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Job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early

- The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.

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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups.

World, Syria, Israel 5:55am EDT

France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones: minister

PARIS - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

Israel, World, Mali, France 7:11am EDT

Cameron 'losing control' as rift with party core widens

LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labeled grassroots activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons".

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North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row

SEOUL - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers.

World, United Nations, South Korea, North Korea, Aerospace & Defense 7:59am EDT

U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch

MOSCOW - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.

World, Aerospace & Defense 5:59am EDT

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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida

- A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was bought.

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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.