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CAIRO (AP) -- Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abuse to intimidate female detainees and protesters....

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- At least two people were killed in an attack on a northeast Nigeria market that the military blamed on a radical Islamist sect waging an increasingly bloody sectarian battle in the country....

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Survivors of a youth camp shooting massacre that left 69 people dead in Norway testified Wednesday about their panicked attempts to hide during the rampage, as the court turned down confessed gunman Anders Behring Breivik's request to question them on the stand....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras, whose party came first in last weekend's elections that produced a hung parliament, has not reached an agreement for a coalition government with the head of the runner-up Radical Left Coalition....

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Yulia Tymoshenko ended a nearly three-week long hunger strike Wednesday as the imprisoned former Ukrainian prime minister was moved from jail to a hospital for treatment of a severe back condition under the supervision of a German doctor....

CAIRO (AP) -- Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims to take revenge for the February burning of Quran Muslim holy books at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Two of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders were sentenced Wednesday to 15 days in jail, while several dozen opposition activists who tried to stage a "people's stroll" through the city reportedly were detained....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A controversial practice that has allowed tens of thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men to avoid compulsory military service has emerged as a looming test for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new coalition government - and one that could create major mayhem in the Jewish state....

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A new Russian-made passenger plane went missing over mountains in western Indonesia while on a demonstration flight Wednesday arranged for potential buyers. Fifty people were on board, including diplomats, businesspeople and journalists....

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- The June Euro 2012 football championship was Ukraine's chance to shine: forge closer ties with the West, boost its international standing and aid its struggling economy....

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union, a hope for peace that rose from the fires of World War II, paused Wednesday to honor its past and ponder its future - and how it can ensure it still has one in light of the anti-austerity anger expressed this week by voters in France and Greece....

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Members of the Vatican's bioethics advisory panel have called for its board to resign after scientists who don't support core church teaching on issues like birth control and infertility were featured at its annual conference....

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A new Russian-made civilian plane carrying 50 people went missing in Indonesia while flying over mountains Wednesday during a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists, officials said....

LONDON (AP) -- Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 into sex using alcohol and drugs - a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that U.K. authorities are failing to protect children in state care....

LONDON (AP) -- Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 into sex using alcohol and drugs - a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that U.K. authorities are failing to protect children in state care....

CAIRO (AP) -- Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations....

GISENYI, Rwanda (AP) -- When gunfire broke out in her home area in eastern Congo, Annie Kabeja joined a wave of thousands fleeing the area and walked for two days with her two children toward neighboring Rwanda....

LONDON (AP) -- Wearing a crown studded with glittering jewels, Queen Elizabeth II set out Britain's new legislative agenda in opulent style Wednesday - but announced a frugal program aimed at boosting economic growth and overhauling the unelected House of Lords after decades of delays....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an upcoming round of talks can succeed only if the Iranians agree to halt all uranium enrichment....

PARIS (AP) -- French President-elect Francois Hollande threw himself into his new job Wednesday, focusing on Europe's debt crisis and studying up for international summits....