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Micheletti to briefly step down for Honduras polls
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said he planned to step down briefly over November 29 elections in an apparent bid to boost their international legitimacy.
Agence France-Presse 11/20/2009 12:39 PM
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will take charge
KABUL – Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second presidential term Thursday, winning Western praise with a promise to combat corruption and to put Afghan troops in charge of security within five years.
Agence France-Presse 11/20/2009 12:32 PM
Cuba's Raul Castro crushes dissent like Fidel: report
WASHINGTON – Cuba's Raul Castro has kept the system his brother Fidel used to repress critics, refusing to free scores of people imprisoned years ago and jailing others for "dangerousness," Human Rights Watch said in a report issued on Wednesday.
Reuters 11/19/2009 7:42 AM
Iran rejects UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal
TEHRAN – Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a severe blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns over its nuclear ambitions.
Agence France-Presse 11/19/2009 7:23 AM
EU-Russia summit sees climate progress, rights row
STOCKHOLM – EU criticism of Russia's rights record and fears Moscow will delay its WTO entry clouded EU-Russia talks Wednesday, but the two sides aligned on climate issues ahead of a key summit in December.
Agence France-Presse 11/19/2009 7:10 AM
Rejecting Obama, US Jews push West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM – President Barack Obama may be telling Israelis that building settlements round Jerusalem risks dangerously fuelling Palestinian anger, but some of his fellow Democrats brought the opposite message to the city on Wednesday.
Reuters 11/19/2009 6:47 AM
Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders held in German jail: official
BERLIN – A German judge ordered two Rwanda Hutu rebel leaders to be held in jail after they were arrested on suspicion of war crimes alleged to have occurred in the DR Congo, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse 11/19/2009 6:42 AM
North Korea maneuvers to evade UN sanctions: experts
UNITED NATIONS – North Korea appears to be taking elaborate measures to evade U.N. sanctions aimed at its nuclear and missile activities, arms trading and import of luxuries, U.N. experts say in a new report.
Reuters 11/19/2009 6:38 AM