UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack KABUL - The United Nations said Thursday that it will send more than half its international staff either out of Afghanistan or into more secure compounds following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers - the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country. Clinton eases praise of Israel after Arab concerns MARRAKECH, Morocco - Trying to mute Arab criticism that the Obama administration had retreated from its tough stance on Israeli settlements, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday softened her praise for Israel's offer to restrain new housing in Palestinian areas.
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