Sandra Bullock among them. | First-time nominee Bul... (photo: AP / Amy Sancetta) BBC News
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