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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen three cities as finalists to bid for the chance to host the 2020 Summer Games. "In the order of drawing lots: Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid," said IOC communications director Mark Adams on Wednesday in Quebec City. The announcement marks the beginning of a 16-month campaign among finalists to win over the IOC before it makes its final selection in September 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two other candidate cities: ...

The U.S. State Department says it has launched an online effort to counter al-Qaida propaganda placed on Yemeni tribal websites by replacing al-Qaida advertisements with ads aimed at undermining their message. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. digital experts are replacing al-Qaida ads that brag about killing Americans with ads showing the effects of al-Qaida attacks on the Yemeni people. Clinton said at a dinner late Wednesday that the efforts are starting to have an ...