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Haiti moving to restore army: documents

Sept 28, 2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ― Haiti’s president is moving forward with a controversial campaign pledge to restore the country’s disbanded military with an initial force of 3,500 soldiers, according to a document obtained Tuesday by the Associated Press.The role for the army replacing the former discr
Bin Laden photos must stay secret: U.S.

Sept 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Public disclosure of graphic photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden after U.S. commandos killed him would damage national security and lead to attacks on American property and personnel, the Obama administration contends in a court document.In a response late Monday to a Freedom
Soong: China does not want me to run

Sept 28, 2011

TAIPEI (AP) ― A China-friendly Taiwanese presidential candidate has been quoted as saying Beijing opposes his candidacy because it fears it could dig into support for President Ma Ying-jeou, Beijing’s widely presumed favorite.The statement was attributed to veteran Taiwanese politician James Soong,
Guinea opposition march dispersed

Sept 28, 2011

CONAKRY (AP) ― Opposition supporters attempting to join a march were violently dispersed, and at least four people were killed when paramilitary police seized control of traffic circles and lobbed tear gas at people walking toward the meeting point, an official said.Opposition leader Cellou Dalein D
First post-Mubarak election to begin Nov. 28

Sept 28, 2011

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak will begin on Nov. 28, the country’s military rulers said Tuesday in an announcement greeted with little fanfare by activists who have grown deeply suspicious of the generals’ commitment to change.The military coun
Animal hospital making stir in pet industry

Sept 28, 2011

$1.3m facility has day care center, beauty salon, hotel, cafe and general hospital-like veterinary clinicAt a posh animal hospital in southern Seoul on a quiet Friday afternoon, a few people are sitting on cozy sofas with what they call their best friends, waiting for nurses to call their names.The
Shanghai subway trains crash; hundreds injured

Sept 28, 2011

SHANGHAI (AP) -- A Shanghai subway train crashed into a stopped train during a signal failure Tuesday, injuring more than 270 people in the latest trouble for the newly expanded transportation system in China’s commercial center.The signal failure meant trains on Line 10 were being directed via phon
Japan, Philippines to increase sea defenses

Sept 28, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost sea security Tuesday amid China’s growing assertiveness over territorial claims and resources in the region’s waters.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and visiting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said the two island nations both bel
U.S., EU criticize Israeli settlement plans

Sept 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration is getting little help from its ally Israel nor anybody else as it pleads for a fresh start in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that could avert a veto showdown over the Palestinians’ unilateral bid at the United Nations for statehood recognition.Already dis
Afghan Arnies gripped by bodybuilding craze

Sept 28, 2011

KABUL (AFP) ― Beneath a poster in a Kabul gym of muscular U.S. movie star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, scores of young Afghan men are pumping iron to Western dance music and dreaming of looking like their idol.The urban youths, sporting spiky hair and tight T-shirts, have few memories of th
New Libya government postponed

Sept 28, 2011

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) -- Libya’s new rulers have decided to postpone formation of a transitional government until the entire country is liberated from forces loyal to ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi, an official said on Tuesday.“Consultations have led to a decision to postpone the formation of a governmen
Chinese man arrested for allegedly killing 9

Sept 28, 2011

BEIJING (AP) _ A Chinese man who allegedly killed his wife and eight other people in a fit of jealous rage has been arrested.State media say 32-year-old fruit seller Qin Changcheng allegedly went on the rampage Monday in the northern city of Baotou. Those killed also included his uncle, aunt and the
Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal

Sept 28, 2011

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- A 1970s militant who escaped from a murder sentence in New Jersey and carried out one of the most brazen hijackings in U.S. history was captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday. After decades of stagnancy, there was a sudden bre
Saudi woman sentenced to 10 lashes for driving car

Sept 28, 2011

CAIRO (AP) -- A Saudi woman was sentenced Tuesday to be lashed 10 times with a whip for defying the kingdom's prohibition on female drivers, the first time a legal punishment has been handed down for a violation of the longtime ban in the ultraconservative Muslim nation.Normally, police just stop fe
Typhoon floods Manila; thousands evacuated, 7 dead

Sept 27, 2011

MANILA (AP) ― Massive flooding hit the Philippine capital on Tuesday as typhoon winds and rains isolated the historic old city where residents waded in waist-deep waters, dodging tree branches and debris. At least seven people were killed.Authorities ordered more than 100,000 people across the count