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Al Qaeda bid to target US-bound plane foiled ahead of bin Laden death anniversary

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America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has claimed to have foiled an Al Qaeda bid to target a US-bound plane...

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Opposition boycotts Syrian parliament elections

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The Syrian government Monday held the first multi-party parliament elections in 50 years in what President Bashar al...

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Ignoring protests, Putin takes over as Russian president for third time

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Vladimir V. Putin took over as Russian president for the third time Monday, even as hundreds protested against his...

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Sarkozy voted out, Hollande is new France president

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In a vote marked by widespread anger over austerity measures, high unemployment and an economy in slowdown, Francois...

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