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Nepal's Maoists say Koirala's death a blow to peace

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Former Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a leading figure in Nepal's transition from monarchy to republic, died on Saturday in what the Maoists called a loss for the fragile peace process.

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Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with thousands protesting falling living standards under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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Opposition "red shirts" try to win over Thai capital

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign.

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Life under Hamas

(BBC) Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip

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Gold rush

(BBC) The oceanic fight over the future of prized bluefin tuna

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UK anti-militant project stirs Muslim unease

LONDON (Reuters) - A British anti-radicalization campaign called Prevent is a pressing priority in the European country experts see as the most at risk from al Qaeda attack.

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Cambodia suspends marriages between SKoreans and its citizens

PHNOM PENH : Cambodia has suspended marriages between South Koreans and its citizens to curb human trafficking, the foreign ministry said Friday.

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Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV

KABUL (Reuters) - Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.

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Loss of faith

(BBC) Thai protests point to wider discontent over elite rule

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TV industry a hostile place for working mothers, survey finds

(Guardian) More than half of television workers say it's difficult to get back in after a break to have children.

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Rio Tinto China deal ahead of trial

Rio Tinto signs a deal with China to develop a huge iron ore project in Guinea, days before four of its executives go on trial in Shanghai.

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Quartet urges settlement freeze

The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze settlement activity in occupied territories.

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In pictures

(BBC) Jerusalem's African-Palestinian community

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New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'

(BBC) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia.

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Golden Triangle fast becoming a tourist destination

LUANG NAMTHA PROVINCE, Laos: The heart of Asia's Golden Triangle - where the borders of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet - was previously known as an illicit opium-producing area.

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Nigeria leader to choose new cabinet quickly

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will nominate a new ministerial team by early next week, and is likely to reappoint around half the cabinet he has just sacked, presidency sources said on Thursday.

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U.S. sanctions Hamas bank, TV station in Gaza

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Thursday against two firms in Gaza -- Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television -- for their ties to the ruling Hamas movement.

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Climate change and habitat loss posing great threat to Europe's small creatures

(Irish Times) THE LATEST European Red List, commissioned by the EU and released yesterday, shows that habitat loss and climate change are having a serious impact on Europe’s butterflies, beetles and dragonflies.

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Mardell's America

(BBC) How healthcare debate has changed US politics

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Pakistan, Iran sign deal on natural gas pipeline

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian natural gas to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday.

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