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Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Ahmadinejad's support crumbles in Iran runoff

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's support in Iran's parliament crumbled as final results released Saturday showed conservative rivals consolidating their hold on the legislative body in a runoff vote....

Ex-Milosevic allies front-runners in Serbia vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia, 12 years after the late Balkan strongman was ousted by pro-Western forces seeking European Union membership....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Israel officer reassigned after striking activist

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli military official says an officer who was punished for hitting a pro-Palestinian activist last month has been reassigned to a training school....

Israel officer reassigned after striking activist

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli military official says an officer who was punished for hitting a pro-Palestinian activist last month has been reassigned to a training school....

Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Human Rights Watch urged the new government in Libya Saturday to revoke a law that criminalizes glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings....

5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Hundreds held after Egypt Defense Ministry clash

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
CAIRO (AP) -- Military prosecutors ordered the detention of 300 protesters on accusations of attacking troops and disrupting public order during violent clashes outside Egypt's Defense Ministry, a prosecution official said Saturday....

Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The New-York based Human Rights Watch has urged the new government in Libya to revoke a law that criminalizes those glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

Al-Qaida surprise attack kills 22 Yemeni soldiers

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 22 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed a senior figure in the terror network wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen....

Fire at Peru rehab center kills at least 14

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:45
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A fire has swept through a rehabilitation center for addicts near the Peruvian capital of Lima and officials say at least 14 people are dead....