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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers students' questions during a meeting with students at Ewha Women University in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
Clinton   Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Mideast
 The New York Times 
Clinton Rebukes Israel for Housing Announcement
Sat 13 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON — In a tense, 43-minute phone call on Friday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel’s plans for new housing units... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
An aerial view of earthquake damaged vehicles in Constitucion, Chile, Friday, March 12, 2010.
Aid   Chile   Earthquake   Photos   Victims
 Star Tribune 
Chile faces $30B price tag for quake recovery, but in better position to pay than Haiti
Sat 13 Mar 2010
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't have the same desperate need for international aid or generous loans.... (photo: AP / Cristobal Fuentes)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speak during a signing of agreements in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 12, 2010.  The Times of India  Sat 13 Mar 2010
India, Russia sign nuclear pacts, seal Gorshkov deal
NEW DELHI: Infusing new vigour in their time-tested ties, India and Russia on Friday signed a slew of pacts, including three nuclear accords that could see Moscow building at least 12 more nuclear... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup)
Defence   India   Nuclear   Photos   Russia
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, watches, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at a joint press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, March 12, 2010.  The Press Democrat  Fri 12 Mar 2010
Brown, Sarkozy slam US 'protectionism' over plane
A European-led consortium pulled out of bidding this week for the $35 billion contract, saying the Pentagon was favoring rival American bidder Boeing. "This is not the right way for the United States... (photo: AP / Dan Kitwood)
Brown   Photos   Protectionism   Sarkozy   US
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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London, Monday, March 8, 2010. The Guardian Fri 12 Mar 2010
Miliband's grand Middle East delusion
There is a common ritual that I, like most Britons, have regularly encountered when riding a taxi in Damascus, Amman or Cairo over the past seven years. Talkative and... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Arab World   Iraq   Photos   UK   War
Nobel peace prize laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters during a press conference in Rangoon Tuesday, March 4, 1997. Al Jazeera Fri 12 Mar 2010
Myanmar's Suu Kyi denounces new law
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, has denounced the military government's new laws passed earlier this week that bar her from running for office as "unjust"... (photo: AP / Jerry Harmer)
Election   Junta   Myanmar   Photos   Suu Kyi
Pakistan's security officials and investigator gather near an army truck damaged by suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010. London Evening Standard Fri 12 Mar 2010
Dozens die in double suicide attack
At least 39 people have died after two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Lahore   Pakistan   Photos   Suicide bomb   Terrorism
Armed with batons and shields, Thai soldiers march into the government house compound to provide security Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. Al Jazeera Fri 12 Mar 2010
Bangkok on alert ahead of rally
Authorities in Thailand have ramped up security in Bangkok, bracing for possible clashes as hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters converge on the city.... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Bangkok   Democracy   Photos   Protest   Security
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera speaks in Constitucion, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Pinera was sworn in on Thursday. The Guardian Fri 12 Mar 2010
Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Writer= SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara)
Chile   Earthquake   Government   Photos   President
Palestinian workers are seen on a construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Al Jazeera Fri 12 Mar 2010
US urges 'prompt' Middle East talks
The US vice-president has urged Israelis and Palestinians to engage in negotiations without delay despite outrage and embarrassment over Israel's announcement of plans to... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)
Israel   Palestinian   Peace   Photos   US
File - A New York City firefighter rests atop the debris that was once the World Trade Center as he waits for the rescue team to turn on the water so they can cool off the smoldering building. BBC News Fri 12 Mar 2010
New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payout
New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks... (photo: US Navy / Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres)
Health   New York   Photos   Terrorism   US


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