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  • Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 9:30 pm ET  
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    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq. Full Story »

  • Palestinian negotiator: 'Defining moment' is here

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 4:32 pm ET  
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    JERUSALEM - The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him. Full Story »

  • Lebanon premier unveils new Cabinet with Hezbollah

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 4:14 pm ET  
    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of slain former... AP

    BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister formed a Cabinet Monday that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the deeply divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence. Full Story »

  • Iraq election law delays decision on flash points

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 3:59 pm ET  
    Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai speaks to the press... AP

    BAGHDAD - After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq's parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds. Full Story »

  • UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 11:32 am ET  
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    JEBALYA, Gaza Strip - Thousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday. Full Story »

  • Iran still wants nuke talks with world powers

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 10:03 am ET  
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    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran still wants talks with world powers over fuel supplies to a Tehran nuclear reactor — despite the country's apparent rejection of a U.N. plan to curb Iran's enriched uranium stockpile. Full Story »

  • AP – Mon Nov 9, 8:38 am ET  

    TEHRAN, Iran - The state news agency IRNA says Iran has charged 3 detained Americans with espionage. Full Story »

  • US military: 3 US military personnel die in Iraq

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 3:59 am ET  
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    BAGHDAD - Two American pilots were killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq while a Marine died of noncombat related injuries in a separate incident, the U.S. military said Monday. Full Story »

  • Saudis take mountain from Yemen rebels

    AP – Sun Nov 8, 2:52 pm ET  
    Saudi families leave their village in the southern province of... AP

    SAN'A, Yemen - Saudi Arabian forces seized a strategic mountain straddling the border with Yemen and cleared it of Shiite rebels after five days of fighting that have left three Saudi soldiers dead, a Saudi defense official said Sunday. Full Story »

  • Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

    AP – Sun Nov 8, 11:50 am ET  
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    SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic. Full Story »

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