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World news roundup: Biden wraps up visit in Israel
Washington Post
GREECE Rioters clash with police in Athens during a demonstration against the financially crippled Greek government's austerity plan. Clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens as more than 30000 people demonstrated during a ...
PA fears East Jerusalem building will make it look weakHa'aretz
Biden wants direct talks by summerJerusalem Post
US urges 'prompt' Middle East talksAljazeera.net
Reuters -FOXNews -Xinhua
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Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New President Is Sworn In
New York Times
Martin Mejia/AP Presidents Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, left, and Rafael Correa of Ecuador, guests at the inauguration of Chile's new president, reacted to an aftershock felt Thursday. By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's new president, ...
New Chile president vows to rebuildAljazeera.net
Aftershocks a reality check for Chilean President Sebastián PiñeraWashington Post
7.2 aftershock among 3 during inaugurationSan Francisco Chronicle
The Associated Press -Xinhua -Reuters
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Turkey and Sweden in Armenian 'genocide' row
BBC News
Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after Stockholm voted to describe the killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide. The Turkish Prime Minister has also cancelled a planned visit because of the resolution, which passed by just one vote ...
Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia voteReuters
Swedish parliament recognises Armenian genocide of 1915Times of India
Turkey still frosty with US over Armenian genocide moveCNN International
Washington Post -Voice of America -AFP
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In Early Tally, Tight Iraq Race Deepens Splits
New York Times
An Iraqi journalist spoke on a cellphone on Thursday as incomplete election results were posted in Baghdad. By ANTHONY SHADID and TIM ARANGO BAGHDAD — Iraq's major coalitions were locked in a surprisingly close race on Thursday, in initial results from ...
Ayad Allawi's cry of foul play already seems like the act of a loserTimes Online
Once-dominant Sunnis anxiously watch as Iraq votes are talliedWashington Post
Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraudReuters
Los Angeles Times -Voice of America -BBC News
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Thailand's Thaksin supporters set to march on Bangkok
AFP
BANGKOK — Supporters of Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra were set to gather on the streets of Bangkok Friday for mass protests aimed at toppling the government. The so-called "Red Shirts" say they will start marching at noon ...
Bangkok on alert ahead of rallyAljazeera.net
Thai protest march starts with Buddhist chantsTimes Online
Thai Protesters Mass in Largest Challenge to AbhisitBusinessWeek
BBC News -The Associated Press -Financial Times
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Ukraine's President Forms a Coalition in Parliament
New York Times
MOSCOW — The new Ukrainian president, Viktor F. Yanukovich, put together a coalition in Parliament on Thursday, allowing him to consolidate control over the government and avoid new elections that could have created renewed ...
Ukraine's New 'Azarov Era' Betokens Stable PoliticsBusinessWeek
New Ukrainian Government Formed, but Questionable if it Will FunctionThe Epoch Times
Backgrounder: Ukraine's political systemXinhua
The Guardian -The Associated Press -Reuters
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Japan arrests anti-whaling activist
CNN International
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese authorities arrested an activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegal trespassing after he boarded a whaling ship last month in waters off the Antarctic. Peter James Bethune, 44, is accused of jumping from a Jet Ski ...
Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding shipThe Associated Press
Japan arrests activist who boarded whaling shipBBC News
Anti-Whaling Activist Arrested After Jumping Onto BoatFOXNews
NPR -Kyodo News -AFP
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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting
BusinessWeek
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from running in upcoming elections and won't even be allowed to vote, according to laws published Thursday. The junta has also formally invalidated her party's landslide win in the last polls, ...
US suggests new engagement with Myanmar is failingKMPH Fox 26
Myanmar: Dissident Assails Voting LawsNew York Times
Myanmar Moves Troops to BordersWall Street Journal
Washington Post -The Hindu -Reuters
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Karzai visits Pakistan amid hectic activities in Kabul
Xinhua
ISLAMABAD, March 12 (Xinhua) -- In wake of hectic diplomatic activities in Kabul a few days back, Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew in Islamabad Wednesday and had extensive consultation with the Pakistan leadership to narrow ...
Karzai Meets With Top Officials in PakistanNew York Times
Iran warns neighbors over US presence in the GulfReuters
Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in AfghanistanVoice of America
The Associated Press -AFP -CNN
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Sarkozy to meet UK party leaders
BBC News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron. Downing Street said Mr Brown's meeting with Mr Sarkozy would focus on the EU summit in Brussels later this ...
French Vote ResonatesWall Street Journal
France's Sarkozy faces whipping in regional voteThe Associated Press
Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summitAFP
The Sun -Telegraph.co.uk -FOXNews
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