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Pakistan Women Decry Lack of Safe Public Transport

Barely one-fifth of Pakistan's women work in paid jobs, according to the International Labor Organization. The group says a lack of safe, secure public transportation is one of the reasons even skilled and educated women are unable to break out of a cycle of grinding poverty.

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Boeing 737 Program Starts Building at Higher Production Rate

- New rate increases production to 38 airplanes per month, - 737 production has risen 20 percent in two years

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More Clashes in Egypt Despite State of Emergency

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Death Toll from Pakistani Militant Clashes Reaches 70

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Spain must make fighting racism and xenophobia a priority – UN expert

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Special Rapporteur on racism Mutuma Ruteere.

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Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 232, More than 100 Injured

Brazilian officials say 232 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a fire swept through a nightclub crowded with university students in the southern city of Santa Maria.

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Morsi Declares Emergency in Flashpoint Egyptian Cities

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three cities consumed with anti-government violence.

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Davos Summit Ends with New Warnings on Global Economy

International financial leaders have wrapped up the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland with warnings that much remains to be done to stabilize the global economy.

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Egypt Football Verdict Sparks Deadly Clashes

Egyptian authorities say at least 30 people have been killed in violence that erupted in the coastal city of Port Said, after a court handed down death sentences over last year's deadly football riot. Army enforcements are being deployed to the area to restore order.

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Arab Spring Still a Work in Progress

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Anti-Gadhafi and proud: Libyans chronicle their uprising in Tripoli.