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LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange is to find out next week whether his bid to block extradition to Sweden has been successful.
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Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife....
Kylie Minogue at Cannes in bizarre 'Holy Motors'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Holy cow. The most rapturous audience reception at the Cannes Film Festival has gone to "Holy Motors," a disorienting, whirling dream of a movie by French director Leos Carax....
AP Interview: Ex-hostage shares Philippine ordeal
SUNGAI BULOH, Malaysia (AP) -- A Malaysian gecko trader held captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants for a year in the southern Philippines says he saw group members as young as 15 skilled in using M16 rifles that were prevalent in the impoverished region....
Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem - a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace....
A ball of one? Lady Gaga unsure of Indonesia show
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia....
Turkmen deal boosts Afghan pipeline project
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) -- Turkmenistan has signed a natural gas deal with Pakistan and India in a significant boost to the proposed construction of a 1,800-kilometer (1,100-mile) pipeline across Afghanistan....
Magazine wins rare court ruling for Myanmar media
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A private news magazine in Myanmar won a rare court victory Wednesday and will not have to reveal the name of a reporter who wrote about corruption at government ministries....
Young Hollywood stars strike out on own at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- Vampires, Transformers, singing high-schoolers: They can all be tough to outrun....
China's city code enforcers chided for violence
BEIJING (AP) -- A branch of city governments China set up to monitor everything from unlicensed street vendors to unauthorized construction is rife with abuse of power, stoking already high social tensions, a rights group said Wednesday....
Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposure
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners....
Pro-Hamas students holed up on West Bank campus
BIR ZEIT, West Bank (AP) -- At 26, Saed Qasrawi is among the oldest students at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank....
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Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for Indonesia reducing the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug trafficker....
APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch vehicles and intercontinental missiles, a U.S. institute claimed Tuesday....
Egypt's presidential race is haunted by the past
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's presidential campaign has been full of startling moments. At one point, ousted President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister rode into a rally on a white horse like a knight, promising to restore Mubarak-era stability and ensure secular rule....
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