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Afghan lawmaker blasts early French withdrawal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Afghan lawmaker has sharply criticized France's plans to hand over security in her troubled province to Afghan troops within a few months, saying that her country's forces are unprepared to handle the job and more violence would result....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:47:22 GMT

Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet

BEIJING (AP) -- A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:43:05 GMT

Information from Australian PM's aide led to clash

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A clash between protesters and Australian police that forced bodyguards to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event appears to have been set off by information released by one of Gillard's own aides....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:34:09 GMT

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil

BEIRUT (AP) -- Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:11:43 GMT

US Embassy: US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the U.S. Embassy said....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:30:21 GMT

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit

PARIS (AP) -- France and Afghanistan agree NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, raising new questions about the unity of the Western military alliance....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:13:57 GMT

Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:11:56 GMT

Cuba: Tough prison terms for mahogany tree thefts

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba convicted six people of cutting down African mahogany trees in the National Botanical Gardens and sentenced them to eight and 10 years in prison, the Communist Party newspaper Granma said Friday....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:32:34 GMT

Security chief during Mexico's 'dirty war' dies

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Miguel Nazar Haro, who led Mexico's domestic spy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged leftist guerrillas in the 1970s, has died at age 87....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:34:58 GMT

Japan, Russia to boost ties despite islands row

TOKYO (AP) -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute that has kept the two nations from concluding a peace treaty....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:13:45 GMT

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College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Illinois State University President Al Bowman says President Barack Obama's proposal to tie federal support to tuition controls is a product of "fuzzy math." His counterpart at the University of Washington calls it little more than "political theater."...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT

'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years

SEATTLE (AP) -- After a two-year international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore - the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" - says he's lucky to be alive....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:13:04 GMT

Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in

CHICAGO (AP) -- One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom - drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the judge's verdict before the moment passes....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:03:57 GMT

911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:35:12 GMT

Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:19:32 GMT

Probe of NYPD boss' son puts DA in spotlight, too

NEW YORK (AP) -- While the city's powerful police commissioner faced questions Friday about a rape allegation against his TV-anchor son, the probe has also put the district attorney in a delicate position....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:09:20 GMT

Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- How does a man move on with his life after losing his wife and daughters to two ruthless home invaders who tormented, then killed them?...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:35:30 GMT

Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

ROY, Utah (AP) -- The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no plane....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:15:48 GMT

Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies

BOSTON (AP) -- Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:04:32 GMT

Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:49:24 GMT

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AP Top Sports News At 4:45 a.m. EST

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Djokovic wins marathon match to set up Nadal final

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- If anyone knows how Novak Djokovic feels after sweating and scrapping for almost five hours in the Australian Open semifinals, it's his next opponent - Rafael Nadal....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:54:20 GMT

Coll. of Charleston's Cremins takes medical leave

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Bobby Cremins' assistant says the veteran basketball coach hasn't looked well the past few weeks and Friday evening the College of Charleston announced Cremins will miss the rest of the season because of a medical problem....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:50:46 GMT

Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team history....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:18:23 GMT

Broncos hire Jack Del Rio as defensive coordinator

DENVER (AP) -- John Fox and Jack Del Rio are together again....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:36:33 GMT

US women's soccer team qualifies for Olympics

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The final goal in the game that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:42:16 GMT

Stanley leads at Torrey as Mickelson heads home

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Phil Mickelson doesn't lack faith in his game. He just doesn't have an explanation for a shoddy start to his season....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:45:20 GMT

Woods, McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods....

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:14:30 GMT

Abbott breezes to big lead at skating nationals

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Jeremy Abbott was still savoring his monster score when one fan yelled out, "You're awesome!"...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:46:13 GMT

Pats' line has tough job against Giants' pass rush

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady felt the power of the New York Giants' pass rushers when he was sacked five times in their first Super Bowl confrontation....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:40:04 GMT

James, Wade lead Heat over Knicks, 99-89

MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:59:08 GMT


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