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Iran says nuclear talks could be held in Turkey (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Iran is ready to hold talks with the major powers concerned about its nuclear program “as soon as possible” and Turkey may be the best venue for negotiations,…

Yemen frees student held over parcel bombs (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Men walk past the offices of FedEx in Sanaa, Yemen, October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemen on Sunday freed a woman suspected of mailing two parcel bombs found on U.S.-bound planes, saying she had been a victim of identity theft.


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China’s media say 3 Japanese freed, 1 still held (AP)

September 29th, 2010

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, Japanese Coast Guard vessel Kudaka, top, and a Chinese fisheries patrol ship sail side by side in the waters near disputed Senkaku islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan's major newspapers, reported the Chinese ship that patrols Chinese fishing boats has been spotted since Sept. 24 in the water about 22 kilometers (13.75 miles) outside the Japanese territorial water in the East China Sea according to the Japan's Maritime Safety Agency. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Kanji Tada) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - China’s Xinhua News Agency says three Japanese detained after allegedly intruding on a Chinese military zone have been released, but one person is still being held.


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US soldier held in slayings of 2 GIs in Iraq (AP)

September 28th, 2010

U.S. soldiers prepare to go on patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, September 5, 2010. Since U.S. President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops have waged a gun battle with a suicide squad in Baghdad, dropped bombs on armed militants in Baquba and assisted Iraqi soldiers in a raid in Falluja. Obama's announcement on August 31 has not meant the end of fighting for some of the 50,000 U.S. military personnel remaining in Iraq 7-1/2 years after the invasion that removed Saddam Hussein. Picture taken September 5, 2010. To match feature IRAQ-VIOLENCE/USA REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - An American serviceman is being held in Iraq in connection with the fatal shootings of two soldiers and the wounding of another following an apparent argument, the U.S.…

NKorea releases American man held since January (AP)

August 26th, 2010

FILE - A Jan. 12, 2010 file photo shows American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, during a rally denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas. Former President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 on a mission U.S. officials said was aimed at bringing home the imprisoned American. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea on a private jet Friday after securing a special pardon for an American who had been jailed in…

Israeli held in Libya returns home after release (AP)

August 9th, 2010

AP - An Israeli photographer jailed by Libya for five months returned home Monday after an Austrian tycoon brokered a deal for his freedom that involved the delivery of 20…

Afghan gov’t: Taliban kills 1 US sailor, 1 held (AP)

July 25th, 2010

United States Marine LCpl. Brian Quinnones from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines has an unlit cigarette in his mouth following a gun battle as part of an operation to clear the area of insurgents near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy member they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners,…

Two held over failed break-in at French imam’s home (AFP)

June 28th, 2010

File photo of the mosque in Drancy, northern Paris. French police detained two people after they tried to break into the home of the Islamic imam of the Drancy mosque who is in favour of anti-burqa legislation, officials said Monday.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - French police detained two people after they tried to break into the home of an Islamic cleric who is in favour of anti-burqa legislation, officials said Monday.


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2 Pakistanis held in Zimbabwe, possible Mumbai tie (AP)

June 26th, 2010

AP - Zimbabwe has arrested two Pakistani men for using fake passports, police said Saturday, and state media said one man is potentially linked to the November 2008 attacks in…

Guinea’s first free election held after Army rule (AP)

June 25th, 2010

Riot police stand guard as supporters of presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo parade past the 8 November bridge at the entrance to central Conakry, Guinea Thursday, June 24, 2010. Just half a year ago, Guinea was Africa's latest banana republic, a decrepit nation devoid of hope ruled by an out of control army captain. Today, Guinea is a bastion of liberty on the verge of holding historic elections Sunday that could mark the first free vote this West African nation has ever seen.(AP Photo)AP - Just a few months ago, Guinea was a battered nation devoid of hope, ruled by an out-of-control army captain whose troops massacred pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women.


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