For the first time, key members of Taliban-linked Hizb-i-Islami travel to Kabul to discuss peace.
March 2010
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Rising seas end feud over island: To find it, you’ll need submarine
India and Bangladesh vied for control of the tiny land mass in the 1980s, but now it’s an underwater memory.
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Collective Motion to premiere new work
SACO — Collective Motion presents the premiere of a new piece of contemporary dance, “been Here before,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Thornton Academy’s Harry P. Garland Auditorium. The show offers an evening-length work that addresses themes of environmental destruction, political power plays and interpersonal warfare. Each section, ranging from the humorous to the serious, […]
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U.S., Russia close to deal on reducing nukes
The START II treaty will replace and bolster the original 1991 pact, which expired in December.
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Quebec decrees women must unveil to deal with government services
Premier Jean Charest says the rule aims for gender equality; a Muslim agency says it’s not needed.
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China’s emulation of West includes an epidemic of diabetes cases
A study finds 10 percent of adults have the disease. Experts blame less healthy diets and inactive lifestyles.