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Islamist attack on Yemen army checkpoint kills 13

At least eight Yemeni soldiers and five militants were killed when Islamist gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in the central Maarib province on Tuesday, a local official said. Full story

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19 killed in two Afghan suicide attacks

At least 19 people were killed and 33 wounded in two suicide attacks targeting the police and government offices in Afghanistan just hours apart on Tuesday, officials said. Full story

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Cameron to visit Myanmar as EU mulls sanctions lift

The British prime minister, David Cameron, will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar on Friday, the first major Western leader to visit the long-isolated country since... Full story

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N Korea readies rocket launch, draws ire

North Korea said on Tuesday it is ready to launch its controversial long-range rocket on schedule, prompting warnings it could sharply ratchet up tensions on the Korean peninsula. Full story

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French presidential vote boosts ‘Made in France’ campaigners

Fears over unemployment and the spectre of closing factories have pushed presidential candidates to launch a ‘Made in France’ campaign, but in the clothing sector many fear it is already too late. Full story

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Leipzig offers free public transport to drivers

The eastern German city of Leipzig began a four-day offer of free public transportation to drivers Tuesday in a bid to wean them off their cars for good, transport authorities said. Full story

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Indian Army chief files written complaint on bribery allegations

Indian Army chief Gen VK Singh has filed a formal written complaint with the CBI over his alleged bribe offer from a senior retired officer to clear ‘sub-standard’ trucks, Times of India reported on Tuesday. Full story

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US kid brings heroin to school

The police say a 5-year-old Connecticut boy brought 50 packets of heroin to school for show and tell, and his stepfather has been arrested. Bridgeport police tell the Connecticut Post that 35-year-old Santos... Full story

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4 Chinese, 2 Frenchmen killed in Niger air crash

Four Chinese passengers and two French pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed in an oil field in southeastern Niger last week, authorities told AFP on Tuesday. Full story

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Radiation from Japan found in kelp off US

Radioactive iodine was found in kelp off the US West Coast following last year’s earthquake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, according to a new study. Full story

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Pakistan avalanche workers concentrate search

Rescuers searching for 135 people buried under a huge avalanche at a Pakistani army camp are concentrating the efforts on five points at the site, the military said on Tuesday. Full story

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Iran can stand 2-3 year oil blockade: Ahmadinejad

Iran has enough funds to withstand a total embargo on its oil sales for two to three years, Iranian media quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying days before the... Full story

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Libya violence puts poll timing at risk

Violence in Libya risks escalating and could even derail elections if the interim government fails to impose its authority by disarming militias and strengthening the judiciary, analysts say. Full story

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Britain can extradite Islamists to US: court

Britain can extradite jailed radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza and four other alleged terrorists to the United States, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. Full story

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Assam issue may be resolved in less than a year

Hope and optimism were on a definite high on the first day of Govt-United Liberation Front of Asom talks on Monday. Noting ‘significant and tangible progress’, the government has said... Full story

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Toddler survives eight-storey fall

A three-year-old girl survived an eight-storey fall from an apartment building in Bulgaria without major injuries, hospital officials said Tuesday. The Roma girl, named in the press as Poli Filipova, was... Full story

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Democracy isn’t easy, Hillary warns Suu Kyi

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Monday offered advice for Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she enters parliament -- it isn’t easy. Clinton, a former first lady and senator who made a run for... Full story

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China court jails disabled activist and husband

A Chinese court sentenced disabled activist Ni Yulan and her husband to jail on Tuesday, a year after the couple were detained during a widespread crackdown on dissent in China. Full story

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Bomb in Philippines kills one, wounds 27 soldiers

A powerful booby trap bomb killed one Philippine soldier and wounded 27 others as they patrolled a former stronghold of Al-Qaeda-linked militants on Tuesday, the military said. Full story

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Australia-bound Ahghans end standoff

Around 120 Australia-bound asylum-seekers on Tuesday left the tanker that rescued them at sea, after a two-day standoff with Indonesian authorities. Full story

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