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WRAPUP 5-Ex-hostage reunited with children in Colombia Reuters - 57 minutes ago By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, July 3 (Reuters) - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened ... Video: US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08 AlJazeeraEnglish Betancourt: Celebrations as a national hero is freed at last guardian.co.uk AFP - Ha'aretz - Jerusalem Post - Christian Science Monitor all 2,908 news articles

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Obama Strives to Retain Some Flexibility on His Iraq Policy New York Times - 1 hour ago By MICHAEL COOPER and JEFF ZELENY Senator Barack Obama said Thursday that he might ?refine? his plans for a phased withdrawal from Iraq after meeting with military commanders there later this summer. Official Obama Rebuttal on Iraq FOXNews Obama Pledges to Withdraw US Troops From Iraq Voice of America AFP - Times Online - The Associated Press - United Press International all 708 news articles

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Zimbabweans Displaced By Violence Seek Refuge At US Embassy Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Chris Gande More than 200 supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change who fled political violence and had been living at the party's Harare headquarters sought refuge on Thursday at the US Embassy, which sought to find shelter ... Zimbabweans seek help at US embassy United Press International Zimbabweans seek embassy refuge BBC News Times Online - CNN - The Associated Press - Aljazeera.net all 593 news articles

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US Expert: No Easy Options for Dealing With Iran Nukes Voice of America - 3 hours ago By Michael Bowman One day after Iran's foreign minister downplayed the likelihood of a US or Israeli strike against his country's nuclear facilities, a prominent Washington-based expert on the Middle East says there are no easy options for preventing ... US admiral: Iran strike on Israel 'likely' Ha'aretz Israeli defence minister to visit US: radio AFP International Herald Tribune - BBC News - Telegraph.co.uk - PRESS TV all 1,198 news articles

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Mongolia cleans up as capital under uneasy calm Reuters - 2 hours ago By Irja Halasz ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Mongolian officials cleared away debris left by a night of deadly riots as parliament convened an extraordinary session on Thursday to decide how to move forward after violence over alleged election fraud. Mongolian capital calm after post-election riots The Associated Press Riots in Mongolia subside Xinhua Aljazeera.net - Los Angeles Times - Reuters India - United Press International all 1,249 news articles

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Israel in Jerusalem dilemma after bulldozer attack Reuters - 2 hours ago By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A deadly rampage in a bulldozer by a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem left Israel grappling on Thursday with the dilemma of how to maintain security in the city along with the premise it is undivided. Israelis weigh Jerusalem vulnerabilities in wake of bulldozer attack Christian Science Monitor Call to sever Jerusalem Arab area BBC News Aljazeera.net - Times Online - The Associated Press - New York Times all 857 news articles