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  • Detained Americans to be tried in Iran: minister

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 12:47 pm ET  

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Three U.S. citizens detained in Iran and charged with espionage will stand trial, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday, in a case that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called "totally unfounded." Full Story »

  • U.N. Bhutto assassination inquiry needs more time: Ban

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 2:09 pm ET  
    U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a press conference... Reuters

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that a U.N. panel looking into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto needed more time to complete its investigation. Full Story »

  • Spain jails 11 for attempted Barcelona metro attacks

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 3:37 pm ET  

    MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's high court has jailed 11 men to up to 14-and-a-half years for attempted suicide bombings on Barcelona's metro in 2008, the court said on Monday. Full Story »

  • U.S., EU urge China to release prominent dissident

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 3:58 pm ET  

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States called on China on Monday to release a prominent pro-democracy writer and rights activist who faces trial on charges of subversion. Full Story »

  • Brazil, U.S. find common ground on Honduras: official

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 11:04 am ET  

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States and Brazil agree ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya must have safe passage to leave Honduras and want the country's de facto president to step down to pave the way for national reconciliation, a senior Brazilian official said on Monday. Full Story »

  • Jordan king swears in new conservative government

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 11:32 am ET  

    AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah, a close ally of the United States, swore in a government on Monday headed by the scion of a powerful political family and charged it with speeding reforms before parliamentary elections next year. Full Story »

  • UAE ruling family member says not guilty of torture

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 12:09 pm ET  

    AL-AIN, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - A member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family took the stand in court on Monday over a video that appears to show him torturing an Afghan man, pleading not guilty to rape and inflicting bodily harm. Full Story »

  • Gaza's defiant Islamists reject PLO dominance

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 10:47 am ET  
    Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a rally in Gaza... Reuters

    GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist movement Hamas served notice on Monday that it would ignore any decisions by the Palestine Liberation Organization this week about future leadership and peace talks with Israel. Full Story »

  • Will Ecuador drought dry up Correa's popularity?

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 10:55 am ET  
    Ecuador's President Rafael Correa speaks at a news conference... Reuters

    BOYACA, Ecuador (Reuters) - A drought in Ecuador is causing power blackouts throughout the country, slowing the economy's recovery and helping to push Rafael Correa's popularity to the lowest point of his presidency. Full Story »

  • Pakistan seeks clues on jailed Americans

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 8:22 am ET  

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police raided on Monday a hotel where some of the Americans held on possible links to terrorism stayed, in a case that has highlighted how easily anyone can use the Internet to pursue dreams of waging holy war. Full Story »

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