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Madagascar president hands power over to military

Published March 17, 2009

Madagascar's president announced Tuesday that he was dissolving the government.

Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration

Published March 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign,...

On Africa trip, pope says condoms won’t solve AIDS

Published March 17, 2009

It was the pope's first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients.

US military shoots down Iranian drone over Iraq

Published March 16, 2009

The U.S. military says American jets shot down an Iranian unmanned surveillance aircraft last month over Iraqi territory.

Austrian incest father pleads not guilty to murder

Published March 16, 2009

The man faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder.

Sudan’s president: Foreign aid groups must leave

Published March 16, 2009

Sudan's president said Monday he wants all international aid groups out of the country within a year.

Salvador ex-rebels claim victory; tally not final

Published March 15, 2009

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) âÄî A leftist television journalist claimed victory in El Salvador's presidential elections Sunday after a preliminary vote count showed him poised to lead a party...

Pakistan to restore chief justice

Published March 15, 2009

ISLAMABAD (AP) âÄî Pakistan agreed Monday to reinstate a fired Supreme Court chief justice, a move that will help defuse a political crisis that has sparked street battles and raised fears of instability...

Netanyahu, Israeli party sign coalition gov’t deal

Published March 15, 2009

JERUSALEM (AP) âÄî Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has signed a coalition agreement with the Yisrael Beitenu faction, a deal that would make the right-wing party's...

Teen gunman kills 15 in Germany, many at a high school, before taking own life after shootout

Published March 11, 2009

WINNENDEN, Germany (AP) âÄî A black-clad teenager opened fire at his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, gunning down students and teachers with a large-caliber pistol in a...