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Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe
July 25, 2008
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Iran signaled Thursday that it will no longer cooperate with U.N. » Full Story
Serbia IDs man behind Karadzic’s false identity
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The real Dragan Dabic has emerged — and the 66-year-old construction worker was shocked Thursday to discover his identity had apparently been stolen by one of the world’s most » Full Story
Former Argentine army chief sentenced to life in ’dirty war’ trial
July 25, 2008
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court sentenced one of Argentina’s most feared former military leaders to life in prison on Thursday for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four leftist activ » Full Story
Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud
July 25, 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) — Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it’s not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games’ guardians and exiled a » Full Story
Female suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq
July 25, 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad. » Full Story
Reputed boss of detainee facing war crimes trial was released from Guantanamo
July 25, 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A Moroccan prisoner released from Guantanamo in 2004 was Osama bin Laden’s top bodyguard, according to testimony Thursday in the war crimes trial of another alle » Full Story
Panel urges anti-terrorism agency
July 25, 2008
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A Swiss-led, five-nation panel proposed Thursday that the United Nations assert itself as leader of a global fight against terrorism and establish a new agency or program to coor » Full Story
NZ students offer reward for Rice arrest
July 25, 2008
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand students protesting the Iraq war offered a reward to anyone who carries out a citizen’s arrest of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the » Full Story
Iraqi presidential council rejects elections law
July 24, 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday rejected a draft provincial elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking — a major blow to U.S. » Full Story
Beijing to set up special Olympic protest zones
July 24, 2008
BEIJING (AP) _ China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is mean » Full Story