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    Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

    An outspoken Tunisian feminist who scandalized the country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested and may be charged for conducting "provocative acts" at a religious center where police prevented hardline Islamists from holding their annual conference, the Interior Ministry...

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    Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

    The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough.

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    Explosions kill 4 in Russia's restive Dagestan

    Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said.

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    M23 rebels clash with soldiers in eastern Congo

    Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, escalating to the use of mortars and rocket launchers in the first fighting between the groups since the M23 rebels overtook and later retreated from the provincial capital...

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    Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges

    A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges.

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    Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter

    Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed him, witnesses said Monday.

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    German FM criticizes remarks by Hungarian PM

    It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to Adolf Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944.

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    Oil rises on higher US stocks, falling dollar

    The price of oil rose Monday, taking its cue from the stock market and the dollar.

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    Retired Anglican priest jailed for sex abuse

    A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.

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    Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon

    North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing.

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