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03/16/2010 02:30 AM

Envoy delays Mideast visit, sources say

The U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace has delayed a visit to the region as the U.S. awaits a response to its demand that Israel reverse a decision on construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem, sources say.

03/16/2010 03:32 AM

Iranian leader shuns ancient fire festival

Iran's supreme leader is attempting to extinguish an annual event celebrating the last days of winter and the Persian calendar year, and the government is strengthening its security presence in the days leading up to a major holiday, Iranian media reported.

03/16/2010 12:09 AM

Rwandan president rejects human rights criticism

Rwandan President Paul Kagame hit back Monday at human rights activists who say he's behaving like an autocrat and fueling a bloody civil war in Rwanda's neighbor, Congo.

03/15/2010 08:30 PM

Hospital releases blind Haitian violinist

Romel Joseph calls it his second life.

03/15/2010 05:48 PM

Israeli military plans West Bank closures

In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement explaining the move.

03/15/2010 09:39 PM

Vatican: Half of accused priests not prosecuted

Catholic Church officials never prosecuted more than half the roughly 3,000 priests accused of sexual impropriety in the past decade, a top Vatican official has revealed.

03/16/2010 01:05 AM

Injury puts Beckham out of Cup

England star David Beckham's dreams of crowning his soccer career by playing at a fourth World Cup appear to have been shattered by a suspected Achilles tendon injury. 6 QUESTIONS ON BECKHAM l REACTION l

03/15/2010 04:08 PM

Police arrest 69 suspected members of Georgian-run mafia

Police across Europe arrested 69 suspected members of a Georgian-run mafia, including 24 in Spain, which was leading the investigation, a National Court spokeswoman told CNN Monday.

03/15/2010 03:05 PM

Iraq car bomb kills 7

A parked car bomb detonated Monday on a busy street in central Iraq, killing at least seven people and injuring 13 others, police said.

03/15/2010 09:18 PM

U.S. citizens 'targeted' in Mexico

Authorities believe assassins targeted a pregnant woman and two other people connected with a U.S. consulate who were killed in drive-by shootings over the weekend, Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Monday.

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