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Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Reuters - Brazil’s president-elect Dilma Rousseff vowed to step up the fight against poverty without forfeiting economic stability in Latin America’s largest nation when she takes over from her charismatic…

Cholera outbreak spreads toward Haiti’s capital (AP)

October 23rd, 2010

Patients suffering from diarrhea and other cholera symptoms are helped by other residents as they wait for treatment at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. An outbreak of cholera in rural central Haiti has killed at least 142 people and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed the hospital in Saint Marc seeking treatment.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - An outbreak of cholera has spread outside a rural valley in central Haiti, intensifying worries the disease could reach squalid tarp camps that house hundreds of thousands of…

Chemical tanker being towed toward French coast (AP)

October 8th, 2010

AP - A chemical tanker carrying thousands of tons of a gasoline product was being towed toward France’s northwestern coast Friday after it collided with another ship, the boat’s manager…

First steps toward arms trade treaty (AP)

July 24th, 2010

AP - The world’s nations took the first steps at a conference that ended Friday toward a legally binding treaty that would try to regulate the multibillion dollar arms trade…

Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill (AP)

July 22nd, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM EDT shows clouds over the Greater and Lesser Antilles.  These are produced by Tropical Depression Three, which has developed from a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea.  The system currently sits about 400 miles Southeast of Key Largo, Florida with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph and moves west-northwest and 15 mph.  This system kicks up moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms with strong winds over the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, with scattered showers stretching into the Bahamas and down the Lesser Antilles.  (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie steamed into the central Bahamas on Thursday night while tracking a course that could take it over the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil…

Debt crisis pushes Europe toward economic reforms (AP)

July 2nd, 2010

AP - In the ashes of Europe’s debt crisis, some see the seeds of long-term hope.

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Tropical Storm Alex headed toward Mexican coast (AP)

June 27th, 2010

Graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Depression Alex as of 11 a.m. EDT SundayAP - Forecasters say Alex is again a tropical storm as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico and may become a hurricane as it swirls toward Mexico’s east coast.


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Russia, US moving toward accord on adoptions (AP)

May 12th, 2010

Russia's Children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov reacts as he talks to the media after a meeting with adoption officials in Moscow, Wednesday, May 12, 2010.  Astakhov said Wednesday that Russia and the United States have reached agreement on all key issues for a bilateral agreement on adoptions, and that a draft agreement is expected to be approved later this week.  (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Russia and the United States are moving closer to signing a new accord on adoptions, officials from both countries said Wednesday.


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New violence mars moves toward Thai compromise (AP)

May 7th, 2010

A young boy holds a stick as he sits at a guard post at the anti-government encampment Friday, May 7, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday he would dissolve Parliament in September, paving the way for new elections demanded by anti-government protesters, if they end their crippling occupation of Bangkok's commercial district. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - New violence erupted in the Thai capital Friday night, killing a policeman and causing other casualties, and likely jeopardizing what had seemed like progress to resolving a sometimes…

Israel’s PM welcomes progress toward peace talks (AP)

May 2nd, 2010

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday May 2, 2010. Israel's Prime Minister on Sunday welcomed the Arab nations' endorsement of indirect, U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Lior Mizrahi, Pool)AP - Israel’s prime minister on Sunday welcomed Arab nations’ endorsement of indirect, U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians, saying he is ready to restart negotiations “at any time and…