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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46381578&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK It's time for Congress to end restrictions that for more than half a century have prevented most Americans from visiting Cuba, a bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46377776&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – Major powers should not rush to impose new sanctions on Iran at a time when Tehran has a good chance to move to normal ties with Washington, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46343633&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The United States is calling for the release of two Americans detained in North Korea.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46332127&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK COLOMBO, March 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday vowed no let-up in a military offensive to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels, after the separatists again called for a truce while on the brink of a conventional defeat.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46331895&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The new government taking power in Israel Tuesday supports expanded Jewish settlement in the West Bank and does not explicitly endorse an independent Palestinian state, a course that could put the country at odds with the Obama administration.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46331655&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Nuclear-armed North Korea warned Japan on Tuesday that intervening in Pyongyang's impending rocket launch would be considered an act of war.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46331765&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Reuters) – Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a ruling barring former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from holding elected office and restored their government in the key province of Punjab.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46330673&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK BAGHDAD, March 31 (Reuters) – Iraq has started flying unmanned aircraft or drones along its borders to stop foreign fighters and arms entering through neighbouring countries, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46329260&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK THE HAGUE, March 31 (Reuters) – Iran agreed on Tuesday to U.S. pleas to help fight drugs trafficking in Afghanistan, joining U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the first time at an international meeting in the Hague.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46324694&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK BAGHDAD, March 31 (Reuters) – Iraq's falling oil income will force it to cut spending on basic services that its war-weary citizens crave, such as sewage treatment and power supply, officials say.