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Former child soldier urges UN action

Published April 29, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (AP) âÄî A young woman abducted and repeatedly raped by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda told the Security Council on Wednesday how she became a rifle-toting child soldier. She...

Pakistani jets pound militants close to capital

Published April 28, 2009

With residents reporting ground troops also moving into the Buner area, the operation could allay worry in the U.S. and other Western nations that nuclear-armed Pakistan lacks the will to fight extremists in the northwest, where al-Qaida leader Osama bin

Swine flu’s ground zero? Residents say nearby farm

Published April 28, 2009

The new swine flu strain suspected in 152 deaths in Mexico has now spread to at least six countries, and crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

3 men acquitted of helping 2005 London bombers

Published April 28, 2009

A jury in London found Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem, and Mohammed Shakil not guilty of conspiring to cause explosions. They were accused of working with four suicide bombers who attacked three subway cars and a bus July 7, 2005, killing 52 passengers and t

New limits on Mexico crowds; flu crosses frontiers

Published April 28, 2009

World health officials in Geneva said they believed the virus appears to be establishing itself in communities and be able to produce larger outbreaks outside Mexico, possibly causing a flu pandemic.

Seychelles Coast Guard arrests 9 suspected pirates

Published April 28, 2009

The Seychelles, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, appears intent on sending a strong message by both arresting and offering to try the pirates.

U cancels learning abroad programs in Mexico

Published April 28, 2009

Nineteen students flew home Tuesday night; May term and summer session programs canceled.

Sri Lanka to stop using heavy weapons

Published April 27, 2009

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) âÄî The Sri Lankan government says it will stop using heavy weapons and air strikes in the northern war zone to prevent further casualties among the civilians there. In...

Elephant exodus reported from troubled Zimbabwe

Published April 27, 2009

The independent Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force appealed in its latest monthly bulletin for more action — and money — to preserve the troubled nation's wildlife.

WHO raises global alert level on swine flu

Published April 27, 2009

The virus poses a potentially grave new threat to the U.S. economy, which was showing tentative early signs of a recovery. A widespread outbreak could batter tourism, food and transportation industries, deepening the recession in the U.S. and possibly wor