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    • Iraq's parliament resumes debate on US pact 5 min ago

      Iraq's parliament has resumed debate on a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact that would keep American troops in the country for up to three more years.

    • Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan 10 min ago

      A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five militants in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.

    • US warship arrives in Georgian city of Batumi 14 min ago

      The American embassy in Georgia says a U.S. Navy destroyer is making a routine visit to the country's port of Batumi.
      The USS Barry is the latest U.S. warship to visit the Caucasus country since its August war with Russia.

    • US: Financial woes no excuse in funding Afghan war 18 min ago

      Even in a global financial crisis, the world cannot afford to skimp on its obligations to Afghanistan, which wants to double the size of its army but will never be able to pay for it, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

    • US warship arrives in Georgian city of Batumi 22 min ago

      The American embassy in Georgia says a U.S. Navy destroyer is making a routine visit to the country's port of Batumi.
      The USS Barry is the latest U.S. warship to visit the Caucasus country since its August war with Russia.

    • Tibetan official: 'Middle path' favored by exiles 22 min ago

      Hundreds of Tibetan leaders agreed Saturday to continue to follow the Dalai Lama's "middle path" of compromise with China, capping a rare meeting to discuss how to advance their struggle for freedom.

    • China dismisses US espionage report as misleading 51 min ago

      China has denounced a U.S. congressional panel that issued a report accusing it of stepping up computer espionage attacks on the American government, its defense contractors and businesses.

    • Aubry wins French Socialist party leadership 55 min ago

      The Socialist Party says former Labor Minister Martine Aubry has won an extremely tight race to head France's main opposition party.
      The party says Aubry edged out 2007 presidential candidate Segolene Royal by only 42 votes in a runoff in which nearly 135,000 party members cast ballots.

    • Report: North Korea rejects UN rights resolution 1 hr ago

      North Korea strongly rejected a U.N. resolution condemning its human rights record and warned South Korea would "face the dearest price" for co-sponsoring it, reports said Saturday.

    • Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe 1 hr ago

      Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe had been refused entry to the impoverished African country.

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      Delegates: Tibetans agree to pursue Dalai Lama's goal of autonomy not independence from China

    • Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism 1 hr ago

      President George W. Bush, faced with a dwindling number of days in office, was using his final world summit to try to keep a virulent economic crisis from triggering a retreat into protectionism.

    • Roadside bomb kills 2 civilians in Afghanistan 2 hrs ago

      A bomb exploded next to a vegetable market in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday, killing two people, officials said.

    • Rwanda protocol chief says she'll prove innocence 2 hrs ago

      She knew she risked arrest, and yet she made the trip. Sure enough, police picked her up at the airport.

    • Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time 2 hrs ago

      Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President George W. Bush, two lame-duck leaders looking to leave a blueprint for fulfilling their ambitious - but unrealized - Mideast agendas.