Algeria court acquits 2 former Guantanamo inmates

An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said.

Nov 22, 2009 | 9:35 am

Survivors recount China mine disaster; 92 dead

By CARA ANNA

When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered.

Nov 22, 2009 | 9:25 am

Romanians vote for president amid political crisis

By ALISON MUTLER

Romanians voted for a new president Sunday, hoping to end a leadership crisis that threatens a euro1.5 billion ($2 billion) IMF loan their country desperately needs to ease a painful recession.

Nov 22, 2009 | 9:25 am

Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

Nov 22, 2009 | 8:55 am

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

By ALI KOTARUMALOS

Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.

Nov 22, 2009 | 8:20 am

Russian cosmonaut Feoktistov dies at 83

Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83.

Nov 22, 2009 | 8:15 am

Officials: Pakistani troops kill some 40 militants

By ANWARULLAH KHAN

Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said.

Nov 22, 2009 | 8:10 am

Police: IRA dissidents plant car bomb in Belfast

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK

Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday.

Nov 22, 2009 | 7:30 am

Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China

The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant.

Nov 22, 2009 | 6:45 am

Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos

By DAVID STRINGER

Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Nov 22, 2009 | 6:40 am

Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan

Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital.

Nov 22, 2009 | 5:40 am

Ugandans upset over praise for former dictator

Ugandan officials say they are offended that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised former dictator Idi Amin.

Nov 22, 2009 | 3:45 am

5 Afghan border security guards killed in south

By ELENA BECATOROS and AMIR SHAH

A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards traveling on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Sunday.

Nov 22, 2009 | 3:10 am

2 bomb blasts leave 7 dead, 52 wounded in India

By WASBIR HUSSAIN

Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said.

Nov 22, 2009 | 2:55 am

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Alexander G. Higgins - The Associated Press

GENEVA -- Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.

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Indonesian television says a ferry with more than 200 passengers has sunk near Sumatra island.

Nov 21, 2009 | 11:35 pm

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack

By ERIKA KINETZ

The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.

Nov 21, 2009 | 11:15 pm

Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence

By TODD PITMAN

Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.

Nov 21, 2009 | 10:00 pm

McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'

By ROB GILLIES

U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

Nov 21, 2009 | 8:25 pm