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Obama renews call for nuclear reductions

President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The final day of the G-8 summit of wealthy nations is ending with discussions on globe-trotting corporate tax dodgers, a lunch with leaders from Africa, and suspense over whether Russia and Western leaders can avoid diplomatic fireworks over their deadlock on Syrias civil war.

President Barack Obama is calling for a one-third reduction of the U.S. and Russia's nuclear stockpiles. 16 minutes ago

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Myanmar court convicts Muslims over violence

Authorities in Myanmar say a court has found two Muslim women guilty of sparking a recent outbreak of sectarian violence in the country, one of them by bumping into a novice monk.

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China, Vietnam agree to set up hotline

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UK soldiers' families can sue over Iraq deaths

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Markets drift as investors ready for Fed

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2 SAfrican deminers killed in Mogadishu attack

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Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city

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Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine

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Obama in Berlin: "Our work is not yet done"

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