Iraq PM and Obama discuss new era
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki meets President Barack Obama in Washington, weeks before a final US troop withdrawal marks the start of a new chapter.
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David Cameron explains his EU summit actions to UK MPs, but his deputy chooses not to take his seat alongside the PM in Parliament.
Arabs denounce Gingrich remarks
The Arab League condemns Republican US presidential contender Newt Gingrich for calling Palestinians an "invented" people and "terrorists".
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