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China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years
A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children during China's massive earthquake last year _ an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
Nov 23, 2009 | 8:35 pm
Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years
For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
Nov 23, 2009 | 8:30 pm
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the…
Nov 23, 2009 | 7:40 pm
24 killed in election massacre in the Philippines
Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans.
Nov 23, 2009 | 6:35 pm
Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits
The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.
Nov 23, 2009 | 5:25 pm
Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan
Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.
Nov 23, 2009 | 4:55 pm
Inability to compromise may delay Iraqi election
Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January "might slip" to a later date.
Nov 23, 2009 | 4:40 pm
AP Enterprise: Bullet tears open Somali boy's face
The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm. Then she saw her 8-year-old: The bullet tore through his cheekbones, nose and mouth. Blood gushed down to his waist.
Nov 23, 2009 | 4:30 pm
TV: Israel proposing 10-month settlement freeze
Israel TV reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing a 10-month freeze in construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Nov 23, 2009 | 3:05 pm
Japanese engineer released by Yemeni tribesmen
A Japanese engineer seized by Yemeni tribesmen seeking to swap him for a prisoner with al-Qaida links was released Monday after a week in captivity.
Nov 23, 2009 | 2:55 pm
Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years.
Nov 23, 2009 | 2:15 pm
Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank
Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.
Nov 23, 2009 | 1:10 pm
Formerly conjoined twins leave intensive care
Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated in a marathon surgery last week left intensive care on Monday and were adjusting well, hospital officials said.
Nov 23, 2009 | 12:45 pm
UK begins inquiry on Iraq war
A panel investigating Britain's role in the Iraq war begins questioning witnesses this week in an inquiry that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in the buildup to conflict.
Nov 23, 2009 | 12:30 pm
UK's Thatcher sweeps back to 10 Downing Street
Former British leader Margaret Thatcher returned to London's Downing Street Monday as she unveiled her own portrait, which has been installed in the official residence of Britain's prime minister.
Nov 23, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Former aide to Duchess of York escapes from prison
A convicted murdered who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York has escaped from a low-security prison in southern England, British officials said Monday.
Nov 23, 2009 | 12:15 pm
4 UK lawmakers could face charges over expenses
Four British lawmakers could face criminal charges over the expenses they claimed from taxpayers, prosecutors said Monday, marking the latest twist in a scandal over lavish spending by elected officials.
Nov 23, 2009 | 11:45 am
Romania's president, rival in runoff election
The third-place candidate in Romania's presidential election threw his support Monday behind the Western-backed socialist who faces the centrist president in a runoff seen as key to the country's emergence from political and economic crisis.
Nov 23, 2009 | 11:45 am
Iran bans paper for running photo of Baha'i temple
Iranian authorities have banned the country's largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha'i temple, state media reported Monday.
Nov 23, 2009 | 11:35 am
Official: China mine that exploded was too crowded
The coal mine that exploded in northern China, killing 104, had too many workers underground in an effort to increase output, a government official said Monday, exposing the risks often taken to meet the country's insatiable energy demands.
Nov 23, 2009 | 11:10 am
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