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Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
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Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans.
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Tropical depression heads toward Mexican coast
83 mins ago
Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall in that country's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.
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One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico
7 hours 46 mins ago
Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.
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Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims
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India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially.
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Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician
12 mins ago
Iraqi officials say a suicide attack has killed a local political leader and four of his relatives in northern Iraq.
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Flood damages Austrian UNESCO heritage site
15 mins ago
A flash flood unleashed by a major thunderstorm has inundated the Austrian village of Hallstatt, which has been awarded special status by the U.N. because of its unique beauty.
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Palestinian party toughens line on Israel talks
38 mins ago
An adviser to the Palestinian president says Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement wants him to stick to long-standing demands for resuming talks with Israel.
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Pope invites Down Syndrome teen on car for a spin
40 mins ago
Pope Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome the ride of his life _ sort of.
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Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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Iraq officials say suicide attack kills politician
Iraqi officials say a suicide attack has killed a local political leader and four of his relatives in northern Iraq.
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