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Leaked diplomatic cables depict an arms pipeline to southern Sudan, China’s fury at human rights pressure and a push to avoid C.I.A. officers’ arrest in Germany.
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By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and MICHAEL R. GORDON
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Arms transfers to southern Sudan, which will soon vote on secession, were revealed when Somali pirates found the weapons on a captured freighter.
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By MICHAEL WINES
BEIJING — Western support for Liu Xiaobo has led China to wage a campaign against other governments.
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By ASHLEE VANCE and MIGUEL HELFT
Facebook and Twitter face tough decisions around how they should handle situations as politically charged as the WikiLeaks developments.
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MADRID — Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero forced air monitors back to work under military authority and won support for his tough response.
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