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Friday, November 20, 2009

Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six...

Afghan police are weak link in security force

An Afghan police officer stands guard as bicyclists ride past a roadside checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. KABUL — Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan’s 93,000-member...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

China holds, mistreats US man on secrets charges

In this photo released by David Rowley, taken Dec. 7, 1993 and made available Thursday, Nov 19, 2009, Feng Xue poses for photos in Yuexi, Anhui Province. BEIJING — Sometime into his long detention by China’s feared state security agents, American geologist Xue...

NATO: 2 US service members killed in southern Afghanistan

KABUL — NATO says 2 US service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan.

Barack Obama to send special envoy to North Korea

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — U.S. special envoy Stephen Bosworth will travel to North Korea on Dec. 8 for talks aimed...

Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, front left, walks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, front right, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday. KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country’s security forces...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Afghans on hold, awaiting Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama decisions

Afghan boy Naimat Ullah, 6, leans on concrete blast walls in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. KABUL — Its protracted presidential election has finally been decided, but...

A Great Wall: Barack Obama tours China’s iconic site

U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall in Badaling, China, Wednesday. BEIJING — President Barack Obama absorbed history’s expanse Wednesday...

Army shell accidentally kills 6 Pakistan civilians

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — An army shell intended for a militant hide-out accidentally killed six civilians in northwestern...

Delta offers $1 billion to Japan Airlines

TOKYO — Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with...

Barack Obama says he met with half brother while in China

Mark Ndesandjo, U.S. President Barack Obama’s half-brother gestures as he speaks during an interview at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday. BEIJING — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a...

Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

A Siamese crocodile is seen Tuesday at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Phnom Tamao village, Takoe province, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. BANGKOK — Conservationists searching for one of the world’s most endangered crocodile species say they...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Expedition launched to uncork 100-year-old Scotch from Antarctic ice

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - On the rocks . . . and nice aged! A New Zealand team will be using precision drills to free...

Afghans say attack in east shows Taliban strength

KABUL — A rocket attack apparently targeting French forces that killed ordinary Afghans raised concerns today in eastern Afghanistan about international...

Twins joined at head successfully separated

MELBOURNE, Australia — A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls...

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