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Peru leader bolts summit over scandal

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:05:44 EST

Peruvian President Alan Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the APEC summit after reports surfaced that an air force officer was accused of spying for the Chilean government, Peru's foreign minister said.

APEC leaders pessimistic over climate deal

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:02:43 EST

World leaders at an economic summit in Singapore said a far-reaching deal at next month's U.N. climate conference is doubtful.

Three Americans killed in Afghanistan

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:17:33 EST

Three Americans, including two from the International Security Assistance Force, have been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said Saturday.

U.S. state prison eyed for Gitmo detainees

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:08:37 EST

A prison in northern Illinois is the leading contender to house detainees transferred from the federal facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Obama administration official confirmed Saturday.

UK examines Iraqi claims of troop abuse

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:34:00 EST

British authorities are investigating at least 30 claims that soldiers abused Iraqi civilians during the war, the British Ministry of Defence said Saturday.

Pakistan explosion kills 11

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:22:43 EST

A suicide car bomber who blew himself up at a police checkpoint Saturday in Peshawar killed 11 people and wounded 26 -- marking the second straight day of major violence in the area, authorities said.

U.N.: Yemen's civil war spreads to Saudi Arabia

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:50:54 EST

Fighting in northern Yemen has moved into Saudi Arabia, forcing school closures and sending thousands fleeing, according to the United Nations.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11 suspects to be tried in U.S.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:01:53 EST

Five suspects in the 9/11 attacks, including accused mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be tried in New York, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says.

Cuban dissidents ramp up protest with fast

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:02:38 EST

Cuban dissidents holed up in a Havana house for 36 days started a liquids-only fast this week that led a doctor to order one of them to go home for health reasons, one of the protesters told CNN on Friday.

12 children among dead after landslide near Kilimanjaro

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:19:41 EST

Four days of heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed 12 children and eight adults near Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania.