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Russia Calls for 'Common Sense' in U.S. Row

Russia said Monday it expected "common sense" to prevail in a burgeoning diplomatic row with Washington that could result in tit-for-tat travel restrictions between the two Cold War rivals.

"I would like to believe that common sense will prevail," Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying.

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Pirates Attack Vessel Off Nigeria, Kidnap Four Sailors

coast, the International Maritime Bureau said Monday.

"Pirates armed with guns attacked, boarded an offshore supply vessel ... and kidnapped four crew members," the IMB's Piracy Reporting Center said of the Sunday attack.

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Iran Tells Citizens to Avoid 'High-Risk' U.S. Travel

Iran has issued a travel warning to its citizens against visiting arch-foe the United States, an official said, after the death of an Iranian national reportedly following a grilling by U.S. customs officials.

"Iranian citizens are advised to avoid non-essential travels to the U.S. and, in case of visit, to exercise maximum caution," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in remarks reported by the ISNA news agency.

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N. Korea Slams Christmas Lights as Provocation

North Korea on Monday slammed a display of Christmas lights staged by a South Korean church group near the tense border as an "unacceptable provocation".

The giant display -- featuring thousands of glittering bulbs on a tree-shaped steel tower -- was put up Saturday on a military-controlled hill at Gimpo west of Seoul.

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Afghan Police Officer Kills Five Colleagues

An Afghan police officer shot dead five of his colleagues Monday, an official said, the latest in a string of attacks by members of the security forces on their own men or foreign allies.

The shooter, identified as Dur Mohammad, the head of a police post in the northern province of Jawzjan was believed to have joined the Taliban insurgents after the deadly shooting, provincial police chief Abdul Aziz Ghairat said.

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Putin in India with Eyes on Arms, Trade Deals

Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking to tighten defense ties with India and double trade within three years, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks on Monday.

Accompanied by several senior ministers and military officials, Putin was making a one-day trip to India, a traditional Russian ally which he had not visited since resuming the presidency in May.

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Pakistani Coal Mine Accident Kills Seven

Seven miners were killed when the roof of a coal mine collapsed in a tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said on Monday.

The accident happened on Sunday night in the Dowli area of Orakzai, one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal regions which are home to Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

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Afghan Policewoman Shoots Dead Foreign Adviser

A female Afghan police officer shot dead a foreign civilian adviser inside Kabul police headquarters on Monday, officials said, in the first "insider" attack to be carried out by a woman.

It was the latest in a series of such attacks that have seriously undermined trust between NATO forces and their Afghan allies in the fight against hardline Islamist Taliban insurgents.

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Indian PM Urges Calm as Anger Rages over Gang-Rape

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm and vowed to protect women as police on Monday struggled to quell increasing outrage over sex crimes following the gang-rape of a student.

With large parts of central Delhi sealed off after a wave of violent protests, Singh said he understood the "genuine anger and anguish at this ghastly incident" a week ago but called for demonstrations to remain peaceful.

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Travel Misery as Floods hit Britain

Heavy flooding across parts of Britain caused widespread road and rail disruption Sunday, wreaking havoc on Christmas travel plans while rescuers worked to evacuate people from the hardest-hit communities.

Torrential rains lashed parts of Britain last week, causing problems especially in south Wales, southwest England and near Aberdeen in Scotland.

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