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U.S. talks with Taliban likely to take place within 'next few days': U.S. official
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. talks with the Taliban are likely to be held within the "next few days" in Qatar, a senior...
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Analysis: Brazil's protests: Not quite a 'Tropical Spring'
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's...
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Nine killed as Shebab attack UN base in Mogadishu
JUN 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the UN compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday,...
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UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people
JUN 19, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UN says wars push number of refugees and displaced people to 18-year high of 45.2 million GENEVA (AP) — The...
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World powers to meet on Syrian rebel demands
JUN 19, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
World powers to meet in Doha to decide on how to answer Syrian rebel demands PARIS (AP) — World powers will...
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Obama says U.S. 'will do more' to fight climate change

JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on...

U.S. President Obama speaks from behind a bulletproof glass at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria

JUN 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

An armed gang has raided a northern Nigerian...

Map locating Zamfara state in northern Nigeria

Internet monitoring must have proper limits, Merkel tells Obama

JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

U.S. President Obama speaks next to German Chancellor Merkel during a news conference after their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin

Turkey's 'silent man' vigils go on as protests fizzle out

JUN 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Riot police on Wednesday clashed briefly with...

People hold a Turkish national flag as they stand on the flashpoint Taksim square in Istanbul on June 18, 2013

Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater

JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - High levels of a toxic substance...

File photo of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant No.2 reactor building is seen

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Singapore, Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis

JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks on Thursday after thick smog from...

People wear face masks as haze worsens in Singapore, on June 19, 2013

Dreamliner battery maker ties up with Germany's Bosch

JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Japan's GS Yuasa, the battery supplier for Boeing's troubled Dreamliner, on Thursday announced a...

Australia royal prank call station tries to halt probe

JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

A radio station at the centre of a prank call targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine...

2Day FM radio station signage, seen outside the station's building in Sydney, on December 8, 2012

North leads eight new Test Lions against Wallabies

JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Fit-again Wales winger George North will be one of eight players making their Test debut for the...

George North (R) of the British and Irish Lions during their match against the Western Force in Perth on June 5, 2013

Sony holds shareholder meeting as spin-off plan looms

JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Sony kicked off its annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday morning with markets waiting to see how...

Sony president Kazuo Hirai, pictured at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, on May 22, 2013

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Microsoft reverses position on Xbox One Internet, game sharing

JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that users of its forthcoming Xbox One game...

Xbox One with the Kinect motions sensor and the controller is pictured during a press event unveiling Microsoft's new Xbox in Redmond

AIRSHOW-With Russian help, Europe prepares to search for life on Mars

JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS

* First of two missions to launch in 2016 * First direct search for life since NASA's 1970s Viking...

The High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA?s Mars Express has returned images of Echus Chasma

Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted

JUN 20, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom 'in tears' after European firm deletes files from shuttered site...

Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted

Microsoft mulled buying Nokia unit

JUN 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Microsoft was in talks to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying the devices...

Windows boosted its US market share to 5.6 percent from 3.8 percent, according to a recent survey

Sony to consider Third Point's proposal: Sony CEO Hirai

JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai said on Thursday that the electronics firm's board will...

Sony Corp's President and CEO Hirai speaks during the Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting at the company's headquarters in Tokyo

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World

China jails 19 Uighurs for religious extremism
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
BEIJING (Reuters) - Courts in China's far western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic...> Full Story

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Business

Britain, France face EU action over high Eurostar charges
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has given France and Britain two months to respond to...> Full Story

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U.S. Politics

Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international...> Full Story

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United States

New York strikes deal to allow Las Vegas-style casinos
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license...> Full Story

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United Kingdom

Australia royal prank call station tries to halt probe
JUN 20, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
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Canada

Children taken from Canadian Mennonite community
JUN 20, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children taken from Canadian Mennonite community as abuse charges are laid WINNIPEG,...> Full Story

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Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi's presidential hopes
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined...> Full Story

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Europe

Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi's presidential hopes
JUN 19, 2013 | REUTERS
YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined...> Full Story

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Asia

Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S.
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's...> Full Story

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Africa

UN: Resources should finance development, not war
JUN 20, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UN: Natural resources should finance economic development, not fuel wars UNITED...> Full Story

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South America

Italy rallies to beat Japan 4-3 at Confed Cup
JUN 20, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Italy rallies to beat Japan 4-3 and reach Confederations Cup semifinals RECIFE, Brazil...> Full Story

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Science

World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech scientists
JUN 19, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech researchers who made genetically modified plants possible...> Full Story

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Health

Two-fifths of U.S. adults care for sick, elderly relatives
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four in 10 U.S. adults are now caring for a sick or elderly family member as...> Full Story

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Technology

Facebook has never been stronger since IPO, Sandberg says
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A year after Facebook Inc's fumbled IPO, Wall Street remains slow to...> Full Story

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Environment

New indictments for ex-BP executive, engineer over Gulf spill
JUN 20, 2013 | REUTERS
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors unveiled new criminal indictments on Wednesday against a former BP...> Full Story

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Sports

Italy eliminate Japan in thriller, Brazil advance
JUN 19, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Italy booked their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with a thrilling...> Full Story

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Entertainment

Madonna premieres tour film, talks secret project
JUN 19, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Madonna premieres 'MDNA' concert film in NYC, talks secret project NEW YORK (AP) —...> Full Story

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Travel

Alaska Airlines clarifies boarding for turboprops
JUN 19, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alaska Airlines: Turboprop passengers in Fairbanks will have to board through security gates...> Full Story

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