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Obama hints he could change his plan to bring U.S. troops home early
FARGO, N.D. - Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to refining his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming t...
Puerto Rico police rescue 181 dogs, cats and birds, arrest their owners
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages. Officer Lourdes Ortiz says...
After Jerusalem attack, Olmert calls for revival of home demolitions
JERUSALEM - A day after a Palestinian construction worker's deadly rampage in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday called for reviving the practice of demolishing the homes of attackers' ...
Chicago man suspected of caging his daughters to control them
POSEN, Ill. - Police say a father in suburban Chicago has admitted to locking his two young daughters in a cage in his pickup truck. Ricardo Gonzalez was arrested after officials say a woman spotte...
British police seek help in solving brutal killing of French students
LONDON - British police appealed Thursday for witnesses to help solve the deaths of two French students who were stabbed dozens of times in the head and neck before being set on fire in their southeas...
Kissinger honours elder Bush with award for supporting a united Germany
BERLIN - Henry Kissinger honoured former U.S. president George H.W. Bush on Thursday for his commitment to Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification. The Henry A. Kissinger Prize...
Group of Eight leaders meet in Japan amid calls to take on new members
TOKYO - The Group of Eight countries, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's...
Italy starts controversial fingerprinting of Gypsies, including children
ROME - Italian authorities have started fingerprinting tens of thousands of Gypsies living in nomad camps across the country - adults and children alike - brushing aside accusations of racism by human...
Fired Kandahar police chief speaks out, says he's innocent in prison plot
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The fired police chief of Kandahar has denied any involvement in an explosive prison break last month. In his first public comments since being dismissed last week, Gen. Sye...
U.S. investigates airport 'go-arounds' as possible safety hazard
NEWARK, N.J. - A United Airlines jetliner was coming in for a landing at the Las Vegas airport in 2006 when the tower radioed that a smaller plane was still crossing the runway. So the United pilot...
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