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Need a bike? London launches new plan to rent bikes in the capital

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:44 +0000

LONDON - London is launching a new bicycle rental program in hopes of easing congestion in a European capital once known for its gridlock. London Mayor Boris Johnson, an avid bicycling enthusiast, ...

Saudi and Syrian leaders visit Beirut amid rising tension between rival Lebanese factions

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:35 +0000

BEIRUT - The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister...

Appeals court upholds sentences for 4 Serbian Muslims for planning terrorist attacks

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:39 +0000

BELGRADE, Serbia - An appeals court has upheld the sentences for four Muslims from a tense southern Serbian region who were convicted of planning terrorist attacks. The Appeals Court in Belgrade sa...

4th bear captured after deadly attack at US campground; DNA tests will show involvement

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:45 +0000

COOKE CITY, Mont. - Wildlife officials say they have captured the fourth and final grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park. A sow...

China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran over nuclear issue

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:37 +0000

BEIJING, China - China said Friday that it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, saying it supports Iran's renewed efforts to hold talks on a ...

Nepal court upholds French serial killer's conviction for killing American backpacker

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:15 +0000

KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's Supreme Court upheld a conviction of a French serial killer nicknamed "The Serpent" who was found guilty of killing an American tourist in Kathmandu more than three decades a...

Central African Republic delays presidential vote again, from October to late January

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:20 +0000

BANGUI, Central African Republic - The president of the Central African Republic has issued a decree delaying the country's elections again, to Jan. 23. The decree from President Francois Bozize wa...

US expert says China's worst oil spill is far larger than government has reported so far

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:01 +0000

BEIJING, China - China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported, and some of the oil was spilled deliberately to avoid an even larger disaster, an American ex...

UN official urges Ukrainian leaders to step up fight against AIDS epidemic

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:14 +0000

KIEV, Ukraine - A U.N. official has called on Ukrainian authorities to play a more active role in fighting AIDS, which has already killed some 18,000 Ukrainians. UNAIDS country co-ordinator Ani Sha...

Paramilitary soldiers open fire on anti-India protesters in restive Kashmir, 2 killed

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:17 +0000

SRINAGAR, India - Paramilitary soldiers fired on hundreds of demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing two men and wounding at least 12 others, police said as protests against Indian rule spr...

Wildfire explodes in rural hills outside Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:23 +0000

PALMDALE, Calif. - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square mile...

Former students fined after pleading guilty to charges in racist video case in South Africa

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:17:54 +0000

JOHANNESBURG - A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video they made that humiliated black university employees and drew global at...

2 US Embassy workers in Paris undergo medical tests after opening suspicious letter

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:18:02 +0000

PARIS - Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, but the embassy said preliminary analysis suggested it was not harmful. "Th...

White House calls for halt in posting classified documents on Afghan war; says lives at risk

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:37:09 +0000

WASHINGTON - The White House is imploring the website Wikileaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk. Pres...

UK's Iraq inquiry raises prospect Tony Blair could be recalled to give new testimony

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:49 +0000

LONDON - Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel. Inquiry chairman John Chilcot said the...