Belgian PM Tipped for EU top job
Bookmakers have made the Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy - a relative unknown - favourite to become the European Union's first President - a post being decided on Thursday night. Full Story
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Karzai Sworn in, vows to Fight Corruption
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term, vowing to combat corruption, bring security and reach out to his political rivals under Western pressure to restore legitimacy. Full Story
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Obama and Lee hold Talks in Seoul
U.S President Barack Obama calls on North Korea to 'break the pattern' of acting provocatively. Full Story
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Karzai Faces one of the World's Toughest jobs
Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces monumental challenges to improve security, strengthen governance, eradicate corruption and repair ties with the West when he takes office on Thursday at the helm of a nation engulfed in war. Full Story
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Obama on the Great Wall of China
U.S. President Barack Obama takes a stroll on the Great Wall of China on the final day of his first visit to the communist country. Full Story
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Seoul Protests Ahead of Obama Visit
Demonstrators in Seoul protest for and against U.S. President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to South Korea. Full Story
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Kouchner Takes French Peacemaking Drive to Mideast
rench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Israel and the West Bank as part of a larger French effort to revive the faltering Middle East peace process. Full Story
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Afghanistan Launches unit to Tackle Corruption
The Afghan government said on Monday it had formed a major crime unit to tackle corruption, following escalating Western pressure on President Hamid Karzai to wipe out corruption Full Story
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U.S.-China Leaders talk trade, Iran
China and the United States agree to cooperate on trade issues and finding solutions to the nuclear programmes of both Iran and North Korea. Full Story
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Japan Engineers new rose biz
Debuting this month in Japan's $4 billion cut market, Suntory's 'Applause' rose, a genetically-engineered flower with a purplish-blue tint. Full Story
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Obama Arrives in Beijing
US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing on Monday from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China. Obama was due to attend a welcome dinner hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The pair will hold formal bilateral talks on Full Story
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'The Governator' visits Baghdad
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger, the charismatic former movie star known for his muscular, tough-talking roles, made a flying visit Monday to Baghdad. Full Story
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Obama arrives in China
U.S. President Barack Obama lands in a rainy Shanghai, eastern China's coastal commercial hub, before heading on to Beijing. Full Story
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Mock Funeral for Venice's Death
Venetians hold a mock funeral procession to draw attention to the city's dwindling population and to blame tourism for hiking up prices and squeezing out locals. Full Story
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US, Russia warn Iran 'Running out of time'
US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russia on the Iranian nuclear crisis as he warned that Tehran was 'running out of time'. Full Story
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