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- Suu Kyi party splits, faction to run in Myanmar poll
- Ukraine Cool on Russian Gas Plan
- Iran minister to host UN envoys
- Boy stabbed near polling station
- Indirect Mideast peace talks made trickier by Jerusalem housing projects
- Productivity Growth in Quarter Topped Forecast
- Euro Decision Shows Limits of Central Bank
- It's Not About Greece Anymore
- Thai Protests Will Leave Deep Scars
- Gitmo Detainee to Skip Court if Searches Continue
- Iceland Arrests Ex-Kaupthing Bank CEO
- Emirates Air Lashes Out
- Oil sheen washes up on US islands
- US markets plunge on debt concern
- Iran minister to meet U.N. council in NYC
- Greek MPs pass austerity bill
- Myanmar Opposition Party Formally Disbands
- Markets Tumble Almost 4% on Greek Worries
- House Panel Begins Work on Auto Safety Bill
- Shaq: Don't forget Haiti's children
| Suu Kyi party splits, faction to run in Myanmar poll Posted: 06 May 2010 01:13 PM PDT NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - A splinter faction of Myanmar's biggest opposition party said Thursday it would form its own political party following the boycott of this year's election by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).    
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| Ukraine Cool on Russian Gas Plan Posted: 06 May 2010 12:38 PM PDT President Viktor Yanukovych responded coolly to a Russian proposal to merge the two countries' gas companies, saying even his Kremlin-friendly administration might ignore the idea.
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| Iran minister to host UN envoys Posted: 06 May 2010 12:50 PM PDT Iran's foreign minister invites UN Security Council envoys to dinner amid the threat of new sanctions over nuclear moves.
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| Boy stabbed near polling station Posted: 06 May 2010 12:42 PM PDT A man is arrested after a Merseyside teenager is stabbed in a gang fight near a polling station.
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| Indirect Mideast peace talks made trickier by Jerusalem housing projects Posted: 06 May 2010 12:13 PM PDT JERUSALEM -- When the Obama administration launches indirect peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, as early as this weekend, it faces a much more complicated landscape than the Clinton or Bush administrations, especially in Jerusalem.  
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| Productivity Growth in Quarter Topped Forecast Posted: 06 May 2010 06:55 AM PDT Labor costs, however, dropped more than expected, an indication that household incomes continue to be squeezed. 
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| Euro Decision Shows Limits of Central Bank Posted: 06 May 2010 12:24 PM PDT Markets in Europe nose-dived after the The European Central Bank disappointed investors hoping for decisive action to contain the euro zone's debt crisis. 
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| Posted: 06 May 2010 05:57 AM PDT The Greek rescue package announced last weekend is far from enough to stabilize the euro zone, two economists write. 
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| Thai Protests Will Leave Deep Scars Posted: 06 May 2010 12:37 PM PDT Weeks of disruptive and bloody antigovernment protests will leave a deep scar across Thai society, regardless of whether opposition leaders accept the government's latest plan to end the crisis.
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| Gitmo Detainee to Skip Court if Searches Continue Posted: 06 May 2010 10:21 AM PDT The first detainee from Guantanamo Bay to face prosecution in the U.S. said he no longer wants to come to court if he's forced to undergo strip-search procedures.
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| Iceland Arrests Ex-Kaupthing Bank CEO Posted: 06 May 2010 11:37 AM PDT Icelandic authorities arrested the former chief executive of collapsed bank Kaupthing—the first high-profile banker to be detained in the wake of the tiny Nordic country's financial crisis.
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| Posted: 06 May 2010 09:13 AM PDT Emirates Airline's president complied with U.S. security rules before allowing the Times Square bombing suspect to board a flight, and blamed the Obama administration for exaggerating the airline's role.
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| Oil sheen washes up on US islands Posted: 06 May 2010 12:27 PM PDT As oil makes landfall, BP attempts to lower 100-tonne box to contain leaking well.
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| US markets plunge on debt concern Posted: 06 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT US markets fall by more than 9% in New York trade on fears about the global recovery, before closing down by more than 3%.
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| Iran minister to meet U.N. council in NYC Posted: 06 May 2010 01:12 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister will meet with the United States and other members of the Security Council Thursday, diplomats said, as Tehran faces the possibility of a new round of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program.   
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| Posted: 06 May 2010 12:48 PM PDT Parliament approves amid fresh protests controversial budget cuts intended to ease debt crisis.
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| Myanmar Opposition Party Formally Disbands Posted: 06 May 2010 11:17 AM PDT The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the imprisoned opposition leader, dissolved itself in an act of defiance in advance of a Parliamentary election which it deems undemocratic. 
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| Markets Tumble Almost 4% on Greek Worries Posted: 06 May 2010 12:40 PM PDT Wall Street indexes tumbled nearly 9 percent and then, almost as quickly, recovered most of their sudden decline. 
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| House Panel Begins Work on Auto Safety Bill Posted: 06 May 2010 11:20 AM PDT The legislation would require black boxes and brake override systems, and strengthen regulators' powers. 
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| Shaq: Don't forget Haiti's children Posted: 05 May 2010 09:36 AM PDT When the January 12 earthquake hit Haiti, I watched hour upon hour of coverage on CNN. Like everyone else in the world, I saw images that were among the most horrifying caused by a natural disaster in our time.      
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