| Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count |
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| BAGHDAD (AP) -- A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.... |
| Afghan leader to allow foreign election monitors |
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| KABUL (AP) -- The Afghan president has reversed an earlier decision and agreed to allow two foreigners on a commission monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections.... |
| Anti-government protesters head for Thai capital |
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| BANGKOK (AP) -- Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city.... |
| Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13 |
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| SAIDU SHARIF, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat.... |
| Israeli troops, Palestinians clash near Jerusalem |
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| JERUSALEM (AP) -- Several dozen Palestinian women scuffled with Israeli troops on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Saturday amid rising religious and political tensions in the disputed city.... |
| Irish police free 3 in alleged artist murder plot |
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| DUBLIN (AP) -- Three Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, but three other men and an American woman remain in custody, Irish police said Saturday.... |
| Police: Suspect in poker heist arrested |
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| BERLIN (AP) -- German authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of taking part in the storming last weekend of a poker tournament in which armed robbers made off with the jackpot.... |
| HRW: Iran should release or charge famed filmmaker |
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| CAIRO (AP) -- An international human rights group on Saturday called on Iran to either charge or release an acclaimed Iranian filmmaker who backed the country's opposition.... |
| 8 youths die in attack on party in western Mexico |
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| CULICAN, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded on Friday.... |
| Report: NKorea to rejoin nuclear talks in April |
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| SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday.... |