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Associated Press Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fields a question during a news conference in New York on Wednesday after addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Ahmadinejad faces an uncertain future after his term expires in 2013.
Iran president’s future remains anyone’s guess
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president has no trouble making himself heard: rumbling through the U.N.’s annual world gathering this week with comments bashing homosexuality, describing Isra...
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Riots, marches shatter market calm
ATHENS, Greece — Europe’s fragile financial calm was shattered Wednesday as investors worried that violent anti-austerity protests in Greece and Spain’s debt troubles showed that the continent stil...
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Cuban sugar industry looks to rebound
JARONU, Cuba — Cuba’s signature industry is showing signs of life two years after the worst harvest in more than a century. Hulking processing plants are coming back online and production is ris...
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Former Russian defense minister Grachev dies
MOSCOW — Pavel Grachev, a former Russian defense minister who led troops into Chechnya in the 1990s, died on Sunday. He was 64. Russia's president and prime minister both expressed their condole...
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Soldiers from the Libyan National Army get ready to enter Rafallah al-sahati Islamic Militia Brigades compound, one of the compound buildings can be seen behind the wall, in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
Libya orders ‘illegitimate’ militias to swiftly disband
BENGHAZI, Libya — The Libyan army on Sunday said it raided several militia outposts operating outside government control in the capital, Tripoli, while in the east, the militia suspected in the Sep...
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Dutch Facebook party turns into rioting
AMSTERDAM — Thousands of revelers descended on a small Dutch town sparking a riot after a party invitation posted on Facebook went viral, authorities said Saturday. Prosecutor Hessel Schuth said...
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Associated Press Israelis light candles in the shape of a clock during a protest against the government decision to return to winter clock more than a month ahead of Europe and the United States Saturday in Tel Aviv. Israel was set to move its clocks back by an hour overnight on Sunday, adding to the rising anger that many mainstream Israelis feel toward an ultra-Orthodox minority.
Early winter time change unleashes culture clash
JERUSALEM — The forecast for Israel on Sunday: balmy late-summer temperatures, uncomfortable humidity along the Mediterranean coast and ... darkness at 6 p.m.? Israel moves its clocks back by an...
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Beer flows as Germany kicks off Oktoberfest
BERLIN — The world’s largest beer festival opened Saturday in Germany as Munich’s mayor tapped the first keg to kick off the 16-day Oktoberfest, known for its oompah music and traditional costumes....
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Associated Press Lakhdar Brahimi (right), U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby check the time on their watches after giving a press conference following their meeting Sept. 10 at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The Arab League is seeking to transform itself with the seismic changes from the Middle East's revolts.
Arab League revitalized by revolts
CAIRO — Long thought of as a useless talk shop or stage for political theater, the Arab League is seeking to transform itself with the seismic changes from the Middle East’s revolts. It has shaken ...
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Venezuela, China sign deal to develop gold mine
CARACAS, Venezuela — Chinese and Venezuelan officials signed an agreement Friday to jointly develop one of the world’s largest gold mines. The agreement to develop Las Cristinas gold mine was si...
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