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US President's pick for Iraq envoy withdraws over racy emails

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Brett McGurk, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to be the next ambassador to Iraq, withdrew his nomination on Monday...

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'Failed' senior level nuke talks between Iran and world powers 'downgraded'

High-level talks in Russia between Iran and the six world powers have been suspended, after both sides failed to bridge differences over the future of Tehran's nuclear programme.

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US to significantly increase military presence in Kuwait following Iraq pull out

The United States is planning to significantly increase its military presence in Kuwait with 13,500 troops, according to a congressional report.

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Environment fight gets murderous, two activists killed a week in 2011

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In a startling finding about the battle to preserve natural resources, a study says that at least two environmental...

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