"At least 23 people have been killed in five days of clashes as Brazilian security forces seek to crush drug gangs and impose law and order in the violent slums of Rio de Janeiro. The gangs are …
China, Russia quit dollar
"Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at challenging the dollar, but to protect their domestic economies. 'About trade settlement, we …
Koreas on ‘brink of war’ because of Seoul, Pyongyang says
"North Korea on Wednesday blamed South Korea for driving them 'to the brink of war,' a day after the North shelled a South Korean island and killed four people. South Korea provoked the shelling of …
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NATO targets terrorism, cybersecurity as central to 21st century mission
"The new ‘strategic concept,’ which is NATO's first mission statement in more than a decade, elevates the role of political and civilian answers to security challenges. For the first time, for …
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North, South Korean forces trade fire; 2 South Korean marines dead
"In a sharp escalation of hostility along their disputed sea border, North Korean and South Korean forces traded fire Tuesday, a deadly skirmish that jacked up diplomatic tensions in a volatile …
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Ten arrested over Belgium terrorism plot
"Ten men have been arrested in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany on suspicion of plotting an attack on Belgium. A spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office said the arrests were part of 'an …
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Israel warplanes attack Gaza target after rockets: witnesses
"Israeli warplanes raided at least two targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian witnesses and Hamas officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the attacks, one of which …
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Cholera protesters attack cars in Haiti capital
"Protesters in Haiti's capital are lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners' vehicles. Demonstrators are setting up burning barricades, and Haitian …
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Germany says guarding against Mumbai-style attack
"German authorities are on guard against threats of armed attack on civilians of the kind that killed 166 in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said …
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Hong Kong diagnoses first human bird flu case in 7 years
"The first human case of bird flu in seven years has been diagnosed in Hong Kong, health officials said Thursday, urging the public to take precautions. A 59-year-old woman was hospitalized in …
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