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BBC News
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US Navy ships are due to leave Burma's coastline because of the continued refusal of the government to allow them to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.
The navy said it would withdraw the four ships, carrying helicopters and landing craft, after 15 failed..
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SF Gate
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A months-long logjam over a new government surveillance bill may be coming to an end, with Republicans offering a compromise that would let people who think they were illegally spied on by the government have their day in court — albeit a secret one...
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BBC News
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is proposing the names of ministers in his new government, which will work with President Dmitry Medvedev.
Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will be retaining his post and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also keeps his..
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BBC News
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Results from Serbia's elections point to a triumph for President Boris Tadic's pro-European Union bloc.
Mr Tadic claimed victory, with his bloc set to win nearly 40% of the vote, but he may need the support of at least one nationalist party for a major..
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BBC News
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Gunmen from the Shia militant group Hezbollah have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government.
The gunmen, who also back Hezbollah's Shia opposition allies, have forced the closure of pro-government media...
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SF Gate
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A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.
He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved.
WFP spokesman Pa..
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MSNBC
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With two of the three presidential candidates proposing a gasoline tax “holiday,” some readers are wondering: Why can’t the government do more to cut gas prices?
If the feds can help with cutting interest rates why can't they do something that re..
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MSNBC
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In Beijing, the Chinese government said it was pleased with India's security preparations.
"I think the Indian government will take effective measures to ensure the smooth and safe relay in New Delhi this evening," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesw..
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CNN
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Prospects of resolving Zimbabwe's two-week-old election crisis appeared dim Friday after a government spokesman said President Robert Mugabe would not attend a key weekend meeting with other regional leaders. It is a reversal for Mugabe, who said Thursday..
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BBC News
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The Brazilian government has begun producing condoms using rubber from trees in the Amazon.
The health ministry says the move will help preserve the largest rainforest in the world.
It will also cut dependence on imported contraceptives, which are g..
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MSNBC
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It's not new for the government to let private farmers take a crack at putting state land to good use. But this time the government is letting farmers more easily buy equipment and supplies at government stores, removing a key impediment to their success...
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BusinessWeek
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Due to terrorism fears, the Indian government demands access to calls and e-mails from every BlackBerry in the country
BlackBerry users, beware of the snoops. On Mar. 28, India's Telecommunications Dept. told telecom carriers, Internet service provider..
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CNN
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Zimbabwe's government has again delayed officially announcing results of the weekend's elections, raising fears of vote-rigging as security forces patrolled the streets. An electoral commission official abruptly stopped the long-awaited televised announce..
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CNN
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The government of Chad issued a communique Thursday that said rebels from Sudan had crossed into Chad. The communique, sent out from the capital N'Djamena, does not offer any other details. Chad is still recovering from a failed attempt last month by rebe..
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BBC News
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The diversion of water for the Beijing Olympics threatens the livelihoods of millions of people, a senior Chinese government official has said.
The official, An Qiyuan, from Shaanxi province, told the UK's Financial Times newspaper that people in north..
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BBC News
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The Venezuelan government has accused US oil giant Exxon Mobil of exaggerating the value of the company's former investments in the country.
Exxon is seeking $12bn (�6.1bn) in compensation from Venezuela's state energy group, PDVSA, after its interes..
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BBC News
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The overseer of the net's addressing system has asked the US government to be freed from official control.
Icann made the plea in a lengthy report sent to the US Department of Commerce.
The report will be the focus of a meeting to consider Icann's p..
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CNN
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The future of Italy's prime minister was in doubt Thursday after he decided to risk a confidence vote in the Senate in a final bid to save his government. Romano Prodi, in office for 20 months, has only a slim chance of surviving the vote, and observers h..
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CNN
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi sought support for his teetering government in Parliament on Tuesday and said he would seek votes of confidence in both chambers after a coalition ally withdrew support. A loss in either chamber would force Prodi to resign...
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CNN
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Kosovo's assembly was expected Wednesday to approve a coalition government which strongly backs independence from Serbia. The Democratic Party of former rebel leader Hashim Thaci and its rival, the Democratic League of Kosovo, concluded negotiations this..
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