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Kenyan roses take armed escorts as growers push for Valentine’s Day

Published February 13, 2008

>NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) - In a country strangled by anger and fear, it is taking armed escorts and emergency airlifts to make sure that Kenya's most warmhearted export - the rose - arrives in time for...

Bare walls, soft security in Zurich museum missing $160 million of paintings

Published February 13, 2008

.ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - Only scratches remain on the white walls where the four Impressionist masterpieces once hung. No metal detectors, no armed guards, no cameras were in sight Tuesday, underscoring...

Aboriginal ceremony held in Australia’s Parliament

Published February 12, 2008

>CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Aborigines in white body paint danced and sang traditional songs in Australia's national Parliament on Tuesday in a historic ceremony many hoped would mark a new era of race...

Austrian kidnap victim says ignored clues caused loss of faith in judiciary

Published February 12, 2008

>VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A young Austrian woman whose kidnapper kept her locked away in a cell for years said Monday she lost faith in her country's judiciary after accusations surfaced that authorities...

Zimbabwe candidate rejects criticism that he is a Western pawn

Published February 8, 2008

>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A former loyalist now trying to unseat President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rejected the ruling party's accusations that he is a pawn of the West. The challenge by former finance...

Turkey’s parliament votes to lift Islamic head scarf ban at universities

Published February 7, 2008

>ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Lawmakers voted early Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment allowing female students to enter universities wearing Islamic head scarves - a move some Turks see as a threat...

Canada’s anti-terror law allowing indefinite detention of suspects

Published February 7, 2008

>TORONTO (AP) - Canada's lower house Wednesday passed a revised anti-terrorism law that remains one of the country's most contentious, allowing the government to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely...

Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano erupts, prompts evacuation order for 3,000

Published February 7, 2008

.QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes. Some 1,000 villagers...

Coleman opposes limiting interrogations

Published February 7, 2008
The Intelligence Authorization Act would prohibit certain CIA methods.

McCain wins big; Clinton, Obama split

Published February 6, 2008

.WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's string of cross-country victories put him on the brink of being unstoppable - and showed his appeal across all segments of the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton...

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