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High-level Lebanese talks in Qatar
Lebanon's ruling coalition demanded Saturday that talks to end the country's 18-month-old political crisis tackle the issue of Hezbollah's weapons, a demand the militant group rejected.
As cyclone refugees wait, Myanmar refuses aid
YANGON, Myanmar _ Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.
Tibetan leader in exile: new talks soon with China
A new round of talks between the Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials is expected to be held in mid-June, Tibet's prime minister in exile said Saturday.
12-year-old China quake survivor loses leg
As Huang Siyu ran down the stairs of her school after the powerful earthquake, the building collapsed and her teacher was killed.
Tsvangirai postpones Zimbabwe return after threat
Zimbabwe's opposition leader was on the way to the airport when word came that assassins were awaiting him in his homeland Saturday, derailing plans for his return.
Dominican president claims victory
President Leonel Fernandez declared victory Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the Caribbean nation's economy ...
Arab village's fence war wins some Israeli hearts
Every Friday for more than three years, schoolteacher Abdullah Abu Rahma has grabbed a bullhorn and a Palestinian flag and marched a few hundred yards from his West Bank village to a 10-foot-tall mesh fence and ...
Pirates hijack Jordanian ship off Somali coast
Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless coast of Somalia, the head of a seafarer's association said.
Spanish police arrest 5 suspected of hacking US agency sites
Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of Internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin America and Asia, authorities ...
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a surprise visit to Baghdad.
Ex-archbishop urges release of British hostages
A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago.
State media say at least 14 people have died in a collision between a bus and a tractor in eastern China.
Sri Lankan military bombs rebel air strip
Sri Lankan air force jets bombed an air strip used by Tamil Tiger rebels, while 16 insurgents were killed in ground clashes in the north, the military said Saturday.
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