Serbia PM says to also serve as finance minister Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PST BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Serbian government replaced the finance minister on Sunday, paving the way for Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic to take over the post as part of a reshuffle ahead of elections set for next year.  
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Karzai Rejects Petraeus's Rare Aplogy Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday rebuffed a rare personal apology from U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, telling the commander of coalition forces that saying sorry was "not enough" to make up for a helicopter attack that killed nine Afghan children last week.  
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Chirac's Trial Faces Delay Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PST Former French President Jacques Chirac is due to stand trial on Monday on embezzlement charges related to his stint as Paris mayor, but a last-minute claim filed by a codefendant could lead the court to adjourn the case indefinitely.  
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16-year-old attacked in Craigavon Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PST A 16-year-old boy is attacked and left unconscious in Craigavon.  
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VIDEO: Gaddafi supporters on Tripoli streets Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have mounted strong counter-offensives, as they try to retake Libya's opposition-controlled areas.  
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Obama’s Choice: To Intervene or Not in Libya Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PST President Obama faces a dilemma that sooner or later confronts every modern American president: whether, and how, to intervene with force in a distant conflict.  
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China Tracks Foreign Journalists Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:01 PM PST Intimidation of reporters is a shift for China's authorities, a sign of their resolve to head off antigovernment revolts.  
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Personal Health: Revisiting Bone Drugs and Femur Fractures Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PST A thorough assessment is needed before bisphosphonates are prescribed.  
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So Far, Rivals Can’t Beat iPad’s Price Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PST Industry experts do not expect the many iPad clones this year to be competitive on price. Apple has many advantages, like component cost and distribution.  
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Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST President Hamid Karzai said that General David H. Petraeus's apology for the killings was insufficient.  
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You Are Here: House of Coups Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST Life inside the strange and wonderful home of Pierre Sioufi, genial host to the revolution.  
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Bahia Bustamante: Argentina’s Secret (and Private) Answer to the Galapagos Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PST In a huge, almost untouched swath of Patagonia, hundreds of species live in private bliss. A few hundred people a year can join them.  
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Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:10 PM PST President Hamid Karzai said that General David H. Petraeus's apology for the killings was insufficient.  
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Dance Review: A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PST The Merce Cunningham Dance Company revived "Antic Meet" at the University of California, Berkeley.  
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China Alters Measure of Credit Growth Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PST China eliminated a key policy tool in its arsenal to control liquidity and inflation: its annual target for new bank lending, overhauling how it looks at lending and changing the way it regulates banks.  
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EU Urges Flexibility on Bailout Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PST The European Commission is keeping pressure on Germany and others to show flexibility in support for Ireland and Greece, ahead of crucial negotiations on the euro zone's future in coming days.  
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China's Leaders Vow to Lift Livelihoods Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PST Looking to head off the kind of anger that is reshaping the Middle East, China's leaders pledged to boost incomes for the less wealthy and to tame inflation, goals accompanied by the mobilization of police to snuff out online appeals for antigovernment protests.  
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U.K. Team Leaves Libya After Arrest Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PST An eight-man British delegation was arrested after it landed by helicopter outside of the Libyan port of Benghazi. The incident will likely embarrass the British government.  
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Obama Said to Consider Tapping Oil Reserves Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PST President Obama is considering opening up the nation's strategic oil reserve as the administration grapples with how to deal with rapidly rising gas prices.  
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On the Runway: A Bittersweet Note for Galliano Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PST John Galliano's signature collection, despite the troubles of its designer, was shown in a building on the Avenue Foch in a somewhat surreal atmosphere.  
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