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Iran urges UN inquiry into wars
Iran asks the UN to investigate Western actions in Afghanistan and Iraq amid growing nuclear tensions.
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Ukraine agrees to abandon nuclear weapons in first victory for Obama initiative
Ukraine has agreed to get rid of its stockpile of weapons-grade uranium in a move that gave President Obama the first significant achievement at the Nuclear Security Summit of 47 nations that opened yesterday in Washington.
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Obama to meet Turkish PM on Tuesday, White House says
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday, on the sidelines of his nuclear security summit in Washington, the White House said.
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Leading Moscow judge gunned down
A leading judge has been shot dead at his apartment building in the Russian capital, Moscow court officials have said.
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Ousted Kyrgyz president makes first public address since bloodshed
Ousted President Bakiyev addressed supporters in Kyrgyzstan on Monday, the first time he had been seen since fleeing violent protests last week. He warned of "further bloodshed" should his opponents attempt to seize him.
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Swedish towns vie for nuclear waste site
Twelve years ago, fearing for her health, Inger Nordholm quit her job as a hairdresser in this seaside Swedish community, one of several that have been competing for the right to become the country's permanent storage site for radioactive waste.
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Nuclear summit to face challenge of reining in loose weapon materials
A year ago in Prague, President Barack Obama pushed a three-pronged plan to move toward a world without nuclear weapons -- and announced a Global Nuclear Security Summit in 2010 to help make that happen.
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Kyrgyzstan 'will drown in blood' if ousted president targeted for death
Kyrgyzstan will "drown in blood" if any attempt is made to kill him, deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev vowed yesterday.
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