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• Iran nuclear talks avoid collapse (Reuters)
• "Baby Doc" offers regret, no apology, to Haitians (Reuters)
• Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest (Reuters)
• Breakthrough after U.S. warns China on North Korea (Reuters)
• After Tunisia: Why Egypt Isn't Ready to Have Its Own Revolution (Time.com)
• Baby Doc: Mystery return after French exile (AP)
• Sudan army reports deadly clash with Darfur rebels (AP)
• Time running out on Ivory Coast: AU's Odinga (Reuters)
• Hu's U.S. visit sets new tone but tensions remain (Reuters)
• U.S. wins again in Canada lumber dispute: USTR (Reuters)
• Philippines, US search for boat with 5 Americans (AP)
• Afghanistan poppy production could skyrocket due to spike in prices, drought (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Unchanged and Unrepentant: Blair Defends the Decision to Invade Iraq (Time.com)
• Iran nuclear talks: What's on the table, what's at stake (The Christian Science Monitor)
• MDGs: Make the Most of the Next Five Years (OneWorld.net)

Iran nuclear talks avoid collapse (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:33 PM PST Reuters - Talks between Iran and world powers seeking to persuade the Islamic Republic to curb its nuclear program came close to collapse on Friday, but would resume on Saturday, a western official said.

"Baby Doc" offers regret, no apology, to Haitians (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST Reuters - Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, in his first public statement since his surprise return from exile, offered his sympathies on Friday to those who suffered abuses under his rule.

Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST Reuters - Three men were shot dead as protesters battled police at an anti-government rally in the Albanian capital Friday, in what Prime Minister Sali Berisha called an opposition attempt to foment a Tunisia-style uprising.

Breakthrough after U.S. warns China on North Korea (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:47 PM PST Reuters - The United States warned China it would redeploy forces in Asia if Beijing failed to rein in North Korea, an Obama administration official said on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to Seoul's demands for crisis talks.

After Tunisia: Why Egypt Isn't Ready to Have Its Own Revolution (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST Time.com - Copycat self-immolations have taken place in Egypt but few, even among the popular opposition movement, are rushing to take advantage of the north African revolution

Baby Doc: Mystery return after French exile (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:50 PM PST AP - Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier started out his French exile living large on the Riviera: He drove a Ferrari, went on couture shopping sprees and lived in a gated villa protected by guards with assault rifles.

Sudan army reports deadly clash with Darfur rebels (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST AP - Rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region ambushed a small army unit Friday, triggering an hours-long clash that killed 21 soldiers and 13 rebel fighters, the military said.

Time running out on Ivory Coast: AU's Odinga (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST Reuters - Time is running out for a peaceful settlement of Ivory Coast's crisis, Kenyan premier Raila Odinga said on Friday after leading a failed African Union mediation bid, adding that force was a "last resort."

Hu's U.S. visit sets new tone but tensions remain (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:32 PM PST Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao headed home on Friday after a U.S. visit both sides declared a success, but which left questions over how the world's top two economic powers will manage future frictions.

U.S. wins again in Canada lumber dispute: USTR (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST Reuters - A binding arbitration panel has ruled Canada has again breached its softwood lumber deal with the United States, this time with aid offered by provincial governments in Quebec and Ontario, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.

Philippines, US search for boat with 5 Americans (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:30 AM PST AP - The Philippine and U.S. coast guards were searching Friday for a sailboat carrying five Americans who left the Pacific island of Guam 15 days ago heading for the central Philippines.

Afghanistan poppy production could skyrocket due to spike in prices, drought (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Monitors are warning that 2011 may see a surge in Afghanistan’s poppy production as high prices at the farm gate, coupled with a crippling drought that has ravaged wheat production, provide powerful incentives for farmers to grow the outlawed crop.

Unchanged and Unrepentant: Blair Defends the Decision to Invade Iraq (Time.com) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST Time.com - Facing Britain's Iraq inquiry for the second time, former Prime Minister Tony Blair sounded martial, not emollient

Iran nuclear talks: What's on the table, what's at stake (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 07:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - With its nuclear program under fire, Iran sat down at the table with world powers today in Istanbul for talks with an uncertain agenda and uncertain chances of a breakthrough.

MDGs: Make the Most of the Next Five Years (OneWorld.net) Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST OneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (IRIN) - A decade after world leaders adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there is no consensus on what impact they have had on global poverty.

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