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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders Tuesday at a "defining moment in history" to put aside selfish national interest and answer a global clamour to halt the juggernaut of climate change. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama is to transfer dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainees to an isolated jail in rural Illinois as he battles to close the notorious facility, officials said Tuesday. Full Story »
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MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was to spend his last night in hospital Tuesday but will be under doctors' orders to forgo public duties for two weeks following a bloody weekend attack. Full Story »
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MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide car bombing in a busy market in central Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least 27 people, the latest in a stream of deadly attacks to hit the country, a senior official said. Full Story »
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KABUL (AFP) - A suicide bomber struck an upmarket district of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday near a hotel and guest house frequented by foreigners, killing eight people and wounding another 40, officials said. Full Story »
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BAGHDAD (AFP) - An eight-day-old baby was among five people killed in separate attacks Tuesday in Iraq, including car bombs in Baghdad and bombings that struck two churches in the main northern city of Mosul. Full Story »
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TEHRAN (AFP) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for the delay in releasing an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip for more than three years. Full Story »
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LEGASPI, Philippines (AFP) - Tens of thousands of villagers in the Philippines fled their homes on Tuesday as one of the nation's most active volcanoes spewed lava and sent ash plumes high into the sky, authorities said. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Britain is "urgently" looking at changing the legal system after an arrest warrant was issued in London for former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, sparking outrage Tuesday from Israel. Full Story »
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BULANIK, Turkey (AFP) - Two people were shot dead and several were wounded Tuesday during a Kurdish demonstration in southeastern Turkey on the fifth day of unrest triggered by a court ban on the country's main Kurdish party. Full Story »
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