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May 12, 1:22 PMThe U.S. Defense Department’s latest identifications of fatalities in Afghanistan:
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Blind Chinese activist finds freedom
Apr 27, 11:15 PM
For weeks Chen Guangcheng pretended to be sick.
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Apr 21, 11:37 AMThe U.S. Defense Department has identified these fatalities in Afghanistan:
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Ex-Soviet Uzbekistan plans privatization drive
May 15, 11:47 PMUzbekistan's government plans to sell off almost 500 state assets over the next two years in an ongoing drive to expand the private sector in this former Soviet nation.
Police move against new protest in Moscow
May 16, 2:42 PM
Russian police arrested about 20 protesters on Wednesday night at a central Moscow square where demonstrators had moved after police uprooted them from a camp, the latest move in a broadening crackdown on the forces opposing President Vladimir Putin.
Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
May 16, 1:47 PM
In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising.
Anger, drama at Ratko Mladic's genocide trial
May 16, 1:22 PM
He's no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began Wednesday, Ratko Mladic still managed to reopen old wounds with the flick of his hand.
Police uproot protest camp in Moscow
May 16, 9:52 AM
Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly detaining about 20 activists in a show of force that comes as part of a broadening crackdown on the opposition.
Progress for Chinese activist's bid to study in US
May 16, 6:32 AMA blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport application and posed for a photo Wednesday, moving forward in his bid to study in the United States.
Zimbabwe politician drives off in motor show car
May 16, 9:32 AMState prosecutors in Zimbabwe say an opposition politician at a Ford Motor Company car show got into the latest model on display and drove it away. He faces car theft charges in court next month.
Walesa says today's Solidarity deserves a beating
May 16, 9:42 AMPoland's former President Lech Walesa said Wednesday that members of Solidarity, the trade union he once led, deserve to be beaten for a disruptive protest they staged last week in Warsaw.
100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says
May 16, 2:22 PMThe head of Rio de Janeiro's regional engineering agency says the Olympic city has at least 100 abandoned buildings that run the risk of collapse.
Doctor firings expose medical failings in Nigeria
May 16, 9:47 AM
The firing of nearly 800 doctors working at hospitals in Nigeria's most populous state has exposed the failings of the nation's medical system, as lawyers said Wednesday negotiations over the physicians' fate continued.
France's new prime minister names Cabinet
May 16, 2:27 PM
Jean-Marc Ayrault, a moderate Socialist with an affinity for Germany, took office as France's prime minister on Wednesday and got to work by naming his Cabinet - a lineup that includes allies and veterans of previous governments.
Somali, Eritrean refugees resettle in US
May 16, 5:22 AMThe new U.S. ambassador to Malta has said farewell to 27 Somali and Eritrean refugees headed to the United States under a refugee resettlement program.
UK minister: Cyberattack could prompt NATO action
May 16, 11:27 AMBritain's armed forces minister says that a cyberattack aimed at a NATO member could mobilize the alliance to act against an aggressor.
South African police seize 10 rhino horn
May 16, 3:23 AMPolice officers tipped off by an anonymous informer forced their way into a Johannesburg apartment where they found 10 rhinoceros horns and an elephant tusk and arrested a Vietnamese man, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
UN experts say Syria snubs demands on torture
May 16, 10:43 AMThe Syrian government snubbed a U.N. committee when it failed to appear Wednesday or report on any efforts to prevent the use of torture, committee members said.
Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters
May 16, 11:32 AM
Government troops and warplanes pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29 militants as part of a ramped up campaign against the group, military officials said.
Thai police seize tiger parts said to be for China
May 16, 7:32 AM
Thai police say they have seized the carcasses of tigers and other big cats believed to have been destined for consumption in China.
Clashes in western Libyan town leave 6 dead
May 16, 1:52 PMA Libyan government spokesman says clashes in a western city have left six dead and at least 20 injured.
Jailed activist: Bahrain seeks to weaken uprising
May 16, 6:32 AM
A prominent rights activist jailed in Bahrain says his detention is a political act aimed at weakening the uprising against the Gulf kingdom's rulers.
Guinea-Bissau to get prime minister under new deal
May 16, 12:08 PMPoliticians in the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau say they've signed a deal that would allow the country's interim leader to choose a prime minister.
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