'Peaceful' China has a troubling soft spot for despots
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UNCTAD chief meets Abol Naga to discuss organization's role
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Economist Paul Volcker says steps to curb global warming would not devastate an economy
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Iraqis face "humanitarian disaster" says UN
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A powerful Lebanese aphrodisiac, and a potential poison
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Muslim Brotherhood members to be tried by court known for swift trials with no appeal
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Rival Palestinians leaders begin crucial talks in Mecca on forging coalition government
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Middle Eastern freedom lags as the US turns away
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Five million infected with hepatitis C
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Iraqi refugees in Egypt 'up to 80,000,' says UN official
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