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Amnesty: Saudi activist sentenced to 4 years
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:04AM April 18, 2012 CommentRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Amnesty International says a Saudi Arabian court has convicted a prominent rights activist of anti-state crimes and sentenced him to four years in prison.
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No fans of Assad, Syria's Kurds distrust uprising
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:24AM April 18, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — Syria's Kurds, who have long complained of discrimination under President Bashar Assad, would seem a natural fit to join the revolt against his rule. Instead, they are growing increasingly distrustful of an opposition they see as no more likely to grant them their rights.
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Optimism in Germany, US earnings boost markets
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:38AM April 18, 2012 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — Strong U.S. company earnings, an optimistic survey on the German economy and new crisis firepower for the International Monetary Fund lifted stocks Friday at the end of a week that was overshadowed by worries over Spain.
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Maldives president calls for early election in '13
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:27AM April 18, 2012 CommentCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives president announced Wednesday that he will call for an early presidential election amid opposition demands following a contentious power transfer earlier this year.
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China meets with Syrian foreign minister
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:52AM April 18, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said Wednesday his country was observing the cease-fire plan laid out by special envoy Kofi Annan, despite the regime's continued assaults on rebel-held areas.
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China says committed to probing political scandal
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:04PM April 17, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party said Wednesday that it is committed to probing a political scandal that includes an investigation into the suspected murder of a British businessman, following new appeals from Britain's senior politicians for a swift investigation that is free from political meddling.
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AP PHOTOS: Flower show celebrates N. Korea founder
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:12PM April 17, 2012 CommentPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's failed rocket has reappeared in a new form — at an annual flower show that combines floral extravaganza with high praise for the country's founding father Kim Il Sung.
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Shots fired in Syria town during UN observer visit
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 17, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — Gunfire erupted Wednesday as U.N. observers drove through an anti-regime demonstration in a Damascus suburb, sending people ducking for cover and raising questions about the safety of the monitors, according to activists and amateur video posted online.
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Italy delays balanced budget by 2 years
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:11PM April 17, 2012 CommentMILAN (AP) — The Italian government warned Wednesday that a deeper-than-expected recession means it will miss its pledge to balance its budget by 2013 by two years.
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North Korea's 'Young General' grows up
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 17, 2012 CommentPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — His grandfather made his name in the 1930s as a teenage guerrilla, battling the Japanese soldiers who then occupied Korea. His father spent decades solidifying the family's hold over the country, building up the military, extending the intelligence apparatus and driving its nuclear ambitions.
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Egypt panel definitively bars 3 president hopefuls
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:55PM April 17, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's election commission rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president Tuesday, definitively removing the most polarizing candidates from the race to become the country's first elected leader since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.
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Swedish museum evacuated after bomb threat
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:53PM April 17, 2012 CommentSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A bomb threat closed Stockholm's modern art museum on Tuesday, two days after an exhibit about degrading stereotypes that black people have endured prompted one Swedish organization to demand that the nation's culture minister resign.
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Gulf bloc united over island dispute with Iran
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:25PM April 17, 2012 CommentDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gulf Arab states warned Iran Tuesday that they stand united in an escalating dispute over strategic islands controlled by Tehran but also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
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Syrian president's wife urged to stop violence
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:21PM April 17, 2012 CommentUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The wives of the British and German ambassadors to the United Nations released a video Tuesday urging the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop being a bystander and speak out to demand that her husband stop the violence now.
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Tunisia: Annual Jewish pilgrimage an achievement
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:01PM April 17, 2012 CommentTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Tunisian island of Djerba should be maintained as a symbol of the North African nation's openness to the world, Tunisia's tourism minister said Tuesday.
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Italian freed after 2011 abduction in N. Africa
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:56AM April 17, 2012 CommentOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — An Italian tourist abducted in Algeria by al-Qaida's North African branch headed home Tuesday night after spending more than a year in captivity.
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North Korea warns US of retaliation over rocket
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:22AM April 17, 2012 Comment (1)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea accused the U.S. of hostility on Tuesday for suspending an agreement to provide food aid following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch, and warned of retaliatory measures in response.
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Angelina Jolie named special UN refugee envoy
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:48AM April 17, 2012 CommentGENEVA (AP) — After a decade of promoting refugee causes around the world, Angelina Jolie herself has been promoted.
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Saudi: Al-Qaida behind kidnapping in Yemen
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:42AM April 17, 2012 CommentRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia claimed Tuesday that Al-Qaida has taken responsibility for the kidnapping of a Saudi diplomat in Yemen last month and is demanding release of prisoners and a ransom payment.
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UK raises Briton's murky death in China talks
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:39AM April 17, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Britain's senior politicians urged China on Tuesday to ensure that an investigation into the suspicious murder of a British businessman is free from political meddling and quickly uncovers the facts.
