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Injured Yemeni leader accepts care from Saudis

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:16 PM PDT


SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's embattled president accepted an offer from the Saudi monarch to seek treatment in his kingdom after being wounded in a rocket attack, raising the possibility Saturday that he could leave the country after nearly four months ...

Defense secretary Robert Gates urges patience in Afghan war

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience with an unpopular war and said Saturday that only modest U.S. troop reductions would make sense this summer in a still unstable Afghanistan.
On his 12th and final visi ...

Taliban talks appear to be gaining traction

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban appear to be gaining traction, with the head of the Afghan peace council saying Saturday that it has been in contact with three factions of the insurgent movement and the U.S. defens ...

Ex-Tijuana leader allegedly had illegal guns

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT

TIJUANA, Mexico -- Former Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon, one of Mexico's most flamboyant businessmen and politicians, has been detained on suspicion of illegal weapons possession, the federal Attorney General's Office announced Saturday.Mexican troop ...

British, French helicopters hit Gadhafi troops

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT


BENGHAZI, Libya -- British and French attack helicopters struck for the first time inside Libya, giving the NATO campaign more muscle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Hours later, Tripoli was hit by another round of airstrikes and at least eight e ...

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