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		<title>Head of US international AIDS program says recession not dampening his efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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US AIDS program undaunted by recession
PRETORIA, South Africa — The global recession is not dampening America&#8217;s international drive to stop AIDS, the head of the campaign said Wednesday.
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		<title>Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying, intensifying row with its Southeast Asian neighbor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors.

Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in Thailand, was named an adviser to Cambodia&#8217;s government on economic affairs last week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libya putting 2 detained Swiss businessmen on trial following spat over Ghadafi&#8217;s son</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Libya to try 2 Swiss amid spat over Ghadafi&#8217;s son

TRIPOLI, Libya — Two Swiss businessmen arrested in Libya amid a spat with Switzerland involving leader Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s son, are to go on trial on accusations of tax evasion and violating residency laws, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
The two were detained in July 2008 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norway: Kidnapped journalist, interpreter released in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Norway: Kidnapped journalist freed in Afghanistan

OSLO — A Norwegian freelance journalist kidnapped a week ago in eastern Afghanistan has been released along with his Afghan interpreter, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Journalist Paal Refsdal and an unnamed interpreter were freed Wednesday night after being abducted Nov. 5 near the border with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran condemns Oxford over scholarship honoring slain student Neda, icon of election protests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran condemns Oxford for honoring slain protester

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has protested to an Oxford University college over a scholarship in memory of the slain Iranian student who became an icon of mass street protests sparked by the disputed June election.
In Tehran, a small group of hard-line women demonstrated Wednesday against the scholarship in front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran condemns Oxford University scholarship in memory of student who became protest symbol</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran condemns UK scholarship honoring slain woman

LONDON — Iran has written to an Oxford University college to complain about a scholarship in memory of a slain Iranian student who became a symbol of anti-government protests in her country, the college said Wednesday.
Queen&#8217;s College established the Neda Agha Soltan Graduate Scholarship in Philosophy earlier this year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s reform protesters shift target beyond president to top leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran&#8217;s opposition steers challenge toward the top
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Just minutes before anti-riot police charged opposition marchers in Tehran last week, a new chant bubbled up from the crowd: &#8220;Death to Nobody.&#8221;
It was more than just a play on the &#8220;Death to America&#8221; slogans that are staples of Iran&#8217;s political life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss officials say 2 citizens held by Libya at unknown location handed over to embassy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Swiss: Pair detained in Libya delivered to embassy

BERN, Switzerland — Two Swiss businessmen detained by Libya over a spat involving leader Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s son have been handed over to their embassy in Tripoli, Switzerland&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Libyan authorities gave no reason for transferring the pair back to the embassy after holding them at an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Clinton congratulates Germans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton praises Germany on Berlin Wall tour

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulated Germans on the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a meeting Monday with Angela Merkel, Germany&#8217;s first chancellor from the former communist East.
&#8220;I am delighted to be here in Berlin, the city that meant so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during pro-government and opposition rallies in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country&#8217;s official news agency reported.
One of the reporters, Farhad Pouladi, is an Iranian who works for Agence France-Presse. The other two are foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guyana president alleges &#8216;mastermind&#8217; in US behind arson, shooting attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Guyana: US &#8216;mastermind&#8217; behind arson attacks

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged.
Jagdeo made the allegation late Friday, shortly after his administration submitted a request to the U.S. Embassy for assistance with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian policy say 109 detained at recent opposition rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran: 109 detained at opposition rally
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police have detained 109 people for &#8220;disturbing public order&#8221; during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.

Azizollah Rajabzadeh, a security spokesman, said 62 of those detained have been handed over to judicial authorities for trial and the rest have been released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras bumps up on deadline trying to establish unity government required by recent accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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Honduras bumps up on deadline for unity government

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Efforts to create a unity government aimed at ending Honduras&#8217; four-month political standoff appeared to be dragging past Thursday&#8217;s deadline, with the overthrown president warning that failing to act was a risky endeavor.
&#8220;Today is a momentous day,&#8221; ousted President Manuel Zelaya told Radio Globo from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras approaches deadline without establishing unity gov&#8217;t required by recent accord</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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Honduras nears deadline for new unity government

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Efforts to create a unity government aimed at ending Honduras&#8217; four-month political standoff appeared to be dragging past Thursday&#8217;s deadline, with the overthrown president warning that failing to act was a risky endeavor.
&#8220;Today is a momentous day,&#8221; ousted President Manuel Zelaya told Radio Globo from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanese-American denies Emirates&#8217; terrorism charges, says his confession came under torture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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American deported to Lebanon denies terror charges

BEIRUT — An American citizen convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday he confessed under torture and suspected that U.S. authorities played a role in his detention and prosecution in the Gulf country.
Naji Hamdan, an American of Lebanese origin, was deported to Lebanon last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reporter for French news agency detained during dueling rallies in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran detains journalist for French news agency

TEHRAN, Iran — A reporter for the news agency Agence France Presse was detained by Iranian authorities during coverage of events marking the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, a colleague said Thursday.
The AFP&#8217;s acting bureau chief in Tehran said Iranian reporter Farhad Pouladi was taken into custody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran opposition holds first big protests in 2 months as government marks US Embassy takeover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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TEHRAN, Iran — The contrasts were vivid: Pro-government supporters chanted &#8220;Death to America&#8221; and stomped on U.S. flags Wednesday while not far away, hundreds of opposition protesters denounced Iran&#8217;s leaders and appealed to America&#8217;s president to choose sides.
&#8220;Obama, Obama, you are either with them, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WH monitoring crackdown in Iran; Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lou Kesten</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Barack Obama said he wanted the U.S. and Iran to move beyond &#8220;suspicion, mistrust and confrontation.&#8221;
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		<title>Iran police beat anti-government protesters on sidelines of rallies to mark US Embassy seizure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition&#8217;s first major show of force on Tehran&#8217;s streets in nearly two months.
The opposition sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian forces sweep through opposition rallies during anti-US events</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, witnesses and state media reported.
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		<title>Witnesses: police clash with anti-government marchers in Tehran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Witnesses: police clash with protesters in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran — Witnesses say Iranian security forces have clashed with opposition protesters in one part of Tehran.
The witnesses say authorities used batons to try to disperse demonstrators holding anti-government marches in a central square in the capital. The opposition protests were called to coincide with state-sanctioned rallies Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands take to the streets in Iran to mark 30th anniversary of US embassy takeover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Thousands mark takeover of US embassy in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tehran for government-backed events marking the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy. So far, there have been only scattered reports of counter-protests by opposition groups.
Police had threatened opposition groups not to hold any demonstrations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama notes 30th anniversary of US Embassy takeover in Tehran, asks Iran to move beyond it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama noted Wednesday&#8217;s 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, while insisting he wants the U.S. and Iran to move beyond &#8220;suspicion, mistrust and confrontation.&#8221;
Islamic militants stormed the embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite US pressure, Afghan corruption will be difficult to stamp out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai&#8217;s side on Tuesday were his two vice presidents — both former warlords widely believed to have looted Afghanistan for years.
Reform is a tall order in a country awash in drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran warns harsh backlash on opposition marches during anti-US events</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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Iran warns opposition before anti-US rally

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Tehran&#8217;s anti-riot police threatened opposition protesters Tuesday with a full-scale assault if they return to the streets during government-backed events marking the takeover of the U.S. Embassy.
Reformist leaders, however, have shown no sign of backing off their calls for marches to compete with Wednesday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Into North Korean nuclear tangle steps France, with diplomatic mission that puzzles US</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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France wades into bog of North Korean diplomacy

PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy is once again wading into international diplomacy. After trying a hand at Mideast peace, raising France&#8217;s profile on Iran and reaching out to Cuba, he&#8217;s homing in on another problem long seen as Washington&#8217;s to solve: North Korea.
By sending a special mission to Pyongyang [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US officials visit Myanmar as Washington&#8217;s policy shifts to engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Senior US officials visit Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — The United States embarked on a new policy of engagement with Myanmar&#8217;s military government on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade.

Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, will meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico sends 11 more suspects to US, setting record of 100 extraditions so far in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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Mexico reaches record of 100 extraditions to US

MEXICO CITY — Mexico set a new high in extraditing criminal suspects to the U.S. on Sunday, reaching a total of 100 so far this year in what the U.S. Embassy called a &#8220;record for bilateral cooperation between the two countries.&#8221;
The milestone underscored the long distance the two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian media says country open to nuclear discussion, but rejects heart of Western offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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TEHRAN — Iran insists on simultaneously exchanging its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel produced overseas, the state news agency said Friday, calling the demand a &#8220;red line&#8221; that will not be abandoned.
The condition undermines the basis of a U.N.-backed plan demanding Iran ship most of its uranium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran leader says power-sharing pact will return him to presidency, end crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A U.S.-brokered agreement that could return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power was sent to the Honduran Congress on Friday for consideration.
Zelaya said he hoped to be back in office in about a week, but the legislature has not set a date for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agreement signed to expand US military use of Colombian bases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Pact signed to expand US use of Colombia bases

BOGOTA — In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers on Friday signed a pact giving American personnel expanded access to military bases in this drug-producing country, a deal that Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region&#8217;s security.
Foreign Minister Jaime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU says Iran must stick by deal to limit uranium enrichment to improve ties with Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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EU says Iran must stick by uranium limitation deal

BRUSSELS — European leaders pressed Iran Friday to stick by a deal that would limit its uranium enrichment, voicing &#8220;grave concern&#8221; over the country&#8217;s nuclear program.
Western diplomats said this week that Tehran had rejected a plan proposed by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei at talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras coup accord signed; pact opens possible return of ousted president</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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Honduras&#8217; ousted president, government sign pact

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya finally reached an agreement with the interim government that could help end the monthslong dispute over Honduras&#8217; June 28 coup, and possibly pave the way for Zelaya&#8217;s reinstatement.
The Organization of American States announced the deal late Thursday but did not release [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandinistas protest US ambassador for criticizing Nicaraguan leader&#8217;s re-election bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicaraguan leader&#8217;s allies protest at US Embassy

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan government accused the United States of applying an &#8220;interventionist and destabilizing policy&#8221; Thursday after the U.S. ambassador criticized a ruling allowing leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it &#8220;considers unacceptable the intervention of the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talks resume in coup-torn Honduras; negotiators optimistic after meeting with US officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; opposing political factions resumed talks Thursday and expressed hope that a deal could be reached soon to end the power crisis that has paralyzed the country since a coup four months ago.
The two sides returned to the negotiating table a day after visiting U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras files case against Brazil at world court over ousted president&#8217;s stay in embassy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Honduras takes Brazil to world court over Zelaya

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Honduras&#8217; interim government has filed a case at the U.N.&#8217;s highest court accusing Brazil of meddling in internal Honduran affairs by allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay at its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the court announced Thursday.
The administration of interim President Roberto Micheletti asked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US delegation in Honduras pushes for resolution to 4-month political crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A senior U.S. delegation asked Honduras&#8217; rival factions Wednesday to be more flexible about ways to resolve the coup-torn country&#8217;s 4-month-old crisis and urged them to return to the negotiating table.
Talks between representatives of the interim government and of ousted President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen storm UN guest house in Afghan capital; World body says 6 of its workers killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-storm-un-guest-house-in-afghan-capital-world-body-says-6-of-its-workers-killed-209496/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Gunmen storm UN guest house in Kabul, 12 dead

KABUL — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and police uniforms stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people — including six U.N. staff. It was the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Embassy: 1 American killed in Kabul attack against UN guest house</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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US Embassy: 1 American killed in Kabul attack

KABUL — The U.S. Embassy says one American is among the six United Nations employees killed in an attack on a guest house in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
An embassy statement did not identify the victim by name.
Nationalities of the other U.N. employees have not been released.
THIS IS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look at some of the recent major attacks in Afghanistan&#8217;s capital</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-look-at-some-of-the-recent-major-attacks-in-afghanistans-capital-209424/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Recent major attacks in Afghanistan&#8217;s capital

A look at recent major attacks in Afghanistan&#8217;s capital:
— Oct. 28: Gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests storm a Kabul guest house. At least 11 people die, including five U.N. staff and three attackers. Two rockets target the luxury Serena Hotel and one strikes close to the presidential palace, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan police: 12 dead in attack on UN in Kabul; World body says 6 of its workers killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-police-12-dead-in-attack-on-un-in-kabul-world-body-says-6-of-its-workers-killed-209374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Afghan police: 12 dead in attack on UN in Kabul

KABUL — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 12 people — including six U.N. staff — in the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; interim president says negotiations on coup must now wait for next month&#8217;s election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-interim-president-says-negotiations-on-coup-must-now-wait-for-next-months-election-209261/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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Honduras&#8217; interim leader calls for ending talks

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — With three U.S. diplomats expected to arrive in coup-torn Honduras, interim President Roberto Micheletti said Tuesday that negotiations on ending a four-month political crisis must wait until after Nov. 29 elections.
Dialogue between his faction and supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya is &#8220;not going to fix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the eye of the crisis, life in Brazilian Embassy a challenge as Honduran standoff drags on</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esteban Felix</dc:creator>
		
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Sleepless nights holed up in Brazilian Embassy

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Nearly a month has passed since I slept in the dark.
All night long, floodlights shine on the Brazilian Embassy where I have been holed up with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya since he slipped back into the country.
When I do manage to sleep, I&#8217;m awakened by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gadhafi apologizes for British policewoman&#8217;s death, but says killer&#8217;s identity unknown</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Gadhafi says sorry for UK policewoman&#8217;s death

LONDON — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said he is sorry about the death of a British policewoman shot outside Tripoli&#8217;s embassy in London 25 years ago, but does not know the identity of her killer.
Yvonne Fletcher was killed in April 1984 by shots fired from inside the embassy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>147 killed in Baghdad as devastating suicide attacks raise questions about Iraq&#8217;s security</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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BAGHDAD — A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq&#8217;s capital, killing at least 147 people in the country&#8217;s deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two government buildings and called into question Iraq&#8217;s ability to protect its people as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi officials: Death toll in Baghdad suicide bombings climbs to 147, more than 700 injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Death toll in Baghdad car blasts climbs to 147
BAGHDAD — Iraqi hospital and police officials say that at least 147 people have been killed in Iraq&#8217;s deadliest bombings in over two years.
More than 700 people were also injured in the deadly blasts, which tore through the heart of downtown Baghdad on Sunday, hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twin car bombings near Baghdad government offices kill 136, injure nearly 600</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Baghdad car bombs near government offices kill 136

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two suicide car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 136 people and delivering a powerful blow to the heart of the fragile city&#8217;s government in the worst attack of the year, officials said.
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		<title>Twin suicide car bombings near Baghdad government offices kill 136, injure nearly 600</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Twin suicide car bombs in Baghdad kill 136
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two powerful suicide car bombs blew up outside the Justice Ministry and city government offices in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 136 people in the deadliest attack in more than two years. Iraqi leaders said the attacks aimed to disrupt political progress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>106 killed as double suicide car bomb explode near Baghdad government offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Twin suicide car bombs in Baghdad kill 106

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two suicide car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 106 people and delivering a powerful blow to the heart of the fragile city&#8217;s government in the worst attack of the year, officials said.
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		<title>Twin car bombings near Baghdad government offices kill 106, injure at least 625</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Baghdad car bombs near government offices kill 106

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two suicide car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 106 people and delivering a powerful blow to the heart of the fragile city&#8217;s government in the worst attack of the year, officials said.
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