5 Americans detained in Pakistan raid
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Pakistani police on Wednesday arrested five American men believed to have gone missing from the Washington, D.C. area last month, officials from both countries said. The men were picked up in a raid on a house in...
Exhibition on love in antiquity opens in Athens
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When it came to endearments, Philonides wasn't a man of subtlety. The lid of a small 5th century B.C. Greek vase, intended as a gift to a flute-player named Anemone, bore a picture of male and female genitalia. To...
Settlers protest in Jerusalem against freeze
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About 10,000 Jewish settlers and backers staged a protest in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday night in what they said would be the largest show of resistance to the government's freeze on new housing construction in the...
Philippines names 100 more suspects in massacre
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Police named 100 government militiamen as additional suspects in the Philippines' worst political massacre Wednesday as prosecutors filed rebellion charges against a powerful clan accused of ordering the brutal attack...
Man convicted of conspiring with UK bomb plotter
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A Muslim man was convicted Wednesday of conspiracy to murder for his role in a plan to blow up trans-Atlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives, a plot that sparked sweeping restrictions for passengers carrying on...
Iraqi man, lucky dog reunite after Baghdad blast
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The owner of a dog that miraculously survived a massive bombing returned to his collapsed home Wednesday to be reunited with his pet, stunning neighbors who thought he was dead. The ginger-colored dog was spotted...
Pay hike fosters uptick in Afghan army recruits
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U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are reporting a sudden surge in Afghan army recruits this month, a much-needed boost after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his security forces may not be able to take over from U.S....
3 women challenge Irish abortion ban in Euro court
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Three women filed a lawsuit in a European court against Ireland's abortion ban Wednesday, claiming the government violates the human rights of pregnant women by forcing them to travel abroad for abortions and denying...
US wants tough bioweapons ban, but no verification
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The U.S. unveiled a strategy Wednesday to crack down on biological weapons that doesn't include any international enforcement, continuing the Bush administration's rejection of binding verification plans. The U.S....
China closes file-sharing sites in crackdown
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China has closed one of the country's largest file-sharing sites in what it says is a fight against copyright infringement, but could be seen as another measure aimed at controlling what content the country's Web users...
Tigers attack Hamburg zoo keepers
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German police say three tigers attacked a Hamburg zookeeper, who remains in the hospital in critical condition. Hamburg police said Wednesday that the 28-year-old animal handler at the private Hagenbeck Zoo tripped...
Romania in turmoil: massive election fraud charged
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Many Romanians had hoped this election would lift the country out of political crisis, help it shake its reputation for corruption, and allow it to climb out of its worst recession in 20 years. Instead, it has plunged...
Japan to give US base relocation plan next week
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Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama next week to offer his proposals on the relocation of a major American military base in Okinawa that has led to a rift between the...
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Pakistani police say 5 US citizens detained in east of country, no reason given for arrests. ...
US praises resettlement of Sri Lankan refugees
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A U.S. envoy praised the Sri Lankan government Wednesday for making progress in resettling hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians detained since the end of the country's civil war. The comments come on the...
Iraqi PM asks for patience after Baghdad bombings
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The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government...
Guinea's junta suspends political negotiations
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Guinea's military junta has suspended negotiations with the opposition on the country's political crisis until the return of its wounded leader, a junta spokesman said Wednesday. Minister of Communications Idrissa...
French Guiana launch of military satellite delayed
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Officials have postponed the rocket launch of a military observation satellite for France's defense ministry. Arianespace says an anomaly in the launcher subsystem will push back the launch of the Helios 2B in French...
Al-Qaida says 4 European hostages in good health
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An al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three Spaniards and a Frenchman in West Africa last month said Wednesday the four Europeans were in good health and treated according to Islamic laws. ...
Kabul mayor still running city despite conviction
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The mayor of Kabul continued to run Afghanistan's capital Wednesday despite being sentenced to four years in jail on corruption charges, raising questions about President Hamid Karzai's campaign to prove he's serious...
General: Attack may have killed Afghan civilians
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The No. 2 commanding general in Afghanistan acknowledged Wednesday that a NATO-led attack the day before in eastern Afghanistan possibly resulted in civilian deaths. The statement that some civilians might have been...
Red Cross appeals for $32M for Zimbabwe food aid
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The Red Cross says they need $32 million to feed 220,000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy. The Red Cross' Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo said Wednesday the International...
Chavez opponent faces graft charges
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A Venezuelan court has issued a warrant for the arrest of an ally-turned-critic of President Hugo Chavez. The court said Tuesday that Ramon Martinez is suspected of irregularities in a housing development project and...
Officials: Russian nightclub fire toll hits 125
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Members of a regional government in Russia overseeing a town hit by a deadly nightclub blaze resigned Wednesday as the death toll from the fire rose to 125. The provincial government in the Ural Mountains city of Perm...
Indian schools caught in middle of rebel fight
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Indian children are increasingly caught in the middle of fighting between the government and communist rebels in impoverished rural areas, with at least 42 schools attacked in the past year, a human rights group said...
Iran: UN observatory near border is spy station
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Iran claimed Wednesday that a newly built U.N. station to detect nuclear explosions was built near its border to give the West a post to spy on the country. The construction of the seismic monitoring station was...
Police and protesters gear up for Obama visit
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Although he doesn't show up at the Copenhagen climate talks until next week, U.S. President Barack Obama won't be far from global warming issues when he lands in Oslo Thursday to collect his contentious Nobel Peace...
Somali pirates hijack Pakistan-flagged ship
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The spokesman for the European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel. Cmdr. John Harbour says the pirates seized the MV Shahbaig Tuesday. He says there are 29...
Antarctic nations consider new controls on ships
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Countries that manage Antarctica are considering new controls on ships visiting the frozen continent to reduce the growing threat of human and environmental disasters posed by exploding numbers of tourists, an official...
Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi
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Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her home Wednesday into unannounced talks with a junta official, the first in two months, officials said. Suu Kyi met for 45 minutes with Relations...
Statue of Obama as boy erected in Indonesian park
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A statue of President Barack Obama as a 10-year-old wearing shorts and a T-shirt has been erected in a Jakarta park to inspire children in the country where he lived as a boy, officials said Wednesday. The almost...
Bishop-turned-president tested in Paraguay
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When he was a Roman Catholic bishop, Fernando Lugo taught liberation theology to uplift the poor. Now president, he is in the uncomfortable position of sending special forces into Paraguay's northern forests to hunt...
Italy: Knox counting on appeal to clear her name
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Amanda Knox is counting on an appeals trial to regain her freedom after a court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate, an Italian lawmaker who visited the American student said...
A look at North Korea's nuclear program
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A look at North Korea's nuclear program: REACTORS: 5-megawatt facility in Yongbyon capable of producing plutonium, which can be weaponized to make nuclear bombs, was shut down in July 2007 as part of a...
Terror charges for man in Germany over US targets
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Germany has filed terrorism charges against a Turkish-German dual citizen allegedly linked to a member of a cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets, prosecutors said Wednesday. The 24-year-old, identified only as...
Report: Nigerian police killing civilians
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Beware of police roadblocks in Nigeria: If you cannot pay a bribe, you can end up dead, according to an Amnesty International report published Wednesday. It highlights a new danger in a country regularly denounced as...
Thousands gather in Indonesian anti-graft rallies
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Students threw rocks at police who returned fire with tear gas and water cannons during one of several rallies across Indonesia on Wednesday to demand government action to end widespread corruption among politicians,...
US assures NKorea of 'robust' direct talks channel
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The United States assured North Korea of "a robust channel" for direct talks if it rejoins six-nation nuclear negotiations, as a senior U.S. envoy was in Pyongyang on Wednesday to try to salvage the stalled...
China moves to indict top dissident for subversion
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Police have finally presented a case against prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, who has been jailed for a year without charge after helping produce a high-profile manifesto calling for sweeping democratic reforms in China,...
China says it detains 94 who fled July rioting
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China said Wednesday that police had detained 94 people who fled the western region of Xinjiang after deadly rioting there in July _ the country's worst communal violence in decades. China continues to pursue and...
Madagascar: 3 leaders going ahead with unity gov't
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Three political leaders from Madagascar say they are going ahead with forming a unity government, but a fourth politician says that amounts to a coup. Andry Rajoelina did not attend a round of negotiations in...
Amnesty Int'l accuses Mexican army of abuses
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Amnesty International said that Mexican soldiers have carried out torture and forced disappearances while fighting drug cartels. The group said one case involves 25 Tijuana police officers detained on corruption...
Malaysian faces trial in rare seduction case
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A Malaysian man is facing trial for allegedly seducing another man's wife _ a charge under a rarely used law that defense lawyers criticized Wednesday as archaic and tantamount to sexual discrimination. A decades-old...
US man sought by FBI in rape case caught in Mexico
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Mexican prosecutors say they have arrested a suspect wanted by the FBI in the 2004 rapes of two young girls in Pennsylvania. Veracruz state attorney general Salvador Mikel Rivera says Michael Cornelius Burke Jr. was...
Peru army plans arms purchase, tests Chinese tanks
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Peru's military is close to a deal to buy tanks from China, the defense minister said Tuesday. Rafael Rey told The Associated Press that the army is testing MBT-2000 tanks brought from China, but wants a...
Honduran president-elect says coup amnesty for all
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Honduras' president-elect said Tuesday he wants amnesty for ousted President Manuel Zelaya and for all of those involved in the June 28 coup that deposed him. "There should be (an amnesty) for all those involved,"...
FBI takes US terror probe to India and Pakistan
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The FBI is sending a team to Pakistan and India as part of an inquiry into an American man accused of sizing up targets ahead of last year's deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital. David Coleman...
Report: Brazil police killed more than 11,000
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Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. Few of the officers have been...
Students end hunger strike in Venezuela
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A group of college students ended a hunger strike after 17 days following a meeting Tuesday with Organization of American States representatives to air their concerns about human rights in Venezuela. Student leader...
Students, militia clash in 2nd day of Iran protest
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Hard-line militiamen firing tear gas and throwing stones stormed a crowd of thousands of university students protesting for a second day Tuesday, as Iran threatened a tougher crackdown on the opposition after the...