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Karzai Family Political Ties Shielded Bank in Afghanistan'); document.write('
President Hamid Karzai, his brother and another prominent set of brothers struck agreements that have publicly backfired.'); document.write('
U.N. Says About 500 Were Raped in Congo'); document.write('
Two officials told the Security Council that the number of reported victims in attacks last month had risen.'); document.write('
Chinese Officials Call for Less Friction With U.S.'); document.write('
Two White House officials were involved in a series of meetings in Beijing that were aimed at repairing a dialogue that has been strained.'); document.write('
Iraqi Treasures Return, but Questions Remain'); document.write('
Iraq announced the return of hundreds of antiquities that had ended up in the United States, although 632 pieces repatriated last year were now unaccounted for.'); document.write('
New Call for Election Boycott in Egypt'); document.write('
Mohamed ElBaradei said that democracy in Egypt was a ?sham? and pushed for a change in the election laws.'); document.write('
Khan Yunis Journal: Finding a Steadier Path in Gaza'); document.write('
An American psychiatrist?s program of techniques to reduce stress has helped people in Gaza and Israel deal with the effects of violence.'); document.write('
French Unions in National Strike on Pensions'); document.write('
The strike snarled transportation as debate was to begin on a measure to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.'); document.write('
Critic of Russia Security Gets Reprieve'); document.write('
The mayor of a Siberian village was detained after filing complaints against the successor to the Soviet-era K.G.B.'); document.write('
Blast Strikes Pakistani Police Area'); document.write('
A powerful blast ripped through a residential compound for police officials in Pakistan?s restive northwest, killing at least 18 people.'); document.write('
Barroso Says Infrastructure is Key to E.U. Recovery'); document.write('
In his first state of the European Union speech, José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called for the creation of E.U. bonds to kick-start construction and tackle unemployment.'); document.write('
European Commission Warns France About Treatment of Migrants'); document.write('
The commission also accepted French assurances that Roma were not targeted as an ethnic group as a French minister claimed that ?no collective expulsions were undertaken.?'); document.write('
Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden'); document.write('
The image of foreign workers locking up their bosses and marching for better pay and conditions is not typically Swedish.'); document.write('
A University and an Exchange in Singapore Join Forces to Educate Traders'); document.write('
Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday opened the Center for Financial Education, promoting it as Asia\'s first live trading lab within a university.'); document.write('
Australian Labor Party to Form New Government'); document.write('
Two independent lawmakers said they will support Prime Minister Julia Gillard, ending weeks of political impasse.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Africa: Mozambique: Government Reverses Major Increase in Price of Bread'); document.write('
The government has decided to reverse a major increase in the price of bread that helped set off deadly riots last week in a nation where poverty is widespread.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Desperate Civilians Flee Fighting in Mogadishu'); document.write('
Fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, has killed more than 230 people and wounded at least 400 in the past two weeks.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Asia: China: Redevelopment Plan Scrapped for Historic Beijing Neighborhood'); document.write('
Beijing officials have shelved a much-attacked plan to redevelop the Gulou Drum Tower neighborhood into a tourist spot with high-end stores.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Fraud Charges Against Journalist Withdrawn'); document.write('
Charges will be withdrawn against a journalist arrested for fraud just days after he co-authored an article that implicated South Africa?s police chief in a questionable property deal.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Parliamentary Panel to Investigate Phone Hacking'); document.write('
A parliamentary committee will hold a full inquiry in the wake of continuing allegations that The News of The World had illegally intercepted telephone messages of British celebrities and politicians.'); document.write('
World Briefing | Africa: Niger: Presidential Vote Postponed for 2nd Time'); document.write('
The presidential vote is being pushed back to Jan. 31, 2011, from Jan. 3, the country?s electoral commission said Tuesday.'); document.write('