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| • NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted |
 As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.
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| • Biden slams Jerusalem housing plan |
 Israel approves the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem — a move that is sharply denounced by Vice President Joe Biden during a visit there.
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| • Israel, Syria pursue nuclear Mideast |
 Dual announcements by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could fuel a widening web of suspicion across the region.
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| • 3 arrested in theft of Cyprus ex-leader’s body |
 Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom.
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| • Arrests over plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist |
 Seven people were arrested in the Irish Republic on Tuesday over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog, police said.
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| • NYT: Damage often invisible in Chile capital |
 The streets of Santiago, Chile's capital, appear mostly unscathed, but many people do not know if their lives will ever be the same.
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| • Pope’s brother: I slapped pupils in the face |
 The pope's brother said in an interview that he slapped pupils across the face at a German boys' choir, and that he was aware of allegations of abuse but did nothing about it.
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| • Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees |
| United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday. |
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| • Indonesian villages cashing in on ‘hobbit’ craze |
 I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island. "You want to see a living hobbit?"
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| • Chile quake moves city 10 feet |
 The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.
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| • Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims |
| Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over the war and occupation of the country. |
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| • Britain may force owners to microchip dogs |
| British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines. |
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| • Suicide attack kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan |
| A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATO-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others, the military alliance said. |
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| • Afghan push leaves volatile regions forsaken |
 The cost of consolidating tens of thousands of troops for major operations in Helmand and Kandahar is that other volatile parts of Afghanistan must do without.
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| • Newsweek: Why Merkel doesn’t want to lead Europe |
| Europe needs a leader, but the likely candidate doesn’t want to take the job. |
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| • Officials: Bali bombing mastermind may be dead |
| A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings may have been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe moments after sitting at a terminal, authorities said. DNA tests were under way to confirm his identity. |
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| • Togo opposition attacked with water cannon |
| Riot police used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party Tuesday as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election, police and opposition leaders said. |
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