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Iran parliament begins questioning Ahmadinejad

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament began Wednesday to question President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy and challenged the country's supreme leader....

Fiji ruler ends chiefs council, 130-year tradition

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- Fiji's military commander has disbanded the Great Council of Chiefs, a leadership tradition on the Pacific island nation that dates back more than 130 years....

US-Myanmar search for WWII MIAs could improve ties

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
LAIZA, Myanmar (AP) -- Forced to skim the ground under a 100-foot (30-meter) cloud ceiling, fighting rain and wretched visibility, the C-47 Skytrain probably proved an easy target for Japanese gunners. Packed with ammunition, the aircraft exploded, plunging into a jungle that swallowed it up for 57 years....

Cuba cardinal gives TV address about papal visit

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban authorities granted Havana's Roman Catholic cardinal a rare chance to address the nation Tuesday night on state-controlled television about the imminent arrival of Pope Benedict XVI....

Colombia sends suspect in singer slay to Guatemala

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A Costa Rican man who authorities say may have links to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel was being expelled to Guatemala on Tuesday in connection with last year's fatal shooting of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral....

Journalist recounts fleeing Syrian city under fire

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) -- Explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape Syria after nearly three weeks of covering a conflict that the government seems determined to keep the world from seeing. Tank shells slammed into the city streets behind us, snipers' bullets whizzed by our heads and the rebels escorting us were nearly out of ammunition....

Journalist recounts fleeing Syrian city under fire

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) -- Explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape Syria after nearly three weeks of covering a conflict that the government seems determined to keep the world from seeing. Tank shells slammed into the city streets behind us, snipers' bullets whizzed by our heads and the rebels escorting us were nearly out of ammunition....

US, EU, Japan challenge China over minerals trade

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints Tuesday with the World Trade Organization charging that China is limiting its export of rare earths, minerals that are vital to the production of technology components....

US, EU, Japan challenge China over minerals trade

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints Tuesday with the World Trade Organization charging that China is limiting its export of rare earths, minerals that are vital to the production of technology components....

UK police arrest Rebekah Brooks in hacking probe

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
LONDON (AP) -- Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were arrested in dawn raids that also netted four other suspects in the spreading phone hacking scandal....

UK minister will disclose emails on Murdoch bid

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
LONDON (AP) -- Pressing to save his job, Britain's culture secretary said Friday he will disclose all the texts and emails he sent to a special adviser who resigned amid questions over too-close contacts the government may have had with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp....

US: Sri Lanka should reconcile with Tamils

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. warned Tuesday that Sri Lanka risks renewed conflict unless it addresses war crimes allegations, while rights groups said that abuses by security forces continue, three years after fighting against Tamil rebels ended....

US: Sri Lanka should reconcile with Tamils

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. warned Tuesday that Sri Lanka risks renewed conflict unless it addresses war crimes allegations, while rights groups said that abuses by security forces continue, three years after fighting against Tamil rebels ended....

Diplomat: Syria answers Annan on ending violence

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Syrian officials responded Tuesday to a number of concrete proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan on how to end the violence in their country, a U.N. diplomat said....

UK police arrest Rebekah Brooks in hacking probe

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
LONDON (AP) -- Former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were arrested Tuesday in dawn raids that also netted four other suspects in the spreading phone hacking scandal....

Journalist recounts fleeing Syrian city under fire

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) -- Explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape Syria after nearly three weeks of covering a conflict that the government seems determined to keep the world from seeing. Tank shells slammed into the city streets behind us, snipers' bullets whizzed by our heads and the rebels escorting us were nearly out of ammunition....

French war surgeon speaks of "hell" in Syria

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
GENEVA (AP) -- French surgeon Jacques Beres has operated in war zones for 40 years, but he says the carnage in Syria is among the most horrific he has ever witnessed....

French war surgeon speaks of "hell" in Syria

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
GENEVA (AP) -- French surgeon Jacques Beres has operated in war zones for 40 years, but he says the carnage in Syria is among the most horrific he has ever witnessed....

French war surgeon speaks of "hell" in Syria

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
GENEVA (AP) -- French surgeon Jacques Beres has operated in war zones for 40 years, but he says the carnage in Syria is among the most horrific he has ever witnessed....

NKoreans, French prepare for major Paris concert

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:37
PARIS (AP) -- A North Korean and a French orchestra held a daylong rehearsal on Tuesday ahead of a landmark concert in Paris, a sign of warming ties between Pyongyang and the West following years of tensions....