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200 US Marines join anti-drug effort in Guatemala
A team of 200 U.S. Marines began patrolling Guatemala's western coast this week in an unprecedented operation to beat drug traffickers in the Central ...
Mexico: 2 CIA agents wounded in shooting go to US
Mexican officials said Wednesday that two Americans wounded in a shooting attack by federal police on a U.S. Embassy vehicle are employees of the ...
Syria's Assad acknowledges struggles in civil war
In a striking admission, President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that his armed forces will need time to defeat the rebels and ...
UN chief hits host Iran over human rights
The U.N. chief jolted his Iranian hosts for a nonaligned nations meeting Wednesday by pointing out "serious concerns" in Tehran's human rights record ...
Jordan wants to deport Syrian refugees who rioted
Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh said Wednesday that Syrian refugees responsible for violence in a camp near the border will be deported.
Lugar, Nunn honored for nuclear security efforts
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and former Sen. Sam Nunn were honored Wednesday for their role in helping ex-Soviet states secure and dismantle huge stocks ...
Egypt pulls back some Sinai tanks
Egypt on Wednesday withdrew some of the tanks it deployed near the Israeli and Gaza borders as part of a military operation against militants in the ...
UK foreign minister, Ecuador VP meet over Assange
The British government says its foreign minister has discussed the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Ecuadorean Vice President Lenin ...
4 Kenyan police wounded in grenade attack
A grenade attack wounded four policemen in the latest outbreak of violence in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, ending what had seemed to be a lull in ...
Ukraine's highest court upholds Tymoshenko verdict
Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for abuse of office, a case that has strained the ...
Notorious Pakistan A-bomb scientist tries politics
The man who made Pakistan into a nuclear power and later admitted to leaking atomic secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya is going into politics, ...
Judge orders arrest of Mexican ex-governor
A judge has ordered the arrest of a former Mexican border state governor for allegedly fomenting drug trafficking. Mexico's Attorney General Marisela ...
Editor: Judge 'throws the book' at UK media
The editor of a U.K. newspaper says he fears that the senior judge tasked with investigating Britain's scandal-tarred press is preparing to deliver ...
Amnesty urges Balkans to probe war disappearances
Ljiljana Alvir is convinced Serbian authorities know how her brother died during the war in Croatia, and where his remains are. She just doubts they ...
Israeli victims' kin visit site of Bulgaria bomb
Relatives of five Israeli tourists killed in a bombing in Bulgaria visited the scene of the attack, laying down flowers and lighting candles Wednesday ...
For Your Eyes Only: Swedish Bond gala criticized
Were the martinis shaken, not stirred? Nobody knows, but a James Bond-themed party thrown by Sweden's security service sure didn't adhere to this ...
Senegal summons Gambian diplomat over executions
The president of Senegal has denounced the execution of two Senegalese citizens who were among nine prisoners killed by firing squad in neighboring ...
World marks day of the missing
Tens of thousands of people around the world are missing today because of armed conflicts or human rights abuses such as abductions and illegal ...
Israeli victims' relatives visit site of attack
Relatives of five Israeli tourists killed in a bombing in Bulgaria have visited the site of the attack to light candles in memory of their loved ones.
Spanish town turns red for annual tomato fight
Tens of thousands of people have splatted each other with 120 tons of tomatoes during the annual 'Tomatina' battle, leaving the eastern Spanish town ...
France offers to pick up tab for young hires
The French government wants companies to hire young people so much that it's offering to pick up the tab. The new Socialist president, Francois ...
Militants attack Pakistan army post, kill 8 troops
Taliban militants ambushed a Pakistani army post near the Afghan border before dawn Wednesday, killing eight soldiers, in a reminder of the threat ...
AP's fabled Saigon team thins, with recent deaths
It's been a cruel year for the fabled crew of reporters that covered the Vietnam War for The Associated Press. Correspondent George Esper died in ...
3 commandos, 11 militants killed in Georgia
At least 3 Georgian commandos and 11 militants have been killed during an operation to free hostages held along Georgia's border with Russia, ...
Egypt charges former Mubarak ally with corruption
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday charged one of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak's most trusted men with corruption, including the illegal acquisition ...