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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will head to next month's Copenhagen climate summit to offer the first US plan to cut carbon emissions, officials said Wednesday, reviving hopes the closely watched meeting will succeed. Full Story »
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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani anti-terror court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said. Full Story »
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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Wednesday offered a temporary ease in settlement building in a move hailed by Washington as helping move forward the stalled peace process but rejected by the Palestinians as insufficient. Full Story »
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MOGADISHU (AFP) - Two freelance journalists, one from Canada and the other from Australia, were freed on Wednesday after 15 months in captivity in Somalia, one of their kidnappers told AFP. Full Story »
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - A day-long downpour fouled the start of the annual hajj on Wednesday, soaking thousands of people as they walked from Mecca to Mina, snarling traffic and stranding buses for hours. Full Story »
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BERLIN (AFP) - A top General Motors executive said Wednesday the future of Opel's Belgian plant was "uncertain" as he outlined plans to cut 9,000 jobs at GM's loss-making European unit, over half of them in Germany. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it had sold 10 tonnes of gold to Sri Lanka's central bank for 375 million dollars, as part of a restructuring of IMF financial resources. Full Story »
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MANCHESTER (AFP) - Rodrigo Tello scored the only goal as Besiktas became the first team to win in the Champions League at Old Trafford in almost five years with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday. Full Story »
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MADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo ended two months of injury torment with a 20-minute appearance as Real Madrid put one foot in the Champions League knockout phase with a 1-0 Group C home win over FC Zurich on Wednesday. Full Story »
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OSTROVANY, Slovakia (AFP) - Lucia Kucharova never cared much about the view from her window until its main feature became a wall separating her and more than 1,000 other Roma from the rest of their village. Full Story »
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