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Burma Police Round Up Bombing Suspects

Burmese police, investigating a string of bombings across the country, are accusing a small group of terrorists of being behind the explosions. During a news conference Friday in Rangoon, they said the attacks appeared to have been carried out to...

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Israelis Wary of Iran Nuclear Talks

Israel remains skeptical about Iran's nuclear ambitions despite some progress reported in talks this week between world powers and Iranian envoys. Israel views an Iranian nuclear bomb as a threat to its existence and doubts Iran's claims that its...

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Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council

Wide view of the Security Council.

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Report: Natural Disasters Worsen Poverty

A new report says hundreds of millions of extremely poor people could be at the mercy of natural disasters in the coming years. It says unless they are better prepared to face droughts and floods, extreme poverty cannot be eliminated.

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