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WASHINGTON — North Korea said it would restore the nuclear facilities that it had been disabling and boycott talks on its nuclear weapons program to protest against the U.N.
Obama Sees More Pain Now but Hope Later on Economy
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WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Tuesday that the battered economy was showing signs of recovery, but he warned Americans that more pain lies ahead.
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Obama Lends Weight to World Cup Bid
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President Obama is testing his prowess in the politics of sport by backing the U.S. bid to host the World Cup.
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TEHRAN — The trial of Roxana Saberi, who is accused of spying, comes at a difficult time in U.S.-Iran relations.
United Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart
By SABRINA TAVERNISE, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ERIC SCHMITT
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan — The Taliban is teaming up with militant groups in Punjab, posing a risk to the country’s stability.
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Unemployment Surges in Germany’s Golden City
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PFORZHEIM, Germany — Rising unemployment is striking at the heart of Germany’s wealthy industrial areas, such as the city of Pforzheim.
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Egypt Accuses Hezbollah of Plotting Attacks and Arms Smuggling to Gaza
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
CAIRO — The case has complicated efforts to reconcile differences among Arab states over how to deal with Iran’s rising influence and the Palestinian problem.
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Obama Signals More Active Response to Piracy
By PETER BAKER
WASHINGTON — The remarks foreshadowed a potentially treacherous struggle a day after Navy snipers rescued a U.S. captain.
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Obama Opens Door to Cuba, but Only a Crack
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAMIEN CAVE
WASHINGTON — The shifts in policy cover three main areas: family travel, remittances and telecommunications.
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Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty, With a Flourish
By MONICA DAVEY
CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, the ousted governor of Illinois, said his legal strategy in the corruption case was, simply, “the truth.”
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An Australian artist transforms his body into a portal on the Internet.
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Editorial: Fujimori’s Instructive Fall
It was heartening to see the Peruvian Supreme Court find Peru’s former president, Alberto Fujimori, guilty of human-rights abuses.
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Keeping Alive the Day That Soccer Died
Britain remembers the tragedy that took place in Liverpool in 1989, in which 96 people were crushed to death at the start of a game.
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'Welcome Back'
The artist Jeff Scher looks forward to the colorful arrival of spring in an animated film.
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Bacterium Highlights Antibiotic Threat
Drugs that solve one problem only to open the door to another.
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Op-Ed: Armchair Astronauts
The desire to walk on an alien planet will not be sated by human-filled starships.
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