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Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers agenda (14 March 06:50) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French doubts that a de... |
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Student Eaton breaks heptathlon world record (14 March 06:25) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - College student Ashton Eaton upstaged the top multi-event competitors when he set an indoor world record in the men's heptathlon.
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Healthcare overhaul will pass Axelrod (14 March 06:17) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior White House adviser said on Sunday that President Barack Obama would get the votes necessary to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare system.
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Pakistani jets kill 16 militants official (14 March 05:31) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani fighter planes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing 16 militants and destroying three hideouts, a government official said.
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UN Iran sanctions may take until June Kouchner (14 March 05:24) |
| SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - A U.N. resolution on new sanctions against Iran may not be ready until June and if a vote on it fails, European states could take unilateral measures instead,... |
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Pakistani jets kill 16 militants (14 March 05:01) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani fighter planes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing 16 militants and destroying three hideouts, a government official said.
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Netanyahu voices regret in settlement row with US (14 March 03:15) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the... |
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Thousands of protesters swarm Bangkok seek elections (14 March 03:14) |
| BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: call elections in 24 hours or face crippling d... |
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Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank (14 March 02:57) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli milita... |
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Chinas Wen says US responsible for bad ties (14 March 02:53) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is to blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday, indicating the t... |
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Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan police (14 March 02:51) |
| KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, police said.... |
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India police arrest 2 in Mumbai for planning strikes (14 March 12:57) |
| MUMBAI (Reuters) - Police in Mumbai said on Sunday they have arrested two men they say were preparing to attack several targets in the Indian financial hub, including the offices of energy f... |
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Thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok seek polls (14 March 10:12) |
| BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democrac... |
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US Muslim convert among 7 arrested in Ireland (14 March 09:14) |
| DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado woman who converted to Islam last year and was lured to Europe by online extremists was among seven people arrested in Ireland in connection with a suspected pl... |
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Venezuelas Chavez calls for internet controls (14 March 09:04) |
| CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is criticized by media freedom groups, called on Saturday for regulation of the Internet and singled out a website that he said fal... |
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Thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok seek elections (14 March 07:29) |
| BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Sunday and planned to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democ... |
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China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight (14 March 12:44) |
| CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S... |
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Afghanistan eases ban on news coverage of raids (13 March 10:04) |
| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan rowed back on Saturday from a total ban on media broadcasts of "disturbing" images from insurgent attacks or live pictures of security operations.
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Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad a big election prize (13 March 09:20) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The coalition of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in elections Iraqis hope will stabilize... |
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Sweden Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote (13 March 07:36) |
| SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by ... |
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Vatican says bid to link pope to abuse issue failed (13 March 07:27) |
| VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican rallied around Pope Benedict on Saturday, dismissing suggestions he had tried to cover up priestly child abuse in Germany.
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Irish police release three over cartoonist plot (13 March 07:05) |
| DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released three of the seven people arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist over a drawing depicting the Pro... |
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French Navy hands over suspected pirates to Somalia (13 March 06:55) |
| BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said... |
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Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad the big election prize (13 March 06:02) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in parliamentary elections Iraqis hope will stabilize a nation r... |
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Iraq PM leads in Baghdad in key election result (13 March 04:10) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a wide lead in Baghdad, a key prize in Iraq's parliamentary election, preliminary results posted by Iraq's elector... |
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Google 999 pct sure to shut China search engine report (13 March 04:04) |
| SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search... |
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistans Swat (13 March 01:23) |
| MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 11 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after one... |
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Netanyahus position is perilous US official (13 March 12:19) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinia... |
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Suicide bombing kills 7 in Pakistans Swat (13 March 10:27) |
| MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said.
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Second US woman probed in plot to kill Swede report (13 March 08:38) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Pr... |
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Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements (13 March 05:12) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish... |
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UNs Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti (13 March 04:48) |
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds o... |
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US man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plants (13 March 04:47) |
| SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect ... |
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US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims (13 March 04:21) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to p... |
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Women on the pill live longer study (13 March 03:32) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, incl... |
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Yellen leads picks for Fed seat (13 March 03:29) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a monetary policy dove, tops President Barack Obama's list to be No. 2 at U.S. central bank, the White House... |
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Obama delays trip for final healthcare push (13 March 03:20) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on a final push to pass healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to take up a fina... |
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Clinton warns Israel over settlements (13 March 03:12) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government sent a "deeply negative signal" by taking steps which... |
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Obamas proposed student loan overhaul gets boost (13 March 02:40) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boo... |
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Court rules again against vaccine-autism claims (13 March 02:28) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to p... |
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Calif lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence (13 March 01:18) |
| LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, a Southern California prosecutor filed the first consumer protection lawsuit against the automaker, claiming it had e... |
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Yellen a top contender for Fed vice chair White House (13 March 01:05) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen is a leading contender to be nominated as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs... |
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German Church apologizes vows action on abuse (12 March 10:57) |
| VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict on Friday the pontiff had encouraged him t... |
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Confrontations anger in Jerusalem over building (12 March 10:49) |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Pa... |
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Suicide blasts kill 45 in Pakistans Lahore (12 March 10:17) |
| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that ... |
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Iraqs election race tight results slow to come (12 March 09:59) |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained ... |
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Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare (12 March 08:44) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House offici... |
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Head of German Church apologizes to abuse victims (12 March 07:18) |
| VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press... |
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Suicide blasts in Pakistans Lahore kill 45 (12 March 06:57) |
| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crac... |
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Old and new converge in rising British Conservative (12 March 06:57) |
| STAINES, England (Reuters) - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and c... |
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