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Reuters - A Communist "princeling" fond of small town America and Hollywood war dramas, and brusque critic of Western pressure with a daughter at Harvard, Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping embodies his nation's contradictory ties with the United States.
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AP - Opposition leader Henrique Capriles is heading into Venezuela's first opposition primary warning that Hugo Chavez's foes must choose a strong candidate if they want to win back the presidency and halt the country's slide into chaos.
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AP - Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their demands for pay raises.
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Reuters - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.
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Reuters - The leader of South Korea's main opposition party, which polls say is headed for a big victory in an April election, said on Wednesday it would repeal a free trade deal with the United States if it wins control of parliament, unless the pact...(more)
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The amount of cooling water being injected into the No. 2 reactor was increased after its temperature soared to 73.3 CWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say they are regaining control of a reactor after its temperature rose dramatically this week, casting doubt on...(more)
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News came hours after police surrounded the US consulate in Chengdu prompting rumours of an attempted defectionChinese authorities have announced that a high profile official is receiving "vacation-style treatment" due to stress, hours after police surrounded the United States consulate in south-western Chengdu - prompting widespread...(more)
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The Arizona Supreme Court upholds a Superior Court ruling that Alejandrina Cabrera may not appear on the San Luis City Council ballot because her English language skills are insufficient. A would-be city council candidate in Arizona will not appear on an upcoming ballot because her English...(more)
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Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.
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AP - The Maldives' new president promised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid protests and clashes between the army and police over his decision to arrest a top judge.
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Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border Wednesday, security officials and residents said, the fifth such strike this year.
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A federal judge on Tuesday recommended the release of an elderly man who remains in prison nearly two years after his acquittal on murder charges in the 2007 death of a police officer he shot decades earlier.
