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Hero janitor died saving students

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:25:11 EST

Life is slowly getting back to normal at the women's campus of Islamabad's International Islamic University.

Blix: Iran's nuclear work raising tensions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:30:55 EST

Iran can't convince the world it doesn't want nuclear weapons as long as it is producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday.

WHO: Women's health an 'urgent priority'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:53:10 EST

Societies fail women at key moments in their lives by not offering them quality health care, which undermines their ability to reach their full potential, the World Health Organization says in a new report.

'Hooligan' satirists jailed in Azerbaijan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:43 EST

Two satirical bloggers who staged an interview with a donkey were sent to prison in Azerbaijan Wednesday, following a two-month trial for assault, the father of one told CNN.

Yemen warns against intervention in rebel conflict

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:17:57 EST

Yemen told outside powers Wednesday to stay out of its battle with a Shiite rebel group in its northwest amid concerns that Iran and Saudi Arabia are being drawn into the conflict.

Power restored in Brazil after blackouts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:59:33 EST

Electricity returned early Wednesday to a large swath of central and southern Brazil that was plunged into darkness when power from a major hydroelectric dam was lost.

Pirates seize Greek ship off Seychelles

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:40:31 EST

Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier Wednesday with 22 crew members aboard, according to the European Union's Naval Force for Somalia.

Divers find U.S. soldier's body in Afghan river

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:19 EST

Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who went missing last week in a river in western Afghanistan.

Pilot charged after UK airport arrest

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:55:37 EST

British police said they stopped a United Airlines pilot from flying while intoxicated earlier this week, pulling him from a Boeing 767 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport and charging him with being on duty while his blood-alcohol level was over the limit.

Paraguayans thought sprayed with pesticide

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:26:44 EST

More than 200 indigenous people who refused to vacate their land in eastern Paraguay were sprayed late last week with what some believe was pesticide, sending seven to the hospital, a government cabinet member said this week.