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Iraqi prime minister says U.S. troops should leave as soon as possible
BERLIN - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of...
Nepal's national assembly fails to elect first president, but picks VP
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's governing assembly failed to elect the new republic's first president Saturday when none of the three candidates were able to secure half the total votes necessary to win, a...
Polish town remembers man who died in Taser incident at Canadian airport
WARSAW, Poland - Residents of a small Polish town gathered on Saturday to remember the 42-year-old townsman who died last year at a Canadian airport shortly after being stunned with Taser guns by poli...
Sunni bloc returns to Iraqi government after year-long boycott
BAGHDAD - Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government Saturday in another step toward healing the sectarian rifts that once brought almost dai...
Tropical storm could develop off Southeast coast, U.S. forecasters say
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Forecasters say a tropical depression off the Southeast coast of the United States is expected to strengthen and could become a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center says...
Despite bleak school stats, Canada embarks on ambitious Afghan education program
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The number of burned down or vacant schools in Kandahar province exceeds the total number of schools that are actually open, according to statistics compiled by the Afghan gove...
Negotiators from Iran and EU to resume nuclear talks in 2 weeks
GENEVA - Iran and the European Union's chief negotiators agreed Saturday to resume talks on suspending uranium enrichment in two weeks, after Tehran ruled out freezing its program in talks that includ...
Bomb blast in Indian Kashmir kills 7 soldiers, wounds 20 others
SRINAGAR, India - Police in India say a bomb has exploded near an army convoy in Indian Kashmir, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding 20 others. A senior police official says the bomb was a...
South Africa celebrates life of Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday
QUNU, South Africa - Some came in exquisitely beaded traditional skins, others wore T-shirts emblazoned with his name, and Nelson Mandela welcomed all to the festive tent outside his home Saturday for...
US President Bush calls for action on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
CRAWFORD, Texas - In his weekly radio address, U.S. President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to help restore confidence in the American housing finance industry. The president calls this ...
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