Asia

Kashmir's anonymous graves summon dark days of war

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(AP) He left home on a rainy Wednesday morning, walking through the gate of his solid middle-class house and into the narrow streets of Srinagar, Kashmir's largest city. He needed to pick up some medicine for his elderly father.It was the summer of 1996. Ali Mohammad Mir was 40 years old, ...

Africa

Guinea's wounded military leader recovering

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(AP) Morocco's chief military doctor says the president of Guinea is doing fine after surgery following an assassination attempt.Brig. Gen. Ali Abrouq, the royal armed forces health inspector, says in a statement that Capt. Moussa "Dadis" Camara underwent surgery for head trauma shortly after being airlifted to Morocco on Friday.Camara was ...

Europe and Russia

4 detained in Russian club fire; death toll at 112

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(AP) Four people were ordered to remain in jail on Sunday pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia's worst blaze in decades, investigators said.About 130 remained hospitalized, many in critical condition, with injuries from the early Saturday blaze, which witnesses said was sparked ...

Middle East

West Bank settlers step up resistance to freeze

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(AP) Israeli settlers blocked roads, scuffled with police and pelted officers with eggs on Sunday, in the most aggressive display of resistance yet to the government's ban on new housing construction in West Bank settlements.Trying to calm the tensions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the pain his order has caused to ...

Europe and Russia

Russian club fire death toll reaches 112

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(AP) The owner of the nightclub where at least 112 people died in Russia's worst fire in decades was taken to court for a detention hearing Sunday as shocked and grieving relatives began to bury the victims of the disaster.About 130 remained hospitalized, many in critical condition, with injuries from the ...

Middle East

Veil's spread fans Egypt's fear of hard-line Islam

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(AP) When Egypt's government banned Islamic veils and all-encompassing robes in the dorms of public universities, it cited reports of men wearing the garb to sneak into the women's quarters.But there was a deeper reason behind the move: an intensifying struggle between the moderate Islam championed by the state and a ...

Europe and Russia

Violence erupts on Greek riot anniversary

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(AP) Protesters hurled rocks and burning garbage at police Sunday as violence erupted during a march to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager, whose death sparked massive riots.Police fired tear gas at scores of hooded youths in central Athens, as several thousand demonstrators marched to commemorate ...

Asia

21 killed, 50 hurt in bus collision in Bangladesh

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(AP) Two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving 21 people dead and 50 injured.The accident occurred in Faridpur district, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Dhaka, local government administrator Helal Uddin said.Uddin had earlier said at least 15 people died at the scene and ...

Middle East

Iran slows Internet access before student protests

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(AP) Iranian authorities have slowed Internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests Monday to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.In another familiar tactic before such rallies, authorities have ordered journalists working for foreign media organizations not to leave their offices to cover ...

Europe and Russia

Clashes break out on Greek riot anniversary

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(AP) Clashes broke out Sunday during a march to commemorate the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager, whose death sparked massive riots.Police fired tear gas at youths throwing rocks and firecrackers in central Athens, as several thousand demonstrators gathered to mark the death of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos.Violence also ...

Asia

15 killed, 30 hurt in bus collision in Bangladesh

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(AP) A government administrator says at least 15 people have been killed and 30 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh.Helal Uddin says the accident occurred Sunday about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of the capital Dhaka.He says 15 people were killed at the scene. The injured ...

Europe and Russia

Pope to climate summit: respect God's creation

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(AP) Pope Benedict XVI has told world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen that caring for God's creation requires they adopt sober and responsible lifestyles.Benedict said Sunday he hoped the meeting, which opens Monday, would outline actions that respect creation and promote development while respecting human dignity and the common ...

Africa

West Africa bloc calls for civilian rule in Guinea

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(AP) A regional African bloc calls for Guinea's military junta to immediately hand over power to civilians.The statement was issued by ECOWAS, a regional bloc of states from West Africa. The group calls for the military junta that seized power last year and whose president was recently wounded in an assassination ...

Europe and Russia

Queen Elizabeth II tells paparazzi to back off

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(AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is warning newspapers not to run unauthorized paparazzi photos of the royal family.Buckingham Palace says a lawyer for the British monarch has written to newspaper editors telling them not to publish intrusive photos of the family at home.The palace said Sunday that the letter was sent ...

Turkish PM: no additional troops for Afghanistan

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(AP) Turkey's prime minister has ruled out sending additional troops to Afghanistan but says the country is willing to train the Afghan army and police.Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday before his departure for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama that Turkey has already contributed the "necessary number" of troops.Turkey, NATO's sole ...

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