CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An international arbitration body has awarded Exxon Mobil Corp. nearly $908 million in a dispute with Venezuela over compensation for the nationalization of its assets, the company said Sunday….
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected Anglicans and Episcopalians who want to join the Roman Catholic Church….
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Firefighters are making progress against a major blaze in one of Chile’s most spectacular national parks, the government said Sunday, and the Israeli tourist accused of setting the fire denied guilt….
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The question was disturbing: Why do you live here?…
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CAIRO (AP) — A pan-Arab body called Sunday for the immediate withdrawal of the Arab League monitors in Syria because President Bashar Assad’s regime has kept up killings of government opponents even in the presence of the observers….
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Images of ultra-Orthodox Jews dressing up as Nazi concentration camp inmates during a protest drew widespread condemnation Sunday and added a new twist to a simmering battle over growing extremism inside Israel’s insular ultra-Ort…
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The ruling party governor of a western Argentine province was killed early Sunday of gunshots to the head, and his wife was being questioned by police….
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea vowed Sunday to make an all-out drive for prosperity as it unites behind new leader Kim Jong Un, ushering in 2012 with promises to resolve food shortages, bolster its military and defend Kim Jong Il’s youn…
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NEW YORK (AP) — From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year Sunday with confetti-filled celebrations, glittering fireworks displays and star-studded festivities….
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Despite a government scare campaign, firecrackers and gunfire injured nearly 500 people in the Philippines as revelers welcomed the new year in one of the world’s most raucous and dangerous celebrations….
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Washington has been lavishing attention on Taiwan, stepping up official visits and saying it will likely allow visa-free travel to the U.S. The moves are raising suspicions that America is trying to influence a tight presiden…
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