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March 19, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
March 19, 2010
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - In the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Taliban roam the...
Italian bishop apologizes for abuse; Vatican official suggests culture of silence in Italy
March 19, 2010
ROME - The European clerical sex abuse scandal has reached Italy, with the bishop of the northern...
March 19, 2010
MUNICH, Germany - Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese is facing new allegations of physical and...
Oregon lawsuit claims Boy Scouts failed to prevent sex abuse by local leaders, coverup
March 19, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents...
A mad dash to the Internet cafe: Iraq's vote tally marked by disorder and claims of fraud
March 19, 2010
BAGHDAD - Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions to make copies themselves, prompting a mad dash to the nearest Internet cafe where they paid $1.20 each to find out who was ahead in the ballot count.
Thai anti-government protesters plan massive Saturday rally followed by ’blood-painting’
March 19, 2010
BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters in Thailand announced a full weekend of anti-government activities starting with a massive procession through Bangkok followed by "blood painting," their latest shock tactic aimed at forcing new elections.
Plea of woman dubbed 'Jihad Jane' makes her rare US woman facing possible terror trial
March 19, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - If the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" goes on trial, she would become just the second American woman tried on U.S. soil on terrorism charges - and the first accused of directly working toward a Muslim holy war.
Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade ban, but urge that quotas be enforced
March 19, 2010
TOKYO - Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna - a prized ingredient of sushi - while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing.
Global mediators press for indirect Israel-Palestinian peace talks despite Jerusalem feud
March 19, 2010
JERUSALEM - With pressure on from global mediators Friday, Israel and the Palestinians appeared likely to resume American-mediated indirect peace talks despite a flap over east Jerusalem construction.
Holocaust survivor stands by concentration camp memory of Anne Frank challenged by experts
March 18, 2010
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of the diarist.
Researchers inch closer to developing cloak of invisibility
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON - From Grimm's fairy tales to Harry Potter, the cloak of invisibility has played a major role in fiction. Now scientists have taken a small but important new step toward making it reality.
Health-care debate heats up as possible vote looms
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON - Catholic nuns and bishops have squared off over it, a Republican lawmaker has referred to it as a "wet, smelly dog," and the president has shown himself to be uncharacteristically testy when defending it.
Botswana launches 'draconian' dress code for teachers
March 18, 2010
GABORONE, Botswana - Shorts, tight skirts and suggestive T-shirts are out and, in stifling local temperatures, men must wear long-sleeved shirts, according to new dress regulations for civil servants issued by Botswana authorities.
Sudan and Darfur rebel group sign truce to pave way for peace agreement
March 18, 2010
DOHA, Qatar - Sudan's government and a collection of Darfur rebel groups signed a cease-fire Thursday - the second such deal in less than a month with a key rebel faction - opening the way for political negotiations ahead of a full peace agreement.
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