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Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government

AP - 57 minutes ago

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.

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Russia's Medvedev: Sanctions against Iran possible
AP - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
MOSCOW - Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Russian military plane crashes, killing 11
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MOSCOW (AFP) - - A Russian military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all 11 crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said on Saturday.
US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan
AP - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
BRUSSELS - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops.

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Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
AP - 1 hour 49 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.
Lebanon's Hariri set to announce unity government
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Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP
AFP - 2 hours 29 minutes ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.