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SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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China's Wen seeks to boost blossoming Africa ties
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming -- to the discomfort of some in the West.
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Haiti's new prime minister wins confirmation
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The lower house of Haiti's parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister on Saturday, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government.
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Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier.
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Study shows high cost of German reunification: report
BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros ($1.9 trillion) have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
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Lebanon's Hariri set to form government with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday.
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Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Japan urges Myanmar to release Suu Kyi before poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged Myanmar Saturday to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, adding it was ready to provide more aid if democratization in the country advanced.
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Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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Afghanistan hits back at U.N. and foreign criticism
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term.
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Rio police kill 7; total of 33 dead in drug war
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police killed seven suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, bringing to 33 the total number of deaths since the city's worst recent outbreak of violence erupted over the weekend.
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Disaffected Anglican dioceses may switch to Rome: group
LONDON (Reuters) - Disaffected Anglican Dioceses in Papua New Guinea, the United States and Australia might consider switching to Roman Catholicism under a new constitution offered by the Pope, a traditionalist Anglican group said on Wednesday.
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Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
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Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off
KABUL (Reuters) - Half of the top Afghan district election officials will be fired, U.N. officials said on Wednesday as they sought to prevent more fraud in a run-off presidential poll crucial to the government's credibility and foreign support.
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Bomb hits Bangladesh MP's car, several hurt
DHAKA (Reuters) - About a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when unidentified attackers threw a bomb at the car of a Bangladesh politician related to the country's prime minister, police and witnesses said.
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Pakistan hits Taliban as schools ordered shut
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border on Wednesday as authorities ordered educational institutions closed amid fears of retaliatory militant strikes.
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Hostages held at gunpoint in Canada office building
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A man armed with a rifle walked into a Workers Compensation Board office in the Western Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, and was holding several hostages, police said.
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Iraq's parliament fails to agree on election law
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament failed on Wednesday to agree on a law that will determine how the next election is run, raising fears of delays for the vote that could consolidate democracy after years of war.
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Lockerbie bomber still alive, Libyan official says
LONDON (Reuters) - Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is still alive, a Libyan official and Megrahi's Scottish lawyer said on Wednesday, dismissing a report that he had died.
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Eyeing Iran, Israel tests missile defenses with U.S.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel and the United States launched a major air defense drill Wednesday as part of what Israeli public radio called preparation for a faceoff with Iran.
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