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Indian police end probe of ‘Slumdog’ star’s dad

Published April 23, 2009

MUMBAI, India (AP) âÄî Indian police said Thursday they would not charge the father of a child star in the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire," and ended their investigation into claims he tried to...

Heat, threats of violence mar Indian elections

Published April 23, 2009

PATNA, India (AP) âÄî A brutal heat wave, together with threats of violence from communist guerrillas, kept millions away from the polls Thursday in India's monthlong election. The initially high...

US suspect sees video of alleged murder victim

Published April 23, 2009

PERUGIA, Italy (AP) âÄî An American student turned somber and buried her face in her hands Thursday when the blood-covered face of the woman she is accused of murdering was shown in video footage...

Donors pledge over $250 million for Somalia

Published April 23, 2009

BRUSSELS (AP) âÄî International donors pledged more than $250 million Thursday to strengthen Somalia's security forces and try to stop the rampant attacks by armed Somali pirates that have plagued...

Italy seeks to move G-8 summit to quake-hit city

Published April 23, 2009

ROME (AP) âÄî Italy's government wants to move this summer's Group of Eight summit from Sardinia to earthquake-stricken L'Aquila âÄî both to save money and to give the devastated central...

Taliban move to new Pakistan area ups peace doubts

Published April 23, 2009

ISLAMABAD (AP) âÄî Gunmen attacked a Pakistani paramilitary force sent to a Taliban-infiltrated district just 60 miles from the capital Thursday, killing a police officer and feeding growing doubts...

UN sending expert team to Sri Lanka

Published April 23, 2009

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) âÄî The more than 100,000 civilians pouring out of Sri Lanka's war zone have included people with untreated blast, mine and gunshot wounds âÄî prompting the U.N....

Sri Lankan army squeezes rebels as 2 leaders quit

Published April 22, 2009

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) âÄî Sri Lankan troops closed in on separatist rebels in an ever-shrinking coastal war zone Wednesday, as two prominent guerrillas surrendered and tens of thousands of refugees...

Rights groups cry whitewash over army’s Gaza probe

Published April 22, 2009

JERUSALEM (AP) âÄî Human rights activists, some charging whitewash, demanded an independent war crimes probe after Israel's military on Wednesday cleared itself of wrongdoing over civilian deaths...

Can Iraqis tweet their way to a state of normalcy?

Published April 22, 2009

BAGHDAD (AP) âÄî "Breakfast time ... Lots of helicopters ... Met the president of Iraq ... Amazing palace." Tweet by tweet, the trip to Baghdad by Jack Dorsey unfolded on the Twitter microblogging...

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