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U.S. radar-jamming aircraft and combat jets flew sorties Sunday to strike Gadhafi's ground forces and air defenses, as coalition forces moved quickly to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. Gadhafi defiantly called on the Libyan nation to rise up against what he called foreign aggression.
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AT&T; has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in cash and stock, in a deal that would create an industry giant by combining the No. 2 and No. 4 U.S. wireless carriers.
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The battle to bring the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control may be turning a corner, a development that could ease a nuclear emergency. But difficulties still loom.
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New Boeing 747 Takes Flight
Boeing's newest 747 passenger jet took to the skies for the first time Sunday, marking the third maiden flight of a new Boeing commercial airplane in the past 15 months.
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Japan May Punish Mizuho
Mizuho Bank's system-wide breakdown has affected so many people that Japan's Financial Services Agency, the nation's regulatory watchdog, will have to consider disciplining the lender, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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India celebrates the Holi festival on Sunday. Traditionally, the festival's celebrations are marked by people playing with colors. Some snapshots.
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PTC India Financial Services' initial public offering of 133.2 million shares was fully subscribed a few hours ahead of the closing of the issue, according to data on the National Stock Exchange.
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Christopher Stephens: Nuclear Safety After Fukushima
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Open space in Indian cities sometimes exists as a one-off showpiece around important government buildings, or to commemorate some short-lived event, but most often it is an arena of neglect, says landscape architect Mohammad Shaheer.

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A WTO Win for China
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Qatar Sends Fighter Jets to Enforce No-Fly Zone
Qatar became the first Arab nation to join international action against Col. Moammar Gadhafi, saying Sunday that it was sending fighter jets to Libya to help enforce a United Nations resolution aimed at preventing the Libyan strongman from using force against his own people.
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Japanese Flee Radiation Zones
A week after a massive earthquake and tsunami sent thousands of evacuees fleeing from Japan's northeast coast, the country is seeing a new wave of refugees: those running from radiation.
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Europe

The Diplomatic Path to U.S. Support
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India Real Time presents a round-up of commentary and analysis of one of the key news events this week–Japan's struggle to contain radiation from damaged reactors after being hit by an earthquake and a tsunami a week ago, and the lessons India can learn from Japan's nuclear crisis.
Japan's Shattered Mirror
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India's Affinity for the Queen of the Nile
In India, some of the wealthiest families are shelling out six figures for a 1.6-meter-long sculpture. A sculpture of a scene of Ancient Egypt from Lladró, a Spanish maker of porcelain figurines.
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Pakistani Cricketers to Stand Trial
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India can feed its giant population by invigorating agriculture in the east, adopting cash transfers for the poor, and creating farmers' companies, says Ashok Gulati, chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.
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Ela Bhatt has led the cause of fighting for the rights of the self-employed women and formed the Self-Employed Women's Association. A Padma Shree and Padma Bhushan awardee, she is now being honored with the Radcliffe Institute Medal, by the Harvard University.