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Medvedev talks to Afghan, Pakistani leaders
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday offered Pakistan support in dealing with catastrophic floods as he hosted the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan for talks on efforts to stabilize the region. Medvedev began his meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi by expressing condolences over the floods that have killed about 1,500 and affected some 20 million.
BAGHDAD (AP) – A series of attacks and roadside bomb explosions killed five Iraqi government employees on Wednesday as insurgents maintain a steady campaign of attacks against the country’s institutions and security forces. Suspected Sunni militants have frequently targeted Iraq’s policemen and soldiers looking to expose the inability of the Shiite-dominated government to protect the country. The departure of the U.S. military has turned Iraqi forces and government institutions into attractive targets for insurgents, exploiting security gaps and the political vacuum five months after an inconclusive election.
Lawyer says Iranian may be spared execution
BERLIN – The international outcry over the death sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery might be enough to save her from execution, the lawyer who defended her said Wednesday. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. After international protests, Iran last month lifted the stoning sentence, but she could still face execution by hanging.
Lebanon militants: Leader slain en route to Iraq
Colombian leader praises rescuers in crash
SAN ANDRES, Colombia – Authorities on Wednesday reopened the island runway where a jetliner crashed with 131 people aboard, clearing the way for flights after crews worked overnight to remove spilled fuel and fractured pieces of the plane. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked rescue workers, firefighters and police who helped passengers to safety as he visited the airport. Only one person on board the plane was killed when it slammed into the ground short of the runway Monday.
Mexican mayor found dead after kidnapping
MONTERREY, Mexico – The kidnapped mayor of a northern Mexican town was found dead Wednesday, extending a rash of deadly attacks on political figures in an area besieged by drug gang battles. Santiago Mayor Edelmiro Cavazos’ body was found near a waterfall outside his town, a popular weekend getaway for residents of the industrial city of Monterrey, said Nuevo Leon state attorney general Alejandro Garza y Garza.
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An Iraqi policeman inspects a vehicle damaged in a roadside bomb attack that targeted a police patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday.
China landslide leaves at least 67 missing BEIJING (AP) – Fresh landslides rocked another area of China on Wednesday, sweeping through a mountain town in the southwest of the country after days of heavy rains and leaving at least 67 people missing and cutting off access to the area. Roads, power and telecommunications were severed when the mud tore through Puladi township in Yunnan province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Rescue workers
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Escorted by police officers, U.S. citizen Lori Berenson, carrying her 15-month-old son Salvador, arrives to the Justice Palace in Lima, Peru, Wednesday.
American activist surrenders to Peru police
LIMA, Peru – An American activist convicted of aiding leftist rebels surrendered to police Wednesday after a court struck down a decision granting her parole and ordered her to return to prison, where she is to remain with her 15-month-old son for the time being. Lori Berenson was arrested by police at the U.S. Embassy, where she had been attending a meeting about “consular issues� when she learned of the court’s ruling, embassy spokesman James Fennell said.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Iran took its case against the United States to the United Nations on Wednesday and strongly condemned the top U.S. military chief for saying military action remains a possibility if the country develops nuclear weapons. Iran’s acting U.N. ambassador Eshagh Alehabib claimed in letters circulated to the secretary-general and presidents of the Security Council and General Assembly that Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman
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Ex-Bolivian leader sent to rehab for pot use
LA PAZ, Bolivia – A former Bolivian president has been ordered into rehab after he allegedly harassed minors in public under the influence of marijuana. Prosecutor Maria del Carmen Rocha says that Gen. Juan Pereda Asbun was detained Tuesday night in Santa Cruz, 335 miles east of the capital of La Paz. Rocha says that Pereda was arrested on complaints that “under the effects of the drug, he was harassing and bothering minors� in public.
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BEIRUT – An al-Qaida-inspired group says its leader and a top commander were heading to Iraq to join insurgents there when Lebanese security troops killed them over the weekend, according to a U.S. terror-monitoring firm. The Washington-based SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks militant postings on the Internet, said Wednesday that a statement on jihadist forums from the Fatah Islam group confirmed the two deaths.