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Next round of Iran nuclear talks set for Moscow

Next round of Iran nuclear talks set for Moscow

36 mins ago
Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month for another round of talks but agreement on little else. Full Story
Norway gunman won't appeal case if found sane

Norway gunman won't appeal case if found sane

3 hours 16 mins ago
The Norwegian right-wing extremist who has admitted to killing 77 people in a massacre last year said Thursday that he doesn't plan to appeal the verdict if an Oslo court deems him sane. Full Story
Egypt's open presidential race polarizes nation

Egypt's open presidential race polarizes nation

16 mins ago
Egypt's wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become, with backers of rival Islamists and former regime figures each vowing they cannot let the other rule. Full Story
Zimbabwe's president dismisses gay rights

Zimbabwe's president dismisses gay rights

25 mins ago
Zimbabwe's president said Thursday that homosexuality doesn't belong in Zimbabwe and it violates women's rights by denying the union of men and women needed to bear children. Full Story
Argentina drops train operator after deadly crash

Argentina drops train operator after deadly crash

30 mins ago
Argentina's government is revoking the concession of the company whose commuter train ran crashed in Buenos Aires in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. Full Story

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ICC rejects Kenyan suspects' jurisdiction appeals

43 mins ago
Appeals judges have rejected a claim by four prominent Kenyans that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to prosecute them for alleged involvement in an outburst of post-election violence in 2007. Full Story

Yemen: 35 al-Qaida militants killed in clashes

52 mins ago
Yemen's military launched an attack Thursday on an al-Qaida hideout in the country's south as part of a wider offensive, killing 35 militants, the Defense Ministry said. Full Story

Death penalty requested in Tunisian dictator trial

55 mins ago
The prosecutor in a military tribunal has demanded the death penalty for Tunisia's former dictator over his role in the deaths of protesters during the popular uprising that overthrew him a year ago. Full Story

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Politics

Panel examining flaws in food-for-troops contract

The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops in Afghanistan with food and water are locked in a billion-dollar billing dispute that illustrates the flawed management of contracts for battlefield support, ... Full Story

Health

Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis

A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, ... Full Story