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President Obama in Germany calls for nuclear stockpile reduction
6/19/13 10:52 AM
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
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Taliban, US to hold political peace talks
6/18/13 11:21 AM
American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in Qatar.
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Snowden slams Cheney, other critics in online Q&A
6/18/13 6:43 AM
NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor, and now locals are reacting to what he did.
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Montreal's mayor arrested amid corruption allegations
6/17/13 8:46 AM
Michael Applebaum, the mayor of Montreal, was arrested early Monday morning in the midst of a corruption investigation, the CBC reports.
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President Obama calls Northern Ireland peace 'blueprint' for others
6/17/13 7:16 AM
President Barack Obama declared peace in Northern Ireland a "blueprint" for those living amid conflict around the world, while acknowledging that the calm between Catholics and Protestants will face further tests.
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Moderate cleric wins Iran's presidential vote
6/16/13 2:48 PM
Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns.
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NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
6/14/13 1:26 PM
The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom.
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Turkish PM says he asked protesters to withdraw
6/14/13 11:10 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he's asked a small delegation of protesters to convince hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw, hopefully within hours.
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Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch
6/13/13 8:33 PM
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, 82, has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, 44, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in the relationship. The couple are parents to two daughters, Grace and Chloe, ages 11 and 9.
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Afghan president Karzai suspends talks with US on security deal
6/19/13 7:17 AM
The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war.
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Nigella Lawson's
6/18/13 8:46 AM
Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.
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Afghan president: Afghanistan to take security lead in country from US, allies
6/18/13 5:53 AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.
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U.S., Cuba to resume direct mail service talks
6/17/13 7:54 AM
The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said Monday.
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Britain's Prince Philip leaves hospital after abdomen surgery
6/17/13 5:40 AM
Britain's Prince Philip has walked out of a London hospital, 10 days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen.
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U.S. will arm Syrian rebels
6/14/13 2:05 PM
Gordon interview June 13, 2013
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Syrian government says U.S. claims against them are 'full of lies'
6/14/13 12:34 PM
The Syrian government on Friday dismissed U.S. charges that it used chemical weapons as "full of lies," accusing President Barack Obama of resorting to fabrications to justify his decision to arm Syrian rebels.
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Iranian election on Friday will bring end to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad term
6/14/13 10:56 AM
Iran's top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race widely criticized in the West as rigged in favor of Tehran's ruling system.
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White House: Assad has crossed Obama's 'red line' with chemical weapons
6/13/13 6:51 PM
The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces, crossing what President Obama has called a "red line" that would trigger greater American involvement in the crisis.
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