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CIA Boosts Campaign in Pakistan
The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to significantly expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens.
- Pakistani Officials Cite Drones in Deaths

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Brazilians Begin Voting in Key Election
Brazilians went to the polls in a vote widely expected to deliver a third four-year mandate to the leftist Workers Party and catapult the first female candidate ever to the presidency.
- Brazil's Surging Real Figures in Election
- Interactive: Brazil's Presidential Candidates
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Tokyo Protests Blast China's Stance
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Tokyo's central shopping districts, harshly criticizing China and the Japanese government's handling of a recent territorial dispute.
- Japan Real Time: Learning Senkaku
- Video: Anti-China Protest in Tokyo
Palestinians Seek Suspension of Talks
The Palestinian leadership called for the suspension of negotiations until Israel halts building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
- Syria Isn't Hopeful of Mideast Success
- Video: Mideast Peace Talks Stalled
U.S. to Issue European Travel Alert
The U.S. State Department is moving to issue a travel alert Sunday warning American citizens to show vigilance in traveling to Europe, due to heightened concerns about an al Qaeda terrorist plot.
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Paraguay President Needs Emergency Treatment
Paraguay's president, Fernando Lugo, will be rushed to a hospital in Sáo Paulo on Saturday afternoon for emergency treatment. He has been in a hospital in Paraguay since Thursday.
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China's Wen Pledges Support for Greece
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Greece a major vote of confidence on a visit, saying China will buy Greek bonds and announcing the creation of a $5 billion fund to help Greek shipping companies buy Chinese ships.
U.S. Apologizes for Syphilis Study
The U.S. apologized to Guatemala for a study 60 years ago in which American scientists deliberately infected prisoners in that country with syphilis.
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Indonesia Train Crash Kills Dozens
A train crash in central Indonesia left at least 36 people dead and highlighted the country's continuing problems with inadequate—and sometimes unsafe—transportation networks.
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Latvian Government Poised for Win
Latvia's center-right government was poised to stay in power Sunday after voters backed its plans to continue painful reforms required by an international bailout program.
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Building, Wall Collapses Kill 14 in China
A four-story building under construction in China's northwest and a factory wall in an eastern city collapsed, killing at least 14 people and injuring eight others.
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China Supports North Korea Leaders
China's president welcomed North Korea's election of a new slate of communist party leaders in an expected but important affirmation of the two countries' relationship.
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EU Offers to Give Up 2 IMF Seats
The European Union's offer to give up two seats on the IMF's board is unlikely to gain approval, but it could be a template for a compromise.
In North Korea Photos, a General Trend
A big winner of this week's North Korea leadership shuffle appears to be a little-known general whose several promotions have put him at the literal center of the country's political elite.
Maliki, Anti-U.S. Cleric Join Forces
Powerful anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has agreed to back Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a new term in office, adding strength to the months-long push by the incumbent to shape a new coalition government and end the country's political crisis.
Hackers Siphoned $70 Million
An international computer-crime ring that was broken up this week siphoned about $70 million in a hacking operation targeting bank accounts of small businesses, municipalities and churches.
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The Luzhkov Thaw
The ouster of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has unleashed a flurry of criticism and rallies. But few of the former mayor's critics have hopes it will last.
Bank Aid Rankles Irish Voters
Ireland's failure to stem the costs of its banking rescue is stoking citizens' ire at the bankers and politicians they hold responsible for the country's property bust, and fueling debate about how the government should pay its debts.
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Sarkozy Looks to Boost Image Via China
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy has an ambitious plan for his Group-of-20 presidency: Get China to talk about exchange rates.
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China Warns Travelers About Japan
China issued a travel warning for Japan, reflecting continued strains between the two neighbors despite efforts to ratchet down tensions.
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Brazil's Surging Currency Figures in Election
Ahead of elections in Brazil, policy makers are wrestling with a new problem: a currency so strong it may hinder the country's export-driven economic boom.
- Interactive: Brazil's Presidential Candidates
India Seeks Positive Spin at Games
India hopes to turn the tide of negativity over its hosting of the Commonwealth Games with an opening ceremony Sunday that will feature an Oscar-winning composer and high-tech helium balloon.
- India to Open Games with 'Cultural Explosion'
- WSJ's India Bureau Hits the Tennis Court
Bin Laden Statements Allowed at Trial
Prosecutors will be able to introduce statements by Osama bin Laden at the trial of a Tanzanian man accused in a plot to blow up two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998, a judge ruled.

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Mexico Is Hit With More Violence
Gunmen kidnapped 20 men who were traveling together in Acapulco. Also, a shootout between drug gangs left 14 people dead in remote town in the northern state of Durango.
Ecuador's Top Cop Quits After President Held
Ecuador's police chief quit and Army troops patrolled the presidential palace Friday, as questions emerged over whether President Rafael Correa had overdramatized events surrounding what he characterized as a coup the previous day.
- Photos: Police Strike | Video: Clashes
Africa
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Blasts Hit Nigeria Festivities, Killing 7
Two car bombs blew up as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing at least seven people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region.
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Ryders on the Storm
After a seven-hour rain delay, the contest is on between Team USA and Team Europe, in a race to finish on Sunday.

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The Yuan's Complicated Ties To Trade
Critics of Beijing's currency policy in Washington argue that a jump in the yuan's value against the dollar would have a big impact on China's trade gap with the U.S. Does history back them up?
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Confidence Builds as Commonwealth Games Kick Off
The director of Sunday evening's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is hopeful that the multimillion dollar show will add a layer of glitter over the otherwise dusty impression India has left in recent weeks.
What They Said: Babri Masjid Verdict
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Japan Real Time

Island Education: Learning Senkaku in Japan
The unified outpouring of assorted groups and individuals that gathered in Shibuya Saturday afternoon represent the degree to which Japan's recent territorial dispute with China touched a volatile nerve within the nation's psyche.
Upside Down: The Population Pyramid Problem
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Belgium's Half-Time Report
It's half-time for the Belgian EU presidency. How are they doing?
Business's Five Gripes With China
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In today's pictures, rain slams the Northeast, a man is publicly whipped in Indonesia, India prepares to celebrate Gandhi and more.
U.K. Bank Panel Looks Doomed to Fail
What are the chances the U.K.'s Independent Commission on Banking will prove genuinely radical and successfully bring about the break-up of U.K. banks, whether on financial stability or competition grounds? Surely, close to zero.
A Brush With Crime in South Africa
Crime envelopes South African cities like a permanent haze. But to hear the government tell it, the outlook is now brightening.
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Age-Old Pencil Rivalry Stays Sharp
Forget everything you know about corporate rivalries. Apple vs. Microsoft, Ford and GM, Coke and Pepsi. Two German pencil makers were battling before those brands existed.
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