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at 6:16 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Netanyahu says east Jerusalem construction policy unchanged

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will not stop a controversial settlement project in east Jerusalem, as requested by the U.S., but will upgrade upcoming indirect talks with the Palestinians to include the main issues dividing them.

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at 6:13 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

10 Afghan civilians killed in suicide attack in contested Helmand province

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has killed 10 civilians and wounded seven others in the southern province of Helmand.

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at 6:11 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated, but no damage or injuries reported

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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at 4:13 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Thai prime minister offers government talks with protesters after massive demonstration

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister offered Sunday to have his government hold talks with protesters trying to force him from power with massive demonstrations in the capital, but refused their demand that he immediately call new elections.

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at 4:12 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

London-based activist who illegally used satellite phone in India free to leave country

JAIPUR, India - A London-based environmental campaigner travelling the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been has been ordered to pay a fine for illegally using a satellite phone and is now free to leave India two months after his arrest, his lawyer said Sunday.

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at 4:10 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Bomb targeting Pakistani police kills 2 people, wounds 12 in southwest city of Quetta

QUETTA, Pakistan - Police say a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by in the city of Quetta, killing at least 2 people and wounding 12.

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at 4:09 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

UN chief visits Gaza, seeks end to bruising Israeli and Egyptian blockade

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has entered the blockaded Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million people have been under lockdown by Israel and Egypt for nearly three years.

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at 4:06 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

SAfrica marks 50th anniversary of massacre, but residents say change not coming fast enough

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africans gathered in Sharpeville Sunday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the massacre that brought the country's black rights movement to the world's attention.

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at 4:01 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill 2 Filipino militiamen; rebel commander believed slain in clash

MANILA, Philippines - Government troops chased down a group of Abu Sayyaf militants who killed two government militiamen in the southern Philippines, seriously wounding a leading militant blamed for deadly attacks and kidnappings, officials said Sunday.

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at 4:00 on March 21, 2010, EDT.

Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.

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