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Diplomats: Annan urges Syria troop withdrawal
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:44AM April 12, 2012 CommentUNITED NATIONS (AP) — International envoy Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday he was "encouraged" at the start of a fragile cease-fire in Syria but said the government failed to keep its pledge to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from cities and towns.
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Denmark braced for terror trial against 4 Swedes
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:26AM April 12, 2012 CommentCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four Swedes accused of plotting a revenge attack on a newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad will go on trial Friday in Denmark, forcing the normally placid Nordic country to revisit an event it would rather put to rest.
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A look at key appointments in NKorea
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:25AM April 12, 2012 CommentPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea has showered Kim Jong Un and other senior officials — including his late father, Kim Jong Il — with a slew of appointments and promotions meant to strengthen the new leader.
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Palestinians spurn Netanyahu call to resume talks
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:07AM April 12, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinians have spurned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest invitation to resume peace talks, insisting the Israelis freeze settlement construction first.
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KFC Thailand Apologizes for Improper Quake Posting
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:42AM April 12, 2012 Comment
Fried chicken.
BANGKOK (AP) — KFC Thailand has apologized for posting a Facebook message that urged people to rush home during Wednesday's tsunami scare and order a bucket of KFC chicken.
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Writer William Boyd to pen next 007 novel
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40AM April 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Acclaimed British novelist William Boyd said Thursday he hopes to bring James Bond back to his roots when he pens the next installment of the suave superspy saga.
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Europe court OKs German ruling in incest case
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:38AM April 12, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — German courts did not violate a Leipzig man's privacy rights by convicting him for incest with his younger sister — with whom he fathered four children, the European Court of Human Rights said Thursday.
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Turkey launches new crackdown on ex-officers
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:07AM April 12, 2012 CommentANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors on Thursday ordered the arrest of dozens of former military officers, including four retired generals, over their role in the ousting of an Islamist prime minister.
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Afghan leader raises prospect of early elections
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:24AM April 12, 2012 CommentKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president raised the prospect Thursday of holding presidential elections a year early to avoid a potentially deadly concurrence of a transition of power and a major drawdown of international forces in 2014.
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Italian man held by rebels in India lost 10 kilos
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:17AM April 12, 2012 CommentNEW DELHI (AP) — An Italian tour guide freed by Maoist rebels in eastern India on Thursday joked to reassure people he was well but said he lost 10 kilograms (22 pounds) during his tough, monthlong captivity.
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Mugabe arrives home under intense health scrutiny
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:12AM April 12, 2012 CommentHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — President Robert Mugabe arrived home from Asia on Thursday morning as his party denied reports he had suffered a health emergency.
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Is North Korea serious about its race to space?
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:12AM April 12, 2012 CommentSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — According to North Korea's official version of things, commemorated on postage stamps and re-enacted in mass performances, the country's first venture into space was 14 years ago, when the "Bright Shining Star 1" satellite roared into orbit and began broadcasting marching music praising Kim Il Sung.
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Indonesians feel lucky after escape from quakes
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:07AM April 12, 2012 CommentBANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Residents surveying damage from two powerful earthquakes that reignited memories of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami said Thursday they could hardly believe their luck.
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Shaken by shooting, Chinese still seek US colleges
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:04AM April 12, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — Shaken by the shooting deaths of two Chinese students near the University of Southern California, China is unlikely to slow its pace of sending its students to U.S. universities.
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Syrian opposition vows protest to test shaky truce
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:41AM April 12, 2012 CommentBEIRUT (AP) — Syria's opposition called for widespread protests Friday to test the regime's commitment to an internationally brokered cease-fire that the U.N. chief described as so fragile it could collapse with a single gunshot.
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Stocks recoup losses but rally appears fragile
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:34PM April 11, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Stock markets rallied Wednesday, recouping some of their losses from a day earlier, when fears grew that the U.S. economy was slowing and Europe's debt crisis returning.
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Chavez says he's 'doing very well' after treatment
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:10PM April 11, 2012 CommentCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Wednesday, saying he's "doing very well" following cancer treatment in Cuba.
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Philippines, China eye compromise to end standoff
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:58PM April 11, 2012 CommentMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine and Chinese diplomats scrambled Thursday to ease tensions and save face amid a tense naval standoff in the disputed South China Sea.
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Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Mexico
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:21PM April 11, 2012 CommentMEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico on Thursday, waking up residents living near the Gulf of California, only hours after a separate temblor swayed tall buildings in Mexico City, causing evacuations.
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Egypt parliament votes to sideline Mubarak figures
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:58PM April 11, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's parliament has passed a bill that strips senior figures of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime of their political rights for 10 years.
