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S. Africa protests ‘rush’ on sanctions against Iran

Published February 6, 2008

;UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Africa on Tuesday protested a "rush" by the five veto-wielding Security Council members to adopt new United Nations sanctions against Iran, saying it wants to wait for a report...

U.S. Peace Corps suspends Kenya operations

Published February 6, 2008

>NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. Peace Corps said Tuesday it had temporarily suspended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election. While no Peace Corps volunteers have...

Cocks crow; citizens complain; city will vote on fowl limits

Published February 5, 2008

.RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Rooster owners in this Southern California city may be about to get their feathers ruffled. Measure A on Tuesday's ballot seeks to muffle incessant cock-a-doodle-dooing and crack...

Colombians at home and around world hold massive anti-guerrilla march

Published February 5, 2008

>BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) - Millions of Colombians wearing white T-shirts marched in their homeland and abroad Monday, to demand the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release...

Mets meet with Santana’s agent for second consecutive day with deal still not reached

Published February 1, 2008

>NEW YORK (AP) - The Mets and Johan Santana's agent spent another day working on a contract extension, a deal that many in baseball expected to be completed before Friday's deadline. Team officials...

Students reflect on late Hinckley

Published January 30, 2008

Gordon Hinckley was the president of the Mormon Church. He was 97 years old.

Q&A with Ron Paul

Published January 30, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of interviews with 2008 presidential candidates as we look ahead to the election.

Hamas working with Egyptians to reimpose control at chaotic Gaza border

Published January 29, 2008

.RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Hamas militants joined Egyptian forces for a second day Monday in trying to restore control at three breaches in the Gaza border, building a chain-link fence to seal off one opening...

Cash-strapped states resort to unusual taxing practices

Published January 29, 2008

Taxing narcotics and having a "pole tax" for strip clubs are two of the stranger taxes.

Bustling gasoline black market thrives in Iran, spurred by fuel rationing

Published January 28, 2008

.BANDAR ABBAS, Iran (AP) - Each day, the boulevard in this port city derisively dubbed "OPEC Street" is lined with dozens of vendors selling plastic jugs of black-market gasoline to desperate drivers who...