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Rice: 'It's well past time' for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to leave office
AP Military WriterCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office as evidenced by the nation's calamitous cholera epidemic and health care crisis. Rice said...Tags: Robert Mugabe, Healthcare Policies, Communicable Diseases, Water Supply, Food Safety
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Militant gun, suicide bomb attacks kill 8 in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle at a checkpoint Friday after police and local tribesmen waved for him to stop, killing six people in Pakistan's troubled northwest. Another militant attack killed two police....Tags: Local Authority, Police, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism, Suicide
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After 60 years, wrestling to reinvent NATO's mission
Tribune correspondentBRUSSELS—In the aftermath of World War II, the United States and Europe created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to try to ensure the mutual security of its members and bring lasting peace to Europe. Nearly 60 years later, that once well-...Tags: Barack Obama, Treaties, World War II, Government, Think Tanks
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Chinese officer calls for navy to join fight against Somali pirates
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese general has called for the country's navy to join the fight against Somali pirates, saying the mission would boost China's international stature and give its sailors valuable experience in fighting open ocean combat...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Piracy, Crimes, United Nations
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Russia's leaders optimistic about relations with US under Obama's administration
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) — Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting the Kremlin would respond quickly to new overtures from Washington. Prime Minister...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Weaponry, European Union, Vladimir Putin
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US, Russia among major world powers refusing to join 93 countries in signing cluster bomb ban
Associated Press WriterOSLO, Norway (AP) — Ninety-three countries signed a treaty banning cluster bombs Thursday, as diplomats accepted the wishes of victims who begged them to bar the weapons that kill and maim civilians long after the conflicts end. Some of the world's...Tags: Human Rights, Barack Obama, Weaponry, Treaties
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56-member trans-Atlantic group shows little enthusiasm for Russian security pact plans
Associated Press WriterHELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Russian plans for a European security pact drew a cool response from a long-established, trans-Atlantic group Thursday, with the U.S. saying there was no need for a new "security architecture." Russian President Dmitry...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Treaties, Political Development, Diplomacy, Government
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World briefs: China to aid in anti-terrorism
China will send additional police officers to liaison with security forces in countries facing major terror threats, in a bid to boost cooperation and head off attacks, the Public Security Ministry said today. An announcement on the ministry's Web site...Tags: Robert Mugabe, Defense, Police, Piracy, Crimes
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Afghan teen helps turn bomb policy
Associated PressAn Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its position and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty yesterday to ban the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was initially reluctant to join the...Tags: Barack Obama, Heads of State, National Government, Weaponry, Hamid Karzai
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Nations sign cluster-bomb ban, U.S. and Russia refuse
An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty today banning the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was initially reluctant to join the pact --...Tags: Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Society, Weaponry
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Cruise passengers describe 'cheeky' pirate attack
Associated PressOrdered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the pirate-infested Gulf of...Tags: Defense, Piracy, European Union, Crimes, Firearms
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Terror Central
A week after the siege of Mumbai, we don't yet know all the facts about those 10 coldly efficient terrorists. We don't know all of their names or where they trained. But one thing appears to be likely: Most if not all of the gunmen were from Pakistan,...Tags: Defense, Religious Conflicts, Armed Conflicts, Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Aid
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