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Associated Press A musician plays piano under the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkey, as protesters gather to listen to his concert and police guard the area at the Taksim Square in Istanbul late Thursday.
Turkish PM meets with protesters
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s prime minister was meeting with anti-government protesters early today, hours after giving them his “final warning” to end their occupation of a central Istanbul park that has b...
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Liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?
TEHRAN, Iran — In the end, Iran’s presidential election may be defined by who doesn’t vote. Arguments over whether to boycott Friday’s ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables an...
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Associated Press Police guard the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, at the Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early today. Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets in day-long clashes that lasted into the morning, battling protesters who have been occupying the square and its adjacent Gezi Park in the country's most severe anti-government protests in decades.
Istanbul clashes extend into night
ISTANBUL — Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets in day-long clashes that lasted into today, battling protesters who have been occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square and i...
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Associated Press A shopper walks past a sign advertising a shop that sells commemorative coins with the face of Nelson Mandela on Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Talk of Mandela’s mortality prevalent
JOHANNESBURG — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela’s office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and...
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Mandela in serious but stable condition
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection, and a foundation led by retired archbishop Desmond...
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Taliban attack airport
KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven Taliban fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns launched a rare assault on NATO’s operational headquarters at the military section of Kabul’s internation...
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Iran presidential race
TEHRAN, Iran — At a rally Monday, crowds gathered for candidate Hasan Rowhani broke out in chants for the release of political prisoners. Rafsanjani and former reformist President Mohammad Khata...
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AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon A picture showing the reunion of family members from North and South Korea is displayed today at the Korean Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. The two Koreas will hold their highest-level talks in years Wednesday in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects and ease animosity marked by recent threats of nuclear war.
Korea talks raise hopes
FOSTER KLUG YOUKYUNG LEE Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas will hold their highest-level talks in years Wednesday in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects a...
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Insurgents attack military side of Afghan airport
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents on Monday attacked the military side of Kabul’s international airport, which houses a NATO headquarters, and explosions and gunfire were occurring, Afghan army and p...
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South Africa: Family visits with Mandela
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela received visits from family members on Sunday at a hospital where the former president and anti-apartheid leader was being treated for a recurring lung infection, whil...
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