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  • Iran seeks to quiet critic inside ruling system

    AP – 2 hrs 46 mins ago  
    FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, file photo, Iranian senior... AP

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change: former President Hashemi Rafsanjani will not be leading the prayers. Full Story »

  • Israel proposes 10-month West Bank settlement halt

    AP – 14 mins ago  
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gestures as he speaks... AP

    JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Full Story »

  • Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely

    AP – 1 hr 16 mins ago  
    FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director... AP

    GENEVA - Roman Polanski was granted $4.5 million bail Wednesday, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet. Full Story »

  • Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks

    AP – 1 hr 45 mins ago  
    A tea vendor looks for customers opposite the Taj Mahal hotel... AFP

    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan charged seven men in last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. Full Story »

  • India basks in lavish White House welcome

    AP – 1 hr 36 mins ago  
    President Barack Obama listens as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan... AP

    NEW DELHI - When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in Washington this week with President Barack Obama, the White House lavished attention on the unassuming, bookish Indian leader. There was a state dinner. There were movie stars. There was a chandelier-filled tent packed with powerful Americans chatting up powerful Indians. There was talk that the two nations had forged "one of the defining relationships" of the century. Full Story »

  • UN report: Congo rebel network spans 25 countries

    AP – 1 hr 43 mins ago  
    In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, a Rwandan Hutu rebel... AP

    CONAKRY, Guinea - One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said. Full Story »

  • Rains soak pilgrims at Islam's hajj

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 11:51 am ET  
    A pilgrim attending the hajj speaks on a mobile phone amidst... AP

    JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. Full Story »

  • Taliban leader rules out talks with Karzai

    AP – 1 hr 40 mins ago  
    A soldier from the Able Troop 3-71 Cavalry Squadron walks with... AP

    KABUL - The Taliban's reclusive leader ruled out talks with President Hamid Karzai and called on Afghans on Wednesday to break off relations with his "stooge" administration. Full Story »

  • State-run magazine reports on black jails in China

    AP – 44 mins ago  
    FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a man walks through... AP

    BEIJING - It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government. Full Story »

  • Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 7:00 am ET  
    Police investigators tag a body found in a shallow grave at the... Reuters

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. Full Story »

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