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U.N. peacekeeper wounded in Lebanon clash
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Villagers threw stones at U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Saturday, seizing their weapons and wounding their patrol leader, a U.N. spokesman said, in the latest confrontation near the Israeli border.
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Biden visits Iraq amid election deadlock
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Saturday amid dangerous tensions following an election in March that produced no clear winner and as yet no new government.
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Ahmadinejad calls sanctions against Iran pathetic
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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Clinton sees "steel vice" squeezing civil liberties
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday a "steel vice" is crushing groups that promote democracy and civil liberties around the world, and defended U.S. government funding for them.
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Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz interim president
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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General Petraeus in Afghanistan warns of tough mission
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States' top field commander, General David Petraeus, warned on Saturday of a tough mission ahead a day after arriving to take command of the 150,000-strong NATO-led foreign force in Afghanistan.
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Fuel tanker explosion kills over 230 in Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 230 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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Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls rose only modestly in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary census jobs ended, indicating the economic recovery is failing to pick up steam.
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Hillary Clinton tells Ukraine door to NATO open
KIEV (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Ukraine on Friday that the door to joining NATO remained open even though its new leadership has abandoned alliance membership as a long-term goal.
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Tests start on "super skimmer" for Gulf oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A supertanker adapted to scoop up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico began tests on Saturday amid a report that some major investors expect the energy giant to replace its top executives.
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Warren Buffett donates $1.93 billion to charities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett has donated another $1.93 billion to five charitable foundations, the third-highest amount since the investor began donating 99 percent of his wealth in 2006.
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Michael Steele causes uproar with Afghan remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Party leader Michael Steele faced heavy criticism and calls for his resignation on Friday after blaming President Barack Obama for the Afghanistan war and suggesting it could not be won.
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New U.S. commander pushes faltering Afghan war effort
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States' top field commander arrived in Afghanistan on Friday to take charge of the faltering war, pledging to tackle the nine-year-old Taliban insurgency with a strategy he successfully pioneered in Iraq.
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Fence-mending on agenda for Obama-Netanyahu talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking forward to a warmer White House welcome from President Barack Obama next week after their relationship hit a lowpoint over Jewish settlement policy.
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Australia strikes compromise tax deal with miners
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia ended a damaging dispute with global miners on Friday by dumping its planned "super profits" tax for a lower resources rent tax backed by big miners, clearing a major hurdle to calling an early election.
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Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls rose only modestly in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary census jobs ended, indicating the economic recovery is failing to pick up steam.
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House approves money for Afghan surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved funds on Thursday to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase but also voted to signal growing unhappiness with the war among his fellow Democrats.
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Hillary Clinton tells Ukraine door to NATO open
KIEV (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Ukraine on Friday that the door to joining NATO remained open even though its new leadership has abandoned alliance membership as a long-term goal.
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Toyota recalling 270,000 cars that may stall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would recall 270,000 of its luxury Lexus models and Toyota Crown sedans for the chance that faulty valve springs may cause engine stalling.
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Four supervisors charged in 2006 Massey mine fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged four mine supervisors on Thursday in a case stemming from a 2006 fire at a coal mine run by a unit of Massey Energy, the owner of a West Virginia mine where an April explosion killed 29 miners.
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