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Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday....
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10 Afghans killed in blast in Helmand province
KABUL (AP) -- An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has killed 10 civilians and wounded seven others in the southern province of Helmand....
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East Jerusalem construction policy unchanged
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will not stop a controversial settlement project in east Jerusalem, as requested by the U.S., but will upgrade upcoming indirect talks with the Palestinians to include the main issues dividing them....
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US-Russia deal on nukes could build momentum
PARIS (AP) -- Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to start work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal - taking a small but important step toward the U.S. leader's goal of a nuclear-free world....
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Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Conservationists say the Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats fueling the illegal wildlife trade, making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said Saturday....
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Iraqi PM calls for response to recount demands
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister is pressing the electoral commission to respond to calls from several political blocs for a recount in the March 7 parliamentary elections....
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Thai PM offers talks with protesters after rally
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's prime minister offered Sunday to have his government hold talks with protesters trying to force him from power with massive demonstrations in the capital, but refused their demand that he immediately call new elections....
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South Africa marks 50th anniversary of massacre
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Family members of victims raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre that became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation....
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Pakistani Taliban kill 4, calling them US spies
MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- The bullet-riddled bodies of four Pakistani tribesmen, killed by the Taliban for allegedly spying for the United States, were found Sunday in a semiautonomous tribal region near the Afghan border, witnesses and officials said....
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Grave robbers steal Cyprus Archbishops' remains
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Cyprus police say grave robbers have stolen the remains of two Archbishops who led the island's Greek Orthodox church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
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