FRANKFURT, Germany — More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.
Greece’s fractious political …
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CAIRO — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called Thursday on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic …
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BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the …
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By Elizabeth A. Kennedy Associated Press
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2/7/12
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WASHINGTON — Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give …
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By Anne Gearan
AP National Security Writer
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2/7/12
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and …
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BEIRUT — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears …
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By Matthew Lee Associated Press
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2/6/12
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It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bush …
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By Brian Murphy
Associated Press
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2/5/12
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces pushed dissident troops back from the edge of Damascus in heavy fighting Monday, escalating efforts to take back control of the capital's eastern doorstep ahead of key …
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GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Residents of the Italian island of Giglio held a strategy meeting Monday as fears mounted about threats to the environment and their prized tourism industry from the stricken …
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GIGLIO, Italy — Divers plumbing the capsized Costa Concordia's murky depths pulled out the body of a woman in a life vest Saturday, while scuba-diving police swam through the captain's cabin to …
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By Trisha Thomas Associated Press
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1/22/12
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