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Militant with money links leads Abu Sayyaf faction
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Filipino militant wanted by Washington has become leader of a key faction of Abu Sayyaf, the al-Qaida-linked extremist group in the southern Philippines for which he has previously acquired foreign funding, the Philippine military says....
Economy the focus as China political session ends
BEIJING (AP) -- China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis, but said it will hold the line against critics urging an appreciation of its currency and will not seek an aggressive leading role in world affairs....
Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election
BANGKOK (AP) -- Leaders of tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed into Bangkok from Thailand's rural areas Sunday threatened mass street demonstrations if the government didn't respond to their demand for a dissolution of Parliament within 24 hours....
At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (AP) -- An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said....
Afghan gov. wants more troops after 12 explosions
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security Sunday after 12 coordinated explosions in Afghanistan's largest southern city killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland....
China alleges diplomatic snub at Copenhagen summit
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was snubbed at last year's Copenhagen climate change conference and fired back Sunday at critics who accuse China of arrogance....
Child abuse claims sweep Catholic Church in Europe
DUBLIN (AP) -- It often starts as a voice in the wilderness, but can swell into an entire nation's demand for truth. From Ireland to Germany, Europe's many victims of child abuse in the Roman Catholic church are finally breaking social taboos and confronting the clergy to face its demons....
Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapon as he went ahead at prayer time....
Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news Web site that he accused of spreading false information....
US soldier in Afghanistan has a dream
BADULA QULP, Afghanistan (AP) -- He proposed to her on Oct. 6, and she made him say "Will you marry me?" over and over because she liked the sound of it. He proposed again on her birthday four days later, and this time he got down on one knee with a diamond ring. His mother was on the phone, listening in as a witness....
From Israel, a radical way to boost organ donation
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed....
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Kandahar governor demands more Afghan forces, NATO help after 12 explosions kill dozens....
US statesman Kissinger out of Seoul hospital
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was released from a hospital in the South Korean capital Sunday after recovering from stomach pains, a hospital spokesman said....
24 killed in western Mexico; 11 in one shootout
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- A series of shootings killed 24 people Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly half died in one shootout between soldiers and armed men....
Vatican officials defend pope on abuse
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland. It also insisted that church confidentiality doesn't prevent bishops from reporting abuse to police....
Venezuela seizes 2 tons of cocaine hidden at port
CARACAS (AP) -- A Venezuelan police official says security forces have seized two tons of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled to the Netherlands....
Irish police free 4 in alleged artist murder plot
DUBLIN (AP) -- Four people, including an American woman, arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three others remain in custody, Irish police said Saturday....
Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation....
Israel to investigate Biden fiasco
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's premier has ordered an investigation into how government officials announced plans for a new Jewish housing project in east Jerusalem during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden....
US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme....
