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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told Congress that the Pentagon had backed a plan to arm Syrian rebels that was developed last year by David H. Petraeus, then the C.I.A. director.
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John O. Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to be director of the C.I.A., acknowledged “widespread debate” about “current counterterrorism policies” but said America was still “at war with Al Qaeda.”
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TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the idea of bilateral talks with the United States on Thursday, while scoffing at Iranian officials who might consider such negotiations.
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TUNIS — A day after a leading opposition figure was assassinated outside his home, Tunisia’s dominant party said it opposed a plan to dissolve the government, according to news reports.
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LOS ANGELES — Thousands of officers were hunting for a former police officer sought in three killings.
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HONG KONG — China has stepped up a campaign to quell protests by those seeking greater freedom for Tibetans.
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FRANKFURT — In recent weeks, the euro has risen against the dollar to its highest levels in a year.
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NEW DELHI — Human Rights Watch said that child protection laws were not properly enforced, and that many cases went unreported.
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MOSCOW — A panel of respected figures from Russia’s art world issued an emotional appeal to President Vladimir V. Putin to make an exception to a recent ban on adoptions by Americans.
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PARIS — France renewed a promise that its soldiers would begin returning home within weeks, just as new hostilities erupted with Islamist militants.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Clashes between Syrian insurgents and loyalist troops in Damascus raged for a second day on Thursday and spread to the suburbs and other areas, activist groups reported.
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