International
To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:40 AM )
Guyana: US 'mastermind' behind arson attacks
Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:20 AM )
AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism
Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:10 AM )
West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback
A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. (Updated: 11/07/09 10:35 AM )
Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive
In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class. (Updated: 11/07/09 10:40 AM )
UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly. (Updated: 11/07/09 10:50 AM )
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords. (Updated: 11/07/09 10:25 AM )
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:10 AM )
Saudi says swine flu shots advised for pilgrims
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:30 AM )
Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction
A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan. (Updated: 11/07/09 8:30 AM )
Iran: 109 detained at opposition rally
Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. (Updated: 11/07/09 7:30 AM )
Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
Russia and the United States have a good chance at signing a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:30 AM )
UN: About 200 staff to be pulled from Afghanistan
The U.N. says hundreds of its staffers will be temporarily pulled out of Afghanistan in the wake of an Oct. 28 attack that killed five of its workers, but it's still determining exactly how many. (Updated: 11/07/09 7:20 AM )
Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government
Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country. (Updated: 11/07/09 7:05 AM )
Uncle: Fort Hood suspect loved US
The Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country. (Updated: 11/07/09 6:25 AM )
