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Obama lauds ‘inclusive’ Iraq govt amid frictions (AP)

November 13th, 2010

Members of his Sunni-backed coalition are seen as they walk out of of Iraq's parliament session in a protest before a vote on the presidency in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - President Barack Obama praised Iraqi moves to form an “inclusive” government on Friday, but the two-day-old deal was already looking fragile after Sunni lawmakers walked out of parliament,…

Clinton joins Asia summit amid China-Japan row (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

China's Premier Wen Jiabao (C) arrives at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi October 28, 2010. Wen is in Hanoi for the East Asia Summit from October 28 to 30. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger with Japan raised questions about reconciliation between the…

Berlusconi amid scandal: ‘I love women’ (AP)

October 29th, 2010

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures while speaking during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. EU leaders on Friday agreed on tougher rules for spendthrift nations whose overspending threatens Europe's single currency and risks triggering a debt crisis. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi issued an unapologetic defense of his lifestyle Friday amid the latest scandal involving his personal life, admitting that he intervened to secure the release from…

Sarkozy approval at record low amid French strikes (AP)

October 24th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Francophonie Summit in Montreux, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. The Summit takes place from Oct. 22 to 24 in Montreux. Some 70 heads of state and 3,000 delegates attend the summit that will focus on issues of global governance and democracy, sustainable development and cultural diversity. (AP Photo/Dominic Favre, Pool)AP - A new poll suggests French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest level yet amid pension protests that have sparked gas shortages, travel chaos and…

G20 starts final day of talks amid currency fears (AP)

October 23rd, 2010

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, talks with France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)AP - Top finance officials from the world’s major economies hunkered down Saturday for final day of talks aimed at quelling fears of a possible trade war sparked by competition…

France struggles to import gasoline amid strikes (AP)

October 22nd, 2010

High school students shout slogans as striking railway workers burn railway tracks during a demonstration at the old port of Marseille October 21, 2010. France faced another day of strikes and confrontation on its streets on Thursday as the government grappled to restore fuel supply with senators just a few days away from voting on pension reform. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)AP - The French government says fuel shortages caused by strikes will go on for several more days.


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Clashes resume in Lyon amid French labor tensions (AP)

October 21st, 2010

Firefighters put out a fire of a burning truck after clashes between the police and youth, in Lyon, central France, Wednesday Oct. 20, 2010. French authorities forced strike-shuttered fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies, and the interior minister threatened Wednesday to send in paramilitary police to stop rioting on the fringes of protests against raising the retirement age to 62. Months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the pension reform have taken a violent turn in recent days. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Youths have overturned a car and hurled bottles at police in the French city of Lyon amid nationwide tensions over raising the retirement age.


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French fuel depots forced open amid strikes (AP)

October 20th, 2010

Youth jumps over a burning garbage bin during clashes in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Some airliners steered clear of France and police clashed with stone-throwing youths Tuesday as a new round of nationwide strikes and protests over a bill raising the retirement age to 62 kicked off. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - French authorities have forced some fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies disrupted by nationwide strikes over a bill to raise the retirement age to 62.


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Super typhoon lashes Philippines amid flood alerts (AP)

October 18th, 2010

Military rescuers and volunteers prepare life-saving equipment at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila. The northeastern province of Isabela was the first to feel the typhoon's fury on Monday morning although there were no immediate reports of casualties, chief government weatherman Graciano Yumol said.(AFP/Jay Directo)AP - Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines on Monday, while flooding in Vietnam swept away a bus and left 20 people missing,…

Super typhoon hits Philippines amid flood alerts (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A military rescuer prepares life saving equipment as Typhoon Megi approaches in northern Philippines during a formation at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City Metro Manila October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl RaveloAP - Super Typhoon Megi has slammed ashore along the Philippines’ northeastern coast with ferocious winds of 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, becoming the strongest cyclone to hit the…

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