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World has stake in helping Afghanistan
Says Kofi Annan
The entire international community has a major stake in helping Afghanistan meet the "serious challenges ahead," UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned at a conference of world leaders in London Tuesday.
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US will not give in to Carroll's kidnappers
The United States will not give in to the demands of the kidnappers of reporter Jill Carroll, a US military spokesman said on Tuesday, after a new video was aired in which she called for Iraqi women prisoners
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Russia's entry into WTO blocked by US
Putin at his annual press conference
The United States is "holding out" on agreeing to support Russia's membership in the World Trade Organisation even though virtually every other country supports it, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday
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Hamas accuses West of blackmail
Hamas accused the West of blackmail Tuesday after the major players in the peace process told it to renounce violence and recognise Israel's right to exist or else see funding to the Palestinians cut.
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Kenya outraged by Kiwi 'dog food' relief
Officials in drought-stricken Kenya reacted with outrage Tuesday to a plan by a New Zealand woman to send "dog food" for starving children, but she said her food is fit for people.
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Iraq summons Danish ambassador over cartoon flak
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari summoned Denmark's ambassador Tuesday to hear Iraq's condemnation of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper deemed offensive to Islam, the ministry said.
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Blast kills 100th British soldier in Iraq
A British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Iraq on Tuesday, becoming the 100th British service member to die in the campaign since the US-led invasion in 2003.
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Myanmar constitution talks close until late 2006
Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday adjourned constitutional talks until later this year, delegates said, as diplomats in Yangon questioned the junta's commitment to implementing any democratic reforms.
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