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Panetta open to military relations with Myanmar

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
SINGAPORE (AP) -- The U.S. is open to improving military ties with Myanmar if the country continues to enact political and human rights reforms, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told Asian leaders Saturday....

Polish gays, lesbians march in show of pride

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- More than 2,000 Polish gays, lesbians and their supporters are marching through Warsaw in a yearly gay pride parade....

Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
TROMSO, Norway (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources....

Clinton urges cooperation in resource-rich Arctic

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
TROMSO, Norway (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday ventured north of the Arctic Circle and urged international cooperation in a region that could become a new battleground for natural resources....

Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life in prison

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power last year. The ousted president and his sons were acquitted, however, of corruption charges in a mixed verdict that swiftly provoked a new wave of anger on Egypt's streets....

Panetta: No China threat from US military in Asia

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
SINGAPORE (AP) -- From this island nation in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America's new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing....

Panetta: No China threat from US military in Asia

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
SINGAPORE (AP) -- From this island nation in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America's new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing....

Panetta: No China threat from US military in Asia

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
SINGAPORE (AP) -- From this island nation in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sent a message Saturday that America's new military focus on the Asia-Pacific is not intended to raise tensions in the region or threaten Beijing....

Timbuktu: In time of chaos, a hometown son returns

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) -- The first sign of change came as our convoy of food aid and medicine pulled up to the last northern town held by the Malian army. The atmosphere was tense as the heavily armed troops searched our car and baggage. Even my toothbrush was apparently suspect....

Timbuktu: In time of chaos, a hometown son returns

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) -- The first sign of change came as our convoy of food aid and medicine pulled up to the last northern town held by the Malian army. The atmosphere was tense as the heavily armed troops searched our car and baggage. Even my toothbrush was apparently suspect....

Egypt prosecutor to appeal Mubarak trial verdicts

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's top prosecutor is appealing the verdicts in the trial of Egypt's ousted president and others, acquitting Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges and clearing senior police officers of complicity in killing protesters, an official said on Sunday....

A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring dictators

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power last year. The 84-year-old was the first Arab Spring leader to be tried in his own country, but he is not the only ruler in the Middle East to be caught up in the uprisings that have swept across the region since early last year. Here's a look at the fate of other Arab leaders:...

AP Interview: UN official says no to Syria amnesty

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The U.N.'s top human rights official said Saturday that there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might motivate members of the regime to cling to power at all costs....

Pakistan: Court acquits 4 of helping NYC bomber

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A lawyer representing four Pakistani men accused of involvement in the 2010 Times Square bomb plot says they have been acquitted....

British queen leads 1,000-strong jubilee flotilla

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
LONDON (AP) -- The River Thames became a royal highway Sunday, as Queen Elizabeth II led a motley but majestic flotilla of more than 1,000 vessels in a waterborne pageant to mark her Diamond Jubilee....

Iran builds new space center to launch satellites

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran is finishing construction of a new space center that will allow it to soon launch more domestically made satellites into orbit, the country's defense minister said Saturday....

Egypt's Mubarak: from war hero to prisoner

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him....

Egypt's Mubarak: from war hero to prisoner

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him....

Egypt's Mubarak: from war hero to prisoner

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
CAIRO (AP) -- War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of those fighting to oust him....

Queen off to the races as jubilee events begin

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:32
LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II is off to the races Saturday, at the start of a four-day celebration of her 60 years on the throne....