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Cambodia: Lost Ancient City Found In Jungle - Yahoo! News UK

An ancient city lost for 1,200 years has been discovered in the Cambodian jungle by archaeologists using laser scanning technology.

The city, which was linked to Cambodia's famous Angkor temples complex, was uncovered using airborne lasers which penetrated thick vegetation to provide evidence of roads, canals and buildings.

The discovery was announced in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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G8 leaders sidestep fate of Syria's Assad in final communique | Reuters

(Reuters) - Global leaders called for peace talks to be held as soon as possible to resolve the Syrian civil war but they failed to mention the fate of President Bashar al-Assad in a final G8 summit communique

Isolated at the G8, Russia's Vladimir Putin had clashed with other leaders over the conflict and resisted their attempts to get him to agree to anything that would imply Assad should step down or that Russia should tone down its support for Assad.

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Taliban Signal Readiness to Begin Peace Negotiations - NYTimes.com

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a potentially groundbreaking move, the Taliban announced on Tuesday they were prepared to take the first step toward peace negotiations with the Afghanistan government after 12 years of war. The announcement was welcomed by the United States.

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'100 to 1 Odds': Man Survives 15-Story Fall in New Zealand - Yahoo!

Against all medical odds, a 20-year-old man survived a fall from a 15-story apartment building in New Zealand, after attempting to get into his locked apartment from a balcony above.

An American emergency room doctor said the chances of living through a fall from that height are about 1 in 100.

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Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician warns of state collapse - Yahoo! News Canada

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's main Sunni Muslim political party pleaded with the presidency on Tuesday to prevent "state collapse", blaming the Shi'ite Hezbollah group for dragging the country into the war in neighboring Syria.

Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants are openly fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he battles a 27-month-old Sunni-led revolt. Inter-communal violence has spread to religiously-mixed Lebanese cities and border towns.

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Syria lashes out at Egypt decision to sever ties - Yahoo! News

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian conflict in Syria and serving a U.S.-Israeli conspiracy to divide the Middle East.

The government statement quoted in state media comes a day after President Mohammed Morsi told supporters at a Cairo rally that his country is severing ties with Damascus and closing its embassy in the Syrian capital.

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Goodbye Ahmadinejad, hello Rouhani - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Say goodbye to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In a few weeks, he will hand over the mantle of presidency to Hassan Rouhani, who stood victorious Saturday after Iran tallied all its votes in the national election.

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Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Gezi Park - Yahoo! News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister on Friday urged a small delegation of protesters to persuade hundreds of others occupying an Istanbul park to withdraw.

Turkish activists leading a sit-in were considering a promise by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to let the courts and a potential referendum decide the fate of the much-despised Gezi Park redevelopment project — a plan that has sparked Turkey's biggest protests in decades. The pledge was made during last-ditch negotiations after Erdogan had issued what he called a "final warning" to protesters.

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U.S. considers no-fly zone after Syria crosses nerve gas 'red line' - Yahoo! News

CORALVILLE COURIER EDITOR'S NOTE: How is Syria a national security interest to the U.S.?

ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria as it weighs options for intervention into the 2-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas.

After months of deliberation, President Barack Obama's administration said on Thursday it would now arm rebels, having obtained proof the Syrian government used chemical weapons against fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.

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Zimbabwe election date tussle gets serious (+video) - CSMonitor.com

Johannesburg, South Africa

For most of this year no one knew if or when the most important election in Zimbabwe’s history would actually take place. There's been an on-again, off-again cat-and-mouse game led by President Robert Mugabe. ...

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