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The seven foul-smelling lagoons of sewage near Gaza's coast were supposed to be replaced by a globally funded waste treatment plant. Instead, they epitomize the nightmare faced by foreign donors as they seek to rebuild the territory and open a pathway to peace.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Saturday that land seizures would continue, and he called for the country's last white farmers to leave.

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BEIJING, Feb 28 (Reuters) – China and Japan sought to temper a row over disputed islands in the East China Sea when their foreign ministers met in Beijing on Saturday to seek common ground on North Korea and the global economy.

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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the NATO mission in Afghanistan is a serious test and its failure could have major ramifications for the military alliance, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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President Barack Obama leaned heavily toward field commanders' preferences in setting a time frame for an Iraq pullout as he weighed the fervent desires of anti-war supporters who propelled him into office and the equally strong worries of war generals.

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The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and logistics hubs in central and northern Iraq.

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KABUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday the presidential election should be held by May, putting him on a collision course with the election commission which set Aug. 20 for polls, a date backed by the United States.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday backed off plans for an August election and asked the country's electoral commission to set a new date after lawmakers said they would not recognize Karzai as president after May 22.

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The U.N. chief on Saturday called for close collaboration between Congo's government and the U.N.'s beleaguered peacekeeping mission there, but said its mandate is to support, not substitute for, action by Congolese authorities.

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A top Syria-based Hamas leader secretly crossed into Gaza for his first visit in decades, an Egyptian security official on the border said Saturday.