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An Israeli soldier fires a rubber bullet at Palestinians during clashes at Atara checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday.

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An Israeli soldier fires a rubber bullet at Palestinians during clashes at Atara checkpoint north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday.

CNIB workers picket

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Striking employees with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind walk the picket line at 1080 Portage Ave. this morning.

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Striking employees with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind walk the picket line at 1080 Portage Ave. this morning.

Toews talks

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Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who represents the Manitoba riding of Provencher, announces the Federal Emergency Response Plan in Ottawa on Monday.

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Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who represents the Manitoba riding of Provencher, announces the Federal Emergency Response Plan in Ottawa on Monday.

'Really good, regular guy'

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Olympic gold medalist Jon Montgomery greets fans as he enters the Mission Accomplished celebration following a parade in his honour in Russell on Sunday.

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Olympic gold medalist Jon Montgomery greets fans as he enters the Mission Accomplished celebration following a parade in his honour in Russell on Sunday.

Bangkok dangerous

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Thai explosive ordinance disposal officers investigate area after four grenades exploded at the 1st Infantry Regiment in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday. In the first reported violence of the protests, two soldiers were wounded when four grenades exploded inside the compound of the 1st Infantry Regiment, known as the King's Own Bodyguard, said army spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

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Thai explosive ordinance disposal officers investigate area after four grenades exploded at the 1st Infantry Regiment in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday. In the first reported violence of the protests, two soldiers were wounded when four grenades exploded inside the compound of the 1st Infantry Regiment, known as the King's Own Bodyguard, said army spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

Anti-seal hunt

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Three women painted in colors of Canadian flag hold a banner as they take part in a PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) picket outside the Canadian Embassy in Moscow on Monday, protesting against seal culling in Canada.

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Three women painted in colors of Canadian flag hold a banner as they take part in a PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) picket outside the Canadian Embassy in Moscow on Monday, protesting against seal culling in Canada.

Nepal living goddess

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Nepal's living goddess Matani Shakya looks on as she is carried on a palanquin escorted by priests and devotees to attend the horse race festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday. She is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as an incarnation of the powerful Hindu deity Taleju.

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Nepal's living goddess Matani Shakya looks on as she is carried on a palanquin escorted by priests and devotees to attend the horse race festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday. She is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists as an incarnation of the powerful Hindu deity Taleju.

Indonesia Obama protest

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Indonesian protesters display posters during a protest against U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday. Obama is scheduled to travel later this month to the world's most populous Muslim country where he lived as a boy.

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Indonesian protesters display posters during a protest against U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday. Obama is scheduled to travel later this month to the world's most populous Muslim country where he lived as a boy.

Shell shock

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A shell is fired from an M777 155mm Howitzer of the U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division, 11th Marines, Camp Pendleton, Calif., during the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, between the United States and South Korea, at the U.S. Army's Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday.

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A shell is fired from an M777 155mm Howitzer of the U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Division, 11th Marines, Camp Pendleton, Calif., during the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, between the United States and South Korea, at the U.S. Army's Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday.

Gunfire in Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi villagers carry an injured farmer to a hospital after border guards of India and Bangladesh exchanged gunfire on Jaintapur border in Sylhet district, about 155 kilometres northeast from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday. Border guards from Bangladesh and India traded gunfire, leaving at least eight Bangladeshi villagers wounded and hundreds of villagers fleeing in panic, a Bangladeshi commander said Monday.

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Bangladeshi villagers carry an injured farmer to a hospital after border guards of India and Bangladesh exchanged gunfire on Jaintapur border in Sylhet district, about 155 kilometres northeast from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday. Border guards from Bangladesh and India traded gunfire, leaving at least eight Bangladeshi villagers wounded and hundreds of villagers fleeing in panic, a Bangladeshi commander said Monday.

US demanding cancellation of contentious east Jerusalem building plan at centre of dispute

JERUSALEM - The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, American and Israeli officials said Monday.

The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 15/03/2010 11:52 AM | 0

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