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Netanyahu Wins Likud Party Primary to Face Sharon

TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel’s battered Likud Party chose Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to run against Ariel Sharon in March elections, and the former Israeli prime minister pledged to bring the party back to power. Exit polls from all three Israeli TV stations showed Netanyahu with 47 percent of the …

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China Shuts Down Hundreds of Porn Sites

BEIJING – Chinese police have closed 598 Web sites in a crackdown on pornography, but online gambling and fraud are growing, state media said Friday. The latest crackdown, launched in March, led to 25 arrests, the China Daily Newspaper said, citing figures from the Ministry of Public Security. That figure …

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Afghanistan's New Day: A Promising Step for Afghan Women

Four years after the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan resistance overthrew the Taliban, Afghanistan is still stumbling on the path to peace and stability. However, there are glimmers of hope everywhere. The country is nowhere near as violent as it was before, although in the past few months there has been …

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