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  U.S. warns of possible attacks in Ciudad Juarez Reuters - 3 hrs agoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city, warned on Friday that cartels may be seeking U.S. targets in a possible … More »U.S. warns of possible attacks in Ciudad Juarez
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  U.S. drawdown begins in Afghanistan Reuters - 18 hrs agoKABUL (Reuters) - The first U.S. troops have left Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's planned drawdown of about a third of the 100,000 U.S. forces there during … More »U.S. drawdown begins in Afghanistan
• U.N. sanctions panel delists 14 ex-Taliban figures Reuters - 4 hrs agoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council Friday removed 14 former Taliban from its sanctions list as part of moves to induce the insurgent group into talks … More »U.N. sanctions panel delists 14 ex-Taliban figures
• USGS reports 6.0 magnitude quake off Chilean coast Reuters - 4 hrs agoSANTIAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Friday just off the coast of Chile, 56 miles south-southwest of Valparaiso, at … More »USGS reports 6.0 magnitude quake off Chilean coast
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  World's biggest diamond hub suffers hit in Mumbai blasts Reuters - 15 hrs ago(Reuters) - One of this week's deadly Mumbai blasts scattered diamonds, possibly worth millions of dollars, onto the street but has not convinced traders to abandon their … More »World's biggest diamond hub suffers hit in Mumbai blasts
• Israeli blast hurts 14; police suspect accident Reuters - 9 hrs agoJERUSALEM (Reuters) - An explosion which ripped through a building in the Israeli city of Netanya north of Tel Aviv on Friday igniting a fire and injuring 14 people was … More »Israeli blast hurts 14; police suspect accident
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  Mullah Omar, headscarves and bizarre Afghan peace talks Reuters - 16 hrs agoKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's complex and often confusing business of talks with the Taliban took a surprisingly dramatic turn this week when a female lawmaker told … More »Mullah Omar, headscarves and bizarre Afghan peace talks
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  58 held in Mexico's biggest marijuana farm bust AP - 2 hrs 46 mins agoFood still sat on the camp dinner table Friday, abandoned three days earlier by workers fleeing soldiers who stumbled on their lush, mesh-covered oasis stretching across … More »58 held in Mexico's biggest marijuana farm bust
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  WSJ publisher quits in phone-hacking scandal AP - 3 hrs agoRupert Murdoch accepted the resignation of The Wall Street Journal's publisher and the chief of his British operations on Friday as the once-defiant media mogul struggled … More »WSJ publisher quits in phone-hacking scandal
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  Chavez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy AP - 5 hrs agoVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Friday that he will return to Cuba to begin a new phase of cancer treatment that will include chemotherapy. More »Chavez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy
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  Mayhem rivals border in Mexico's 3rd-largest city AP - 4 hrs agoThe northern city of Monterrey, once Mexico's symbol of development and prosperity, is fast becoming a new Ciudad Juarez. More »Mayhem rivals border in Mexico's 3rd-largest city
• 7 dead, 59 escape in Mexico prison fight near US AP - 6 hrs agoFighting among inmates in a Mexican prison near the U.S. border killed seven prisoners and allowed at least 59 others to escape, police said Friday. More »7 dead, 59 escape in Mexico prison fight near US
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  Murdoch picks TV veteran to run British newspapers AP - 12 hrs agoThe new head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers is a seasoned operator in his global empire, presiding over the successful launch of an Italian pay television venture … More »Murdoch picks TV veteran to run British newspapers
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  US, allies formally recognize Libya rebels AP - 4 hrs agoThe United States and more than 30 other nations on Friday formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the country's legitimate government, giving the rebel … More »US, allies formally recognize Libya rebels
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  Syrians stage largest protests yet; 17 killed AP - 11 hrs agoHundreds of thousands of Syrians mounted the largest protests Friday since the uprising began more than four months ago, pouring into areas where the government crackdown … More »Syrians stage largest protests yet; 17 killed
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  8 banks flunk controversial European stress test AP - 9 hrs agoEight of 90 European banks flunked stress tests projecting how they would fare in another recession, and 16 more barely passed — but analysts doubted Friday's results … More »8 banks flunk controversial European stress test
• China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite AP - 1 hr 43 mins agoChina called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying Saturday that it could hurt relations … More »China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite
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  Philippine colonel calls for president's ouster AFP - 12 mins agoA colonel in the Philippine navy has been stripped of his post and put under investigation over a video in which he called for President Benigno Aquino's overthrow, according … More »Philippine colonel calls for president's ouster
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  "We are sorry" says News Corp boss Murdoch AFP - 30 mins agoRupert Murdoch issued a public apology on Saturday for the phone hacking row, as two of his top executives resigned over the crisis that has engulfed his media empir … More »"We are sorry" says News Corp boss Murdoch
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  Chavez surprises with plan to get chemo in Cuba AP - 27 mins agoPresident Hugo Chavez's fight against cancer has taken another surprising turn, with Venezuela's leftist leader announcing plans to fly back to Cuba on Saturday to begin … More »