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LONDON (AP) -- An airport operator and lawmakers on Saturday called on the government to urgently address chaos at Britain's borders to prevent disruption for Olympic visitors....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency has accused the country's political leaders of exaggerating the effectiveness of a possible military strike against Iran, in a striking indication of Israel's turmoil over how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program....

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Closed-circuit cameras stare down from lampposts, allowing a heavily armed gang to keep watch over those who dare to enter one of Caracas' most violent slums. At night, the gunmen cover their faces with ski masks and set up checkpoints, brandishing pistols and ordering residents to identify themselves as they enter the neighborhood....

RAYAGADA, India (AP) -- The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a third can sign their names. Most live without electricity. Many have joined a Maoist insurgency fighting to overthrow the system....

BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who fled house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, overseas activists said Saturday, putting the U.S. in a difficult position days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon....

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two Taliban militants hiding small guns in their shoes slipped into a provincial governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off a fierce gunbattle that left two security guards and both attackers dead....

BEIRUT (AP) -- A Syrian state-run newspaper accused U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday of encouraging "terrorist" rebel attacks by focusing his criticism on the government, while other government media reported that the navy foiled an infiltration attempt by gunmen who tried to land on the Syrian coast in rubber boats....

MANANA, Bahrain (AP) -- A Sunni lawmaker who has criticized Bahrain's harsh tactics against the opposition says gunmen attacked a business he owns in what he calls a possible assassination attempt....

BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who fled house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, overseas activists said Saturday, putting the U.S. in a difficult position days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian police fired tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators demanding an overhaul in electoral policies they call biased ahead of national polls expected soon....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- After decades of shying away from an ancient pilgrimage route, Muslims are visiting Jerusalem to pray at Islam's third-holiest site, the revered Al-Aqsa mosque....

JERUSALEM (AP) -- After decades of shying away from an ancient pilgrimage route, Muslims are visiting Jerusalem to pray at Islam's third-holiest site, the revered Al-Aqsa mosque....

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- Police in Oman say eight members of a family have been burned to death after their car struck a truck parked on the roadside....

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- Police in Oman say eight members of a family have been burned to death after their car struck a truck parked on the roadside....

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- The administration of President Barack Obama is raising the possibility that it could sell new jet fighter aircraft to Taiwan to help redress the island's air power deficit with China....

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- The administration of President Barack Obama is raising the possibility that it could sell new jet fighter aircraft to Taiwan to help redress the island's air power deficit with China....

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- The administration of President Barack Obama is raising the possibility that it could sell new jet fighter aircraft to Taiwan to help redress the island's air power deficit with China....

BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist fled house arrest in his rural China village and made it to a secret location in Beijing, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who helped him, activists said....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New satellite imagery appears to show a train of mining carts and other preparations under way at North Korea's nuclear test site but no indication of when a detonation might take place....