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Voting is deferred on an Indian bill to reserve a third of all seats for women in parliament after protests from opponents.

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India women’s bill sparks uproar

Reuters Air Force, Army leaders seek more data on Â'don't ask, don't tell' Washington Post By Ed O'Keefe Top leaders of the Air Force and Army weighed in Tuesday about the possible repeal of the armed forces' ban on gays in the military, saying they have concerns about the change and want to hear more from the Pentagon on the matter. ..

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Citizen Iran to Build More Enrichment Plants New York Times PARIS — A senior Iranian official said on Monday that his country planned to build 10 more nuclear enrichment plants — two of them within the next year — and had identified “close to” 20 sites for such facilities. … Iran plans to build new uranium enrichment sites Press TV Iran to build two new enrichment plants AFP Iran to build two enrichment sites in next Iranian year Xinhua BusinessWeek  - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com  - Washington Post all 290 news articles »

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Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate change official has said he will resign after nearly four years in the post.

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Top UN climate official resigns

New York Times (blog) 3 Tesla Motors employees die in East Palo Alto plane crash Los Angeles Times Three employees of Tesla Motors Inc. were killed Wednesday morning in the crash of a small plane in East Palo Alto, the electric car maker's chief executive said in a statement

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Telegraph.co.uk US hails capture of Taleban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Times Online The White House has hailed the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as a significant win in efforts to deny the Taleban a safe haven in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistan frontier.

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AC Milan 2-3 Man Utd

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Manchester United secure a historic first win at the San Siro as they draw first blood in an enthralling Champions League last-16 tie with AC Milan.

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AC Milan 2-3 Man Utd

AP - Thousands of flag waving Lebanese are gathering in Beirut’s main square to mark the fifth anniverary of the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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Huge rally in Beirut marks Hariri’s 2005 killing
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The Guardian Coalition, Taliban battle new day CNN Marjah, Afghanistan (CNN) — Sporadic fighting continued through the night and into Sunday as a coalition assault against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan entered its second day. Officials said they did not know how many Taliban … Afghanistan: first stage of operation Moshtarak declared a success Telegraph.co.uk Afghan flag-raising in NATO offensive draws gunfire Reuters 27 Taliban militants killed as massive operation going on in S

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CBC.ca India hit by new terror attack after bomb kills nine in Pune bakery Times Online India suffered its first major terror attack since the Mumbai massacre when a bomb killed nine people at a café popular with tourists in the western city of Pune on Saturday evening. The blast struck the popular German Bakery in Pune, ..

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