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    • Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel 12 hrs ago

      The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue.

    • US judge tosses some charges against PR governor 12 hrs ago

      A U.S. judge on Monday threw out most of the federal corruption charges against Puerto Rico's governor, who faces trial in February for alleged campaign finance violations.

    • Chavez urges quick action to end term limits 13 hrs ago

      Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his supporters on Monday to move quickly on organizing a vote on abolishing term limits - a change that could clear the way for him to stay in office another decade.

    • Failure of Libyan ship shows limits on aid to Gaza 13 hrs ago

      An eclectic group from Hamas officials to a flag-waving scout troop showed up to greet a Libyan ship planning to flout an Israeli blockade and deliver 3,000 tons of aid to this impoverished seaside strip. But they met only disappointment.

    • Testing newborns for HIV can save lives 13 hrs ago

      Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report Monday by four U.N. agencies.

    • Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice 13 hrs ago

      Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.

    • India demands strong action from Pakistan 13 hrs ago

      India demanded Monday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation.

    • UNAIDS program appoints new executive director 13 hrs ago

      The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group.

    • Liberal leader would head Canadian coalition gov't 13 hrs ago

      Canada's Liberal Party said Monday that its leader will be the next prime minister under a deal with other opposition parties if they succeed in an unprecedented attempt to topple the Conservative government in a no-confidence vote next week.

    • Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice 14 hrs ago

      Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it.

    • Iraq: Key figures since the war began 14 hrs ago

      U.S. TROOP LEVELS:
      -October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.
      -November 2008: 146,000.
      -Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Dec. 1, 2008: At least 4,207.
      -Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Nov. 28, 2008: 30,840.

    • Iraq: Bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul 14 hrs ago

      A suicide bombing tore through a line of recruits waiting to enter a police academy as multiple blasts struck Iraqi security forces Monday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens including four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi general.

    • Quest for new climate treaty begins in earnest 14 hrs ago

      Negotiators kicked off the final yearlong push Monday for a new climate change treaty - but with the U.S. government in transition, the European Union in disarray and a worldwide economic crisis, chances were hazy for a quick agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

    • Rice on terror: All victims are in this together 15 hrs ago

      The Bush administration stopped short of blaming last week's terror rampage in India on Pakistani extremists Monday, but said the new civilian government in Pakistan must cooperate fully and hide nothing.

    • Phone numbers presented in Politkovskaya trial 15 hrs ago

      Defense lawyers in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya said Monday that prosecutors' evidence is insufficient.

    • Raid on Parliament sets off debate 15 hrs ago

      A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.

    • Feud over horse race leads to 17 Guatemala deaths 15 hrs ago

      Mexican and Guatemalan drug traffickers arguing about a horse race in a rural border town began a series of gunbattles in which 17 people died, police said Monday.

    • UK charities brace for 2009 fundraising shortfall 15 hrs ago

      The British Red Cross has canceled its winter fundraising ball - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

    • US deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq in 2008 15 hrs ago

      November saw the fewest number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan since February. The one death follows six months of high tolls, including two months when U.S. deaths in Afghanistan surpassed those in Iraq. Numbers are based on information from Defense Department.
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    • Zimbabwe police skirmish with angry soldiers 15 hrs ago

      Police wielding guns and riot sticks skirmished with unarmed soldiers in Zimbabwe's capital Monday, after frustration over unpaid wages touched off a riot.
      Police took away one civilian hit by a bullet.

    • Russian frigate escorts 3 cargo ships off Somalia 15 hrs ago

      A Russian frigate was escorting three commercial ships off the coast of Somalia on Monday to protect them from pirates, who have hijacked dozens of freighters off the coast in the past year.

    • Al-Qaida's Zawahri praises executed Bali bombers 15 hrs ago

      Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader praised the three Bali bombers recently executed in Indonesia and criticized Saudi and other Arab leaders for participating in a U.N. interfaith conference in a recording posted on the Web Monday.

    • Russia to upgrade missiles to evade US space arms 15 hrs ago

      Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian general said Monday.

    • Thai leader keeps out of capital in airport crisis 15 hrs ago

      Thailand's prime minister stayed away from the capital Monday, unable to quell a political crisis that has paralyzed his government for weeks and shut down the city's two main airports and stranded 300,000 foreigners.

    • French first lady joins global fight against AIDS 16 hrs ago

      France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.

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