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World News

US safety board probing A-330 cockpit malfunctions
US transport safety experts said they are looking into reports of key instrument malfunctions in the cockpits of the same type of aircraft as the Air France flight that crashed this month off the coast of Brazil.

Obama makes 11th-hour climate change push
US President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to pass a historic global warming bill, amid down-to-the-wire campaigning on the eve of a tense vote in the House of Representatives.

Sarkozy asks Netanyahu for 'total freeze' on settlements
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday asked Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to impose a "total freeze" on Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Iran rules out scrapping vote as Obama questions results
Iran ruled out on Tuesday overturning the disputed presidential election as US President Barack Obama said there were significant questions about the poll's legitimacy and condemned the crackdown on post-election protests.

Netanyahu slams Iran at start of Europe trip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticised Iran on Tuesday as he began his first trip to Europe since taking office, saying the country's current turmoil revealed its "true nature."

Bulgaria releases ex-Kosovo PM Agim Ceku: court
Bulgaria on Thursday released former Kosovo premier Agim Ceku, arrested on a warrant from Serbia, where he is wanted on war crimes charges, an AFP photographer in the court reported.

Mousavi says threats will not stop him
Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi said on Thursday that threats would not stop him from securing the rights of the Iranian people.

NATO, Russia look to improve ties after Georgia war
NATO and Russia hold their highest-level talks this weekend since relations broke down over last year's war in Georgia, aiming to focus on cooperation and set aside major differences.

US, Israel, Russia absent at cluster bomb talks
Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs started a two-day conference in Berlin to assess progress since a 2008 agreement banning the weapons.

Hamas detention of Israeli soldier 'inhumane': HRW
The detention by Hamas of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is "cruel and inhumane" and may amount to torture, Human Rights Watch said on the third anniversary of his capture.

School's strip-search violated teen's rights: US high court
School officials in Arizona violated the rights of a 13-year-old girl when they ordered her strip-search and looked for extra-strength pain medication in her underwear, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

'Significant questions' over Iran elections: Obama
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday there were "significant questions about the legitimacy" of the Iran elections.

Three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Berlin
Three German soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Tuesday when their patrol near the northern city of Kunduz came under fire, the German defence minister said.

Kyrgyzstan allows US to keep using base
The United States and Kyrgyzstan signed a deal on the transit of supplies to Afghanistan that will effectively keep open a US airbase that Kyrgyz authorities had ordered shut, officials said Tuesday.

Russia, US resume landmark nuclear talks
US and Russian negotiators met in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss new cuts in nuclear weapons arsenals, their last scheduled round of talks before a summit between their presidents next month.

Netanyahu arrives in Italy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Rome on Tuesday for the initial stop of his first European trip since taking office after recent elections.

Israel frees Hamas Palestinian parliament speaker
Israel on Tuesday released the Hamas speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Aziz Dweik, after nearly three years in prison, his lawyer said.

Somali pirates free Dutch ship, crew member dead
Somali pirates on Tuesday released a Dutch ship they had hijacked last month in the Gulf of Aden and one crew member was found dead aboard the boat, the Dutch defence ministry told AFP.

Rival to Pakistan Taliban chief Mehsud killed
A Pakistani Taliban faction leader aligned against the militant group's feared chief Baitullah Mehsud has been shot dead, police said, ahead of an army offensive into Mehsud's northwest base.

Iraq

US to return 1,000 smuggled Iraqi artefacts

Irak'ta Bombali Saldiri: 6 Ölü

Heavy human cost of Iraq war

At Saddam's tomb, loyalists mourn their lost leader

Iraqis say war failed to win battle for democracy

Other World News:

Official: Missing Maersk Alabama weapons believed accounted for

Iraq's Maliki at Hakim's bedside in Tehran

US ethnic studies pioneer Takaki dead at 70

65th Anniversary Of The Deportation Of Crimean Tatars

US returns Ur to Iraq

Idle cockpit banter before US plane crash

Fear and fun in Acapulco for spring break

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