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MSNBC
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Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
Activists say the U.S. democracy..
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Al Jazeera
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We go to see the facilities and continue our discussions in more details," Heinonen said as he left Pyongyang on Thursday morning for the journey to Yongbyon.
However he emphasized that the visit to Yongbyon, expected to last into Friday, was not a fo..
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BBC News
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Mr Blair is due to have talks with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
"He's in Baghdad against a backdrop of the continuing major security opera..
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CNN
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, are scheduled to arrive in Virginia Thursday to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown colony.
Thousands of people are expected to jam Richmond's Capitol Square on Thursday for a gl..
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SF Gate
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Syria on Tuesday for a visit that is seen as part of an attempt to sway Bush administration policy on Iraq and the rest of the Middle East.
The San Francisco Democrat is the most senior American politician to visit..
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BBC News
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US President George W Bush has been afforded a special audience with Pope Benedict XVI, on his final official visit to meet the pontiff.
The president spoke with the Pope in the medieval St John's Tower, a venue reserved for illustrious guests, before..
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SF Gate
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President Bush can look forward to a hearty welcome from his old friend, the charismatic Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Rome. That's not what was found on the streets, however, where anti-Bush sentiment..
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BBC News
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The head of Taiwan's ruling party has arrived in China for a six-day visit that is being seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides.
During his visit, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung will meet top leaders and discu..
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CNN
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Britain's Prince William, who has faced criticism for misusing military helicopters, made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this week serving as part of an air crew that made the 30-hour trip from England. A royal spokesman said William, who caused an uproa..
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SF Gate
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Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid respects Tuesday at a war shrine seen by Asian neighbors as an antagonistic symbol of Tokyo's militaristic past, one day after leaders of Japan and South Korea urged an end to disputes over their history.
Eight top gov..
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CNN
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In a humid rehearsal studio, Liberia's pop queen is practicing her newest single -- a song called "Thank you" to be released for President Bush's visit here next week. Her head tilted back, Juli Endee pulls the microphone close and belts out, "Thank you,..
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BBC News
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has begun an eight-day visit to Europe, with democracy and tackling terror on the agenda as he meets EU leaders.
Beginning in Brussels, the visit will take him to the UK, France and the World Economic Forum in Switz..
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BBC News
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US President George W Bush has arrived in Israel on a landmark visit to the region to try to advance peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Mr Bush received a red carpet welcome at Tel Aviv airport, where he was greeted by the entire Israel..
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BBC News
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is due to arrive in France for a five-day official visit, his first since 1973.
Colonel Gaddafi was invited after Libya released five Bulgarian nurses and a doctor who had been condemned to death, a case in which France me..
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BBC News
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that he will visit Iran on Monday as planned, despite reports of a possible plot to kill him there.
"Of course I'm going," Mr Putin told a news conference, ending earlier uncertainty about the visit.
Th..
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BBC News
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Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Austria for a three-day visit, where he will join Jewish leaders to pay tribute to victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
The pontiff, brought up in the German province of Bavaria, will also visit a Catholic shrine to the Virgi..
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BBC News
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The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party has apologised for visiting a strip club in New York while representing his country at the UN.
Kevin Rudd went to the club in Manhattan in September 2003 during a visit to the city as a UN observer.
M..
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USA Today
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will begin laying the ground for a Mideast peace conference in a visit to Israel on Wednesday, hoping to push Israelis and Palestinians closer to renewing talks.
Building on warming ties between Israel and moderate A..
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BBC News
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Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has arrived in the former rebel-held north for the first time since 2002, when an uprising against him split the country.
Mr Gbagbo is in Bouake - the stronghold of the former New Forces rebels.
He is to attend a "fl..
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BBC News
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Iran has agreed to let inspectors visit this month a nuclear reactor being built which could produce plutonium, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a delegation would visit the Arak heavy water reac..
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