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China revokes Games visa for Darfur activist

Chinese officials have revoked the visa of former U.S. Olympic speed skater Joey Cheek, an action that has worried the White House.

Armchair astronomer discovers 'cosmic ghost'

Hanny van Arkel was poring over photos of galaxies on the Internet last August when she stumbled across a strange object in the night sky: a bright, gaseous mass with a gaping hole in its middle.

Iraqi officials say deal near on U.S. troops pullout

A senior member of a Sunni political party that recently rejoined Iraq's government was shot and killed Thursday in the northern city of Mosul, the party said.

Driver: I didn't know bin Laden was a terrorist

The former driver for Osama bin Laden told a military court Thursday that he never suspected bin Laden was a terrorist until after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

U.S. puts violent Iraqi prisoners in crates

The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the prisoners.

U.N. official: Afghan kids raped with impunity

The young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally raped by five gunmen.

Kenya bomb survivors bear scars of spirit

Are scars a sign of healing?

Pakistan: Musharraf faces impeachment fight

The head of Pakistan's ruling coalition announced Thursday that the government will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.

China accuses Bush of meddling

China said it is committed to its citizens' "basic rights and freedoms" Thursday and criticized President Bush for meddling in what Beijing says are its internal affairs.

Israelis charged in rubber bullet shooting

The Israeli military Thursday charged a commander and a soldier in an incident in which a rubber bullet was fired at a handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainee at close range.

Animal activists slammed for 'bus beheading' ad

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai to meet

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai are scheduled to meet Thursday in Harare as part of ongoing power-sharing negotiations, a Tsvangirai spokesman said.

China takes Olympic protesters away

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Reports: Maddie taken by pedophile ring

British police were told in March this year that missing girl Madeleine McCann may have been kidnapped by a pedophile ring which followed her three days before her abduction, according to reports.

Olympic torch reaches Great Wall

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For unexplained infertility, 2 methods don't help

LONDON (AP) -- A new study calls into question the use of two common infertility treatments for couples who have unexplained problems having children....Read more

Lawyer: defendant unaware of Canada terror plot

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) -- A plot to attack Canadian buildings and politicians was an unrealistic "jihadi fantasy," hidden from a 20-year-old man on trial for his role in the alleged terrorist conspiracy, his lawyer said Thursday....Read more

White House press corps plane detained in China

BEIJING (AP) -- A charter airplane carrying the White House press corps was detained for nearly three hours Friday at Beijing's international airport not long after President Bush arrived to attend the Olympic Games....Read more

American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The deadliest three months for American forces in Afghanistan have pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 500, forcing a war long overshadowed by Iraq back into the headlines....Read more

Black bear shot in British Columbia neighborhood

COQUITLAM, British Columbia (AP) -- A black bear that broke into a British Columbia home in search of food was shot and killed Thursday, a day after a woman was attacked in the same neighborhood....Read more

CERN's new collider to fire first beam next month

GENEVA (AP) -- The largest machine ever made to explore the world's tiniest particles will be launched next month with an initial attempt to fire beams around a 17-mile circular tube, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics said Thursday....Read more

Brazil temporarily frees US nun's killers

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Two men convicted in the 2005 killing of American nun and rainforest defender Dorothy Stang will be allowed to spend Brazilian Fathers' day at home, court officials said Thursday....Read more

Berlusconi, in gesture, sweeps streets in Naples

ROME (AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi is sparing no effort to solve the garbage crisis in Naples - even picking up a broom himself....Read more

10-year-old bullfighter sparks debate in France

PARIS (AP) -- He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself....Read more

American protester paints Beijing hotel rooms

BEIJING (AP) -- An American pastor checked into upscale hotels in the Olympics host city this week, filmed himself painting two of his rooms with slogans like "Beijing 2008 Our world Our nightmare" and then disappeared. Without paying....Read more

Alleged smugglers of ancient artifacts to be tried

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Ten people will be tried for allegedly smuggling 2,000-year-old gold bracelets and other artifacts out of Romania and selling them abroad, prosecutors said Thursday....Read more

Gaza Fulbright scholars appeal for US visas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Three Fulbright scholars from Gaza appealed to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday to reissue their entry visas, denying they were security threats....Read more

Young mother says Swiss diplomat kidnapped son

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Police launched a criminal investigation Thursday against a Swiss diplomat and his Ugandan beauty queen wife over accusations by a young mother that the couple kidnapped her infant son....Read more

Brazil police find stolen paintings, make arrest

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Brazilian police say they've recovered two stolen paintings but have yet to find a missing Picasso from a Sao Paulo art museum heist in June....Read more

Austria: 2 convicted nurses' aides freed early

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Two former nurses' aides sentenced to life in prison for killing at least 20 elderly patients have been released early, a prison official said Thursday....Read more

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