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New York Times World News - U.S. Tries to Ease India-Pakistan Tensions
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The Bush administration on Wednesday waged a two-pronged diplomatic effort to keep tensions between Pakistan and India from blooming into war.


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New York Times World News - Mumbai Attacks a Test of Pakistan's Ability to Curb Militants
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Evidence of links between the attacks and a Pakistani militant group raises the question of whether Pakistan?s government is able ? or willing ? to rein in militancy.


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New York Times World News - Recession Trickles to India
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After years of being blamed for job losses in America and elsewhere, India?s high-tech companies and outsourcing firms are going through a downturn of their own.


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USA Today World News - Fire in China company dorm kills 11
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A fire at the dormitory of a seafood company Thursday killed 11 workers and injured 10 others in eastern China, an official said.


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New York Times World News - Lack of Preparedness Comes Brutally to Light
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It has become clear that India?s security forces lack the ability to respond adequately to terrorist attacks, much less prevent them.


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Digg World News - Obama 1961 birth announcement from Honolulu Advertiser
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This Honolulu Advertiser announcment of Barack Obama's Aug 4, 1961 birth was published August 13, 1961 on page B-6. It is available only on microfilm in Hawaii libraries. It has never been posted online in spite of the extensive controversy over Obama's birth certificate. The announcement is 4th from the bottom of the left hand column.


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New York Times World News - Rwanda Stirs Deadly Brew of Troubles in Congo
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Evidence seems to be growing that Rwanda is meddling again in Congo?s troubles.


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Digg World News - 10 Jobs You Didn't Hear About On Career Day
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Back when we were in preschool there were only a handful of sensible options for the career-minded 4-year-old: doctor, plumber, fireman and astronaut. Clearly, had we heard about ?sin-eating,? ?knocking up? or any of these other fine ways to make a living, we would have eaten more paste and focused a little less on our permanent records.


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New York Times World News - Zimbabwe Police Break Up Protest
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Demonstrators were calling for better pay and working conditions in a nation suffering from a cholera epidemic.


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Digg World News - BlackBerry maker cuts outlook
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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. on Tuesday lowered its forecast for its third-quarter revenue and earnings per share, citing the impact of the strong dollar and the weak U.S. economy.


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New York Times World News - Escravos Journal: State Finds (or Buys) Some Peace in Nigeria
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Nigeria?s Delta State has accomplished a rare measure of peace by drawing militants into the government and making sure they are awarded valuable contracts from oil companies.


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New York Times World News - Council Backs Idea to Indict Sudan Leader
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Members of the Security Council generally expressed support for moving ahead with the possible indictment of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan.


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New York Times World News - Afghanistan Says It Will Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty
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In a surprising reversal, the government of Afghanistan agreed to sign a treaty that the U.S. has rejected.


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New York Times World News - Clash in Iraq Over a Plan for Councils Intensifies
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki on Wednesday rejected Kurdish arguments that he could not create new tribal councils that would answer to his government.


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New York Times World News - Palestinians' Rift Prevents Gazans From Traveling to Mecca
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For the first time since 1973, no Palestinians from Gaza are making the pilgrimage to Mecca this year because of a power struggle over which Palestinian government is legitimate.


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USA Today World News - Stolen antiquities returned to Egypt
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Ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government during a ceremony in ...


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USA Today World News - Polish immigrants go home as work dries up in Britain
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Polish immigrants who filled jobs as plumbers and waitresses helped fuel the recent economic boom here. Now they're going home, ...


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ABC World News - U.S., Russia Opt Out of Cluster-Bomb Ban
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92 nations sign ban; crippled youth persuades Afghanistan to sign.


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Digg World News - GM To Get Rid Of Their Corporate Jets
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Due to significant cutbacks over the past months, GM travel volume no longer justifies a dedicated corporate aircraft operation.


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USA Today World News - Jewish mission makes Chabad a target
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It must have been easy for the terrorists, rampaging through Mumbai, to find the Chabad Jewish center where they slaughtered ...


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ABC World News - Mexico Receives $400M To Fight Drug Cartels
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Mexico's death toll soars as drug-related crimes spill over the U.S. border.


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New York Times World News - Money to Fight Drug Gangs is Released to Mexico
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The U.S. formally released the first part of a $400 million aid package, a sign of how much more involved the United States is becoming in Mexico?s brutal drug war.


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Digg World News - Family of man trampled to death sues Wal-Mart
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The family of a man trampled to death in a New York Wal-Mart on Friday filed a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the store failed to control the crowd pushing to gain entry on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.


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New York Times World News - NATO Chief Defends Opening to Russia
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The NATO secretary-general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, strongly defended the alliance?s decision to begin ?a conditional and graduated reengagement? with Moscow.


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New York Times World News - Britain's Parliament Opens With Uproar Over Police Raid
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The ceremony at which Queen Elizabeth formally opens Parliament was overshadowed by an angry dispute over a counterterrorism raid on an opposition member?s office.