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• Sarkozy advises against military strike on Iran
  7:41 p.m.

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy put his reputation as a stalwart friend of Israel on the line Wednesday, warning that military action was no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran at a dinner hosted by France's main Jewish group — and his likely presidential election rival in the audience.

• EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
  7:21 p.m.
• Lawyer for Cuban agents vows last-ditch appeal
  6:41 p.m.
• City of Homs becomes focus of Syria's uprising
  6:16 p.m.
• UN backs Haitians' appeal over Duvalier trial
  5:56 p.m.
• New discoveries raise Dominican migrant toll to 41
  5:51 p.m.
• Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years
  5:46 p.m.
• Brazilian troops tighten security at police strike
  4:56 p.m.
• 5 Yemeni prisoners killed in riots
  4:06 p.m.
• Czech president to be elected in public vote
  3:46 p.m.
• Ice not thick enough for Dutch skating marathon
  3:46 p.m.
• UN says Caribbean crime hurting economies
  3:21 p.m.
• Libya issues election law for national congress
  3:01 p.m.
• Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work
  2:56 p.m.
• Israel's president sends message of peace to Iran
  2:31 p.m.
• Clashes in Senegal between police, protesters
  2:16 p.m.
• Car bomb attack in Somali capital kills 8
  2:01 p.m.
• Mystery surrounds fate of famed China police chief
  1:46 p.m.
• Ex-leader's allies seize Maldives police posts
  1:31 p.m.
• UK minister to fly to Jordan to discuss Abu Qatada
  1:31 p.m.
• Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby
  1:06 p.m.
• Alleged radioactive coal culprits face charges
  12:46 p.m.
• Elderly Kenyans threaten UK colonial abuse lawsuit
  12:36 p.m.
• Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
  12:26 p.m.
• NATO extends Baltic air patrols
  12:11 p.m.
• US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines
  12:06 p.m.
• Vatican says no Iran trip planned
  12:01 p.m.
• 6-week-old lone elephant calf dies in Zimbabwe
  11:41 a.m.
• Spanish judge's trial over wartime probe ends
  11:36 a.m.
• India upgrades its military with China in mind
  11:16 a.m.
• EU criticizes Bulgaria, Romania on reforms
  11:01 a.m.
• Pakistan holds border talks after deadly US attack
  10:56 a.m.
• Germany: Belarus blocks rights official's visit
  10:51 a.m.
• Mexican navy finds 10 bodies in mass grave sites
  10:41 a.m.
• Hamas lawmakers: unity deal with Abbas illegal
  10:06 a.m.
• Czech court sentences American for murder
  9:46 a.m.
• UK lawmakers question military capabilities
  9:36 a.m.
• Exile prime minister decries Chinese rule in Tibet
  9:11 a.m.
• Vatican sex crimes prosecutor warns bishops
  8:46 a.m.
• 2 dangerous inmates try to escape in Serbia
  8:46 a.m.
• Sierra Leone ruling party refutes violence claims
  8:46 a.m.
• Kabul experiences coldest weather in 15 years
  8:41 a.m.
• Sperm whale dies on Belgian beach
  7:56 a.m.
• After doubts grow, a regime backer flees Syria
  7:41 a.m.
• Bus collides with truck in north India, killing 23
  7:16 a.m.
• Reporters locked out of Nigeria's busiest airport
  6:36 a.m.
• Hopes fade for dozens buried in Philippines quake
  6:11 a.m.
• Former Maldives president says coup forced him from power, calls on successor to resign
  5:41 a.m.
• Tainted brew kills 22 in east India, sickens more
  5:06 a.m.
• Greek party leaders prepare for crucial debt talks
  4:56 a.m.
• Voting begins in key Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
  4:16 a.m.
• 11 abducted Iranian pilgrims released in Syria
  3:01 a.m.
• Disgruntled police in Brazil threatening Carnival
  2/8/12
• Chavez foe convinced of winning opposition primary
  2/8/12
• 3 ministers resign in porn scandal in south India
  2/8/12
• Turkmens name police unit after leader's father
  2/8/12
• Deaths from factory collapse in Pakistan up to 21
  2/8/12
• Chinese police hunt for man who stabbed 2 students
  2/8/12
• Officials: US missiles kill 8 people in Pakistan
  2/7/12
• China warns parents against Hong Kong birth tours
  2/7/12
• New film shows Mexico's failing education system
  2/7/12
• Intelligence officials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan
  2/7/12
• Indians, Panama gov't in deal to end road blockade
  2/7/12
• Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace
  2/7/12
• Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
  2/7/12
• Sierra Leone opposition: gov't provoking violence
  2/7/12
• Argentine president to UK PM: Give peace a chance
  2/7/12
• Protesters ask Haiti leader to show travel docs
  2/7/12
• Death toll rises after boat accident near DomRep
  2/7/12
• Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
  2/7/12
• Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead
  2/7/12
• Ecuador court fines journalists $1 million each
  2/7/12
• Trinidad's former leader flown to US after stroke
  2/7/12
• Hezbollah: Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
  2/7/12
• Experts to bishops: pedophiles lie, trust victims
  2/7/12
• Drug gang banners in Mexico ahead of Pope visit
  2/7/12
• Coca growers turn whips against Bolivia forces
  2/7/12
• Hezbollah: Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
  2/7/12
• Bomb attacks strike military bases in Nigeria
  2/7/12
• Vandals attack Jerusalem monastery, school
  2/7/12
• Crash kills 11 in Canada as truck smashes van
  2/7/12
• German court rejects Jewish ghetto work claims
  2/7/12
• Germany arrests 2 alleged Syrian spies
  2/7/12
• Putin pledges to cut officials' traffic privileges
  2/7/12
• China vows to continue crackdown on Tibetan unrest
  2/7/12
• Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad
  2/7/12
• Emergency official says explosion hits near military base in central Nigeria city
  2/7/12
• Foreign Ministry: France is recalling its ambassador to Syria in wake of continued repression
  2/7/12
• State news agency says Chinese workers held in Sudan have boarded plane to leave rebel area
  2/7/12
• Iraq's Sunni-backed ministers return to Cabinet
  2/7/12
• Vietnam arrests 9 alleged political activists
  2/7/12
• Official: 5 men killed in shooting in Afghanistan
  2/7/12
• Maldives Vice President Hassan takes oath as president after protests oust Mohamed Nasheed
  2/7/12
• US trip of China's next leader: From Obama to Iowa
  2/7/12
• Nigeria military detains French TV journalists
  2/7/12
• Israel fears Hezbollah could get arms from Syria
  2/7/12
• China says it may send envoys over Syria violence
  2/7/12
• Maldives president announces his resignation in nationwide TV address
  2/7/12
• Maldives military says President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned amid public protests
  2/7/12
• Candidacy tests Mexico's culture of machismo
  2/6/12