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Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet

Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman how they look for information online: They Google it. But surfing the Internet that way is the privilege of only a very few in North Korea, whose

Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet

Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman how they look for information online: They Google it. But surfing the Internet that way is the privilege of only a very few in North Korea, whose

Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet

Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman how they look for information online: They Google it. But surfing the Internet that way is the privilege of only a very few in North Korea, whose

Chuck Hagel, likely nominee to lead Pentagon

Chuck Hagel, likely nominee to lead Pentagon
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is a contrarian Republican moderate and decorated Vietnam combat veteran who is likely to support a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. As President Barack Obama's likely nominee for

Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief

Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
By ROBERT BURNS and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate colleague and a decorated Vietnam veteran and signaling he's ready for a

Second time with Obama not as thrilling as before

Second time with Obama not as thrilling as before
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America's first black president, some of the thrill is gone. Yes, the inauguration of a U.S. president is still a big deal. But the ceremony that Washington will stage in a few weeks

AP Interview: Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis

AP Interview: Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian self-rule government is in "extreme jeopardy" because of an unprecedented financial crisis, largely because Arab countries have failed to send hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid, the

Egypt shakes up Cabinet, appoints 10 new ministers

Egypt shakes up Cabinet, appoints 10 new ministers
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt swore in 10 new ministers on Sunday in a Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's handling of the country's ailing economy ahead of talks this week with the International Monetary Fund over a badly needed $4.8 billion loan. The

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting
By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance of dialogue with "murderous criminals" that he blames for nearly two years of violence that

Sudan, South Sudan agree to implement oil deal

Sudan, South Sudan agree to implement oil deal
By KIRUBEL TADESSEAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed Saturday to the unconditional and speedy implementation of deals reached in September to demilitarize their shared borders and allow oil exports to flow from South Sudan's oil fields