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US President-elect Barack Obama and US Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton at a press conference in Chicago (01/12/2008)
Clinton named secretary of state
US President-elect Barack Obama names former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, as she vows to give her all.
Analysis: Foreign team balance
Profiles: Obama's team so far
Obama names Clinton

A worker sweeps the street in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Sunday, November 30, 2008. India makes protest to Pakistan
India summons Pakistan's high commissioner to protest over groups it claims carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai.

File pic of Zimbabwean soldiers Soldiers rampage at Harare bank
Dozens of troops have run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for money at a bank.


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Shocked Mumbai Jews remember the dead
Paul Michael Glaser HIV legacy
What impact has the virus had on attitudes in the US?
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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EUROPE
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MIDDLE EAST
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ENTERTAINMENT
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TECHNOLOGY
EU to search out cyber criminals


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