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Libya Over, Is Iran Next American Target?

Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks during anti-chemical weapon ceremony in Tehran
With Israeli President, Shimon Peres, trying to show U.N. nations the threat Israel faces from Iran and urging them to build pressure on Iran to disclose its nuclear programs, Iran seems to be inching towards becoming the next target of the U.S. and UK coalition forces.
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Cain says foes trying to destroy me

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Wednesday that his opponents are trying to destroy me over allegations of sexual harassment that have rocked his 2012 bid.
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India Seize Server Linked to Duqu Computer Virus

Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat.
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Iran Terror Plot: United States Must Respond Militarily

If one is honest, we can't say for certain that senior Iranian leaders actually approved a thwarted operation to kill Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States. There is, after all, no undeniable proof. But if one is still being honest, we can't say for certain that they were not behind it.
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Obama, Lee Hail Trade Deal, Pressure North Korea

President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
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Obama says Iran to face toughest possible sanctions

President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it would face the toughest possible sanctions for an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, as Treasury officials eyed action against the Iranian central bank.
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Libya News Update: Gadhafi, the Battle for Sirte and Yellow Cake

National Transitional Council troops are currently fighting for control of Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace, where loyalist fighters are putting up a fierce resistance. Meanwhile, U.N. officials claim that uranium yellowcake was found in the south of the country.

Iran's President Arrives in Sudan to Boost Ties

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Sudan late on Sunday for talks expected to focus on boosting political and economic ties between the two allies, Sudanese officials said.
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North Korea Seeks to Reopen Nuclear Talks with U.S.

North Korea wants a second round of dialogue with the United States, possibly next month, as part of renewed efforts to restart talks on disabling the its nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said Thursday.
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China makes new push for North Korea nuclear talks

China urged regional powers on Monday to restart moribund nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, with its foreign minister Yang Jiechi defending Beijing as an honest broker seeking to defuse confrontation with Pyongyang.
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Former MI5 Chief Justifies Dialogue with Gadhafi

Terming the dialogue initiated by the British government with Colonel Gaddafi in 2003 as right decision, the former MI5 chief Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller today acknowledged that though it was difficult, but the decision to engage in dialogue with Gaddafi in 2003 was right.
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France Confirms Nuclear Explosion, Death

In France, a nuclear explosion has killed one and injured four more. The event comes on the heels of a re-investment in nuclear energy by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

French Nuclear Explosion Causes Radioactive Leak Risk

An explosion at France's Marcoule nuclear plant on Monday has left at least one dead and three injured. As of 2 p.m. local time, there had been no radioactive leak, but there is a leak risk and authorities have set up a protective perimeter around the plant.
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Chuseok— A Festival With Two Faces

The day is almost half-way over as the sun slowly fades in brightness over Hongdae, where hundreds of restaurants, bars, night clubs, and shops cover the streets and become an important center for night life in Seoul, South Korea.

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