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Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack
A Russian-based internet security firm says a powerful spyware virus has attacked computers in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.
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Suu Kyi, in Myanmar since 1988, starts world tour
After 24 years in Myanmar, most of them spent under house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Tuesday on an international tour to connect with world leaders and to deliver a Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech more than two decades overdue.
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Curtains open wide in Myanmar, a crack in N. Korea
For decades, they have been two of the world's most reclusive nations.
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Vietnam executions on hold over drug shortage
Vietnamese state media say a shortage of the drug used in lethal injections has halted the execution of hundreds of prisoners on death-row.
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Danish police arrest 2 men in terror plot
Two Danish brothers originally from Somalia were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, Denmark's security service said Tuesday.
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UN official: Israel slow to relax Gaza blockade
The U.N. official responsible for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday that Israel has been too slow to relax its blockade of Gaza, which has devastated the isolated economy and failed to achieve its security goals.
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Peru declares emergency after 2 killed in protest
Peru's government declared a 30-day state of emergency in a highland province on Monday after it said two people were killed and dozens of police officers injured in violent anti-mining protests.
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New Zealand triplets, age 2, among Qatar mall dead
Prime Minister John Key and others offered condolences Tuesday to the New Zealand parents whose 2-year-old triplets were among the 13 children killed in a fire in a shopping mall in Qatar.
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Nepal fails to adopt blueprint, braces for turmoil
Nepal sank into political turmoil after lawmakers failed to agree on a new constitution, leaving the country with no legal government. The premier called new elections, but critics said he lacked the power to do so.
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NKorean farmers cite grave drought; aid unlikely
North Korea is reporting a serious drought that could worsen already critical food shortages, but help is unlikely to come from the United States and South Korea following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch.
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Pope's butler vows to help Vatican scandal probe
The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home, agreeing to cooperate with investigators - raising the specter that higher-ranking ecclesial heads may soon roll.








