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Yahoo! News: World News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:44:51 GMT
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Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
(AP)
 AP - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.
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Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
(AP)
 AP - Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna — a prized ingredient of sushi — while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing.
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US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.
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Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case
(AP)
 AP - Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela.
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Netanyahu calls Clinton to defuse tensions
(AP)
 AP - Hoping to defuse a fight between friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed Thursday to meet next week in Washington to confront an embarrassing dispute over Israeli land claims.
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Why Are Parent-Child Suicides Rising in Hong Kong?
(Time.com)
Time.com - Filicide-suicides are not a new phenomenon in East Asia, but HongKong's relatively high number -- there have been at least 15 since thestart of 2008 -- has raised alarm
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Kauto Star, Denman square up for Gold Cup decider
(AFP)
 AFP - The Cheltenham Festival reaches its climax on Friday when Paul Nicholls' duo Kauto Star and Denman - jump racing's two prize fighters - trade punches again in the Gold Cup.
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Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel
(AP)
 AP - A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago.
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Anger over freeing man convicted in bishop murder
(AP)
AP - Guatemalan human rights groups expressed outrage Thursday over a judge's decision to release a former army colonel convicted of killing a prominent Roman Catholic bishop more than a decade ago.
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Nigeria recalls envoy after Kadhafi 'partition' comment
(AFP)
 AFP - Nigeria on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Tripoli after Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's "irresponsible" suggestion that the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians.
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China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty
(Reuters)
Reuters - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations.
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Canada's Conservatives see larger lead: poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's Conservative government holds a clear lead in public support, but it appears to be due largely to weakness of the second-place Liberals, according to a poll released on Thursday.
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Rio Tinto signs huge China deal as staff await trial
(AFP)
 AFP - Mining giant Rio Tinto announced a huge iron ore deal with China's state-run Chinalco Friday, days before four if its staff go on trial in a case that has threatened diplomatic and trade ties.
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Pakistan seeks civilian nuclear aid, but U.S. unlikely to deliver
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan will seek U.S. aid for its civilian nuclear power program next week when its top military and senior civilian leaders visit Washington to re-start a "strategic dialogue" between the two countries.
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Afghanistan war: lessons from the Soviet war
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - It was early summer, 1982. The Soviet war in Afghanistan was gathering momentum against the mujahideen, the country's disparate but increasingly widespread resistance movement. I'd just trekked for 10 days across rugged mountains from neighboring Pakistan to the beleaguered Panjshir Valley, an assertive thorn against the Red Army's might barely 40 miles north of Kabul.
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Guatemala Ex-President Portillo to Face Charges in U.S.
(Time.com)
Time.com - A panel of judges has approved Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the U.S. on charges that he laundered tens of millions of dollars that he had embezzled while he was President of Guatemala
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Why One Undocumented Student Is Walking the Trail of Dreams
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 17 (New America Media) - Four students who were brought to the United States by their families
when they were young and are still undocumented are walking 1,500 miles
from their homes in Miami, Fla. to Washington, D.C., to ask for
immigration reform.
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