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2 million Pakistanis to return home
Those who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley will be allowed to go back next week, Pakistani officials say. Full story
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Sex clause cut from Afghan marriage law
Revised article makes no attempt to regulate marital sexual relations. Full story
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Thousands of protesters stream down avenues of the capital, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses say. Full story
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Rape culture condemned in South Africa
Statistics on sexual violence in South Africa show more than one in four men commit rape. Advocates say many attacks go unreported because of the crime's stigma.
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Honduran foes talk with Costa Rican leader
Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras finally got on track Thursday, with both sides showing up at the home of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias for closed-door meetings.
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Mosques reportedly closed in Chinese city
Mosques in riot-hit Urumqi have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, a Chinese official says.
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Obama: Nations must fight global warming
President Barack Obama says the global recession makes it harder to strike an international climate agreement but that leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and press forward.
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Pakistani scientist: ‘Not against America’
A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of helping al-Qaida and shooting at FBI agents in Afghanistan repeatedly shouted toward spectators during her competency hearing Monday.
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Iranian police break up defiant protests
Thousands of protesters stream down avenues of the capital, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses say.
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Sex clause cut from Afghan marriage law
Afghanistan's government has revised a marriage law that sparked an international outcry over sections that appeared to legalize marital rape, Justice Ministry officials say.
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Worst violence since U.S. pullback hits Iraq
Nearly 60 people die in bombings in Iraq in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas at the end of last month.
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