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- Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention hunger strike
- Russian spy arrests came after threats to decade-long probe
- Hundreds die in DR Congo tanker fire
- IMF mission agrees $14.9 bln loan for Ukraine
- Clinton oversees US-Poland deal
- Biden in Iraq for surprise visit to bolster democracy
- Gunmen seize 12 sailors in ship attack off Nigeria: navy
- US, Poland sign modified missile shield deal
- Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo
- Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12
- Ahmadinejad calls sanctions against Iran pathetic
- US, Poland sign missile shield pact on Clinton trip
- Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo
- Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12
- Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz interim president
- Cash pulls Somali children into insurgent ranks
- British soldier's graft appeal begins in Afghanistan
- Lebanon villagers clash with U.N. peacekeepers
- Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years
- U.S. judge orders three accused Russian spies held
| Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention hunger strike Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:23 PM PDT HAVANA -In unprecedented coverage of a dissident's protest, the Communist Party daily Granma reported Saturday Guillermo Farinas could soon die -- without mentioning his hunger strike urging that all political prisoners be freed has left him near death.
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| Russian spy arrests came after threats to decade-long probe Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:19 AM PDT WASHINGTON -The dramatic arrests of 11 suspected deep-cover Russian agents, a throwback to the heydays of the Cold War, came after a threat to the decade-long US investigation, a report said Saturday.
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| Hundreds die in DR Congo tanker fire Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:51 PM PDT At least 230 people have been killed after an oil tanker exploded and set fire to parts of a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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| IMF mission agrees $14.9 bln loan for Ukraine Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund mission said on Saturday it had agreed to recommend a loan of $14.9 billion for Ukraine in a deal to help fill the country's budget gap and boost investor confidence.
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| Clinton oversees US-Poland deal Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:10 AM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has overseen the signing in Poland of a key missile base agreement.
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| Biden in Iraq for surprise visit to bolster democracy Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD -US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering Iraq's fledgling democracy almost four months after an inconclusive election.
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| Gunmen seize 12 sailors in ship attack off Nigeria: navy Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:41 AM PDT LAGOS -Gunmen kidnapped 12 foreign sailors after attacking a cargo ship in the waters off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, a Nigerian navy officer said Saturday.
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| US, Poland sign modified missile shield deal Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:06 AM PDT KRAKOW, Poland -Poland and the United States on Saturday signed a deal on a future US anti-missile shield in Europe which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said would help ward off threats from Iran.
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| Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:06 AM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 220 people were killed when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unleashing a fire ball that tore through homes and cinemas packed with people watching World Cup soccer.
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| Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12 Posted: 03 Jul 2010 10:09 AM PDT PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping 12 foreign workers, Nigerian navy officials said on Saturday.
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| Ahmadinejad calls sanctions against Iran pathetic Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - The latest sanctions against Iran are pathetic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday, warning world powers they would regret their bullying.
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| US, Poland sign missile shield pact on Clinton trip Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Poland and the United States signed an agreement on Saturday to carry out a revised missile defence shield despite Russian objections.
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| Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than 220 people were killed when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unleashing a fire ball that tore through a town where people were watching the World Cup on TV.
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| Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12 Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping at least 12 others, a Nigerian navy spokesman said on Saturday.
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| Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz interim president Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Roza Otunbayeva was sworn in as Kyrgyzstan's interim president on Saturday after guiding it through three months of revolt, ethnic violence and a referendum intended to build Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy.
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| Cash pulls Somali children into insurgent ranks Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - About half of school-age children in the southern Somali port town of Kismayu are ditching classes to join rebels fighting to topple a fragile government, teachers said.
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| British soldier's graft appeal begins in Afghanistan Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - A former British soldier convicted of bribery in Afghanistan fought back tears on Saturday as he appeared in chains at the start of an appeal against a sentence that has placed the country's legal system under a cloud.
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| Lebanon villagers clash with U.N. peacekeepers Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Villagers in southern Lebanon seized weapons from U.N. peacekeepers and hurled stones and eggs at their patrol on Saturday, security sources said, the latest in a series of confrontations near the Israeli border.
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| Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organised villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation on Saturday, his lawyer said.
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| U.S. judge orders three accused Russian spies held Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered three suspects accused of being spies for Russia in the United States to be held pending trial, in a case that has renewed political tensions between Moscow and Washington.
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