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ABC News

Israel Reprimands Officers Over Gaza

Wall Street Journal - Charles Levinson - ‎56 minutes ago‎

HERZLIYA, Israel -- Israel's military formally reprimanded two senior officers for ordering artillery barrages during the Gaza War last January in which a United Nations compound was hit with incendiary white phosphorous munitions, ...

Israeli officers get 'slap on wrist' for white phosphorus use in Gaza Times Online

Israel Rebukes 2 for UN Gaza Compound Shelling New York Times

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US, China, others join Copenhagen Accord on climate

Los Angeles Times - Jim Tankersley - ‎15 minutes ago‎

Reporting from Washington - The United States, China and dozens of other countries accounting for nearly 80% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions have signed onto a voluntary agreement to curb climate change.

55 countries send UN their carbon-curbing plans BBC News

Countries Submit Emission Goals New York Times

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The Hindu

Suicide Bomber Kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims

Wall Street Journal - Ben Lando - ‎19 minutes ago‎

A female suicide bomber on Monday killed at least 41 Shiite pilgrims in northern Baghdad who were making an annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala.

Video: Female Suicide Bomber Hits Iraqi Pilgrims  The Associated Press

US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair Washington Post

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Somalia: Islamist Groups Join Forces With Al Qaeda

New York Times - Mohammed Ibrahim - ‎32 minutes ago‎

Two militant Islamist groups announced Monday that they were joining forces and that they were now part of the “international jihad of Al Qaeda.

More on the announcement of merger of Shabaab and the Ras Kamboni Brigade Long War Journal

Shelling kills at least 15 in Somalia CNN International

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BBC News

UN's Ban says Cyprus leaders must do more for deal

Reuters - Michele Kambas, Simon Bahceli - ‎8 hours ago‎

NICOSIA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Monday leaders of divided Cyprus must make more effort if a peace deal is to be successfully concluded and that both had pledged to work on a deal as soon as possible.

UN Leader Seeks Elusive Unity Deal in Cyprus New York Times

Pressure mounts for Cyprus peace deal BBC News

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The Hindu

US seeks calm as China fumes over Taiwan arms sale

Reuters - Chris Buckley, Lu Jianxin - ‎5 hours ago‎

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese state media blasted the United States on Monday for a planned $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan, while US officials said they hoped fallout from the flap would be limited and temporary.

US Regrets Chinese Reaction to Taiwan Arms Sale Voice of America

China threatens boycott over US arms sales to Taiwan BBC News

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Telegraph.co.uk

US group 'wrong' to take Haiti kids

Aljazeera.net - ‎44 minutes ago‎

Haiti's prime minister has said it is clear to him that a US church group which tried to take a busload of undocumented Haitian children out of the country knew "what they were doing was wrong".

Video: Americans Probed in Haitian Child Trafficking  The Associated Press

Dominican Republic treats over 30000 quake-wounded Haitians Xinhua

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Dalai Lama's Envoys Hold Talks with China

Voice of America - Anjana Pasricha - ‎7 hours ago‎

Photo: AP Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama blesses a police officer at the Rigon Thupten Mindrolling monastery, at Jeerang, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Bhubaneswar, India, 11 Jan. 2010 (file photo) Two envoys of the Tibetan spiritual ...

China sticks to hard line in talks on Tibet Washington Post

No concessions on Tibet's sovereignty: China The Hindu

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ABC Online

Sri Lanka purges military amid coup fears

ABC Online - Sally Sara - ‎2 hours ago‎

The move by President Mahinda Rajapakse is one of the biggest shake-ups of Sri Lanka's top brass in decades. (AFP: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked a dozen senior ...

Fear and anxiety in battered Tamil city BBC News

Major purge in Sri Lankan Army The Hindu

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