For all its highfalutin discourse — on abstract expressionism, Dionysus vs. Apollo, the pernicious advance of pop art — the most engrossing moment of Arena Stage’s immensely enjoyable “Red” comes when the two actors dip their brushes into buckets and paint. Read full article > >

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The hues blend evocatively in Arena Stage’s ‘Red’

BANNU, Pakistan — An American drone strike killed four Islamist militants in Pakistan, the first such attack since errant U.S airstrikes in November killed two dozen Pakistan troops and pushed strained ties between the two nations close to collapse, Pakistani intelligence officials said Wednesday. Read full article > >

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U.S. fires 1st drone into Pakistan since strike that killed Pakistani troops; 4 militants dead

The US ambassador to the UK has told MPs the extradition treaty between the two countries works well, ahead of a Commons debate next week.

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US ambassador defends extradition

Several hundred people gather in Belfast for the annual tribute to those who died in the two World Wars and other conflicts.

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Remembrance tribute takes place

The Pentagon agreed Tuesday to provide almost $270 million for improvements around Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County and the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, yielding to pressure from elected officials who complained that mass transfers to the two facilities could worsen gridlock. Read full article > >

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Says the two movements “not that different.”

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Obama: ‘Occupy’ Similar to Tea Party

It seems like everyone these days is worried not just about eating healthy for the sake of dieting, but for the sake of real concern over what’s in our food. Put the two together and when we pay attention to both, we should have some super-healthy people on the planet, right?

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What Not To Eat in Ramadan

The funerals of the two County Down women who were murdered in Turkey take place.

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Turkey murders: funerals underway

Iranian television says the two Americans, Shane M. Bauer and Joshua F. Fattal, who have been detained for more than two years, have been sentenced to eight years in prison.

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Reports Say Iran Has Convicted Hikers of Spying

Egypt says it is withdrawing its ambassador to Israel over the deaths of five of its policemen on the two countries’ border.

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Egypt withdraws envoy in Israel

British Airways and the Unite union reach an agreement which could end the long-running dispute between the two sides.

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BA and union agree to end dispute

More than half of the two million tickets for the London 2012 Paralympics will cost £10 or less, organisers announce.

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Prices for Paralympics revealed

The US says it will not withdraw their CIA chief in Pakistan, whose name was leaked to media last week, amid strained relations between the two countries.

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CIA ‘not to pull Pakistan chief’

The division of authority between the two leaders has seemed to work smoothly and soothe tensions for the past three years, but it has recently shown signs of breaking down.

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Memo From Moscow: Bulldogs Under the Rug? Signs of a Putin-Medvedev Rift

Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchange fire across their disputed border for a ninth consecutive day, despite a truce agreed by the two countries.

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Thai-Cambodia truce broken again