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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai used a keynote anti-corruption speech on Tuesday to defend the first of his top officials convicted of graft in years, a move that could anger Western backers who demand more accountability. Full Story »
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ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man who broke Silvio Berlusconi's nose and teeth by striking him with a souvenir model has apologized to the Italian prime minister for his "cowardly and rash act," the attacker's lawyers said. Full Story »
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday warned Western countries against taking up the case of a prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, who is facing trial for subversion, after the United States and European Union called for his release. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Lebanon on Monday to crack down on arms smuggling into the country, saying the weapons posed a potential threat to neighboring Israel. Full Story »
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - The ship almost looks like it belongs in the neighborhood, swept miles inland almost five years ago after a cataclysmic earthquake spawned the worst tsunami known to mankind. Full Story »
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said the Palestinians would resume suspended peace talks with Israel if it halts settlement building and recognizes pre-1967 borders as a basis for a Palestinian state. Full Story »
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MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of car bombs killed four people and wounded 40 others on Tuesday outside a church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police said. Full Story »
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Mexican drug gangs are increasingly using Costa Rica as a pick-up point for South American cocaine headed north and the problem is likely to get worse, President Oscar Arias said on Monday. Full Story »
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's. Full Story »
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Construction of the world's longest sea bridge linking Hong Kong to China and Macau began on Tuesday, in a bid to bolster the integration and future growth of the Pearl River Delta, China's stricken economic powerhouse. Full Story »
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