Chinese government allow blind dissident Chen Guangcheng to study abroad, a move that may a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington
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French President rejects former Libyan premier Baghdadi al-Mahmudi statements that Moamer Gaddafi's regime funded his 2007 election campaign
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Leading Chinese dissident claims Washington made a 'serious mistake' in allowing blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng to leave its Beijing embassy
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In the latest child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, an Italian priest is sentenced to nine years
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Kosovar newspapers, websites launch one-day boycott of govt-related news to protest new criminal code that critics say violates press freedoms
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Dozens gather in Sarajevo to commemorate Serbian soldiers killed in city at start of Bosnia's three-year-long war
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Despite new strategic pact with US, Afghani president warns of 'tough negotiations' to come, noting ongoing 'sensitivities' between two countries
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An assets freeze and travel ban slapped on coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau for threatening the 'peace, security and stability' of the West-African country as ascribed by the European Union
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UNSC's five permanent members call on North Korea to refrain from carrying out anticipated nuclear tests, push for resumption of aid-for-disarmament talks
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US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng changed his mind, wishes to leave to the US with family
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In Mali's recently declared independent north, Islamists try to impose their version of Islamic law in major towns and cities while residents complain of strict rules
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A cattle raid in Nigeria's Yobe state does not appear to be the work of Boko Haram
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In a televised presidential candidate debate, French president Nicolas Sarkozy's performance cements doubts he has a slim chance for re-election
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Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng wants to go to US after leaving its embassy in Beijing, China
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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy on Wednesday, where he had sought protection after fleeing house arrest, following a deal with Beijing on his safety, US officials said
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Recent fighting between the army and rebel defectors in the DRC leads to around 5,000 internally and externally displaced in only 2 days
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Experts struggle to explain the death of British spy Gareth Williams in 2010, unlawful killing suspected
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An FBI informant unveils plot by anarchists to blow up bridge near Cleveland Ohio after working with them and providing them with fake explosives
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Mali's rulers seek to restore calm after pro-junta soldiers stamp out a counter-coup bid by the presidential guard, sparking clashes in the capital that leave at least 22 dead
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