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Clinton says Bangladesh's parties must end discord

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh's feuding political leaders to work together and end their most recent bout of discord for the good of their impoverished country....

Clinton says Bangladesh's parties must end discord

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh's feuding political leaders to work together and end their most recent bout of discord for the good of their impoverished country....

Clinton says Bangladesh's parties must end discord

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh's feuding political leaders to work together and end their most recent bout of discord for the good of their impoverished country....

Thousands march as Japan shuts off nuclear power

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
TOKYO (AP) -- Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's 50 nuclear reactors Saturday, waving banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol....

Thousands march as Japan shuts off nuclear power

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
TOKYO (AP) -- Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's 50 nuclear reactors Saturday, waving banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol....

Ahmadinejad's support crumbles in Iran runoff

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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....

9/11 'mastermind' back before Guantanamo judge

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks declined to respond to a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendant was briefly restrained at a military hearing as five men charged with the worst terror attack in U.S. history appeared in public for the first time in more than three years....

Ex-Milosevic allies front-runners in Serbia vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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....

Ex-Milosevic allies front-runners in Serbia vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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....

Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
CAIRO (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's ambassador is returning to Cairo a week after he was recalled following a wave of protests against the detention of an Egyptian lawyer, the embassy said Saturday....

Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
CAIRO (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's ambassador is returning to Cairo a week after he was recalled following a wave of protests against the detention of an Egyptian lawyer, the embassy said Saturday....

Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency on Monday will technically give him greater powers than he wielded as prime minister. The irony is that his position will be arguably weaker than at any time since he first came to power more than 12 years ago....

Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency on Monday will technically give him greater powers than he wielded as prime minister. The irony is that his position will be arguably weaker than at any time since he first came to power more than 12 years ago....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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 12:57
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....

Ahmadinejad rivals rout president in Iran runoff

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have been reduced to a small fraction in Iran's legislature, hugely outnumbered by the conservatives who once backed him but then turned against him after he was perceived to challenge the authority of top clerics, according to final results from a runoff parliamentary election announced Saturday....

Sarah Ferguson tried in absentia in Turkey

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The trial of Britain's Duchess of York for allegedly taking part in the secret filming of two orphanages in Turkey has been adjourned so the plaintiffs can evaluate a proposed out-of-court settlement, Turkey's state-run news agency said....

Ex-Milosevic's allies front-runners in Serbia vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
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....

Hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners hospitalized

Fri, 2024-11-29 12:57
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Israel's prison service says 10 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners have been hospitalized....