South Ossetia says Russia intends to absorb region
 TSKHINVALI, Georgia (AP) -- Russia intends to eventually absorb Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, a South Ossetian official said Friday, three days after Moscow recognized the region as independent and drew criticism from the West. Russian President Dmi... |
Karadzic refuses to enter pleas to charges
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to enter pleas to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity. Karadzic faces a total of 11 charges at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. The tribunal judge enter... |
Thai protesters, police scuffle over court order
 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thai police retreated from the prime minister's office compound Friday, seeking to defuse tensions with thousands of protesters who have occupied the site for nearly four days. Earlier, police officers muscled onto the grounds to deliver a... |
West faces stark choice over Georgia
 Russia's invasion of Georgia presents the West with a difficult choice: Punish Moscow by kicking it out of clubs like the Group of Eight or pursue a strategy of placating it that could invite further bullying in places like Ukraine, the Baltic states or Moldova. So far, the... |
Gustav heads to open water after swamping Jamaica
 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- The spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica. The tropical storm hit Jamaica on Thursday, drenching the island with heavy rain that triggered landslides and flood... |
Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard
 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The favorite to be Pakistan's next president has moved into a guarded government compound over security fears, officials said Friday as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country's volatile northwest. T... |
Probe reveals oxygen tank burst on Qantas flight
 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why. The release of the interim report by Julian Walsh, acting execut... |
US-led coalition: 12 militants dead in Afghanistan
 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S.-led coalition says a dozen militants were killed in a gunbattle with coalition forces in Afghanistan. The coalition says the militants were killed in Paktika province on Thursday. Coalition forces were searching compounds in the B... |
Senior Iraqi official suspected of militia links
 BAGHDAD (AP) -- A senior official in Nouri al-Maliki's government was in custody Thursday suspected of ties to Iranian-backed Shiite militias and plotting a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, Iraqi authorities said. The arrest of Ali al-La... |
Mexican Supreme Court upholds legal abortion
 MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court upheld the capital's abortion law Thursday, setting a precedent for the rest of the country that could inspire other Latin American cities. Mexico City is one of the few places in Latin America that allows abortion without... |
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