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From amazing to mysterious, view the natural, cultural, archaeological and architectural wonders of the world.
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N. Korea marks July 4 with missiles barrage
Pyongyang sends “message to the U.S.” by firing ballistic weapons. Full story
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Protesters in Paris block Yemeni flight
Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to try to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros that saw a deadly crash this week after years of complaints.
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Defiant Honduras withdraws from OAS
Honduras rebuffed demands by the international community to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and pulled out of the Organization of American States, thrusting the nation deeper into crisis.
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Myanmar denies request to see Suu Kyi
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Myanmar's top military ruler Friday but failed to win any concessions or to get permission to visit opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow
The first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands.
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Documents reveal chaos of Gitmo’s early days
Newly released documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
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Iran leader’s aide: Mousavi is a U.S. agent
A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him in an editorial Saturday of committing crimes against the nation.
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2 GIs die in bombing, gunfight at Afghan base
Militants blew up a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle, officials said. Two American troops were killed and four others injured.
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Biden to meet with Iraq leaders
Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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