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Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.
Nov 07, 2009 | 4:05 pm
Yemen rebels say Saudi bombardments hit stronghold
Saudi warplanes and artillery bombarded a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen Saturday for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters, and Yemen's president vowed to wipe out the insurrection.
Nov 07, 2009 | 4:00 pm
Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
Nov 07, 2009 | 3:15 pm
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:45 pm
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces
U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west.
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:25 pm
Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies
Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.
Nov 07, 2009 | 2:05 pm
West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback
A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
Nov 07, 2009 | 1:30 pm
Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis
During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:35 pm
Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:30 pm
To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:35 am
Madagascar political rivals reach government deal
Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said.
Nov 07, 2009 | 11:10 am
UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.
Nov 07, 2009 | 10:40 am
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
Nov 07, 2009 | 10:20 am
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming _ as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Nov 07, 2009 | 8:45 am
Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction
A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan.
Nov 07, 2009 | 8:25 am
US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan
A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.
Nov 07, 2009 | 7:45 am
Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders _ and tattoos _ exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
Nov 07, 2009 | 7:35 am
UN: About 200 staff to be pulled from Afghanistan
The U.N. says hundreds of its staffers will be temporarily pulled out of Afghanistan in the wake of an Oct. 28 attack that killed five of its workers, but it's still determining exactly how many.
Nov 07, 2009 | 7:15 am
Pakistan: 12 militants killed in offensive
Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.
Nov 07, 2009 | 7:00 am
Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government
Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.
Nov 07, 2009 | 7:00 am
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