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US confirms Americans taken after Algeria attack

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the U.S. "will take all necessary and proper steps" to deal with an Islamist attack on a natural gas field in southern Algeria that has resulted in Americans and other foreigners

Judge fines Russia for not returning collections

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday fined Russia $50,000 a day until it complies with his earlier order that the country return a Jewish group's historical books and documents. Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court issued the order

Newtown mother: Dream visits with son; new purpose

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - In one dream, 6-year-old Noah brushes his teeth at the sink, his dark hair wet. He looks directly at his mother and says, "Mommy, I'm having fun." In another, Veronique Pozner gives birth atop a mountain, is handed the infant by a

Court orders arrest of Pakistani prime minister

By MUNIR AHMED and ASIF SHAHZADAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's top court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case Tuesday, the latest clash between the government and a judiciary that has repeatedly pressured the country's political leaders. The ruling is