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Reuters - President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, brushing aside China’s warning that talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained Sino-U.S. ties.

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Obama meets Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning
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AP - President Barack Obama plans a muted meeting with the Dalai Lama on Thursday in deference to Chinese anger that he is welcoming the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader into the White House at all.

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Dalai Lama’s White House visit about appearances
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The US sends one of its top diplomats to Syria in its latest move to improve ties with Damascus after years of tension.

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US visit seeks to warm Syria ties

AFP - Pakistan’s military on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior member of the Afghan Taliban who has been described as the militia’s second-in-command.

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US war cabinet to meet after Taliban leader captured
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AP - The largest earthquake ever recorded in the area rocked Haiti on Tuesday, collapsing a hospital where people screamed for help and damaging other buildings. An aid official described “total disaster and chaos.”

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Many casualties expected after big quake in Haiti
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AP - A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.

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Blizzard-like storm slams East; region snowed in
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A snowstorm moves into the eastern US with falls of up to 14in (36cm) and at least five deaths blamed on the weather.

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Snowstorm blankets US East Coast

AP - Hugo Chavez accused the Netherlands on Thursday of allowing the United States to use Dutch islands off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to prepare a possible military attack against his country.

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Venezuela’s Chavez sees US threat in Dutch islands
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Reuters - The United States is making progress with China on outstanding issues overshadowing U.N. climate talks but cannot say whether a deal will result after President Barack Obama arrives in Copenhagen, officials said

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Obama heads to Copenhagen, sees progress with China
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Can Obama still count on Turkey as the ally he needs?

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Balancing act