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U.S. envoy falls short on latest Mideast mission

U.S. envoy falls short on latest Mideast mission

The White House's Mideast envoy failed Tuesday to secure Palestinian agreement to go to direct talks with Israel, despite mounting pressure from the U.S. administration to begin negotiations in early September.

Afghan civilian deaths rise sharply this year

Afghan civilian deaths rise sharply this year

The number of civilians killed in the Afghan war jumped 25 percent in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period last year, with insurgents responsible for the spike, the United Nations said in a report Tuesday.

Costa Rica court blocks gay civil union referendum

(08-10) 18:33 PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Rica's top court has blocked the electoral tribunal from holding a referendum...

AP 8.10.10 6:33 PM

Colombia, Venezuela to restore diplomatic ties

(08-10) 18:06 PDT SANTA MARTA, Colombia (AP) -- The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela announced Tuesday they will restore...

AP 8.10.10 6:06 PM

US aid winning friends in flood-ravaged Pakistan

(08-10) 17:57 PDT KALAM, Pakistan (AP) -- U.S. Army choppers carrying emergency food and water buzzed over the swollen river and...

AP 8.10.10 5:57 PM

Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping

(08-10) 14:55 PDT STOCKHOLM, (AP) -- An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean...

AP 8.10.10 2:55 PM

Correction: War Crimes-Taylor-South Africa

(08-10) 14:39 PDT JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- In an Aug. 6 story about the war crimes tribunal weighing charges against Charles...

AP 8.10.10 2:39 PM

Mexican president open to change in drug strategy

(08-10) 14:05 PDT MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- President Felipe Calderon said Tuesday he is willing to change Mexico's drug-war...

AP 8.10.10 2:05 PM

All Mexican states must recognize gay marriages

(08-10) 13:39 PDT MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all 31 states must recognize same-sex...

AP 8.10.10 1:39 PM

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