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Diplomat: UN Security Council meeting Saturday morning to consider Syria resolution

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council.

Army general orders court-martial of US soldier Pfc. Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

Hackers attack law enforcement websites from Greece to Utah; 'Anonymous' group being cited

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

SALT LAKE CITY - Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous.

UN declares Somalia's famine over, but says millions across East Africa still in crisis

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations says that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back.

US state's proposal would ban owners from buying exotic animals

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Proposed legislation in the state of Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears, gorillas and other exotic animals, but it also would allow current owners of such animals to keep the pets if they meet strict new requirements.

Hackers intercept confidential conference call between FBI and Scotland Yard, leak info to Web

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

LONDON - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

US prosecutors closing criminal investigation of cyclist Lance Armstrong

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs.

Muslim groups ask New York attorney-general to investigate NYPD surveillance; rally planned

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Protesters are demonstrating near New York Police Department headquarters over the department's surveillance of Muslims.

AP sources: White House got letter on talks purportedly from Taliban leader Mullah Omar

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

WASHINGTON - Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Diplomats: Iran-UN nuclear agency talks inconclusive but pressure on Tehran at next round

2/3/2012 3:43:14 PM

VIENNA - Seemingly failed talks this week between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have instead increased pressure on Tehran to defuse suspicions before another meeting later in the month that it secretly worked on atomic arms, diplomats said Friday.