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Israel legalizes three West Bank settlement outposts

Global Post News Desk | 04/24/12

Israel has legalized the status of three Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank.

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North Korea opens favored project of Kim Jong Il, a hydroelectric plant

Global Post News Desk | 04/06/12

North Korea has unveiled a massive hydroelectric power station, one of its biggest construction projects in recent years.

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'Guardian Angels' to watch over US troops in Afghanistan

By Global Post News Desk | 03/29/12

'Guardian angels' will be assigned to watch US troops in Afghanistan while they sleep.

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Pakistan demands end to US drone strikes

By Global Post News Desk | 03/20/12

Pakistani lawmakers have demanded that the US stop drone strikes inside Pakistan and apologize unconditionally for air strikes last year that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

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Swiss couple kidnapped in Baluchistan by Pakistani Taliban 'escape'

By Global Post News Desk | 03/15/12

A Swiss couple kidnapped in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan by Pakistani Taliban militants last July has escaped, according to media reports.

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China says it freed 24,000 abducted children, women in 2011

By Global Post News Desk | 03/13/12

China said it rescued more than 24,000 abducted children and women last year, some of them sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as far away as Angola.

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Afghanistan: 2 American soldiers shot dead by Afghan gunmen

Global Post News Desk | 03/01/12

According to a NATO statement, two gunmen fired "indiscriminately" on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops and Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan: NATO 'Koran burning' protests continue, at least 2 dead

By Global Post News Desk | 02/22/12

At least two people are reported to have been killed in the second day of protests in Afghanistan over reports that NATO troops put copies of the Koran in a garbage incinerator.

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China orders airlines not to pay Europe for carbon emissions

By Global Post News Desk | 02/06/12

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has also forbidden Chinese air carriers from raising freight costs or adding other fees without official permission.

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Iran unlikely to develop nuclear weapon in 2012 — ISIS report

By Global Post News Desk | 01/26/12

Iran does not yet have the capacity to produce enough weapons-grade uranium.