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Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week after attack; India still critical of Pakistan
Associated Press WriterMUMBAI, India (AP) _ Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai's main train station found two bombs Wednesday — nearly a week after they were left there by gunmen — in a stunning new example of...Tags: Witnesses, Heads of State, Murder, Defense, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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ICC prosecutor accuses Sudan's president of inciting violence over threat of arrest
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautioned the U.N. Wednesday to be prepared for reprisals in Darfur if he obtains a warrant to arrest Sudan's president on genocide charges. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said...Tags: Murder, Massacres, Court Administration, Prosecution, United Nations
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Colombia, Mexico try to clear corruption, human rights problems, secure drug aid under Obama
Associated Press WritersMEXICO CITY (AP) _ The U.S. government was finally releasing $400 million on Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels. The money comes at a critical time: Mexico's death toll from drug violence has soared...Tags: Defense, Felipe Calderon, Human Rights, Civil Rights, National Government
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Testimony differs at hearing of US soldier's role in 2007 deaths of 4 Iraqis in Baghdad
Associated Press WriterVILSECK, Germany (AP) _ A military court heard conflicting testimony Wednesday about whether a U.S. Army sergeant helped kill four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal last year. One witness said he saw Sgt. Joseph P....Tags: Witnesses, Murder, Defense, Court Administration, Prosecution
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Obama's top lawyers meet with retired military officers who oppose Bush detainee policy
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A dozen retired generals met with President-elect Barack Obama's top legal advisers Wednesday, pressing their case to overturn seven years of Bush administration policies on detention, interrogation and rendition in the war on terror....Tags: Heads of State, Eric Holder, Prisoners and Detainees, National Government, Prisons
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US Cmdr: Attacks in Iraq at lowest level since 2003 despite high-profile bombing
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ Attacks fell in November to their lowest monthly level since the Iraq war began in 2003, despite recent high-profile bombings aimed at shaking public confidence, a top U.S. commander said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the No. 2 U.S....Tags: Defense, Local Authority, Saddam Hussein, Injuries, Barack Obama
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Kuwaiti subcontractor to Texas' KBR denies confining workers in windowless Iraq warehouses
BAGHDAD (AP) _ A Kuwaiti subcontractor doing work for the U.S. military in Iraq denied a report Wednesday that it confined as many as 1,000 workers without money for up to three months in warehouses at the Baghdad airport. Najlaa International Catering...Tags: Halliburton Company, Employees, Strikes, News Media
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Guinea-Bissau says navy sergeant who authorities believe masterminded a coup attempt arrested
Associated Press WriterBISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) _ A navy sergeant who Guinea-Bissau authorities believe masterminded a coup attempt here late last month has been arrested, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. N'tchami Yala was arrested Tuesday in a nearby country and will...Tags: Defense, Coup d'Etat, Government, National Government, Armed Forces
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Nations sign cluster-bomb ban, U.S. and Russia refuse
Scores of nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs today in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians. Norway, which began the...Tags: Weaponry, Religious Conflicts, NATO, Barack Obama, Human Rights
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Russian prosecutors say threads link murder weapon to car used by Politkovskaya suspect
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) _ Prosecutors at the trial of three men charged in the killing of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya attempted Wednesday to link the murder weapon to a car used by her suspected killer. Prosecutor Yulia Safina told the jury...Tags: Witnesses, Firearms, Murder, Defense, Defendants
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US coalition troops kill 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ U.S. troops killed 10 Taliban militants during operations in southern and central Afghanistan, while five more witnesses testified at a hearing over allegations that two American soldiers mistreated a detainee, the U.S....Tags: Defense, Abusive Behavior, Prisoners and Detainees, Terrorism, International Military Interventions
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3 charged with vandalizing Civil War grave
The Southampton County Sheriff's Office says it has made arrests in connection with the vandalism of a Civil War-era grave last summer. Spokesman Richard Morris says officials three men have been charged with attempted grand larceny and violation of a...Tags: Richard Morris, Southampton County, Southampton (Southampton, New York)
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