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Russian exile Boris Berezovsky, a close friend of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was

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Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murder claim
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The British-based businessman Boris Berezovsky has won his claim for libel after being falsely named on Russian state television as the man behind the murder of the former Moscow agent Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Litvinenko, a strong critic of then Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 and died in London in...

Incense stick holders stand at the cremation site of late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold, about 305 kilometers (190 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Friday, April 11, 2008.

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Cambodia puts the cremation site of Pol Pot on 'historic' tourist trail
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The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot. In a controversial move that underlines the increasing allure of the country's genocidal history and the importance of...

In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks at a meeting with several Arab ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates in that country's capital, Abu Dhabi, Monday, July 7, 2008.

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Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station in the Green Zone in...

Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina. Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, and is second only to oceans as the largest reservoir of total water. Glaciers cover vast areas of the polar regions and are found in mountain ranges of every continent except Australia.

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World's top scientists to review climate panel
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SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the authoritative reports written by a global warming panel. The United Nations and the beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said Wednesday that a Netherlands-based group of...

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, leaves the podium with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, following their press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
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updated 12:30 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 RAMALLAH, West Bank - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state. The Israeli plans have...

Russian exile Boris Berezovsky, a close friend of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by Polonium 2-10, speaks to the media in a news conference in London, Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Berezovsky claims he was advised, three weeks ago

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Tycoon Wins Libel Suit in Ex-Spy's Murder Case
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Boris A. Berezovsky, a self-exiled Russian tycoon, won a libel suit in London on Wednesday against a Russian satellite broadcaster that had linked him to the murder in 2006 of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a onetime aide and former K.G.B. operative who was poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope. Related Times Topic: Boris A. Berezovsky Mr. Berezovsky...

File - This April 21, 2004 file photo shows Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu following his release outside Shikma Prison in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Israel.

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Why Punish Iran for What Israel Has Already Done?
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the Western Powers continue to criticize Iran for its nuclear enrichment program, and while they try and pressure Russia and China to impose stiffer economic sanctions, maybe it would be an opportune time to remember that for decades Israel has developed nuclear weapons and has tried to keep...

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China's Exports Rise 46%
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BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year. It was the third consecutive month of increases in Chinese exports and the fastest growth...

The Dalai Lama delivers his annual address from exile in India marking the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in Dharamsla, India, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai Lama
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Tibet's spiritual leader has said China is trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as the region marks the anniversary of a failed revolt against China in 1959. The Dalai Lama's comments come as Tibetans also mark the anniversary of the bloody riots in 2008,...

People carry a dead body of an employee of an international humanitarian group World Vision, killed in the attack of suspected militants, at a field hospital in Ogi, a small town in Pakistani district Mansehra, Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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Aid workers shot dead in Pakistan
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Unidentified assailants have attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan, killing up to five people and wounding several others, according to police. The victims, including two women, are all Pakistanis, Sajid Khan, a police official, said. Wednesday's attack took place on the office of the World Vision, a...