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China is mum on call for Syria peacekeeping force
China refused Monday to say if it backs an Arab League call for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest bid to end the violence that has killed more than 5,000 there.
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Taliban announce death of ex-defense minister
The Taliban say their defense minister who was in office when the Islamist regime ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s died last year in a Pakistani jail.
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WORLD
Trial opens for top suspect in 2002 Bali bombings
The Muslim militant suspected of building the bombs used in the 2002 Bali attack went on trial Monday on terrorism charges, a year after he was captured in the same Pakistani town where Osama bin Laden was hiding.
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BUSINESS
Oil near $100 as Greece approves austerity cuts
Oil prices rose to near $100 a barrel Monday in Asia after the Greek parliament approved new austerity measures that should secure a bailout and avoid bankruptcy.
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WORLD
Malaysia defends deportation of Saudi journalist
Malaysia's government on Monday defended its decision to deport a young Saudi journalist who may face persecution at home for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter.
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WORLD
Pakistani PM charged with contempt over graft case
The Supreme Court charged Pakistan's prime minister with contempt Monday for defying its order to reopen an old corruption case against the president, sharpening a political crisis that has shaken this already volatile country.
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WORLD
Baghdad's romance grows with Valentine's Day
Iraq's capital is embracing Valentine's Day this year with a huge public display of affection in what its residents say is the nation's most amorous celebration of the holiday ever.
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WORLD
Gay marriage bills proposed in Aussie Parliament
Two rival bills that would lift a ban on gay marriage in Australia were introduced into Parliament on Monday, weeks after the ruling Labor Party lifted its opposition to same-sex unions.
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WORLD
Venezuela's opposition picks Chavez's challenger
Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won Venezuela's first-ever opposition presidential primary Sunday by a wide margin, emerging as the single candidate who will try to end President Hugo Chavez's 13 years in power.
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WORLD
Malaysia defends deportation of Saudi journalist
Malaysia's government on Monday defended its decision to deport a young Saudi journalist who may face persecution at home for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter.
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WORLD
Peru: Leftist rebel leader captured wounded
Peruvian troops captured on Sunday the wounded leader of a remnant of the once-powerful Shining Path rebel group, effectively dismantling a well-armed outlaw band that lived off the cocaine trade, President Ollanta Humala said.








