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People walk past the U.S. embassy in Beijing April 28, 2012.

U.S.-China Dialogue Won't Be Delayed By The Chen Affair: Report

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are not planning to postpone their visit to China next week because of the reported American protection of a Chinese civil-rights activist who recently escaped house arrest, a State Department official said Saturday.

China Sets Record High Ceiling For Yuan

File photo of a Chinese 100 yuan banknote being placed under a $100 banknote in this photo illustration taken in Beijing
China's central bank expanded the yuan's reference rate against the dollar to another record high on Friday, in a nod to calls from the U.S. to loosen growth restrictions on the currency's value.
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Syria monitors

U.N. Observers Needed To 'Stop The Massacre' In Syria

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that 300 unarmed monitors need to be deployed to Syria immediately to protect the fragile ceasefire plan. France thinks up to 400 needs to be sent.
Opposition Supporters in Myanmar

EU To Suspend Sanctions On Myanmar

The European Union will formalize a suspension of sanctions against Myanmar next Monday, allowing for major easing on restrictions against the country over the next year.
Taliban Attack in Kabul

Karzai Blames Spy Failures By NATO For Kabul Battle

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that Sunday's coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a failure by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, while Washington signaled the Haqqani group of militants was responsible.
Homs Syria

Syria Fighting Rages Hours Before Truce Deadline

Syria was due to observe a ceasefire from dawn Thursday, but its fierce attacks on opposition neighborhoods in the run up to the U.N. deadline fuelled widespread doubts it would comply.

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