Saturday March 13, 2010 SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday.
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Saturday March 13, 2010 SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn’t have the same desperate need for international aid or generous loans.
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Saturday March 13, 2010
Senators question lobbying, nearly $1M in compensation for CEO of B&G Clubs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity.
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Saturday March 13, 2010
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Seizing on an early lead in Iraq’s election, the prime minister’s political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to produce a clear-cut winner.
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Saturday March 13, 2010 LAHORE, Pakistan -- Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.
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Monday March 8, 2010
CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) -- The officers came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile’s devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids.
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Saturday March 6, 2010 A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:
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BEIJING -- China’s Premier Wen Jiabao promised strong growth this year and said the government will combat inflation and risks to banks to keep the rebound in the world’s third-largest economy on track.
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Saturday March 6, 2010 LONDON -- The pink-cheeked 10-year-old staring from the front pages of Britain’s newspapers is, some argue, the face of evil.
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Saturday March 6, 2010 WASHINGTON -- The so-called "civilian surge" in Afghanistan is mired in bureaucracy and may not succeed in time to help the war effort, a State Department report found.
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Saturday March 6, 2010
KABUL (AP) -- A new directive from NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan orders coalition forces to avoid night raids when possible, but to bring Afghan troops with them if they must enter homes after dark.
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