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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi politicians pushed ahead Friday with a compromise on a contested election measure, awaiting approval from Kurdish officials on a deal that would increase the number of seats in parliament as a way to mute...
BOSTON -- In the decorous and somewhat obscure campaign for the Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy, the four Democratic candidates agree on a great deal, including why so few people are paying attention.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela plans to open an embassy in Palestinian territories and upgrade its ties to ambassadorial level, President Hugo Chavez said on Friday, to support Palestinians in their struggle against Israel.
For many Americans, the financial crisis, and the recession it spawned, have been devastating -- jobs, homes, savings lost. Understandably, many people are calling for change. Yet change needs to be about creating a system that...
By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that he will halt a plan devised by his predecessor to move part of the national government out of Seoul to a new city 60 miles away. Splitting the...
Sacrifice green turtles? Indonesia says no way Hindus on Bali island had sought to slay 1,000 of endangered animals Efforts to help sea turtles recover in Indonesia include this release in 2008 at a Bali beach. Indonesia has...
When Glenn Beck and others talk about an antigovernment revolution, we should recall the 1898 Wilmington race riot. Few places have deeper scars from violent invective and verbal incitement than this North Carolina city where...
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month The Associated Press Post a Comment TUESDAY, Dec. 1 WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m;...
Family of Spc. Chancellor Keesling, 25, wants condolence letter from President Obama Parents believe his suicide brought on by stress of war, distance from loved ones White House: "Inherited" policy only lets president write...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a private audience with British Queen Elizabeth Friday in Trinidad and Tobago. The tete-a-tete came during a meeting of...
