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US considers end to tariffs in Myanmar: Too soon?
Though the country has gone through a series of reforms, Human Rights Watch has recently thrown allegations of 'ethnic cleansing' at the government.
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Italy's long-deadlocked government shows signs of life
Enrico Letta's appointment as prime minister-designate has sparked hope that a coalition government might finally be formed after two months of negotiations.
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Venezuela's opposition asks election audit to include fingerprint verification
For years, Venezuela's opposition criticized the fingerprint scanners as intimidation but now hope it will prove incidents of voter fraud.
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Seoul pulls workers out of North Korea factory complex, ending cooperative experiment
The last tangible thread of cooperation between Pyongyang and Seoul was cut today, with South Korea announcing it would pull the remaining workers from a sprawling factory complex in the North.
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Russian psychiatric hospital fire kills 38; only 3 survivors (+video)
The Russian psychiatric hospital fire swept through the one-story building early Friday, killing two doctors and 36 patients with severe mental disorders, most of whom were sedated and asleep.
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Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so.
After sweeping US budget cuts, the Pentagon is testing new tools to stop drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean: a blimp tethered to the back of a boat and a hand-launched drone.
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Shanghai auto show: where you, too, can buy a machine-gun ready pickup
A Chinese company's trucks were a hit among Libyan rebels, and it's now seeking inroads to the lucrative insurgent market. 'The car really proved its launch strength,' wrote one Libyan rebel.
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Pope Francis plans to visit Assisi, home of St. Francis
Pope Francis took his name in recognition of Saint Francis, best known for his work with the poor and his love of animals.
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Survivors found trapped in collapsed Bangladesh factory
Forty survivors were found trapped in room in the garment factory that collapsed yesterday in Bangladesh.
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Q&A: Who ultimately bears responsibility for Bangladesh factory disasters?
Low wages and lower safety standards have made Bangladesh a major garment producer - and a source of workplace deaths like the more than 200 killed in a Dhaka factory collapse this week.
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Teachers in Mexico break windows, torch offices to protest anti-union reforms
Some educators are teaching a not-so-gentle lesson to President Enrique Peña Nieto about his ambitious government reforms.
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Should use of chemical weapons in Syria be a 'game changer?'
Last month President Obama called chemical weapons use by Syria a 'game changer,' but why do US interests change if chemical weapons are used?
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Why China won't help the US on North Korea
Many Asia watchers are dubious that China either can or will take decisive action to push North Korea away from nuclear threats. Here are five underlying reasons why:
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Switzerland shuts the door on EU migrants: A new 'us vs. them' in Europe?
News that Switzerland is capping residence permits for Western Europeans reached the Monitor's Europe bureau chief as she was having her own intolerable immigration experience.
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Peacekeeping force for unsettled Mali gets unanimous UN vote
Resolution 2100 has French troops replaced by blue helmets and at least half the UN force will be from Africa. Al Qaeda-linked militants are still fighting in Mali's northern mountains.
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Israel shoots down drone, Hezbollah denies it's theirs
The Shiite militant group in Lebanon has sent drones over Israel in the past, linking their use to Israeli violations of Lebanon's airspace.
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Ghana is rising, but so are its dump-yards of cast-off appliances
As Ghana's economy booms, its consumers no longer want used appliances shipped in from the West. Now that 'e-waste' is filling dumps and causing environmental woes.
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Serbia-Kosovo deal clears path to EU accession, but long road remains
The agreement to 'normalize' relations between Serbia and Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia five years ago, removes a major obstacle to each one's bid to join the EU.
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As Indonesia gears up for election, fears of corruption soar
Indonesia has set itself up nicely for fair presidential elections next year, but corruption and party oligarchs threaten the its future.
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Peru says no to GMO
Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors.
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