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Woman in Pittsburgh baby mystery charged with homicide, kidnapping

PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh woman accused of cutting open another woman's womb and stealing her baby has been charged with homicide, unlawful restraint and kidnapping. Andrea Curry-Demus of ...

Food aid promised to Haiti lags, child malnutrition deepens

DESCHAPELLES, Haiti - Every inch of Rivilade Filsame's body hurt, from his swollen, empty stomach to his dried-out, wrinkled skin. The 18-month-old had been crying for so long in the hospital malnutri...

Body of Canadian corporal airlifted out of Kandahar for final flight home

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Hundreds of Canadian soldiers and their allies gathered under a golden sunset sky to bid farewell to Cpl. James Hayward Arnal as he began his final journey home Sunday. A fl...

Tropical storm Cristobal brushes North Carolina coast, weakens

RALEIGH, N.C. - Tropical storm Cristobal dumped rain and brought rough seas to the North Carolina coast Sunday, and forecasters predicted the weakening system was headed for the open Atlantic. At 2...

Airliner emergency landing interrupts air show in Dayton, Ohio

DAYTON, Ohio - Visitors to an air show in Dayton, Ohio, got a little more excitement than they expected this weekend. The show was interrupted when a Northwest Airlines plane made an emergency land...

Zimbabweans use blogs, text messages to share stories, photos

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The photographs of the tortured body of an opposition official are blurry but chilling. Posted on the "This is Zimbabwe" blog, they show charred, lacerated limbs and bl...

Obama to speak near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, spokesman says

BERLIN - Barack Obama's campaign says he will give a speech on the future of transatlantic relations in front of a Prussian war monument in downtown Berlin, in view of the historic Brandenburg Gate. ...

California firefighters hoping for rain to help curb wildfires

JUNCTION CITY, Calif. - Firefighters in California are hoping scattered showers forecast for the state's northern mountains will help put out the last wildfires still keeping people from their homes. ...

5 bombs explode in northern Spain after warning call; no injuries reported

LAREDO, Spain - Officials in Spain say five bombs exploded in the northern part of the country, causing damage but no injuries. Reports say a person claiming to speak on behalf of Basque separatist...

American-led forces kill 9 Afghan police after mistaking them for militants

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in air strikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militan...

Tropical storm Dolly forms in Caribbean sea; 4th of Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI - U.S. weather experts say tropical storm Dolly has formed in the western Caribbean sea. The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the Yucatan peninsula from the B...

Activists say 9 Iranians convicted of adultery are to be stoned to death

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has sentenced eight women and one man convicted of adultery to death by stoning, activists said Sunday. A lawyer and women's rights activist, Shadi Sadr, said the nine, who are ...

Serbia's foreign minister calls for return of ambassadors to EU countries

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia's foreign minister says he plans to reinstate the country's ambassadors to EU countries that recognized Kosovo's independence. The aim is to improve relations between Serb...

Anglican summit begins in U.K. with worship, call for unity in communion

CANTERBURY, England - Anglican bishops opened their once-a-decade summit Sunday with an elaborate worship service in the mother church of their troubled global fellowship, hearing a plea for unity des...

Condoleezza Rice says Obama's success is great gain for blacks

WASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice says it's a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party's presidential nomination. The secretary of state says it's great for the count...

Al Gore says Hillary Clinton's campaign changed perception of women

WASHINGTON - Al Gore says Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for the White House helped change society's perception of women. But the former vice-president demurred when asked whether the New York s...

Obama says situation in Afghanistan is precarious for U.S. troops

KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent." In an interview broadcast during his first trip to Afghanistan, Obam...

For Iraqi refugees, the wait drags on to enter the United States

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Their lives have become like dying clocks, slowly winding down to a stop. They skip meals, they sleep longer to avoid the expenses that simply being awake brings. One woman sells he...

A new era for Olympic coverage coming in the form of athlete blogs

Reaching out to an Olympic athlete used to be as unattainable for the average couch potato as the gold medal itself. But though they'll be half a world away at the Beijing Games, sharing the experi...

Iran's president praises latest nuclear talks with world powers

TEHRAN, Iran - State radio is quoting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead." Today's report also quotes the Iran...

British Prime Minister Brown urges end to settlement building by Israel

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Israel to stop settlement construction. Brown has also offered additional financial support and police training to ...

Unification Church founder released from hospital after helicopter crash

SEOUL, South Korea - The founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near ...

Police in India say 17 people killed, 35 hurt in bus-truck crash

LUCKNOW, India - Police say a packed bus collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 17 people and wounding 35 others. A state police spokesman says seven ...

Vandals spray swastikas, Nazi slogans on buildings, road signs in Austria

VIENNA, Austria - Police say three people are suspected of spraying swastikas and Nazi slogans on buildings and road signs in southern Austria. Police said Sunday that the suspected vandals acted o...

3 German climbers seized by Kurdish rebels released more than a week later

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish authorities say three Germans seized by Kurdish rebels during a climbing expedition on Mount Ararat more than a week ago have been released in good condition. Foreign Minis...

Pakistan army says 15 militants killed in operation in northwest

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Security forces have killed 15 militants and detained 60 others, the army said Sunday, in the first major action against insurgents under Pakistan's new government. Army spoke...

NATO accidentally kills 4 Afghan civilians; foreign forces also kill 9 police

KABUL, Afghanistan - NATO said Sunday that its forces accidentally killed at least four civilians in eastern Afghanistan, while an official in the nation's west said foreign troops used air strikes on...

Pakistan's army says 15 militants killed in operation in northwest

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's army says it has killed 15 militants and detained 60 others in a five-day military operation in the country's troubled northwest. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abb...

Peru declares state of emergency as toxic materials threaten Lima water

LIMA, Peru - Peru's government has declared a state of emergency at a Canadian-owned mine east of Lima, fearing toxic materials there could spill into the capital city's main water source. Presiden...

Memorial service held for former Edmonton resident killed in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. - The family and friends of a former Edmonton resident slain in North Carolina held a public memorial service Saturday to mourn the 34-year-old woman whose body was found Monday near her...