Sunday's vote in Iraq holds little lure in Sunni heartland south of Baghdad
Fri Jan 28, 6:15 PM ET
YOUSSIFIYAH, Iraq (AP) - There were few election posters or banners Friday but plenty of graffiti promising death to voters in this heavily Sunni Arab area south of Baghdad, where nostalgia for Saddam Hussein endures and hostility toward the United States is widespread.
13-year-old girl is 11th avian flu death this month in Vietnam
Fri Jan 28, 8:54 PM ET
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A 13-year-old girl became the latest victim to die from avian flu in Vietnam, bringing the human toll to 11 in the last month, an official said Saturday.
Ousted Chinese Communist leader Zhao cremated after memorial service
Fri Jan 28,11:17 PM ET
BEIJING (AP) - The body of Zhao Ziyang, who was ousted as Communist party leader in 1989 after showing sympathy for anti-government protesters, was cremated Saturday after a memorial service attended by at least one member of China's current leadership, the Chinese government announced.
British airport worker found guilty of helping smuggle people to Canada
Fri Jan 28, 6:13 PM ET
LONDON (AP) - A check-in operator at London's Heathrow airport was found guilty Friday of helping smuggle people into Canada. Kulbinder Singh, 41, was convicted at London's Old Bailey court on charges of conspiracy to obtain services by deception.
Brazil cops arrest 43, seize firebombs, alleging plot to attack Social Forum
Fri Jan 28, 9:20 PM ET
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian police arrested 43 people Friday and seized 30 Molotov cocktails from a house after receiving a tip the World Social Forum might be attacked, Brazilian news Media reported.
'Historical' Klan auction creates controversy in Michigan county
Fri Jan 28, 6:07 PM ET
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - Gary Gray says he will be offering pieces of history Saturday when he sells seven Ku Klux Klan robes and other KKK paraphernalia at his auction house.
German leader says diplomacy - not war - needed to stop Iran's nuclear effort
Fri Jan 28, 6:01 PM ET
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The threat of military action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions became a central theme Friday at the World Economic Forum, with Germany's leader warning that the Middle East cannot abide another war, a clear message to the United States that is being echoed increasingly throughout Europe.
HL:Israeli army chief orders halt to Gaza operations in step toward truce
Fri Jan 28, 5:52 PM ET
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's army chief ordered his troops Friday to halt raids in the Gaza Strip and move against West Bank militants only with his approval, a major policy reversal after more than four years of fighting and a key step toward a truce with the Palestinians.
Dallas kids go on spending spree after finding drug dealers' cash stash
Fri Jan 28, 5:46 PM ET
DALLAS (AP) - A convenience store owner in one of Dallas's poorest neighbourhoods was amazed when she started seeing children from the elementary school across the street buying candy and chips with $100 bills.
Hungarian teen critically injured after ski hit-run in Austria
Fri Jan 28, 4:34 PM ET
GRAZ, Austria (AP) - Authorities were searching Friday for an unidentified adult skier who plowed into a group of Hungarian teenagers at high speed on a slope in southern Austria, critically injuring a 13-year-old girl.
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