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Obama to Congress: End 'Manufactured Crises'

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for an end to "manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds" as he urged Republicans and Democrats in Congress to approve a new federal budget.

Obama, speaking in his weekly radio address, said that what most people hear out of Washington is "a jumble of unfocused noise that's out of touch with the things you care about.

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Pakistan Minister Says Mehsud Killing a 'Drone Attack on Peace Process'

Pakistani Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday slammed the U.S. strike that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud as a "drone attack on the peace process," saying a team of religious clerics was about to meet the Taliban with a view to starting peace talks when Mehsud was killed.

"Brick by brick in the last seven weeks we tried to evolve a process by which we could bring peace to Pakistan and what have you (the U.S.) done?" he said.

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Turkey, U.S. Hold Talks on China Missile Deal

A senior U.S. defense official has held talks in Turkey, the embassy said Saturday, after Washington expressed "serious concerns" about Ankara's plans to acquire a long-range anti-missile system from China.

Turkey announced in September it was entering negotiations with the China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation (CPMIEC) to buy its first long-range anti-missile system.

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China Vows to Silence Dalai Lama in Tibet

China's ruling Communist Party aims to silence the voice of the Dalai Lama in his Tibetan homeland by tightening controls on media and the Internet, a top official said Saturday.

The party's top-ranking official in the Tibet region Chen Quanguo vowed to "ensure that the voices of hostile forces and the Dalai group are not seen or heard," in an editorial published in a party journal called Qiushi.

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Japan, Russia Hold first Diplomatic-Defense Talks

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to cooperate in fighting terrorism and piracy as the neighbors, still at odds over territorial woes, held an unprecedented security dialogue.

Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera held a so-called "2+2" meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the government's guest house in Tokyo.

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Malaysia Summons U.S., Australia over Spy Row

Malaysia summoned the heads of the U.S. and Australian missions in protest at spying allegations, its foreign minister said Saturday, as a row over a vast U.S.-led surveillance network deepened in Asia.

China and Indonesia have already demanded explanations from Australia over reports that Canberra's missions were being used to monitor phone calls and collect data as part of American surveillance.

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Police Probe Motive after Deadly LA Airport Shooting

A gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Friday, killing a security agent, creating scenes of chaos and causing widespread flight disruptions.

Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia, blasted through a security checkpoint at the airport.

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84 Zambian Separatists in Court for Treason

Dozens of Zambian separatists appeared in court Friday on charges of treason for trying to create a new state called Barotseland in the west of the country.

A total of 84 defendants, mostly from the Lozi tribe, were rounded up in a recent crackdown on those protesting for Barotseland, a state in the country's impoverished west, to secede from the copper-rich southern African country.

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China Fireworks Factory Blast Kills 11

Chinese police have detained two people after 11 died and 17 were injured by an explosion in a fireworks factory, state media reported Saturday.

The factory in southern China's Guangxi province exploded on Friday afternoon, the official Xinhua news agency said, without citing a cause.

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U.N. Says Central African Anarchy Risks Becoming 'Genocide'

A top U.N. official warned Friday that anarchy in Central African Republic risks becoming "genocide" as armed Christian and Muslim groups battle each other.

The giant but impoverished nation has slid into lawlessness since rebels overthrew President Francois Bozize in March. France has called for a U.N. peacekeeping force to be deployed and is increasing its own military presence there.

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