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  • 24 killed in election massacre in the Philippines

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 7:36 pm ET  
    Map locates Maguindanao province in the Philippines, where gunmen... AP

    MANILA, Philippines - Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans. Full Story »

  • AP Enterprise: Bullet tears open Somali boy's face

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 5:30 pm ET  
    In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 photo, Dr. Igohwo Etuh examines... AP

    NAIROBI, Kenya - The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm. Then she saw her 8-year-old: The bullet tore through his cheekbones, nose and mouth. Blood gushed down to his waist. Full Story »

  • Inability to compromise may delay Iraqi election

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 5:40 pm ET  
    Salim Abdullah, spokesman for the Accordance Front, the biggest... AP

    BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January "might slip" to a later date. Full Story »

  • Japanese engineer released by Yemeni tribesmen

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 3:56 pm ET  
    Freed Japanese engineer and hostage Takeo Mashimo speaks to his... AP

    SAN'A, Yemen - A Japanese engineer seized by Yemeni tribesmen seeking to swap him for a prisoner with al-Qaida links was released Monday after a week in captivity. Full Story »

  • Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 3:15 pm ET  
    FILE - In this file image taken from a video released by Hamas... AP

    JERUSALEM - Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years. Full Story »

  • Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

    AP – 2 hrs 8 mins ago  
    Healthcare workers at a hospital. A Belgian man thought to have... AFP/File

    BRUSSELS - For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out. Full Story »

  • China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years

    AP – 2 hrs 5 mins ago  
    FILE - In this April 5, 2000 file photo, Chinese computer engineer... AP

    BEIJING - A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children during China's massive earthquake last year — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information. Full Story »

  • UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 2:31 pm ET  

    UNITED NATIONS - The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, the U.N. announced Monday. Full Story »

  • Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 6:26 pm ET  
    German Rolf-Dieter Heuer, right, Director General of CERN, and... AP

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said. Full Story »

  • McDonald's makes its logo more 'green' in Europe

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 12:16 pm ET  

    BERLIN - McDonald's is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe. Full Story »

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