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Iraqi police say 2 killed in robbery at Baghdad jewelry store - The Canadian Press
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Violence has dropped dramatically across Iraq but at that same time there have been a rising number of attacks on jewelry stores and banks. ...
Red Cross says remains of 17 soldiers killed in Iran-Iraq war being turned ... - The Canadian Press
A Red Cross official said the Iranian remains were being returned Monday through a border crossing near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometres) southeast of Baghdad. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not ...
Well-known artist Ai Weiwei missing after being blocked from leaving China - The Canadian Press
An assistant, who did not want to be identified by name because of the sensitivity of the incident, said Monday that there had been no word from Ai since he was escorted away by two officials while going through customs at the Beijing Capital ...
Stone-throwing youths attack US embassy group visiting southern Lebanon; no ... - The Canadian Press
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists. The US Embassy confirms an incident occurred when a group from the embassy was on a tourist visit to Sidon, adding that no one was hurt and all members ...
Oman's security forces fire tear gas at protesters in hub of unrest - The Canadian Press
A police officer and an official from the interior ministry, who both requested anonymity because they were not meant to speak to journalists, said the man was wounded after security forces clashed with demonstrators in the industrial city of Sohar in ...
Police say 2 wounded in letter bomb explosion at office of Swiss nuclear industry - The Canadian Press
A carabinieri official in Livorno, who declined to give his name because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media, said an anarchist group had claimed responsibility. The ANSA news agency identified the group as the violent Informal Anarchist ...
Haiti postpones preliminary results of presidential election as counting drags on - The Canadian Press
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been made public. The preliminary results will now be released Monday. They had been scheduled for release Thursday. The official said Tuesday said that more ballots had come ...
AP Source: Akhtar unlikely to play for Pakistan in World Cup semifinal against ... - The Canadian Press
MOHALI, India — Paceman Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to play in Wednesday's World Cup semifinal against archrival India, according to a source close to the Pakistan team. Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi raised expectations of a return for Akhtar when he ...
Russia's envoy urges NATO to end airstrikes in Libya and enforce only embargo ... - The Canadian Press
NATO officials have declined comment on details of the alliance's rules of engagement, but a diplomat who asked not to be named in line with standard rules, said the rules of engagement would be very similar to those employed by the international ...
Protestors clash with police outside World Cup semifinal venue in Mohali - The Canadian Press
They had to be pushed back," a local police officer, who declined to give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media, told The Associated Press. Witnesses said a the group of protestors swelled to almost 1000 people. ...
Gunman in car fires on Syrians demonstrating in Beirut in support of their ... - The Canadian Press
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the media. The gunman fled in his car. The officials say another group of pro-regime Syrians clashed with anti-Syrian Lebanese in a west Beirut neighbourhood but ...
Gunmen attack minibus in northwest Pakistan, kill 8 in threat to peace deal - The Canadian Press
PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying mostly Shiite Muslims and killed eight people on Friday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan that has seen a recent peace deal between rival Sunni and Shiite tribes, a government official said ...
UN chief says Libya must declare cease-fire or face further Security Council ... - The Canadian Press
UN diplomats speaking on background said the committee is expected to meet in the coming days, probably next week. French Ambassador Gerard Araud told reporters that the no-fly operation's first week had been successful because it had stopped major ...
French strike deep in Libya, targeting arms flow; sheikhs try to intervene in ... - The Canadian Press
... including artillery, tanks, an ammunition bunker and a small number of helicopters as they sat on an airfield along the coast, a US defence official said Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record. ...
Afghan VP calls on militants to lay down their arms, join the peace process to ... - The Canadian Press
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Karzai was to formally announce the sites in his speech. In addition, all of Bamiyan and Panshir provinces, which have seen little to no fighting, and Kabul province, except for the restive Surobi ...
Egypt re-arrests brother of al-Qaida's deputy leader 2 days after setting him free - The Canadian Press
... that the defendant never signed the official sentencing document. He did not know on what basis authorities had re-arrested him. The security official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give information to journalists.
Officials: Saudi king to pledge aid, fight corruption in apparent move to head ... - The Canadian Press
The Saudi-based diplomats requested anonymity because the royal court had not made details of the king's speech public. The diplomats said Thursday the king will replace the ministers of defence, higher education and religious affairs.
Somali region of Puntland suspends controversial deal with private security ... - The Canadian Press
A person familiar with the project, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed that the project had been suspended partly due to pressure from the UN and the US government. The two organizations were ...
EU police arrest 9 Kosovo war crimes suspects accused of killings during 1998 ... - The Canadian Press
A Western official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing that the charges relate to killings of Serb and ethnic Albanian civilians in the village of Klecka in central Kosovo. ...
Last of 6 suspects takes plea offer in alleged child rape case; all sex crimes ... - The Canadian Press
The mother, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for her son's safety, said that police tricked her son, who has a fourth-grade reading level, into falsely confessing by telling him he would be able to go home if he told police what they ...
Lights, camera, ouch: Media prepares for royal wedding costs in austere times - The Canadian Press
"It will be hundreds," according to a person familiar with the planning who asked not to be named because she wasn't authorized to speak to reporters. The impact of the influx of journalists expected in London is more pronounced because news ...
Judge files preliminary charges of rape against Marseille striker Brandao ... - The Canadian Press
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wasn't authorized to comment publicly. A 23-year-old woman alleges she was raped on March 2. Brandao denies the accusation, saying they had consensual sex. Investigators have spoken to ...
Spanish officials find body of missing California exchange student in Madrid river - The Canadian Press
She spoke on condition of anonymity in line with department rules. Bice, from Carlsbad, California, was studying international business at Carlos III University and had been in Spain since January. Roomates had reported him missing after he failed to ...
Gunfire heard in Tripoli after eastern rebels make a push toward capital - The Canadian Press
The number of the wounded is so big. The number of tanks that entered the city is big," the rebel in Zawiya said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared government reprisal. The rebels vowed to keep up the fight in the city.
A look at anti-government protests and political unrest across the Middle East - The Canadian Press
The officials speak on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. ___ ALGERIA: Algerian pro-Democracy protesters' fifth bid in six weeks to march in the capital is again put down by police. ...