Pakistani Scientist Convicted of Trying to Kill Americans Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:04 PM PST Prosecutors say she shot at FBI agents and U.S. soldiers who tried to question her in Afghanistan.  
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New Tumult Roils a Battered Sudan Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:54 PM PST Political tumult in Sudan is deepening, as the oil-rich nation prepares for a rare presidential ballot and its leader attempts to fend off war-crime charges while seeking re-election.  
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Switzerland Freezes Freed Duvalier Assets Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:06 PM PST Fending off a public relations disaster, the Swiss government froze at least $4.6 million held in Swiss bank accounts rather than comply with a court order to return the money to the family of Haiti's former leader Jean-Claude Duvalier.  
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Bernanke Takes Oath at Fed, Quietly Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:02 PM PST |
Amazon Is Said to Buy Start-Up Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:05 PM PST |
Hamas hosts Fatah leader for unity talks Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST GAZA (Reuters) - A leader of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group traveled to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Wednesday for rare talks with the Islamist rival faction on an Egyptian-proposed reconciliation deal.  
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Israel: Peace talks to resume soon Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:33 PM PST Prime minister Netanyahu says negotiation with Palestinians to restart within weeks.  
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Exoplanet gas spotted from Earth Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST Astronomers have used a new ground-based technique to study the atmospheres of planets outside our Solar System.  
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Sculpture fetches £65m at auction Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:54 PM PST A life-size bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti is sold at auction for the world record price of £65,001,250.  
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EU Backs Greek Spending Cuts Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST The European Commission accepted Greece's plan to slash its budget deficit, but warned that further spending cuts and new taxes might be needed to fix the country's public finances.  
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Panel Absolves Climate Scientist Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST |
Pakistani Scientist Convicted of Attempted Murder Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST |
Nepal Struggles to Integrate Army Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST |
Bill Clinton to coordinate Haiti aid efforts Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:03 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday assigned former U.S. President Bill Clinton, now U.N. special envoy to Haiti, to coordinate international relief efforts in the earthquake-devastated country.  
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Report: Gangs tied to paramilitaries spur Colombia violence Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:55 AM PST Criminal gangs that emerged from Colombia's former paramilitary organizations are carrying out massacres, rapes and extortion, a human rights group said Wednesday.  
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Iran arrests rights activist, campaign group says Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:15 AM PST A leading Iranian human rights activist and journalist was arrested Wednesday, activists said.  
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Obama bid to rally ruffled party Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:42 AM PST US President Barack Obama seeks to rally Democratic senators, following the loss of a key seat in a recent election.  
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UK car scrappage scheme extended Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:09 PM PST The car scrappage scheme is to be extended for a month, the BBC learns - but no extra money will be provided.  
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Scientist guilty of US murder attempt Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST A US court finds a Pakistani female scientist guilty of attempting to murder US agents while detained in Afghanistan.  
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Obama to meet with Dalai Lama this month Posted: 03 Feb 2010 11:02 AM PST |
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