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India’s Congress faces turmoil over women’s bill

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s ruling Congress party officials met on Wednesday to douse a political standoff over a contentious womens’ quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.

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UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.

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Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A leading Southeast Asian militant, wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings, was the man killed in police raids in Jakarta, Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.

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Israeli general says “all options” needed on Iran

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All options “should remain on the table” to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel’s top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.

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Israeli general says “all options” needed on Iran

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All options “should remain on the table” to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel’s top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.

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UK minister urges push for Afghan peace settlement

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan’s neighbors must support such an agreement.

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UK minister urges push for Afghan peace settlement

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan’s neighbors must support such an agreement.

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U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chief

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain’s domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.

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U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chief

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain’s domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.

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Israel: Outlook for tough U.N. steps on Iran “grim”

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The outlook for imposing tough new U.N. sanctions on Iran is increasingly grim, as Russia and China work to slow down a U.S. and European drive for swift action, Israel’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.

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