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Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles....
Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures....
Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's goods in mixed neighborhoods and cultivating each other's farms across a sun-baked plateau....
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from running in upcoming elections and won't even be allowed to vote, according to laws published Thursday....
HSBC: data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen
GENEVA (AP) -- Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries....
Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday downplayed Iran's influence on Afghanistan, but the war of words escalated, with Iran's president promising that the region's people would "cut your hands off of the Persian Gulf oil."...
43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, officials said Thursday....
Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club....
Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength
SYDNEY (AP) -- An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday....
Bachelet says Chile is in good shape for Pinera
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday that she's leaving Chile in good shape for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, having already resolved a number of the most urgent issues in the wake of a devastating earthquake....
