 | SKorean lawmakers in NKorea
A delegation of South Korean lawmakers has crossed the tense border with North Korea to visit a joint factory park seen as the last major symbol of reconciliation between the rivals.
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 | Police issue warrant for Maldives ex-president
A court in the Maldives issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, a day after his supporters rampaged in the capital.
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 | Eurozone pushes for separate Greek debt account
The European Union's economic affairs commissioner says the eurozone is seriously considering forcing Greece to set up a separate fiscal account that would be dedicated to repay its debts as part of a new bailout.
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 | Noriega leaves hospital in Panama, returns to jail
Medical authorities in Panama say former dictator Manuel Noriega has left a hospital four days after fainting in the prison where he is serving time for murder, embezzlement and corruption.
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 | Karzai claims airstrike killed children
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is claiming that a coalition airstrike has killed eight children in eastern Afghanistan.
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 | Hamas drifting away from Iran
Hamas appears to be drifting away from its longtime patron Iran — part of a shift that began with last year's Arab Spring and accelerated over Tehran's backing of the pariah regime in Syria.
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 | Greek leaders agree to new cuts
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital €130 billion bailout.
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 | Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
The group is calling says the current military-appointed government has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.
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 | EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official has said, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence.
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 | French airports face day four of disruptive strike
Passengers are facing another day of cancellations and delays at French airports because of a strike over labor rights.
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