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PROSPERIDAD, Philippines (AFP) - Tribal gunmen in the southern Philippines warned Friday they would massacre dozens of hostages if police made a rescue bid, as hundreds of security forces surrounded their mountain lair. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior Al-Qaeda figure has been killed in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan, a US official told AFP on Friday, as Washington pressed ahead with a bombing campaign against militants near the Afghan border. Full Story »
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SARGODHA, Pakistan (AFP) - Five young American men arrested in Pakistan for trying to join Islamist militant groups will not be deported unless police clear them of any crimes, a Pakistani minister said Friday. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Major players fired the first shots in a three-way battle on climate change on Friday, wrangling over a seven-page document proposed as the blueprint of a historic UN pact. Full Story »
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea said Friday it had agreed with the United States to cooperate on resolving a nuclear impasse, raising hopes for progress after ice-breaking meetings in Pyongyang this week. Full Story »
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SYDNEY (AFP) - Part of Sydney Airport was evacuated Friday as 27 people were treated by paramedics for the effects of a suspected gas leak, a report said. Full Story »
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PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni Friday pardoned a Thai man jailed for seven years for spying on fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a visit to Phnom Penh, the government said. Full Story »
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VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet met Friday with Pope Benedict XVI in what the Vatican called a "significant stage" towards normalising bilateral ties. Full Story »
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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will extend special treatment to Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, breaking with protocol to allow him to meet Emperor Akihito in a hastily arranged audience, officials said Friday. Full Story »
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HANOI (AFP) - The head of a Buddhist pagoda in Central Vietnam said Friday that followers of an influential French-based monk can no longer seek shelter with him following three days of mob pressure. Full Story »
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