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Baghdad housing prices soar under sectarian shadow
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AP - An arrow in central Baghdad points down a side-street to a glass door with a sign that reads: "Ali's Office."
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Britain's Brown revives political fortunes
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AP - Once dismissed as Britain's ditherer-in-chief, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken decisive action to rescue the nation's banks, charting the way for bailout packages in the U.S. and the European Union.
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Syria establishes diplomatic ties with Lebanon
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AP - Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor ? meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with Israel.
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Conservatives likely to hold power in Canada vote
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AP - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face election since the global financial meltdown, appeared poised to keep his job Tuesday as Canadians voted in a national ballot amid a rebound in the country's stock market and currency.
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Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station
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AP - An American computer game designer boarded the international space station Tuesday, floating onto the orbital outpost 35 years after his astronaut father circled the Earth on Skylab.
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Polish hostage in Pakistan urges release of Taliban prisoners
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AFP - A Polish engineer kidnapped two weeks ago in Pakistan by suspected Taliban militants appeared in a video address Tuesday urging the release of jailed Taliban fighters.
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Mideast grapples with oil price slump
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AP - Vast, oil-fueled budget surpluses may cushion some of the Mideast's major oil-producing countries now that crude prices have plummeted. But Iran, Iraq and a handful of other nations face daunting challenges to make up the money in coming months because of the price drop and global financial crisis.
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Storm batters Aruba, heads for US islands
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AP - Tropical Storm Omar drenched islands in the southeastern Caribbean on Tuesday, downing trees and blowing off part of a school's roof as it menaced U.S. islands.
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No deal yet on Zimbabwe power-sharing: opposition
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Reuters - Talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai aimed at rescuing a power-sharing deal ended without agreement on Tuesday but will resume on Wednesday, Tsvangirai said.
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Russia, North Korea to hold nuclear talks Wednesday
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AFP - Russia's foreign minister will meet his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday in Moscow to discuss a six-party disarmament pact on Pyongyang's nuclear programme, the ministry said.
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Investigator: Computer likely caused Qantas plunge
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- AP - A faulty computer unit likely caused a Qantas jetliner to experience two terrifying midair plunges within minutes last week, an Australian investigator said Tuesday.
