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Abbas’ frustration
Some Palestinians worry that their president’s move to quit will only deepen despair and boost militant violence. Full story
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APFall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later
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FirstPerson: Readers share images as part of msnbc.com’s coverage of the anniversary of the wall’s collapse.
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The Week in Pictures
A Myanmar fisherman, Iran protests and clowns are among captivating photos.
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43 Somalis rescued by EU warship handed to UNHCR
The EU Naval Force says it has handed over 43 Somalis abandoned at sea by their human smugglers to the United Nations refugee agency in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti.
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Zelaya: U.S.-backed Honduras pact ‘dead’
A negotiator for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a U.S.-brokered pact to end a four-month political crisis has failed after a deadline for forming a unity government passed.
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Gangster, 62, dead after Japan gun rampage
A gunman wounded three men near Tokyo on Friday before hiding in a building and apparently killing himself — a rare shooting spree that police said was gang-related.
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Inside a shuttered Cold War bunker
A 20-year-old U.S. built bunker left obsolete by the fall of the Berlin Wall has joined world-famous landmarks on Britain's fabled list of historic gems.
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White House: No flu shots for Gitmo detainees
The White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not receiving vaccinations against the swine flu vaccine, despite an earlier report that doses were on the way.
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Paper: Iran tested advanced nuke warhead
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, a U.K. newspaper reported.
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Taliban: We have bodies of 2 U.S. soldiers
Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were swept away by a river in Badghis province, a local official said Friday, and the Taliban said they were holding their bodies.
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Half of Iraqis killed in October died in one attack
Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, AP figures revealed Monday.
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