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Slideshow Israel Bans Settler Influx Aimed at Keeping Gaza
Reuters - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Israel on Friday banned its citizens from moving into Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, aiming to forestall a feared influx of ultra-nationalists bent on blocking a pullout from the occupied territory this summer. Full Coverage

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Photo Ukraine Dealers Said to Smuggle Missiles
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Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China four years ago, prosecutors said Friday, revealing fresh details of a probe that will test the new government's commitment to cleaning up corruption. Closed-door legal proceedings were under way.
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Midest Extremists Pose Threat to Truce
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Extremists on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides pose a significant threat to a truce that 13 Palestinian factions agreed to extend this week.
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Photo Donors Meet to Boost Haiti Relief Effort
AP - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Haiti's interim leader called on donors Friday to help rebuild his nation's battered power grid and train thousands more police officers, as world diplomats met to jump-start delayed rebuilding plans in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Full Coverage
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Photo 3.4 Million Zimbabweans Barred From Vote
AP - Fri Mar 18, 5:56 AM ET
Zimbabwe's highest court has barred 3.4 million citizens living abroad — over 20 percent of the country's population — from voting in this month's parliamentary elections.
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Hong Kong Leadership Change Worries U.S.
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The United States expressed concern Friday about Hong Kong's leadership change — a switch some legal experts and companies fear might mark the erosion of a legal system that has made the Chinese territory one of the best places in the world to do business.
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Talks to end softwood lumber trade dispute slated to begin next week
Canadian Press - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
OTTAWA (CP) - Talks aimed at ending the costly and bitter softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States are slated to begin next week.
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Photo It's not easy being green, Australia's only frog hospital set to croak
AFP - Fri Mar 18,12:40 PM ET
After six-and-a-half years of mending broken legs and treating disease, Australia's only frog hospital is closing its doors due to a lack of funding.
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