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Syria, Russia look to revive peace initiative
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Russia and the U.N envoy for Syria both said Thursday that they want to revive a long-shelved peace initiative that would call for a transitional government to run the country until elections can be held.
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Nelson Mandela left hospital, but being monitored by medical professionals
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The doctors treating former South African leader Nelson Mandela believe he should remain in Johannesburg for now to be close to medical facilities that can provide care to the 94-year-old, the government said Thursday.
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Afghan policewoman shot, killed American adviser in Kabul
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An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday.
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Pope pardons ex-butler who stole, leaked documents
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The pope met for 15 minutes with Paolo Gabriele in the prison where the ex-butler was serving his sentence for the theft. Gabriele was subsequently freed and returned to his Vatican City apartment where he lived with his wife and three children.
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Russian parliament bans adoptions to Americans
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The lower house of the Russian parliament has passed a bill that would ban adoption of Russian children by Americans, sending the controversial legislation a step closer to President Vladimir Putin's desk.
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Benghazi security probe: Lawmakers seek answers on 'inadequate' security
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Lawmakers want to know why security was "grossly inadequate" at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11.
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Pae Jun Ho detained by North Korea
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North Korean officials said Friday that it has detained Pae Jun Ho, an American citizen who they say has confessed to unspecified crimes.
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Alan Gross celebrates Hanukkah while imprisoned in Cuba
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Alan Gross, who is imprisoned in Cuba for crimes against the state, has received another visit from Jewish leaders on the island.
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Iraq's Jalal Talabani in Germany for post-stroke treatment
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Germany's foreign minister says Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has arrived in the country for treatment following a stroke.
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Russia backs adoption ban to the United States
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Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave overwhelming preliminary approval to a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a harsh retaliatory move against U.S. human rights legislation.
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State Department security chief, two others resign after Benghazi report
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Official: State Dept security chief, 2 others resign after report on Benghazi attack.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in the hospital, condition improving
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Foreign medical experts rushed to Baghdad on Wednesday to assist Iraqi doctors treating ailing President Jalal Talabani, whose condition is said to be improving after he suffered a stroke.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn pimping charges not dropped by French judge
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French judges decided Wednesday not to drop pimping charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his lawyers said. They quickly vowed to appeal.
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NBC's Richard Engel was kidnapped in Syria, now released
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NBC says the network's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and his production team were kidnapped in Syria for five days, but they have been released unharmed.
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Queen Elizabeth sits in on Cabinet meeting for first time
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Queen Elizabeth II sat in on a Cabinet meeting for the first time on Tuesday, taking a seat between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague to observe the weekly discussion of government business.
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Italy's Silvio Berlusconi engaged to a woman nearly 50 years younger
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Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has revealed he is engaged to a woman almost 50 years his junior, and says that "finally I feel less alone."
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Car bomb explodes in Afghanistan outside U.S. military contractor compound
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A car bomb exploded outside of a compound housing a U.S. military contractor in the Afghan capital Monday, blowing apart an exterior wall and wounding dozens inside, company representatives and police said. In another part of the country, a suspected landmine killed 10 young girls, police said.
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Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery
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Nelson Mandela, 94, underwent surgery to remove gallstones Saturday. The presidency said Mandela's doctors wanted to treat a recurrent lung infection before putting him through the surgery.
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