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Japan to reveal secret U.S. nuclear pact
New strain on relations as Tokyo orders investigation into 1960s-era agreement. Full story
Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game
Authorities struggle to turn militants into government agents. Full story
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S. Africa's baboon gangs get more aggressive
Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
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New blackout hits Rio
Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lose power for hours in sweltering summer weather, two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million Brazilians in the dark.
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Japan to reveal ‘secret’ U.S. nuclear pact
Japan's new government appears intent on revealing evidence of a decades-old secret pact between Tokyo and Washington.
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Putin's rare Siberian tiger goes missing
A rare Siberian tiger fitted by Vladimir Putin with a radio-tracking collar has vanished, a Russian environmentalist said, dramatizing the plight of an endangered species.
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Israel approves 10-month settlement freeze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank but Palestinians reject the move because it does not include east Jerusalem.
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Obama to speak Tuesday on Afghanistan policy
President Barack Obama will address the nation on his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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