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Afghan Women Fear Loss of Rights if the Taliban Return

NY Times World - 8 hours 11 min ago
Those who have gained a measure of freedom and financial independence see little effort by officials to look out for their future.

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More Veterans Turn to Suicide Hot Line for Help

NY Times World - 8 hours 23 min ago
Critics call it a Band-Aid, but supporters say the suicide hot line has become a gateway into government services.

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Afghan Women Fear Loss of Rights if the Taliban Return

International Herald Tribune - 8 hours 30 min ago
Those who have gained a measure of freedom and financial independence see little effort by officials to look out for their future.
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Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports

NY Times World - 8 hours 38 min ago
The defense secretary said the breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the U.S.

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Turkey Softens Terror Law That Jailed Young Kurds

NY Times World - 8 hours 51 min ago
Lawmakers reduced the sentences of hundreds of Kurdish youths, some of them guilty only of attending protests.

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Leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia Discuss Hariri Tribunal

NY Times World - 8 hours 53 min ago
The visit, five years after the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, showed that Syria’s influence over Lebanon was rising again.

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Deadly German Stampede Gets Its Villain

NY Times World - 8 hours 55 min ago
Adolf Sauerland, the mayor of Duisburg, has received death threats since 21 people where trampled to death at the Love Parade music festival.

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Fires and Storms Kill at Least 28 in Russia

NY Times World - 8 hours 57 min ago
Wildfires burned down several villages in the central part of the country as forests and swamps turned into tinderboxes under a record-breaking heat wave.

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Fires and Storms Kill at Least 28 in Russia

International Herald Tribune - 8 hours 57 min ago
Wildfires burned down several villages in the central part of the country as forests and swamps turned into tinderboxes under a record-breaking heat wave.
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European Bank Stress Tests Worked: Sort Of

International Herald Tribune - 9 hours 20 sec ago
Market data is starting to provide an indication of whether the stress tests on the largest European banks had the desired effect on confidence.
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Taliban Exploit Openings in Neglected Province

NY Times World - 9 hours 6 min ago
Deprived of jobs and government services, people in Baghlan Province are turning to the Taliban for speedy justice and work.

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400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say

NY Times World - 9 hours 7 min ago
Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground.

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With Recovery Slowing, the Jobs Outlook Fades

International Herald Tribune - 9 hours 44 min ago
With growth at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter and the stimulus fading, an analyst says the rest of the year will feel like a recession.
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Homework for E.U.'s Top Diplomat This Summer

NY Times World - 9 hours 58 min ago
Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, will be missing out on time at the beach to grapple with French irregular verbs.

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Body of Second Missing Sailor Found in Afghanistan

NY Times World - 10 hours 25 min ago
Military officials did not provide details about the death of the sailor, Petty Officer Third Class Jarod Newlove.

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Berlusconi Splits With Coalition Ally Fini

NY Times World - 10 hours 30 min ago
The break significantly weakened the Italian prime minister’s governing majority, raising the prospect of early elections.

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Rocket From Gaza Hits Israeli City

NY Times World - 10 hours 35 min ago
There were no injuries, but the explosive damaged buildings and brought panic to the streets of Ashkelon on Friday after more than a year of relative calm.

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Rocket From Gaza Hits Israeli City

International Herald Tribune - 10 hours 35 min ago
There were no injuries, but the explosive damaged buildings and brought panic to the streets of Ashkelon on Friday after more than a year of relative calm.
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Mexican Drug Lord Killed

NY Times World - 10 hours 46 min ago
Soldiers shot a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel Thursday, providing a needed victory to President Felipe Calderón in his war against cartels.

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Mexican Drug Lord Killed

International Herald Tribune - 10 hours 46 min ago
Soldiers shot a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel Thursday, providing a needed victory to President Felipe Calderón in his war against cartels.
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