question: the european union on tuesday praised the work of a u.n. war crimes tribunal in sierra leone , aimed at stabilizing the west african country after a decade of war .

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summary: eu praises sierra leone court

question: king norodom sihanouk has called for the release of a british doctor detained on suspicion of having sex with children because of his services to cambodia .

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summary: king calls for release of briton accused of child sex

question: pakistan and china signed here monday a memorandum of understanding on sports exchanges to further develop bilateral cooperation in the sports sector .

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summary: pakistan china sign mou on sports exchanges

question: stocks and the dollar fell while gold and oil prices jumped monday , as investors took cover from a looming gulf war after the united states urged un arms experts to leave iraq as diplomacy drew to an end .

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stocks slump gold jumps as investors take cover from war