Mexican mother reunited with allegedly sold baby
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A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. Authorities handed the baby to Vanessa Castillo on Thursday after tests proved she...
Peru rebels attack army outpost, killing 1 soldier
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Peru's defense minister says Shining Path rebels attacked a military outpost in the country's coca-producing highlands, killing one soldier and wounding three. The post is in Vizcatan, in southern Ayacucho province,...
Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling
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Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from...
Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border
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President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups. The...
Israel: Weapons would let Hezbollah fight a month
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Israel said Thursday that Hezbollah could have bombarded the Jewish state for a month with the weapons confiscated in the country's largest-ever arms seizure, and called on the world to focus on the Lebanese militants'...
Embattled UN rethinking Afghan-Pakistan role
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The United Nations is sending about 600 foreign staff out of the country or into secure compounds because of the deadly Taliban attack on U.N. workers, warning the Afghan government Thursday that international support...
Saudis launches offensive against Yemen rebels
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Saudi Arabia sent fighter jets and artillery bombardments across the border into northern Yemen Thursday in a military incursion apparently aimed at helping its troubled southern neighbor control an escalating Shiite...
Student stuns Iran by criticizing supreme leader
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An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face. Mahmoud Vahidnia has received an outpouring of support from government...
Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions
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With the U.S. Congress still struggling to agree on sharp cuts in greenhouse gases or how to fund them, European officials said Thursday they were now striving for a political agreement instead of a new treaty to allow...
Paraguayan president hit with 3rd paternity suit
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A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay's Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday. Hortensia Damiana Moran, 40, a religious activist who worked on President Fernando...
Zimbabwe's premier ends boycott of unity Cabinet
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Zimbabwe's prime minister ended his boycott of his country's unity Cabinet on Thursday, saying he was relenting to give southern African leaders a chance to resolve the problems besetting the coalition. Prime Minister...
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Zimbabwe's prime minister says he's ending boycott of unity Cabinet. ...
UK lawmakers call for new rendition flight ban
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A group of British lawmakers proposed new laws Thursday to ban the use of airports, harbors or highways in the secret rendition of suspected terrorists, while a human rights group urged the government to stop detaining...
Chechen human rights activist abducted in Moscow
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A Russian rights group said Chechen authorities on Thursday abducted a human rights advocate in Moscow who has been critical of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader. Arbi Khachukayev was detained by Chechen security...
Russia: 2 suspects in lawyer, journalist killings
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Russian investigators on Thursday announced the arrests of two suspects in the killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist who were shot in central Moscow in January. Investigators identified the suspects as a...
Spanish hostages' wives: 3 crew taken ashore
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Pirates holding a Spanish trawler off Somalia took three crew members ashore Thursday to press Spanish authorities for the release of fellow pirates captured in connection with the month-old hostage drama, wives of two...
Russia criticizes Poland's call for US troops
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Russia's foreign minister said Thursday he was surprised by Poland's call for more U.S. troops on Polish soil in response to Moscow's assertiveness, a news agency reported. RIA Novosti quoted minister Sergei Lavrov as...
South Africa track chief suspended in Semenya case
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The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday. Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene and the rest of the track body's 12-member board...
Iraq lawmakers can't agree on election law _ again
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Iraqi lawmakers failed Thursday to agree on an election law for the country's January vote, raising concerns the balloting may be delayed and in turn push back a U.S. troop withdrawal. Iraq's election law has been...
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result...
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he doesn't want to run for re-election in January. ...
Union, UK Royal Mail reach interim agreement
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The union representing Britain's postal workers says it will call off strikes planned for later this week _ and remain at work through the December holidays _ after reaching an interim agreement with the Royal Mail. ...
American deported to Lebanon denies terror charges
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An American citizen convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday he confessed under torture and suspected that U.S. authorities played a role in his detention and prosecution in the Gulf...
Norway seeks WTO help in disputed EU seal hunt ban
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Norway has joined Canada in asking the World Trade Organization to settle its seal hunt dispute with the European Union. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Thursday that Norway has formally requested WTO...
Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
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The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS...
Chinese activist risks jail with letter to Obama
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Thousands of people will send letters to President Barack Obama this year. Few besides Yang Zili are likely to risk jail by doing so. A Chinese dissident recently freed after eight years in prison, Yang said Thursday...
War crimes tribunal to appoint lawyer for Karadzic
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The U.N. war crimes tribunal ruled Thursday that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will be appointed a lawyer to represent him whenever he fails to appear in court. It also postponed the resumption of his...
China air force much improved though still lagging
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China's rapidly modernizing air force is planning a display of its new military might for its 60th anniversary, showcasing a wide-ranging technical upgrade that has boosted its capabilities, though it still lags far...
Iran detains journalist for French news agency
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A reporter for the news agency Agence France Presse was detained by Iranian authorities during coverage of events marking the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, a colleague said Thursday. The AFP's acting...
India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama's trip
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India effectively barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering a rare visit by the Dalai Lama to a Buddhist monastery close to Tibet in an apparent effort to ease Chinese anger by reducing news coverage of the...
43 Somalis rescued by EU warship handed to UNHCR
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The EU Naval Force says it has handed over 43 Somalis abandoned at sea by their human smugglers to the United Nations refugee agency in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. The EU force says a ship from the...
South Africa cancels Airbus contract
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South Africa's government says it has canceled a contract to buy eight Airbus military aircraft that had set off a debate about public spending. Government spokesman Themba Maseko told reporters Thursday that the...
German Red Cross worker shot in Indonesia's Aceh
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Officials say a German working for the Red Cross has been shot by men on a motorcycle in Indonesia's Aceh province. Police say Erhard Bauer, 50, was shot Thursday in the arm and stomach. The motive is unknown. Red...
Killings by Afghan policeman shake British resolve
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The deaths of five British soldiers gunned down by an Afghan policeman as they made tea after a patrol has shaken public support for the war in Afghanistan, intensifying debate about the human cost of the conflict and...
Pakistan Taliban chief urges troops to fight army
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The leader of the Pakistani Taliban urged his fighters to stand fast against a military offensive in tribal South Waziristan, warning them in an intercepted message obtained Thursday that cowards will go to hell. ...
Former senior Rwandan executive jailed for 8 years
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A United Nations war crimes tribunal sentenced on Thursday a former chief of Rwanda's tea processing and marketing agency to eight years in prison for his role in the country's 1994 genocide. Michael Bagaragaza, 64,...
Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians
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An overnight rocket strike by international forces killed nine civilians, including at least three children, villagers said Thursday. Local Afghan authorities said they had no reports of civilian deaths. NATO said the...
US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq
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The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq _ one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries. The military released a statement late Wednesday saying two Multi-National Corps-Iraq soldiers died...
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War crime tribunal orders court appointed lawyer for Karadzic. ...
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Pakistan Taliban chief warns fighters that cowards will go to hell, as gov't presses offensive. ...
Exxon-Shell consortium wins West Qurna 1 deal
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A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday signed a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp...
UN: 50 peacekeepers punished for sex abuses
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At least 50 peacekeepers have received punishments ranging from reduction in military rank to eight months imprisonment for committing sexual abuses on United Nations missions since 2007, the U.N. said Thursday. The...
New delay in search for crashed Rio-Paris plane
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Families of victims of crashed Rio-Paris Flight 447 said Thursday a new search for wreckage has been delayed, and they accused French investigators of dragging their feet. The families met Thursday with France's...
EU leader: Cuba must make human rights gestures
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The European Union's development commissioner wants Cuba to show signs it's serious about protecting fundamental human rights. Karel De Gucht met with Raul Castro while wrapping up a three-day visit to Cuba and says he...
East German industries thrive in West
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Rotkaeppchen sparkling wine. Florena Cosmetics. Spee detergent. Zetti crunchy chocolate clusters. The names may not mean much to people outside of Germany but they point to a remarkable trend in the 20 years since the...
Activist: Chinese guard at black jail admits rape
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A guard at an unofficial jail in the Chinese capital has pleaded guilty to raping a young detainee, an activist said Thursday, in a case that has put a spotlight on "black jails" where a growing number of people seeking...
Air Zimbabwe plane smashes into wild pigs
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Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff. Transport Minister Nicholas Goche said in a statement Thursday that the...
US will not lift Myanmar sanctions
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The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said...
France plans to cut powerful judges down to size
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France's investigating judges are a powerful lot: They can order phone taps and home searches, interrogate terrorists and bring down politicians. Now, one has even ordered former French President Jacques Chirac to stand...
Japan to speed decision on relocation of US base
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Japan will speed up its review of a deal to move a major U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, officials said Thursday, but no final decision was expected in time for President Barack Obama's visit to...