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US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact
A senior U.S. diplomat flew in Tuesday to try to revive a U.S.-brokered pact between Honduras' deposed president and the coup-imposed government ahead of elections this month.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:05 pm
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions
A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has a…
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:40 pm
Analysis: France-Germany ties fade
Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally _ and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:50 pm
Former Gates' exec named foreign aid chief
The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:40 pm
Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion
Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?
Nov 10, 2009 | 4:05 pm
Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities
The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country's north threatens to create a "human rights catastrophe" for minority communities in the region, a leading rights watchdog warned in a report Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 3:25 pm
Adviser: Saudi navy blockades north Yemen coast
Saudi Arabia imposed a naval blockade on the Red Sea coast of northern Yemen to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to Shiite rebels along its border, a Saudi government adviser and media reports said Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 pm
Man to serve 25 years in wife's 1999 scuba slaying
A former dive shop owner convicted of killing his wife on a Caribbean scuba outing in 1999 was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors called a near-perfect crime motivated by his desire to pursue another woman.
Nov 10, 2009 | 11:05 am
Iraqi PM: no election alliance with Shiite rivals
Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:20 am
Israel says major cities are in Hezbollah's range
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:20 am
Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew
Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:40 am
King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project
Egypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:00 am
World stocks in pause after Dow hits 2009 high
European stock markets pared earlier gains Tuesday ahead of an expected retreat on Wall Street, as investors booked profits on Monday's rally which pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to its highest level this year.
Nov 10, 2009 | 6:25 am
Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite
Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:05 am
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows
Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Nov 10, 2009 | 1:40 am
Nobel-winning Russian physicist dies at 93
Vitaly Ginzburg, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian physicist and one of the fathers of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died in Moscow. He was 93.
Nov 09, 2009 | 9:25 pm
Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage
Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.
Nov 09, 2009 | 7:30 pm
Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead
Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo's badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador.
Nov 09, 2009 | 4:45 pm
Palestinian negotiator: 'Defining moment' is here
The chief Palestinian negotiator on Monday warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead of moderates like him.
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:30 pm
Lebanon premier unveils new Cabinet with Hezbollah
Lebanon's prime minister formed a Cabinet Monday that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the deeply divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.
Nov 09, 2009 | 2:15 pm
