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Germans Fear Dioxin Has Contaminated Small Farms
By JUDY DEMPSEY
BERLIN — Officials halted sales from thousands of farms after dioxin was found in some feed for chickens and pigs and as fears grew about how far contaminated food might have spread.
After Cleric’s Return to Iraq, Followers Yearn for a Sighting
By ANTHONY SHADID
KUFA, Iraq — Though reviled by many as a rabble-rouser, Moktada al-Sadr is venerated by the many Iraqis who find him a symbol of larger religious and national narratives.
In Egypt, Copts’ Ire Extends to Their Church
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
CAIRO — A Christian sect is expressing frustration with its leaders’ approach to the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Questions Emerge on N. Korean Succession
By MARK McDONALD
SEOUL — A growing number of experts in Seoul are beginning to question whether Kim Jong-un, right, has been fully certified to succeed his father, Kim Jong-il, left.
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Investors Doubt That Europe Is in Control
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LONDON — Bond prices are rising as the European Union again struggles to persuade investors that it can handle the growing debt crisis.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom
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HEBRON, West Bank — The killing of the unarmed man appeared to be a case of mistaken identity.
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Police Official
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KABUL — A suicide bomber killed himself and 16 others, including a senior border police commander, in an attack at a bathhouse in a southern Afghan city.
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ATLANTA — A Florida deep-sea treasure hunting company is using classified cables in its legal battle over who owns $500 million of gold and silver retrieved in 2007 from the wreckage of a Spanish galleon.
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Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports Say
By WILLIAM YONG and ALAN COWELL
TEHRAN — Iran’s state-controlled media said the woman had espionage equipment concealed in her teeth.
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Ivory Coast Leader’s Rival Remains Under Blockade
By ADAM NOSSITER
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The Hotel du Golf in Abidjan is isolated in its unofficial role as the alternate seat of government.
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Birthright Citizenship Looms as Next Immigration Battle
By MARC LACEY
Hard-liners want an end to “anchor babies,” despite mixed evidence about why parents cross the border.
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A Son of the Bayou, Torn Over the Shrimping Life
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At 19, Aaron Greco was struggling with whether to follow his father and become a gulf fisherman when the BP oil spill made the decision more difficult.
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