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- Pakistan: It's 'preposterous' we could bring Taliban chief to talks
After a meeting of the presidents of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Pakistan's foreign minister said her country was unsure what help Afghanistan wants in its peace talks with the Taliban.
- Dutch Prince Friso buried by avalanche, badly hurt (updated)
A statement from the Dutch government said the prince's condition was stable, but his life remains at risk.
- Rupert Murdoch: No defense for Sun lawbreakers, hope for great journalism
But the media mogul, who toured The Sun's London newsroom amid simmering staff revolt, also pledged to restore the newspaper's status and confirmed plans to soon launch a new Sunday edition to replace the shuttered News of the World.
- Anthony Shadid, New York Times correspondent, dies in Syria
Anthony Shadid won Pulitzer Prizes in 2004 and 2010 for his reporting in Iraq. Anthony Shadid died Thursday at the tail end of a covert reporting trip in Syria.
- US blames al-Qaida of Iraq for Syrian bombings
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said bombings against security and intelligence targets in Damascus and Aleppo bear 'all the earmarks of an al-Qaida-like attack,' leading the US intelligence community to believe the Iraqi militant branch is extending its reach into Syria.
- Afghan peace: Karzai, Ahmadinejad in Pakistan for talks
Afghan president Hamid Karzai is seeking help in negotiating a peace deal with the Taliban from his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts in Islamabad today.
- Russian TV station faces probe over coverage of opposition rallies
Dozhd's editor-in-chief Nataliya Sindeyeva posted a copy of the prosecutors' letter, which says the probe is conducted on a request by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.
- Five Whitney Houston songs race up Britain's music charts after death
Five Whitney Houston songs had made it into the Top 40 in Britain's music charts by Wednesday, led by 'I Will Always Love You,' following her surprising death on Saturday.
- Honduras prison fire kills at least 300 inmates
A deadly fire swept through a Honduran prison Tuesday night. Over 350 are still unaccounted for, as of Wednesday morning.
- Chavez stokes fears that if he goes, popular welfare projects go with him
But opposition candidate Henrique Capriles says he would keep the best of Chavez's welfare programs, which include healthcare and subsidized food staples, and build on them.
- Two Iranians detained, one still sought, in Bangkok bombings
One Iranian man was wounded by an explosion Tuesday in Bangkok. A house of undetonated explosives was found. Another Iranian man was detained at the Bangkok airport. Police are looking for a third man.
- USS Abraham Lincoln returns to Persian Gulf shadowed by Iranian boats
USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday with Iranian gunboats, an Iranian drone, and helicopter following. Iran had threatened to close the strait after Western sanctions were tightened last month.
- Pakistani PM charged with contempt, job on the line in court showdown
The judges are set to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for defying their orders to reopen an old corruption case against his political ally, President Asif Ali Zardari.
- UN human rights chief: UN inaction emboldened Syria in violent dissident crackdown
Navi Pillay expressed serious concern that the deliberate stirring of sectarian tensions may plunge Syria into civil war. She again appealed for President Bashar Assad's government to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
- Iranian internet email access returns after mysterious four-day outage
The semiofficial Mehr agency had said that more than 30 million people in the country were affected by the outage.
- Malaysia sends Saudi home, where he's threatened with death for a tweet
A Malaysian lawyers' group blamed Malaysia for handing Hamza Kashgari over to the Saudi authorities 'on a silver platter.' Mr. Kashgari allegedly insulted the prophet Muhammed on Twitter.
- Syrian general gunned down in Damascus
The state news agency reports the high-ranking officer was killed by gunmen as he left his home, a sign that violence is reaching the Syrian capital.
- Putin hails Antarctic lake discovery as 'great event,' promises awards
On national television, Russia's natural resources minister gave Putin a canister of water from melted ice at the bottom of the boreshaft near the surface of Lake Vostok.
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon weighs in on Falkland Islands dispute
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement Friday expressing 'concern about the increasingly strong exchanges' between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands
- 2012 World Press Photo: Arab Spring portrait receives top prize
Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the top 2012 World Press Photo prize on Friday, with his Arab Spring portrait.