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Netanyahu gets nod to form new Israeli govt |
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By Matti Friedman  Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to his moderate rivals Friday to join him after the hard-liner was formally tapped to put together Israel’s next ruling coalition — an alliance that would dilute the power of nationalists bent on derailing Mideast peace talks.
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Group says many Sri Lankan civilians killed |
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By Ravi Nessman  Civilian casualties in Sri Lanka’s civil war have skyrocketed in the past two months as government forces indiscriminately shell the northern war zone and Tamil Tiger rebels fire on families trying to flee, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
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Iraq promises better treatment at new Abu Ghraib |
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Iraq has reopened the notorious Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad. But it has a new name and officials promise more humane treatment of prisoners. |
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15 dead in Indian train derailment |
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 At least 15 people were killed and more than 160 injured when a train derailed in eastern India, a railroad official said Saturday.
Forty people were hospitalized in serious condition, but their injuries were not life threatening, J.P. Mishra, spokesman for the East Coast Railway, told The Associated Press. |
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Last Russian general warns US on Afghanistan |
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By Jim Heintz Twenty years after Red Army troops pulled out of Afghanistan, the last general to command them says the Soviets’ devastating experience is a dismal omen for U.S. plans to build up troops there. |
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