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International prosecutor probes new cases in Libya

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By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says she is collecting evidence for filing possible new war crimes charges against supporters and opponents of Moammar Gadhafi during last year's Libyan civil war. Prosecutor

Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms

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By BARBARA SURK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that fighters are in desperate need of weapons to break the stalemate with President

Dozens of white supremacist gang members charged

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By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Four top leaders of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood of Texas are among nearly three dozen alleged gang members charged in a sweeping indictment unsealed Friday that accuses them of crimes ranging from capital murder to drug trafficking.

Husband held in killing of Iraqi-American woman

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - The husband of an Iraqi-American woman whose beating death initially appeared to be a hate crime was arrested on suspicion of murder in what police described Friday as an act of domestic violence. The killing of 32-year-old Shaima Alawadi

CIA Director Petraeus quits: extramarital affair

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By ADAM GOLDMAN and CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was

Pentagon timeline shows military response to Libya

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By DONNA CASSATA and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New Pentagon details show that the first U.S. military unit arrived in Libya more than 15 hours after the attack on the consulate in Benghazi was over, and four Americans, including the ambassador, were dead. A Defense

Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period

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By JOHN HEILPRIN and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce fighting between rebels and government forces for control of a border town. The

Australia abandons mandatory Internet filter plan

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By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The Australian government has abandoned its 5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable Internet content. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said Friday that instead of a compulsory filter

Obama to visit Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than two weeks after his re-election, President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the once pariah nation of Myanmar, drawing attention to the country's shift to democracy and highlighting what his administration

Obama to visit Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th