UK navy ship watched as pirates took 2 Britons
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The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple was abducted by Somali pirates, unable to rescue them without endangering their lives, the British military said Friday. As armed pirates boarded Paul and...
Syrian president says Israel doesn't want peace
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Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process. Assad welcomed renewed indirect discussions mediated by Turkey, but appeared...
Grenade fired at building with Honduran ballots
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Assailants fired an anti-tank grenade toward the building housing ballots for the upcoming Honduran presidential elections, which are taking place under the shadow of a four-month crisis caused by a coup, police said...
Russian policemen turn to YouTube
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When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media. Since then, three more officers have come forward with...
Chinese greet 'Oba Mao' with flaming statue, fakes
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The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with "Oba Mao" T-shirts and a statue of him that...
Rwandan plane crashes at airport, kills 1 person
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A passenger plane with a recent history of technical problems crashed into an airport VIP lounge in Rwanda's capital, killing one passenger, airline officials said Friday. Rwandair executive Jack Ekl said the pilot had...
Prepaid phone ban stirs anger in Indian Kashmir
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A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's impoverished residents, who depend on prepaid connections...
Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia
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Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by...
Activist: Rights, liberties waning in Ethiopia
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An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election. Daniel Bekele, 42, is crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada...
Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights
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Turkey's government on Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels. The...
Militants turn on spy agency in Pakistan
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A suicide attack on the northwestern headquarters of Pakistan's spy agency Friday showed how militants have turned against an institution that once nurtured them and marked an escalation in their war against the...
Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia
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Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item _ garlic. In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck charm and a guard against many ailments. As...
Bunnies from Mandela's former prison feed the poor
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An official from the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned says rabbits killed to control an infestation will be fed to the poor. Henry Bredekamp says all the rabbits that are certified safe for human consumption...
Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40
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Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said...
Norway hit by another Munch art theft
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Thieves stole a valuable artwork by Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer in the latest of a string of art heists targeting work by the famous Norwegian expressionist, police said Friday. One or more thieves stole...
Total UK admits charges in huge 2005 oil fire
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Oil company Total UK has pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from a massive oil depot fire in 2005, the biggest conflagration in Europe since World War II. Friday's plea involved two charges under the Health and...
Diary that helped expose Stalin's famine displayed
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The diaries of a British reporter who risked his reputation to expose the horrors of Stalin's murderous famine in Ukraine were put on public display for the first time Friday. Welsh journalist Gareth Jones sneaked into...
Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting
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The White House's top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama. White House counsel Greg Craig, who's leaving in early January, has been the subject of repeated...
UK: Toddler hit by playmate gets payout
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A young boy who was attacked by his 3-year-old playmate with a car jack can claim compensation from a British government body that helps crime victims, lawyers said Friday. Jay Jones needed stitches to his face and...
Iran to try brother-in-law of opposition leader
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The brother-in-law of Iran's top opposition leader will be put on trial before the Revolutionary Court, months after his arrest in the country's postelection crackdown, Tehran's top prosecutor said Friday. The...
India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks
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All elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday. The decision affects around 140 elephants in 26 zoos...
Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency
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A Somali man suspected of recruiting youth in Minneapolis for Islamic terrorism in Somalia has a U.S. green card, Dutch media reported Friday. Mohamud Said Omar, 43, was arrested last weekend at the request of U.S....
Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantanamo trials
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In a decade-long journey, the Tunisian went from drug pusher on the streets of Milan, to Islamic militant trained in Afghanistan to kill Americans, to potential key witness against Guantanamo Bay detainees. Prosecutors...
Suicide bomber attacks military convoy near Kabul
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A suicide car bomber attempting to strike an international military convoy on the outskirts of Kabul wounded at least 24 people Friday, including nine NATO service members, on a road that has become a frequent target. ...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian along Gaza border
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Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man along the Gaza Strip border early Friday, both sides said, but the circumstances of the incident were unclear. The Israeli military said soldiers opened fire at a group of five...
UN plans global anti-corruption reviews
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A U.N. official says an agreement has been reached for sweeping anti-corruption reviews on how countries account for their public assets. The pact comes after talks in Qatar's capital, Doha, between the United Nations,...
Russian accused of throwing twins from window
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A Russian military officer has been accused of attempted murder for allegedly throwing the twin 8-year-old daughters of his common-law wife from their eighth-floor apartment, officials said Friday. Both girls survived...
Reports: High-speed train derails in Turkey
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A high-speed train derailed in western Turkey on Friday, news reports said. There were no reports of injuries. The engine and three cars of the train derailed when it tried to switch tracks near the city of Eskisehir,...
Obama says base issue must be solved quickly
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President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Japan will work quickly to resolve a dispute over American military bases on Okinawa. At a news conference Friday, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recalled that he had campaigned...
Obama joins Hatoyama in call for change
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President Barack Obama is joining the Japanese leader in saying the long-standing U.S.-Japanese relationship needs to adapt to the needs of the 21st century. Both leaders voice a determination to maintain the close...
Philippine president signs anti-torture law
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The Philippine president signed a bill criminalizing all forms of torture and prohibiting state authorities from using secret detention centers, her spokesman announced Friday. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's...
Eurozone emerges from recession in 3rd quarter
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The 16-country eurozone has officially joined the United States and Japan out of recession, after figures Friday showed its economy grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period. ...
NKorea vows to defend itself after sea clash
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North Korea warned Friday that it will aggressively defend itself in disputed waters where a bloody naval clash with rival South Korea took place this week, though it tempered its rhetoric by indicating it wants better...
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Turkey's state-run agency says a high-speed train has derailed in western Turkey. ...
Germany drops probe linked to Litvinenko case
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German prosecutors said Friday they have dropped an investigation of a Russian businessman who had been suspected of transporting a radioactive substance used in the fatal poisoning of a former Russian agent in London...
Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse
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Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side. Radicals have escalated their rhetoric as hopes for progress on an...
Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October
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A look at the major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: _ Nov. 13: Suicide car bomber strikes regional headquarters of the main spy agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 10 people. Second...
UK's Brown: NATO troop increase for Afghanistan
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Britain's prime minister says NATO nations may contribute 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan _ offering key backing as the U.S. decides whether to increase troop levels. Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched an...
Communist rebel attack kills 12 in Philippines
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Communist rebels killed 12 security forces when they responded to an attack on a logging company in the southern Philippines, the military said Friday. At least one rebel died. New People's Army guerrillas triggered a...
Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world's most powerful
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Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture. Now he has reached a new level of fame _...
Castro as commentator on US politics
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Think you're obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad? Well, you're not alone. Fidel Castro appears to have a fascination with the American leader that would make Obama...
Maoists block Nepal government headquarters
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Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government's headquarters in Nepal's capital for a second straight day Friday, crippling the central administration. Supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal,...
Germany to send 100 more troops to Afghanistan
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Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defense minister said Friday. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be deployed in the northern...
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German defense minister says Germany will send 100 more troops to Afghanistan in January. ...
Baby in China dies while doctor plays online game
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A 5-month-old baby died in a hospital amid pleas for help from his parents while his doctor played video games online in eastern China, health authorities said Friday. An investigation showed Dr. Mao Xiaojun was...
Japan drops child-snatching case against US man
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Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife. Christopher Savoie was arrested Sept. 28 in Fukuoka,...
Clinton applauded predicting Pacquiao boxing win
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew loud applause at a town hall meeting with students Friday in the Philippines by giving the right answer to the most pressing question: Is Manny Pacquiao going to win...
Ousted Honduran president: US weakened, yielded
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Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the U.S. government Thursday of weakening and changing course in the conflict over the June 28 coup that saw soldiers hustle him out of the country. Washington has said...
Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying
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Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors. Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in...
Earthquake shakes northern Chile
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A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude quake's epicenter was between the cities of...