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Parecía una buena idea haber invitado al más prominente líder de izquierda de las Américas, el Presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez, a hablar con la guerrilla de izquierda más antigua de Colombia. Chávez pudo haber tenido un momento de gloria y el Presidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe, haber empezado a superar el último gran obstáculo para la […]
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ROME, April 14 — Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s flamboyant billionaire politician, rode a wave of uncertainty about the country’s economic future to score a comeback victory for himself and his coalition in parliamentary voting that ended Monday.
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today that he will propose setting up a high-level diplomatic channel between North Korea and South Korea, including creating the first liaison offices in the two nations’ capitals.
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GUATEMALA CITY, June 13 — A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala and parts of neighboring nations Wednesday, sending some residents of the capital rushing into the streets for safety. Officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.
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BUENOS AIRES, April 16 — If Homer Simpson and his family are planning any South American vacations in the near future, they might want to come up with a backup plan.
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The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the swiftly growing federal law enforcement DNA database.
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JOHANNESBURG, April 17–South Africa called Zimbabwe’s political stalemate “dire” on Thursday and urged election officials to immediately release results from the March 29 presidential election.
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BAGHDAD, April 16 — The Iraqi government said Wednesday that it was reassigning the top military and police commanders in the southern city of Basra, three weeks after a crackdown on Shiite militias there that was widely criticized as a poorly planned offensive that failed to disarm the fighters.
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BAGHDAD, April 17 — A suicide bombing killed 55 people at a funeral service Thursday in a village 90 miles north of Baghdad, the latest in a string of deadly attacks this week attributed to Sunni insurgents.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a funeral in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 49 mourners and wounding 55 in an attack that suggests militants have launched a new campaign of violence in the north.
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tried to explain recent controversial remarks during a tense debate on Wednesday, with Obama accusing Clinton of taking political advantage of his characterization of small-town residents.
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The Olympic torch relay has begun the latest leg of its world tour in India’s capital, Delhi, amid heavy security to protect it from anti-China protesters.
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Thursday’s attack took place in the town of Albu Mohammed, 90 miles north of Baghdad, during the funeral of two brothers who belonged to the local Awakening Council. The brothers were slain a day earlier, police said.
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The Pope and President George W Bush yesterday emphasised the fundamental role of religion in America.
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Silvio Berlusconi’s return to power in Italy is a nightmare come true for the European Central Bank, opening the way for a Rome-Paris axis with the political muscle to force a change in monetary policy.
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MADRID, Spain (April 16) - Here’s an image Spaniards will not soon
forget: their new defense minister, reviewing trim, crisply
uniformed soldiers, with her baby bump on display.
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The 71-year-old conservative secured a third term as prime minister but owed his majority in both chambers of parliament to the support of the anti-immigration and protectionist Northern League.
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CNN said it did not mean to cause offence when one of its commentators said the Chinese were “goons” and that their products were “junk”.
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This list, though hardly exhaustive, provides an overview of some of Africa’s major contemporary civil conflicts.
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Following the October 9th North Korean nuclear test, many think that the Sunshine Policy may no longer be viable.
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