UN report: Congo rebel network spans 25 countries

One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said.

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AU: Donors slow in paying up for Somalia security

The African Union's Somalia envoy says donors have released only 30 percent of funds they pledged months ago towards bolstering Somalia's security.

Nov 25, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…

Taliban leader rules out talks with Karzai

The Taliban's reclusive leader has ruled out talks with President Hamid Karzai and called on Afghans to break off relations with his "stooge" administration.

Nov 25, 2009 | 9:20 am | Loading…

Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand

Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.

Nov 25, 2009 | 8:50 am | Loading…

Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks

Pakistan charged seven men on Wednesday in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, its first indictments in a case watched closely by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to punish those responsible.

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Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 years

Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence Wednesday for a man they described as responsible for snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia.

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Taliban leader issues Muslim holiday message

The Taliban's reclusive leader has issued a Muslim holiday message calling on Afghans to break off relations with the government, which he calls a "stooge" administration.

Nov 25, 2009 | 6:35 am | Loading…

Taliban leader urges Afghans to break off relations with "stooge" Kabul government.

Nov 25, 2009 | 6:25 am | Loading…

China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation

China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.

Nov 25, 2009 | 6:05 am | Loading…

Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally

Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.

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Detention of China dissident Liu Xiaobo extended

Chinese authorities have extended the detention of a jailed dissident writer for another two months, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Nov 25, 2009 | 3:15 am | Loading…

Death toll in China mining blast rises to 107

The number of dead in China's worst mining accident in two years rose to 107 Wednesday after three more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said.

Nov 25, 2009 | 1:25 am | Loading…

Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food

Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.

Nov 24, 2009 | 8:25 pm | Loading…

Docs say formerly conjoined twins recovering well

Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna are enjoying a favorite DVD and trying new foods as they continue their recovery from marathon separation surgery, doctors said.

Nov 24, 2009 | 6:10 pm | Loading…

Afghan official says 15 ministers face graft probe

Three Afghan Cabinet officials and 12 former ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office said Tuesday, announcing cases that could signal whether the government is serious about fighting graft in its ranks.

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Man says end of coma misdiagnosis like rebirth

BRUSSELS -- With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.

Nov 24, 2009 | 11:40 am | Loading…

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Political crisis roils Pakistan as Taliban loom

The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army wages a major battle against Taliban militants near the Afghan border.

Nov 24, 2009 | 11:25 am | Loading…

Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game

A battered taxi sped up a dusty road toward a squad of Afghan soldiers searching for bombs planted in the dirt. Army gunmen who had fanned out for protection readied for a suicide attacker. The car screeched to a halt.

Nov 24, 2009 | 11:25 am | Loading…

Indian probe blames mosque attack on Hindu leaders

An Indian government investigation released Tuesday into the 1992 demolition of a mosque by a raging mob reportedly accused top Hindu nationalist politicians of complicity in the attack that sparked nationwide ethnic riots, leaving 2,000 people dead.

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Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal

The ceremony began with prayers in a temple by tens of thousands of Hindus before dawn Tuesday. Then it shifted to a nearby corral, where in the cold morning mist, scores of butchers wielding curved swords began slaughtering buffalo calves by hacking off their heads.

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Woman duped out of $50K in Internet love scam

Authorities say an Australian woman who fell in love online was duped out of nearly $50,000 by a Nigerian man who said he was her "Mr. Right."

Nov 24, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…

6.8-magnitude quake rattles Tonga

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga, sending panicked residents into the streets at night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Nov 24, 2009 | 10:00 am | Loading…

White House: Obama's Afghan decision 'within days'

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.

Nov 24, 2009 | 9:10 am | Loading…

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Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej dies

Samak Sundaravej, a firebrand right-wing politician and TV cooking show host who served a brief and tumultuous term last year as Thailand's prime minister, died of cancer Tuesday. He was 74.

Nov 24, 2009 | 8:45 am | Loading…

Opposition backs Australian carbon reduction bill

Australia's opposition leader Tuesday pledged his party's support for contentious legislation proposed by the government aimed at curbing the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov 24, 2009 | 7:05 am | Loading…

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000.

Nov 24, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…

Pakistani officials: 5 army officers detained

Five Pakistani army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to two U.S. terror suspects accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, intelligence officials said Tuesday.

Nov 24, 2009 | 6:40 am | Loading…

Pakistani troops kill 18 Islamist militants

Pakistani troops killed 18 militants in a fresh offensive Tuesday against insurgents blamed for a wave of recent bombings in the main northwestern city of Peshawar.

Nov 24, 2009 | 5:40 am | Loading…

Renowned Chinese translator Yang Xianyi dies

Renowned Chinese literature translator Yang Xianyi has died, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. He was 94.

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