 AP Essay: My Cyprus, changed forever
TAMER FAKAHANY , The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 2:48 AM NEW YORK - Nicosia, Cyprus, 1973: Riding with my parents and two elder siblings in a taxi, the kind of large Mercedes... (photo: European Community / EC) Philadelphia Daily News
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 Syria conflict drawing hundreds of jihadists from Europe, says report
Exclusive: Up to 600 people from 14 European countries have taken part in fighting since 2011, finds King's College study A fighter takes up position during combat in Aleppo, Syria. Photograph:... (photo: AP / Ugarit News via AP video) The Guardian
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 Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says its warplanes have struck targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel. The air strikes early... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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 How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Tuesday
By The Associated Press, | April 2, 2013 Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index both closed at record highs Tuesday after... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Houston Chronicle
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 Health Insurers Lead Stocks Higher on Wall Street
The Dow Jones industrial average touched another record high Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is strengthening. Traders plowed... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
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 World stocks rally on Cyprus accord
Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to the biggest gain in a week, as Cyprus received easier bailout terms and data showed US factory orders exceeded forecasts. Gold fell the most... (photo: AP Photo/Italian Presidency Press Office, HO) Sydney Morning Herald
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 UN General Assembly Adopts Global Arms Trade Treaty
NEW YORK, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved the first global treaty to regulate international trade in conventional weapons, the UN News Centre said. The resolution... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Novosti
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 As US packs up in Afghanistan, the return of the dreaded MRE
KABUL — U.S. troops across Afghanistan are preparing for a reunion with a long-lost frenemy. After years of base build-ups and access to massive dining halls with a substantial selection of ethnic... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Public Domain) Stars and Stripes
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 Report: Karzai _ Taliban chief could seek election
BERLIN (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told a German newspaper that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar could run for president in elections next year. Karzai's... (photo: Public Domain / PFHLai) The Guardian
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 Cyprus bank chief seeks to allay fears
April 2, 2013 -- Updated 0452 GMT (1252 HKT) (Financial Times) -- The head of Cyprus's central bank has sought to deflect blame for the chaos that has engulfed the island's financial system but has... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) CNN
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