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Venezuela nationalizes steel industry
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela signed a decree Wednesday that orders the nationalization of the country's leading steel producer.
Canada probes deaths of hundreds of ducks
Canada's government was investigating an oil-sands company after hundreds of ducks that landed on a partially frozen pond filled with toxic waste died.
Mexico's lower house decriminalizes adultery
Mexico's lower house of Congress has voted to remove adultery from the country's criminal code, noting that no one has been prosecuted for the offense since 2004. The lower house voted 301-31 Wednes
Militant's letter: Generate chaos, 'psychological conflict'
The U.S. military says a recent raid uncovered a detailed letter from an al Qaeda in Iraq militant to the group's leader about how the insurgent network should continue to generate economic chaos an
Russia cancels Libya's debt
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a move to rebuild ties with a former Soviet ally that is now increasingly open to foreign investment.
Israelis kill militants, Palestinians say
Israeli troops Thursday killed a Palestinian militant trying to cross into Israel from Gaza and wounded another, according to Palestinian security sources.
Suicide bomber kills 50 in northern Iraq
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people and wounded 60 Thursday by setting off an explosive vest in a crowd mourning the deaths of two sons of a Sunni Arab tribal leader, the Iraqi military said.
Girl, 8, granted divorce in Yemen
A Yemeni judge dissolved the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man nearly four times her age, and the girl's lawyer said Wednesday that the court also ordered the youngster removed from the contro
Carter meets with Hamas officials in Egypt
Former President Carter met with senior Hamas officials in the Egyptian capital Thursday, rankling the Israeli and U.S. governments, which say it runs counter to their policies of not negotiating wi
Al Qaeda declares 'failure and defeat' for U.S. troops in Iraq
Marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda's media arm released an audio recording, purportedly from the group's second-in-command, saying U.S. troops there have failed.
Carter meets with exiled Hamas leader
Former President Carter met Friday with a top Hamas politician, exiled leader Khalid Meshaal, in Damascus, Syria, Carter aides said.
Al Qaeda planning Baghdad attacks, says U.S.
Al Qaeda in Iraq is planning suicide attacks against Iraqis in Baghdad "in the near future," the U.S. military warned Friday.
5 dead in Gaza car bombing, airstrikes
Three Palestinian militants were killed and 13 Israeli soldiers wounded when one of two explosives-laden cars blew up at a Gaza border crossing Saturday, an Israeli spokeswoman said.
Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for offensive against U.S.
A man claiming to be the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq mocked the death toll of American troops and urged his fighters to launch an offensive against U.S. forces in the next few weeks.
Hamas claims second Carter meeting
Defying U.S. and Israeli warnings, former President Carter met again Saturday with the exiled leader of the militant Hamas group, the leader's deputy said.
PM vows not to let Iraq become 'the new Somalia'
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is calling on political parties to unite against armed groups in Iraq, a spokesman said Sunday, warning that "Iraq cannot be the new Somalia."
Israeli strikes kill Gaza militants; journalist's death draws protest
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against armed Palestinians in northern Gaza late Saturday and early Sunday, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman. Hamas sources said five of it
Hamas: No plan to recognize Israel
After talks with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Hamas' exiled leader Khalid Meshaal said Monday the militant group has no plans to recognize Israel.
Shiite cleric's followers ready to fight
Anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement is "ready for all options" in a growing confrontation between his followers and the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a spokes
Al Qaeda No. 2: Attacks on Western nations in works
Al Qaeda still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war, Osama bin Laden's chief deputy warns in an audiotape released Tuesday to answer questions posed by followers.
Carter: Rice did not advise against Hamas meeting
Former President Carter very politely denied Wednesday that the secretary of state or anyone else in her department had warned him against meeting with Hamas leaders during his recent trip to the Mi
Food, drugs run short in Sadr City, Red Cross says
Weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood have destroyed the main market and isolated civilians from supplies of food and water, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wedne
Al-Maliki claims 'new phase' of unity in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told neighboring countries Tuesday that Iraq has moved past its internal divisions and "has entered a new phase" of unity.
Death toll mounts in Baghdad battles
Battles between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and militants raged overnight and into Thursday in two Baghdad neighborhoods, leaving at least 11 dead, an Interior Ministry official said.
Syria, Israel reportedly in indirect talks
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been indirectly negotiating with Israel for a year, through Turkey, according to Arabic language newspaper published this week.
