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Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA

Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA

Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago _ even when they don't want to know their birth parents.

New Nov 20, 2009 | 4:30 pm

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.

Nov 20, 2009 | 1:35 pm

Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria

Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria

Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.

Nov 20, 2009 | 1:30 pm

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

Nov 20, 2009 | 11:40 am

Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:50 am

Palestinians to set new date for elections

Palestinians to set new date for elections

Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers maintain they will boycott the voting.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:25 am

Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis

Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis

A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.

Nov 20, 2009 | 8:55 am

Downbeat Dell weighs on world markets

Downbeat Dell weighs on world markets

World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings update from computer maker Dell Inc.

Nov 20, 2009 | 8:15 am

Iran to launch satellite on its own by late 2011

Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:40 am

Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:40 am

Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

Nov 20, 2009 | 1:10 am

200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English

200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English

Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the A…

Nov 19, 2009 | 11:30 pm

AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist

AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist

Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:50 pm

Honduras interim president may take leave for vote

Honduras interim president may take leave for vote

Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:40 pm

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:35 pm

Lebanese diva accused of singing racist song

Lebanese diva accused of singing racist song

A famous Lebanese pop singer, who normally stirs controversy for her seductive dresses and provocative dancing, has now been accused of singing a song with racist lyrics that compares black Egyptians to monkeys.

Nov 19, 2009 | 1:40 pm

Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader

The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group's leader for a sixth term.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:35 am

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees

President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison _ partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:20 am

Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks

Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks

Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, the military said.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:50 am

Afghan official said to take bribe for copper deal

Afghan official said to take bribe for copper deal

A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the claims of corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan.

Nov 18, 2009 | 9:05 pm

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