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U.N. envoy meets Congo rebel, fresh fighting reported (Reuters)
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Reuters - A United Nations envoy met Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to seek peace in eastern Congo on Sunday as fresh fighting flared between rebel and government forces in North Kivu province.
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Villa leaves Gunners down and out in Premier League action (AFP)
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AFP - Arsenal's title challenge suffered a hammer blow on Saturday as a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa left them nine points adrift of the Premier League pacesetters Chelsea and Liverpool.
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UN envoy to meet Congo rebel leader amid fighting (AP)
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AP - U.N. officials in Congo say the world body's special envoy is on his way to meet the Central African country's main rebel leader in a bid to end the crisis.
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Press unconvinced by G20 summit (AFP)
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AFP - Sunday newspapers were largely unconvinced by the G20 summit in Washington, concluding that Prime Minister Gordon Brown does not have all the answers for fixing the financial downturn.
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Guinea Bissau set to go to the polls (AFP)
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AFP - Tiny, poverty stricken Guinea Bissau, seen as a major African drugs hub, goes to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections observers hope will bring stability to the West African nation.
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Truck ban hampers supply line to US in Afghanistan (AP)
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AP - Container trucks and oil tankers bound for U.S and NATO troops in Afghanistan were forced off the road on Sunday after militant attacks prompted Pakistan to block a major supply line, highlighting the vulnerability of the mountain p...
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Bloodshed at Urban Music Awards (AFP)
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AFP - Three people were injured in ugly scenes at the Urban Music Awards ceremony, with one person seriously hurt, police said on Sunday.
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Japan's Ozaki wins Tokyo women's marathon (AFP)
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AFP - Japan's Yoshimi Ozaki staged a come-from-behind victory to take her first career title at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Sunday.
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Tibetan exiles gather to discuss future of Tibet (AP)
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AP - Several hundred Tibetan exile leaders gathered in northern India on Sunday for a landmark meeting widely expected to determine the direction of the movement that has struggled for decades to win autonomy from China.
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4 Gaza militants killed in retaliatory airstrike (AP)
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AP - An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants launching mortars at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, just hours after another group of militants struck Israel in a separate rocket attack.
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Sri Lanka steps up air strikes after capturing town (AFP)
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AFP - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against suspected rebel targets in the island's north Sunday, a day after ground troops re-captured a highly strategic town, the defence ministry said.
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At least 3 dead in China subway tunnel collapse (Reuters)
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Reuters - At least three people were killed and 17 more were trapped when a half-built subway tunnel in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou collapsed, leaving a huge crater that also engulfed 11 vehicles, state media said on Sunday.
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Iceland, EU states draw up plan to rescue British savers (AFP)
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AFP - Iceland and a group of EU countries have agreed on a negotiating framework to settle a banking row between the island and Britain over compensating savers, the government in Reykjavik said Sunday.
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Iraq's government approves security pact with US (AP)
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AP - Iraq's Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for three more years in the country they first occupied in 2003.
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Guinea Bissau vote goes smooth amid hopes for stability (AFP)
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AFP - Guinea Bissau voted Sunday in parliamentary elections that international observers hope will boost stability in a poor west African nation which has become a hub for South American drug traffickers.
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