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Sochi opens 2014 Winter Olympics
Full Article Chicago Sun-Times
07 Feb 2014

Updated: February 7, 2014 3:38PM SOCHI, Russia — With a flying child, floating minarets, ballet dancers, human constellations, more than 3,000 performers and an alarmingly lifelike giant bear, Sochi put on what it called “the most complex and ambitious technical show ever attempted in Olympic history” to open the 22nd Winter Games on Friday night....
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Fireworks explode after the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics
photo: AP / Jae C. Hong

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2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Sochi Russia Terror Attack Inevitable ? Shaun White Drops Out
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SOCHI 2014 | Winter Olympics 2014 Opening Ceremony Live Stream & Start Time
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2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony War and Peace Ballet Giant Train Introduction of Putin
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Complete Sochi 2014 Winter Games Opening Ceremony Vancouver 2014 Winter Olympics Mascots Giant Ring
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There's A New Drop-Dead Debt Ceiling Date, And House Republicans Finally Have A Plan
Full Article Business Insider
07 Feb 2014

Congress needs to raise the nation's debt ceiling by Feb. 27 to avoid potential default on the country's obligations, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned in a letter to congressional leaders on Friday. It comes as House Republicans are formulating their final plan on the debt limit, according to Politico — involving a "doc fix" on...
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FILE - In this April 14, 2011, file photo White House Budget Director Jack Lew briefs reporters at the White House in Washington. Lew said Sunday, July 17, 2011
photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, File

updated 15 Oct 2013; published 15 Oct 2013
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The Government Shutdown and the Upcoming Debt Ceiling Increase: President Obama (2013)
updated 16 May 2013; published 07 Jun 2011
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Thom Hartmann: Republicans have sent out a Ransom letter
updated 17 Oct 2013; published 17 Oct 2013
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US government shutdown: Debt ceiling lifted as Republicans cave in last-minute deal
updated 02 Oct 2013; published 02 Oct 2013
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October Analysis: Gold Price After FOMC & Debt Ceiling Decisions
updated 15 Jan 2013; published 15 Jan 2013
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USA WILL DEFAULT ON ITS "DEBT"!
updated 17 Oct 2013; published 17 Oct 2013
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Is the Debt Ceiling Going to Be Raised? Is the Government Shutdown Over? President Obama (2013)
ICC opens CAR 'war crimes' preliminary investigation
Full Article BBC News
07 Feb 2014

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she has opened a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). Fatou Bensouda said she had received reports of "extreme brutality by various groups". Tens of thousands of Muslims have already fled to Cameroon and Chad....
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File - A banana seller carries her child as she contiues to work on the streets of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), 22 September, 2013. CAR has experienced extreme violence and disorder, with the ICC recently opening an investigation into possible war crimes.
photo: UN / Serge Nya-Nana

updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Situation in the Central African Republic: Statement of the Prosecutor of the ICC, 7 February 2014
updated 16 Jun 2013; published 23 Feb 2013
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French forces fighting 'hand-to-hand' in Diabaly
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
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Beirut car bomb kills politician
updated 24 Dec 2013; published 24 Dec 2013
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Deadly blast rocks Egyptian police station
updated 03 Mar 2013; published 01 Nov 2012
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Police Car Hit 89 y/o Man Run Over WAUSAU, Wisconsin Dash Cam
updated 27 Dec 2013; published 27 Dec 2013
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Prominent Lebanese Politician Mohamad Chatah Killed In Bomb Attack
Violence risks turning Egypt to jihadi front
Full Article The Miami Herald
07 Feb 2014

CAIRO -- An Islamic militant group that has waged a campaign of bombings and assassinations for months in Egypt has quickly advanced in weaponry and sophistication of attacks, drawing on the experience of Egyptians who fought in Syria's civil war. The increasing capabilities of the group, called Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, Arabic for the Champions of...
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In this file photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, Egyptian policemen stand guard at the scene of a powerful explosion believed to be a car bomb at a police headquarters building that killed at least a dozen people, wounded more than 100, and left scores buried under the rubble, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt.
photo: AP / Ahmed Ashraf

updated 17 Aug 2013; published 29 Jul 2013
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Mohamed Morsi supporters defiant after Egypt bloodshed I 29.07.13
updated 22 Jun 2013; published 22 Jun 2013
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The Stakes Are The Future Of Egypt
updated 19 Aug 2013; published 18 Aug 2013
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لحظة قنص أحد المعتصمين في رابعة العدوية على الهواء مباشرة 14 8 2013
updated 28 Nov 2013; published 28 Nov 2013
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Officials in Egypt warn against continuation of violence
updated 07 Jul 2013; published 04 Jul 2013
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Pro Morsi Wahhabis Vow to Suicide Bomb Everyone Opposed to T
updated 04 Jul 2013; published 04 Jul 2013
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Who Are The Main Political Powers In Egypt?
Washington red-faced after top US diplomat caught on tape saying ‘f*** the EU’
Full Article The Times of India
07 Feb 2014

KIEV, Ukraine: The United States tried to contain fallout on Friday from a leaked phone conversation in which a top diplomat uses the f-word regarding the European Union's handling of the crisis in Ukraine. The embarrassing diplomatic incident comes as Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych was due to hold crisis talks with Russian counterpart and...
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File - Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, answers a question selected from the Department’s official Chinese Twitter on January 6, 2012.
photo: US DoS

updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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U.S. diplomat's conversation about Ukraine leaked on Internet
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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American Diplomat Victoria Nuland Caught On Tape Saying Fuck The U.S.
updated 06 Feb 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
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Art of Meddling: US's Nulad visits Ukraine again, with 'regime change' aims?
updated 12 Dec 2013; published 12 Dec 2013
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Ukrainian leader offers talks, protesters say no
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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VOA news for Friday, February 7th, 2014
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 25 Nov 2013
3:16
Kerry joins top diplomats for Iran talks
Dozens hurt in Bosnia protests
Full Article Independent online (SA)
07 Feb 2014

Sarajevo - More than 130 people, including 104 police officers, were injured on Thursday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, as protests over unemployment and political inertia spread across the country. The protests highlight public resentment over the political bickering that has stifled governance and...
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Bosnian police forces secure the entrance as protesters stone the local government building in Bosnian town of Tuzla, 140 kms north of Sarajevo, on Thursday, Feb. 6. 2014.
photo: AP / Amel Emric

updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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BOSNIA PROTESTS turn DANGEROUS - THOUSANDS of UNPAID WORKERS - POLICE use Tear Gas
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Protests turn violent in Bosnia
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Violent protests spread throughout Bosnia
updated 06 Feb 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
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Raw video: Police clash with protesters in Bosnia
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Bosnia Protests Turning Dangerous Thousands Against Government
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Protest erupts in Tuzla over unemployment
US apologises to EU for leaked barb
Full Article Al Jazeera
07 Feb 2014

Washington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, has apologised to EU counterparts after she was caught cursing the European response to the crisis in Kiev. US officials, while not denying such a conversation took place, didn't go into details about the apology, and pointed the finger at Russia for allegedly bugging the diplomats'...
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Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych, left, greets U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.
photo: AP / Mykhailo Markiv, Pool

updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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American Diplomat Victoria Nuland Caught On Tape Saying Fuck The U.S.
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Ukraine crisis: US apology over Victoria Nuland call gaffe
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Ukraine crisis: Leaked phone call embarrasses US
updated 06 Feb 2014; published 06 Feb 2014
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United States Embarrassed By Leaked Phone Call
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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American Diplomat Victoria Nuland Caught On Tape Saying Fuck The U S
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Ukraine crisis: Leaked phone call embarrasses US
Syria crisis: UN poised for Homs humanitarian operation
Full Article BBC News
07 Feb 2014

A pause in fighting to evacuate hundreds of civilians from besieged areas of the city of Homs in Syria is expected to begin on Friday. The ceasefire should also allow long-awaited aid into the worst hit areas. The UN welcomed reports that a "humanitarian pause" had been agreed with Syrian authorities. Rebels are also expected to back the...
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This Monday, July 15, 2013, file image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show a fireball from an explosion at a weapons depot set off by rocket attacks that struck government-held districts in the central Syrian city of Homs.
photo: AP / Ugarit News via AP video

updated 24 Feb 2012; published 24 Feb 2012
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Syria: daily halt in fighting essential to allow humanitarian relief
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Syria Fight for Aleppo prison humanitarian deal in Homs
updated 15 Jul 2013; published 15 Jul 2013
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Red Cross Calls For "Humanitarian Pause" In Syria's Homs
updated 19 Dec 2012; published 19 Dec 2012
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Humanitarian Crisis in Aleppo due to Fighting between Islamist Terrorists & Syrian Government
updated 15 Jul 2013; published 15 Jul 2013
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Syria
updated 20 Jan 2014; published 20 Jan 2014
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Syria's starving communities need aid
Violent clash at protest in Rio over fare hike
Full Article New Straits/Business Times
07 Feb 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO: Police and protesters violently clashed in Rio de Janeiro’s main train station Thursday in a demonstration against a 10-cent hike in bus fare. A cameraman for Band TV was hit in the head by either a stun grenade launched by police or a homemade explosive tossed by protesters; it was not immediately clear which. Band said in a...
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Commuters walk past a burning barricade set by demonstrators protesting a hike in bus fares, outside a train station in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.
photo: AP / Leo Correa

updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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Protesters, police clash in Sao Paulo over fare increases
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Brazil: Violence erupts in Rio over 12 cent fare hike
updated 15 Jun 2013; published 15 Jun 2013
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Brazil Bus Fare Protests' Clashes Between Police And Thousands Of Demonstrators
updated 20 Jun 2013; published 20 Jun 2013
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More protests planned in Brazil despite fare price U-turns
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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Violent protests in Brazil against transport fare rises
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Brazil Rio Protest Over Transport Fare Rise Ends In Violence - 7 Feb 2014
Pakistan holds historic 'roadmap' talks with Taliban
Full Article Canberra Times
06 Feb 2014

Islamabad: Negotiators for Pakistan's government and the Taliban urged an end to hostilities after meeting in the first round of talks aimed at ending the militants' bloody seven-year insurgency. The two sides gathered in Islamabad for a preliminary meeting that lasted more than three hours to chart a "roadmap" for future discussions,...
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Pro-Taliban representatives, from left, Ibrahim Khan, Maulana Yousaf Shah and Maulana Abdul Aziz attend a joint news conference after their talks with government representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash

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Taliban'dan barış görüşmelerinin gecikmesine eleştiri
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Pakistan: Government and the Taliban gather to chart future 'roadmap'
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Meet between Pak govt and Taliban panel postponed +Other top stories
updated 04 Feb 2014; published 04 Feb 2014
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Imran Khan declines Pakistan Taliban peace talks role
updated 07 Feb 2014; published 07 Feb 2014
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Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban

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Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, the genius outspoken French comedian who rebelled against the primacy of Jewish suffering has been banned from...
Iran, Pakistan enjoy key role in Afghan peace: Experts
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Speaking at bilateral dialogue between Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) and Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), they said that presence of...
Syrian children enduring 'unspeakable' suffering
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A new report shows children have endured "unspeakable and unacceptable" suffering during the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says. Children have been...

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800,000-year-old footprints in England: 5 human footprints include 2 children
Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. The lighthouse is painted white with three red bands and has a light characteristic of Fl(3)30s (3 white flashes, repeated every 30secs) at a height of 135 ft (41.1 m) with a range of 14 miles (22.5 km).[1]
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The 800,000-year-old footprints in England, which were found in an ancient estuary mud, are “the earliest evidence of human life in northern Europe” and indicate that a group of people consisting of at least five people, including two children and...
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South Africa Government Counts its Successes as Elections Loom
South African President Jacob Zuma, left, during a guard of honor with South African President Deputy Kgalema Motlanthe, right, during the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb 9, 2012.
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Thuso Khumalo JOHANNESBURG — The 2014 national elections in South Africa, set for May 7, come as the country celebrates the 20th anniversary of democracy, with the black majority African National Congress - ANC at the helm. The ruling party hopes to...
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State Department Official Apologizes for E.U. Comments
Victoria Nuland, permanent representative of the U.S. to NATO, gestures while presenting the U.S. vision for the NATO Alliance in the 21st century to the Macedonian leadership in the capitalSkopje
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A senior State Department official --who appeared to say "fuck the EU" in a leaked phone call -- has apologized to her European counterparts, a spokesperson said Thursday. What appears to be a private conversation between...
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Google launches corporate video conferencing product ‘Chromebox’
Google launches corporate video conferencing product ‘Chromebox’
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Google took aim at office meeting rooms with the release of a Chromebox for video conferencing. “These days, we often connect with each other from far-flung locations, coordinating time zones and dialing into conference calls from our...
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Taliban dog: Taliban boasts they captured military dog, U.S. says 'not our dog'
Cpl. Quinton McCloud and Zamp, his military working dog, search the inside of a compound for signs of insurgency during Operation Grizzly IV July 29. Operation Grizzly was a counter-insurgency operation to deter enemy activity, establish a presence and gather human intelligence. McCloud is a dog handler with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd). (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
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The Taliban must be desperately low on their intimidation techniques. Their recent claim of capturing a U.S. military dog was immediately shot down by Pentagon officials, who claim the dog does not belong to any branch of the U.S. military, reports...
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Taliban Show Video Of Captured U.S. War Dog
A military working dog wears Doggles to protect his eyes as a Chinook helicopter takes off, kicking up dust and debris, during an air assault operation by U.S. soldiers assigned to Alpha Troop,
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The Taliban have released a video of what they claim is a captured U.S. military dog named “Colonel”. The video appeared on the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” Web site. A related Twitter account said that the dog was captured after a December 23rd...
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Peace talks start between Pakistan, Taliban team
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, right, and Muhammad Naeem a representative of the Taliban attend a press conference
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Peace talks between the Pakistani government and representatives of the Taliban began on Thursday after a short delay, the first test for the government's controversial initiative of seeking a peaceful resolution to the country's bloody insurgency,...
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