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US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons....
Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna - a prized ingredient of sushi - while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing....
Netanyahu calls Clinton to defuse tensions
MOSCOW (AP) -- Hoping to defuse a fight between friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed Thursday to meet next week in Washington to confront an embarrassing dispute over Israeli land claims....
Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case....
Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago....
Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela....
Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of the diarist....
British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK
LONDON (AP) -- A 5-year-old British boy who was kidnapped and held in Pakistan for two weeks arrived safely back in Britain on Thursday....
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting....
Multimillion-dollar UN corruption case uncovered
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The deal looked simple enough: U.S. military equipment suppliers bribed an African defense minister's salesmen to secure part of a $15 million gig to outfit a presidential guard....
Chaos marks Iraq election vote tally
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions to make copies themselves, prompting a mad dash to the nearest Internet cafe where they paid $1.20 each to find out who was ahead in the ballot count....
Marines walk tightrope to win support in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- Crouched on packed earth at a barricaded Marine encampment, the village elders issued their complaint: U.S. troops had killed an innocent 14-year-old boy. Secretly, the Marines didn't believe them. No matter. They apologized, called the death a tragedy and promised to offer a condolence payment to the boy's family....
Putin: Iran's new nuclear plant to start up soon
VOLGODONSK, Russia (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup....
Sudan and Darfur rebel group sign cease-fire
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Sudan's government and a collection of Darfur rebel groups signed a cease-fire Thursday - the second such deal in less than a month with a key rebel faction - opening the way for political negotiations ahead of a full peace agreement....
Canadians rescued from grounded yacht in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Sixteen Canadian tourists and eight Ecuadorean crew members were rescued from a yacht that ran aground in the Galapagos Islands, officials said Thursday....
Holocaust survivor Veil joins Academie Francaise
PARIS (AP) -- Simone Veil, a French political icon who survived Nazi death camps and went on to become a moral figurehead for France, was inducted Thursday into the Academie Francaise - the sixth woman to cross the portals of the centuries-old institution....
Remains of Italian teen believed found in church
ROME (AP) -- The case of an Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains believed to be hers were discovered in the church where she was last seen, police said Thursday....
Bavarian bishops pray for abuse victims
BAD STAFFELSTEIN, Germany (AP) -- A prominent archbishop called Thursday for justice for sexual abuse victims in Germany's Roman Catholic Church, saying they need to feel they can finally speak openly about their suffering....
Warships take new strategy against Somali pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive confrontations further out to sea, has dealt the brigands a setback, officials and experts said Thursday....
Dubai hotel releases whale shark back into wild
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A resort hotel on one of Dubai's manmade islands said Thursday it has freed a whale shark whose captivity had been criticized by environmentalists....
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