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Amid skepticism by leaders, direct Mideast peace talks resume after 2 years; US vows support
WASHINGTON - Israeli and Palestinian leaders sat down for their first direct peace talks in two years on Thursday, pledging to overcome deep skepticism spawned by disappointment with U.S.-brokered att...
Air Force: Head of US Strategic Command to retire, Obama nominates Air Force general to post
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - The Air Force says the commander of U.S. Strategic Command is retiring. In a news release Thursday, Gen. Kevin Chilton said that after 34 years of service, "it's time ...
Uganda court charges 2 over deadly World Cup bombings; charges bring total suspects to 34
KAMPALA, Uganda - A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people. The charges Thursday bring the total number of suspects to 34. T...
Sudan's north-south faultline, a land of oil, worries about possible war ahead of freedom vote
AGOK, Sudan - Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the expected future border, with alleg...
Thieves on scooters break into London Vivienne Westwood shop to steal designer handbags
LONDON - A gang of thieves on scooters have broken into a Vivienne Westwood store in London and made off with expensive designer handbags. Police said four people on two scooters crashed into the d...
US Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe over records
PHOENIX - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his departme...
Afghan president says deadly NATO airstrike hit parliamentary candidate's convoy
KABUL - NATO said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parl...
US Mideast peace envoy says Israel and Palestinians will hold a 2nd round of talks Sept 14-15
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's special envoy for Middle East peace says the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians concluded a productive first round of peace negotiations. Former Sen. Georg...
US Marine general says Taliban treasury cut in half as blight, eradication reduce drug trade
WASHINGTON - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a U.S. Marine two-st...
UN human rights office to delay release of Congo 'genocide' report until October
GENEVA - A report detailing hundreds of gruesome attacks against civilians in Congo over a 10-year period won't be released until October, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Thursday, after Rwa...
