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Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahri death report
By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied on Saturday a U.S. media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayma...

Nine killed, 95 hurt in Hamas-Fatah violence in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA - Three Hamas policemen and six pro-Fatah gunmen were killed in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in the deadl...

Russia railway soldiers leave Georgian rebel region
SUKHUMI, Georgia - The last of 400 Russian soldiers sent by Moscow to repair a railway in Georgia 's rebel region of Abkhazia began to p...

North Korea to expel staff, tighten rules in tour zone
SEOUL - Pyongyang said on Sunday it would expel "unnecessary " South Korean staff from a mountain resort in the North, escalating tensi...

Beijing protesters must give 5 days' notice
By Chris Buckley BEIJING - Chinese and foreign citizens wishing to protest during the Beijing Olympics must apply five days befor...

Iran, on deadline day, vows no nuclear retreat
By Fredrik Dahl and Hossein Jaseb TEHRAN - Iran said on Saturday it would not back down "one iota " in its nuclear row with majo...

U.S. welcomes IAEA approval of India nuclear plan
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said on Friday the U.N. nuclear watchdog 's approval of an inspection plan for India 's civilian at...

Venezuela cites security in Chavez summit no show
CARTAGENA, Colombia - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez failed to show up for a narcotics summit of Latin American leaders on Friday and ...

Darfur rebels unhappy at U.N. show of concern on ICC
By Opheera McDoom KHARTOUM - Darfur rebels on Friday criticized a U.N. Security Council resolution linking a U.N.-African Union p...

Man charged in Canadian bus beheading stays silent
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - A 40-year-old man was charged on Friday with second degree murder after a fellow passenger was stabbed to death abo...