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• UK eyes giving visas to 600 Afghan interpreters

  Britain is proposing to give around 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside its troops the right to settle in the U.K. in recognition of the ... 

• Oil stays near $96 before crude stocks report, Fed

  The price of oil was little changed above $96 a barrel Wednesday as investors waited confirmation of a rise in U.S. crude stocks and the Federal ... 

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  Murofushi loses appeal at CAS in IOC election case

  Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi lost his appeal Wednesday against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing ... 

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  Investors edgy ahead of Bernanke testimony

  Investors were edgy Wednesday ahead of the appearance of U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke before lawmakers in Congress. Following a run of ... 

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  Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties

  China's premier began a two-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday by praising the relationship between the two Asian powers in glowing terms. Premier Li ... 

• Afghan students protest women's rights decree

  Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say ... 

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  Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

  Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ___ DAMIAN LEWIS: FROM HOMELAND TO SCOTLAND "Homeland" without Sgt 

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  Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

  An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back ... 

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  Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital

  Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall ... 

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  North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its ... 

• State media shows NKorea has new military chief

  A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. The new title for Kim Kyok ... 

• Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

  Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and ... 

• Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse

  Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation ... 

• US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation

  Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. 

• Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain

  Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't ... 

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  Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt

  Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian ... 

• Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead

  A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan ... 

• Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'

  The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's ... 

• German art shipping agent allowed out of China

  The German government says a German art shipping agent who was detained in China last year has been allowed to leave the country, days before new ... 

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  Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk

  A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian ... 

• Oil price down to near $96 as traders wait for Fed

  The price of oil fell to near $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. By early ... 

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  China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge ...