KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine will provide Iraq with $2.5 billion worth of weapons and military equipment under a deal intended to shore up Iraq's fledgling armed forces before the planned pullout of U.S. troops, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said Wednesday. Full Story »
LONDON - 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 liquids and gels. Full Story »
MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister says Moscow and Washington will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly. Full Story »
ATHENS, Greece - When it came to endearments, Philonides wasn't a man of subtlety. Full Story »
GENEVA - 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. Full Story »
BERLIN - German police say three tigers attacked a Hamburg zookeeper, who remains in the hospital in critical condition. Full Story »
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BUCHAREST, Romania - 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. Full Story »
DUBLIN - 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 them appropriate medical care at home. Full Story »
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MOSCOW - 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. Full Story »
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OSLO - 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 Prize. Full Story »
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