By HAMZA HENDAWI on Nov 21, 2008 08:38AM

Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy to protest US pact

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled Saddam Hussein statue five years ago....

Nov 21, 2008 09:51AM

Myanmar court hands comedian 45-year prison term

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's courts continued a crackdown on activists Friday, handing out a 45-year prison sentence to a comedian who went to the delta to help cyclone victims and criticized the junta's slow relief response....

By MOHAMED SHEIKH NOR on Nov 21, 2008 09:53AM

Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil....

By ISHTIAQ MASHUD on Nov 21, 2008 09:01AM

Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Police said a bomb killed eight mourners at the funeral of a Shiite cleric in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, stoking sectarian tension in a region already beset by militant violence....

Nov 21, 2008 02:31AM

Rocket hits Israeli town, Gaza still sealed

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police say Palestinian militants have fired a rocket at an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip. No casualties have been reported....

Sep 18, 2008 08:12AM

Stocks Rebound After Government Action: Will It Last?

Central banks plan to inject markets with $180B, but fear remains.

Sep 18, 2008 07:54AM

Bailout Criticized as Prolonging the Agony

Some question whether the government's assistance to AIG is prolonging the pain.

Sep 18, 2008 06:08AM

McCain's Palin Bounce Fades as Race Centers on Economy

The Note: White House rivals in dead heat as economic issues take center stage.

Sep 17, 2008 06:37PM

Is WaMu the New Bank on the Block?

Rumors abound the troubled bank will sell itself after losing $5B in deposits.

Sep 17, 2008 05:01PM

Houston: A City on the Mend

City staples like electricity, traffic lights and schools are out of commission.

Nov 18, 2008 06:49PM

Pirates anchor supertanker off Somalia

A hijacked supertanker carrying up to $100 million worth of crude oil -- the largest vessel seized to date in an escalating regional piracy crisis -- was believed to have anchored off Somalia Tuesday, its operator said.

Nov 18, 2008 11:27AM

Fifteen corpses found in Baghdad mass grave

Police in northern Baghdad found a mass grave Tuesday that contained the remains of 15 people, an Interior Ministry official said.

Nov 18, 2008 07:37PM

Taliban reject Afghan peace overture

A Taliban spokesman said Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai did not have the authority to make a peace offering to its reclusive leader, Mullah Omar.

Nov 18, 2008 03:26PM

Political prisoner returns home to Chile

A man who was detained during Chile's "dirty war" in 1973 and declared dead in 1995 showed up in his old hometown very much alive last week, a human rights group in Santiago has announced.

Nov 18, 2008 07:44AM

Gaffe-prone president embarrasses Poles

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