| Rape as a weapon of war Posted: 23 May 2011 08:48 AM PDT In the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, the whispers and rumors about rape being used as a tool of war by Moammar Gadhafi's troops are coming from all corners of society.  |
| NATO pounds Tripoli; government says 3 dead Posted: 23 May 2011 05:54 PM PDT The European Union's foreign policy chief is expected Monday to detail meetings with Libya's rebel leaders, a day after opening an office in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in what is its clearest message that it recognizes Libyan opposition to Moammar Gadhafi's rule.  |
| Palestinian PM has heart attack in Texas Posted: 23 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States and was hospitalized for treatment, according to a spokesman from the Palestinian Authority on the West Bank.  |
| Now, for Netanyahu's turn Posted: 23 May 2011 02:22 PM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets his chance Monday night to address the main U.S. Jewish lobby when he speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks to the group the day before.  |
| U.S. hikers imprisoned in Iran phone home Posted: 23 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT The captors of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, two Americans currently being held in Iran on suspicion of espionage, allowed them to telephone home over the weekend, according a statement released Monday by members of their families.  |
| Exclusive: E-mail reveals sadness of ex-IMF head Posted: 23 May 2011 03:59 AM PDT Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week as head of the International Monetary Fund in the face of sexual assault charges, told the fund's staff of his "profound sadness and frustration in having to leave under these circumstances" in an e-mail obtained by CNN.  |
| Is Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead? Posted: 23 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT Mullah Omar, the top leader of the Afghan Taliban, has disappeared in the past five days, said Lutfullah Mashal, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. Mashal said he "hopes" Omar is dead but cannot confirm it.  |
| Chile exhumes remains of ex-president Posted: 23 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT Forensic experts exhumed the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende on Monday as part of an investigation into whether he killed himself or was assassinated during a 1973 military coup, the country's Justice Ministry said.  |
| Gun battle at Pakistan naval base Posted: 23 May 2011 08:37 AM PDT The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack on a naval base in Karachi.  |
| 'Bravest woman in Mexico' seeks asylum in U.S. Posted: 23 May 2011 04:56 AM PDT When the cell phone rang, the words "private number" flashed on the screen. Marisol Valles Garcia knew who was calling. The threatening, mysterious voice on the other end of the line had hounded her for almost four months.  |
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