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IAEA Approves Nuclear Inspection Deal With India

VIENNA, Austria – Officials say the International Atomic Energy Agency has adopted an inspections plan with India crucial to a landmark nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington. The so-called safeguards agreement will effectively allow U.N. monitors access to 14 existing or planned nuclear reactors by 2014. The facilities are …

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Activists Pressure Saudi Arabia to End Child Marriages

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer — and it wasn’t his birthday party. It was his wedding to a 10-year-old cousin. Muhammad al-Rashidi’s marriage was eventually put on hold, his father said, after …

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Paul McCartney to Quebec Nationalists: ‘Smoke the Pipes of Peace’

MONTREAL – Paul McCartney told Quebec nationalists on Thursday “to smoke the pipes of peace” over their opposition to his free concert celebrating the city’s 400th anniversary. Several artists and politicians have questioned McCartney’s participation in the weekend birthday celebrations of French-speaking Quebec City because of his British roots. But …

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