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Panetta: No China threat from US military in Asia
SINGAPORE — Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America’s new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing. The Pentagon...
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NATO rescues aid workers held by Afghan militants
KABUL, Afghanistan — It was a risky but successful operation: British and other NATO forces stormed a cave tucked in the mountains before dawn Saturday and rescued two foreign female aid workers an...
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UN rights body condemns Syria over killing of civilians
BEIRUT — The U.N.’s top human rights body voted overwhelmingly Friday to condemn Syria over the slaughter of more than 100 civilians last week, but Damascus appeared impervious to the crescendo of ...
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Britain marks queen’s reign
LONDON — The patriotic bunting is ready, the golden carriage on standby, the boats freshly painted, the shops filled with royal souvenirs. Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the...
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US is heaping new pressure on Russia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The U.S. is heaping new pressure on Russia to change course and support international action in Syria, warning that intransigence by Moscow may lead to open civil war that cou...
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Associated Press An Egyptian woman passes by a wall Thursday with graffiti depicting Egyptians killed during the revolution (left) and the military council casting a vote with a blooded hand and Arabic that reads "presidential elections 2012, down with Felol," in Cairo. Egypt's notorious emergency law expired Thursday, ending more than 30 years of broad powers to arrest and detain for a police force accused of widespread human rights abuses.
Egypt’s 31-year emergency law ends
CAIRO — Egypt’s notorious emergency law expired Thursday, ending 31 years of broad powers to detain and arrest for a police force accused of severely abusing its far-reaching authority. Since fo...
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Associated Press President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi reports to the Economic Committee, in capacity as the head of the European Systemic Risk Board, at the European Parliament Thursday in Brussels.
ECB chief warns Euro structure is ‘unsustainable’
FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank warned Thursday that the euro currency union is “unsustainable” without stronger political and financial ties, and called for a new course...
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Associated Press Syrian security forces (background) hold their machine guns and surround anti-Syrian regime mourners (foreground) on during the funeral procession of the activist Nour al-Zahraa, 23. He was shot by Syrian security forces on Sunday, in Kfar Suseh area, in Damascus, Syria.
Pro-regime Syrian gunmen take larger role
BEIRUT — The swaggering gunmen operate as hired muscle for the Syrian regime, clutching rifles and daggers as they sweep through towns and villages, sometimes after regular military troops have pul...
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Study sees hope for spine treatment
NEW YORK — Many scientists are working on treatments to help people with spinal cord injuries walk. Now there’s a striking new demonstration of how one approach might work: Spinal nerve stimulation...
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Police think body parts suspect fled abroad
OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian porn actor suspected of mailing body parts to the headquarters of two major political parties after making a video of the killing might have fled to France, police said...
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