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    at 19:52 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity, tells UN it will enrich uranium to higher levels

    VIENNA, Austria - Iran pressed ahead with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

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    at 6:36 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    NKorea says it will take 'strong measures' to foil any SKorean attempt to bring down the North

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea warned South Korea that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw "strong measures" from its military, a threat issued Monday even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry of diplomacy with Seoul, Washington and Beijing.

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    at 12:27 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    Pakistani police seize militants allegedly hoping to kill Americans in attack on 5-star hotel

    LAHORE, Pakistan - Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way Monday to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan's cultural capital, said police.

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    at 18:55 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    Egypt arrests 3 top leaders, other senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition

    CAIRO, Egypt - The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.

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    at 21:10 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    NYC man accused of killing 5 of his girlfriend's cats pleads guilty to slaying 1 kitten

    NEW YORK - A graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated animal cruelty, ending an eerie case in which authorities said the unsuspecting woman kept replacing her dying pets.

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    at 12:28 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    Bus collides with SUV and plunges down ravine in south China, killing 7 and injuring 50

    BEIJING - A bus collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing seven people and injuring 50, state media reported.

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    at 11:29 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

    Special faith-based loans helping Kandahar's poor to prosper

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The old mullah fingers the orange and red beads as a visitor looks over a sheet of paper he has been handed.

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    at 15:43 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

    Mid-Atlantic region digs out from historic piles of snow now that flakes have stopped

    WASHINGTON - Residents of the U.S. capital and Mid-Atlantic states Sunday began digging out through piles of wet, heavy snow in below-freezing temperatures while power crews tried to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and clear streets for the commute on Monday.

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    at 22:32 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

    Doctors say Argentina's ex-President Kirchner emerges OK from emergency carotid artery surgery

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Ex-President Nestor Kirchner, husband of Argentina's current leader and a hopeful to resume the office, emerged successfully from emergency surgery on a key artery to his brain Sunday, his doctors said.

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    at 22:20 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

    Former Sri Lankan army chief, losing presidential candidate forcibly arrested on coup charges

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate has been arrested and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army.

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