The Obama administration said that 13 companies will be allowed to resume deep-sea drilling just months after a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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China confirms receiving an invite from Iran to tour the country's nuclear facilities.
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Japan said Tuesday it was open to talks with North Korea both bilaterally and through the six-party talks
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Pakistan's prime minister Gilani raises hopes of his government's survival after winning support in talks with political opponents
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West African leaders mediating in Ivory Coast's persisting post-election conflict flew to the country today vowing not compromise but incentives
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South Korean President Lee reached out to North Korea, saying Seoul was open to talks and offering closer economic ties despite high tensions on the peninsula
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Bosnia suffers a deadlock 3 months following a general elections that could strain ethnic relations and impair reforms
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As the stalemate in Ivory Coast continues over the disputed presidency, the UN commits to investigating all reports of human rights violations
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Dilma Rousseff became Brazil's first female president on Saturday and promised to build on an unprecedented run of economic success achieved by her popular predecessor and mentor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union's mediator in the Ivory Coast crisis, began Sunday what he called a mission to "protect democracy and the voice of the people"
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The UK declared on Friday it would give support at the UN for military intervention in Ivory Coast
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President Hu Jintao pledged a peaceful and cooperative China in 2011 in his New Year's Eve speech
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North Korea's Kim Jong-Il watched a tank drill amid high tensions in the Korean peninsula the state's news agency reported
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West African leaders are struggling to resolve Ivory Coast's ongoing crisis
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Facebook tops Google as the most visited site in the United states for the first time
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Laurent Gbagbo calls on his supporters attack rival Ouattara's head quarters.
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Bomb left outside Athens court two weeks before the trial of suspected parcel bombers
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EU is considering removing the arms embargo imposed on China as a step to improve relations with Beijing
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NATO Officials say at least ten civilians were killed Afghanistan attack
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