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Transcript: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Speech - United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
"But in my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined' as General MacArthur so delicately put it." ...
UN Security Council Slaps Sanctions On Qaddafi, Refers Libya To World Court
In a unanimous vote, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a sanctions resolution against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
International Pressure Grows on Gadhafi to Resign
As the violence continues in Libya, international pressure is growing on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down. 
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UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States
The United Nations refugee agency says almost 100,000 people have fled Libya into neighboring Egypt and Tunisia in the past week, to escape a deadly anti-government uprising. ...
Fighting in Ivory Coast Disrupts National TV Broadcasts
Fighting between supporters of Ivory Coast's rival governments in the commercial capital Abidjan has knocked state-run television off the air. Government troops and rebels are also fighting for control of western provinces near the border with Liberia. ...
Heavy Police Presence Thwarts Call for Anti-Government Protests in China
China put on a display of force Sunday following an on-line call for anti-government protests across the nation. Several foreign journalists were physically assaulted and detained, including two VOA reporters. Security officials are determined to put down any signs of the kind of unrest that has shaken the Middle East. ...
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Iran says ready for resumption of talksIran is ready for resumption of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. ... Read more... ��  ��
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Afghanistan starts parliamentary vote recount in 12 provinces Election officials in Afghanistan have started recounting votes in 12 out of the country's 34 provinces for September 18, 2010 parliamentary elections over the allegations of electoral fraud, the local media reported on Sunday. ... Read more... �� ��
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