June 19, 2013
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US, Taliban to start talks on ending war
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition forma...
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Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts
BEIRUT — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country’s north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition f...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama meets with French President Francois Hollande (not shown) Tuesday during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlem...
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G8 exposes rift among world leaders on Syria
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Deep differences over Syria’s fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S...
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Turkey unrest goes on
ISTANBUL — Riot police firing tear gas and water cannons repelled thousands of anti-government protesters attempting to converge on Istanbul’s central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Prime...
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Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
CAIRO — Under Hosni Mubarak’s rule, Egypt’s authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging “jihad” in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring...
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Korea changes track
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let’s talk. ...
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France opens air show
PARIS — The Paris Air Show, which opens for business today, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and...
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Reform draws blood
MORROA, Colombia — Caught in the crossfire between far-right militias and leftist rebels, 40 families abandoned the farm they shared in the foothills of Colombia’s Montes de Maria range. The land r...
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Forces taking lead
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — One of the most significant turning points in one of America’s longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan’s fledgling security forces are taking the lead for secu...
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