Clinton cancels trip after her mother becomes ill - politics - More politics - msnbc.com 
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a trip to London and Turkey for international conferences on cyber security and Afghanistan because of her mother's illness.
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Tunisians turn out in force for first free vote - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
The people who started the Arab Spring shared one of its earliest fruits on Sunday: a free election. Tunisians who brought down a dictator nine months ago waited for hours to select those who will help shape their fledgling democracy.
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So Gadhafi is dead — what does Libya do now? - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
The council that is ruling Libya is deeply fractured and faces a difficult task reuniting and rebuilding the country after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, experts say.
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Canada News Centre - Minister of Industry to Address the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting in St. John's
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, will address the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Air Force employee resigns over alleged spy ring - US news - Security - msnbc.com
A man accused of running an illegal contractor spy ring in Afghanistan has resigned from the Air Force, still maintaining his innocence, and still facing possible criminal charges.
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Wife of Mexican drug lord gives birth in Calif. - World news - Americas - Focus on Mexico - msnbc.com
The young wife of Mexico's most wanted drug lord has given birth to twin girls at a hospital in California, according to a newspaper report.
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Syrian minister blames west for crackdown - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
The Syrian foreign minister, ignoring the mounting death toll from the bloody government crackdown on dissent, told the United Nations on Monday that external critics were to blame for the violence and for causing delays in President Bashar Assad's p...
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Partial oil production resumes in Libya - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
Italian and French energy companies have resumed partial oil production in Libya after months of civil war, a potential economic lifeline for Libya's new government as it scrambles to rebuild.
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Abbas proclaims 'Palestinian Spring' - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome in the West Bank Sunday, as he told them triumphantly a "Palestinian Spring" had been born.
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