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IAEA Chief Lands in Tehran to Meet Iran's President

The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog Yukiya Amano arrived in Tehran Monday for talks with President Hassan Rouhani, two days after Iran's nuclear deal with world powers went into force.

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed late Saturday that Tehran had complied with its obligations under last summer's accord, leading the United States and the European Union to lift sanctions imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear program that crippled its economy for a decade.

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Pakistan Court Acquits Musharraf of Rebel Leader's Killing

A Pakistani court Monday acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader, one of three legal cases he faced after returning from exile, lawyers and his co-accused said.

"The court has dismissed all the charges against former ruler Pervez Musharraf and all those named in the case," Aftab Sherpao, a former interior minister also named in the case, told media in the southwestern city of Quetta. 

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Iran Denounces New U.S. Sanctions on Missile Program

Iran denounced new U.S. sanctions on its missile program on Monday but pushed ahead with international cooperation after its historic nuclear deal.

Washington announced the new sanctions on Sunday, the day after the U.N. atomic watchdog confirmed that Iran had complied with the measures imposed by the deal with global powers reached in Vienna in July.

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Five Bangladesh Militants Jailed for 2005 Blasts

A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced five Islamist militants to 10 years in prison for carrying out explosions in 2005 as part of a deadly nationwide bombing campaign that shook the nation.

A court in the southeastern district of Rangamati convicted the five members of banned group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over two explosions in the area, police Inspector Mominul Islam said.

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Four-Nation Meeting in Kabul Seeks to Revive Taliban Talks

A second round of four-country talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations with the Taliban was held in Kabul Monday, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence across Afghanistan.

Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States convened in the Afghan capital for a one-day meeting seeking a negotiated end to the bloody 14-year insurgency.

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China State Media Warn Taiwan President-elect against 'Hypocrisy'

China's state-run media on Monday warned Taiwanese president-elect Tsai Ing-wen against pursuing a pro-independence path and that a formal split from the mainland would be a "dead end".

Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a landslide victory on Saturday as voters turned their backs on closer China ties.

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Seoul Says N. Korea Scattered Million Propaganda Leaflets

North Korea has scattered nearly one million propaganda leaflets in South Korea over the past week, Seoul said Monday, in an escalating propaganda battle triggered by Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.

The leaflets, floated across the border by helium balloons, are an apparent response to South Korea's decision to blast a mix of K-pop and propaganda messages into North Korea using giant banks of speakers on the heavily militarized border.

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Clinton, Countering Sanders 'Revolution,' Cites Experience

Democratic presidential candidates clashed Sunday in their final debate before first votes are cast in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton presenting herself as the most qualified candidate as she fended off attacks by pugnacious rival Bernie Sanders.

The pair, along with ex-Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina as frontrunner Clinton feels the heat from challenger Sanders in a tightening nomination race.

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Three U.S. Prisoners Freed by Iran Arrive in Germany

Three of the four U.S. citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap arrived in Germany on Sunday, a U.S. official said, where they were expected at an American military base.

The released prisoners landed in Germany after a brief stopover in Geneva. Among those on board was The Washington Post's Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian, who had been detained in Iran for nearly 18 months.

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Peacekeepers Concerned over New Fighting in Sudan's Darfur

The U.N.-AU peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur said Sunday it is "deeply concerned" about an surge in fighting between government forces and rebels in the conflict-hit western region.

The UNAMID mission said it was "deeply concerned about ongoing fighting between government forces and armed movements in the Jebel Marra area, central Darfur," near one of its bases in the town of Nertiti.

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