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18 killed as bombs hit Kabul after US defense chief visits

A suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the Afghan Defense Ministry on Saturday, one of two attacks that killed at least 18 people as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited the nation, officials said.
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Court suspends Egypt's parliament election

An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the suspension of parliamentary elections scheduled to begin in April, opening a legal battle likely to delay the vote and deepening the political crisis between the Islamist president and his opponents that has polarized the nation for months....
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Vatican Cardinals bar media ahead of conclave

In the end, American-style transparency was no match for the Vatican's obsession with secrecy....
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UN set to crack down on North Korea financing, illicit cargo

In response to North Korea's third nuclear test, the U.N. Security Council is set to tighten financial restrictions on North Korea and crack down on Pyongyang's attempts to ship and receive banned cargo in violation of existing sanctions....
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Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers

Syrian rebels have seized a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights and say they will hold them captive until President Bashar al-Assad's forces pull back from a rebel-held village which has seen heavy recent fighting....
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Lion kills female worker in California

A female intern-volunteer was killed Wednesday by a lion at a private wild animal park in Central California, and state and local authorities were trying to determine what might have caused the fatal attack....
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 after losing his long battle with cancer....
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Syria, Iran condemn U.S plan to aid anti-Assad rebels

Syria and Iran joined forces on Saturday to condemn moves by Western powers to aid rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad, with the Syrian leader singling out Britain as a "shallow and immature" power....
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Barack Obama orders "deeply destructive" cuts, blames US Congress

President Barack Obama formally ordered broad cuts in government spending on Friday night after he and congressional Republicans failed to reach a deal to avert automatic reductions that could dampen economic growth and curb military readiness. ...
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16 Afghan policemen die of poisoning

At least 16 local Afghan police officers in Ghazni province died of poisoning, local authorities said....
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