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  • Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions

    BERLIN — President Barack Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles during a speech in Berlin Wednesday.

  • One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico

    CANCUN, Mexico — A state prosecutor says one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.

  • Malaysia budget airport launch pushed to May 2014

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The opening of a new airport to accommodate budget carriers has been delayed until next year because of design changes and other construction setbacks, Malaysia's airport operator says.

  • Australian jailed for life for rape, murder

    MELBOURNE, Australia — A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish woman while he was free on parole after previous convictions for raping five women.

  • Photos Bolivian girl mauled by dog to fly to US for help

    LA PAZ, Bolivia — A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said Tuesday.

  • Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays

    BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.

  • Photos Afghan peace talks with Taliban at hand but not without their bumps

    WASHINGTON — U.S. officials will meet with the Taliban on Thursday in a major breakthrough aimed at opening peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, as the U.S. prepares for the end of its combat involvement.

  • US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A group of U.S. senators is urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations.

  • Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment

    KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth.

  • Photos Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo

    SAO PAULO — Protesters surrounding the city hall of Brazil's biggest city have clashed with police when a small group of demonstrators tried to force their way into the building.

  • Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule.

  • Ammunition fire rages at Russian military base

    MOSCOW — Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said.

  • Photos AP EXCLUSIVE: US war games send signal to Assad

    ZARQA, Jordan — Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.

  • Photos Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

    JERUSALEM — Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect for one of the country's peace pioneers.

  • Photos G-8 NOTEBOOK: Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David Cameron let a cat out of the bag.


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