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AP Interview: Wieseltier fears for Israel's future

AP Interview: Noted Jewish writer fears for Israel's future, questions commitment to peace

Monday - 06/10/2013, 03:28pm EDT

Harsher sentence sought for Tunisian feminist

Tunisia prosecutor demands harsher sentence for feminist in Tunisia

Monday - 06/10/2013, 02:20pm EDT

Reports: 11-year term for Kuwait woman over tweets

Reports: Kuwait woman gets 11-year prison sentence for Twitter posts against emir

Monday - 06/10/2013, 01:59pm EDT

Swollen Elbe River breaches new levee in Germany

Swollen Elbe River breaches new levee in northern Germany; main rail route forced to close

Monday - 06/10/2013, 01:38pm EDT

Iran: Bushehr nuclear plant has generator problem

Iranian ambassador: Russia-built Bushehr nuclear plant suffered electric generator malfunction

Monday - 06/10/2013, 01:30pm EDT

Pakistan president to new leaders: Stop militancy

Pakistani president calls on new leaders to stop militancy after attack on NATO convoy kills 4

Monday - 06/10/2013, 12:32pm EDT

Victims of Saddam-era gas attack seek French probe

Victims of Saddam-era poison gas attack on Kurds demand French investigation into suppliers

Monday - 06/10/2013, 11:39am EDT

Guinea's opposition may agree to election

Mediator: Guinea's opposition may agree to election if conditions are met

Monday - 06/10/2013, 10:39am EDT

Scottish fiction writer Iain Banks dies at 59

Scottish writer Iain Banks, whose work drew on dark humor, science-fiction, dies at 59

Monday - 06/10/2013, 09:50am EDT

Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak adjourned to July 6

Egypt court adjourns Mubarak retrial to July 6, sons to remain detained on corruption charges

Monday - 06/10/2013, 08:10am EDT

Bolshoi won't renew star dancer's contract

Bolshoi won't renew star dancer's contract after years of open conflict with managers

Monday - 06/10/2013, 08:06am EDT

2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul

In bid to ease tensions, rival Koreas to hold 2-days of senior-level talks this week in Seoul

Monday - 06/10/2013, 06:46am EDT

In business, Pakistan's government bleeds

Pakistan's state-owned businesses bleed money, pose test for new government

Monday - 06/10/2013, 06:14am EDT

Army leaders walk fine line as Afghan advisers

Once in the lead, US advisers find frustrations, success in counseling Afghan military

Monday - 06/10/2013, 05:46am EDT

Report: NSA contract worker is surveillance source

Reports: NSA contract worker is newspaper's source on US government surveillance program

Monday - 06/10/2013, 03:36am EDT

Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon

Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon rally against militants' role in Syria civil war

Monday - 06/10/2013, 03:26am EDT

Libya army chief resigns after clash in Benghazi

Libya army chief of staff resigns after clash between Benghazi protesters, militia kills 31

Monday - 06/10/2013, 03:26am EDT

South Africa: family visits Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's family visits him in South African hospital as citizens pray for ex-leader

Monday - 06/10/2013, 03:26am EDT

Budapest braces for swollen Danube

Budapest braces for swollen Danube as thousands are evacuated in eastern Germany

Monday - 06/10/2013, 02:56am EDT

Afghan authorities: Battle near Kabul airport over

Afghan authorities say battle near Kabul airport has ended; all 7 attackers killed

Monday - 06/10/2013, 02:10am EDT
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