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European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize
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The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the midst of its greatest crisis since its beginnings in the 1950s.
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Iran cyber threat growing, U.S.' Leon Panetta says
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the threat of computer attacks from Iran has grown and he says the Pentagon is prepared to take action.
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Yemeni official killed by masked gunman
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A masked gunman assassinated a Yemeni security official who worked for the U.S. Embassy in a drive-by shooting near his home in the capital Sanaa on Thursday, officials said.
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U.S. sends troops to Jordan-Syria border
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The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to bolster that country's military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
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North Korea: Missiles can hit South Korea, U.S.
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North Korea on Tuesday warned that the U.S. mainland is within range of its missiles, and said Washington's recent agreement to let Seoul possess missiles capable of hitting all of the North shows the allies are plotting to invade the country.
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Consulate in Libya denied security request before deadly attack: ABC News
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A new e-mail is revealing that a request for increased security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was denied ahead of the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn D.C. rape investigation dropped
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A prosecutor in northern France says officials have dropped a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington, D.C., hotel by former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Italian man protests at Vatican, against Italian government
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An Italian man has eluded Vatican security and scaled the 42 foot high dome of St. Peter's Basilica to protest Italian government and European Union policies.
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Pope Benedict XVI former butler claims innocence in document theft case
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Pope Benedict XVI's onetime butler declared Tuesday he was innocent of a charge of aggravated theft of the pope's private correspondence, but acknowledged he photocopied the papers and said he feels guilty that he betrayed the trust of the pontiff he loves like a father.
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Hong Kong ferry collision kills at least 37
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Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six crew members from the two boats involved in a collision that killed at least 37 people in Hong Kong's deadliest accident in more than a decade.
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Obama, Romney turn attention to Middle East
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Tuesday was all about foreign policy for President Obama and presidential-hopeful, Mitt Romney. Romney spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative, while Obama spoke at the United Nations.
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Iran test-fires missiles
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Iran has test-fired four missiles designed to hit warships during a drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian military commander said.
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Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill nine, wounds 19
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Officials say a wave of attacks by insurgents in central Iraq has killed nine people and wounded 19.
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Syria violence continues: Bombs set off inside Damascus school
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Several bombs went off Tuesday inside a school in Damascus that activists say was being used by regime forces as a security headquarters.
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Mitt Romney: Palestinians have 'no interest' in peace with Israel
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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors in a newly released video clip that Palestinians "have no interest" in peace with Israel and suggested that efforts at Mideast peace under his administration would languish.
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Topless Kate Middleton photos published in French magazine
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A British official says the royal family is considering legal options after photos apparently of Prince William's wife, Kate, sunbathing topless in the south of France were published in a French magazine.
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'The Innocence of Muslims' movie protests: Another Arab Spring on the cusp?
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As campaign season is in full swing, the talking points have shifted dramatically in the past couple days to foreign policy—thanks to a sudden uprising in the Muslim world.
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Child deaths worldwide fell to under 7 million in 2011
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The number of children under the age of five who die annually fell to less than 7 million in 2011, but around 19,000 boys and girls around the world are still dying every day from largely preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said in a report released Wednesday night.
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