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Colombia Seizes Videotapes of Hostages

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian officials released newly seized videos of rebel-held hostages Friday - among them three US defense contractors and a former presidential candidate - the first images in years providing evidence the captives may be alive....

Bosnian Serbs Drop Objections to Reform

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Bosnian Serb leaders on Friday dropped objections to a reform of parliamentary voting rules in a step toward ending the most serious political crisis since the end of the 1992-1995 war....

Turkey: Military Ready to Move on Rebels

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's prime minister said Friday the government had granted authorization to the military to launch a cross-border operation against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq at any time....

Spain Arrests 40 From 2005 Basque Trial

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Police on Friday rounded up at least 40 people convicted of aiding the armed Basque separatist group ETA through a network of ostensibly legitimate social and political organizations, a court official said....

Castro Says He Warned Chavez About US

HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro said Friday he has warned Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to watch out for US-backed assassination attempts, telling his close friend and socialist ally to avoid open-top vehicles that could be targeted by snipers....

Brazil Leader Starts Rehab of Rio Slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited a teeming hillside shantytown Friday to launch a multimillion-dollar program to build an outdoor elevator, sewage systems, improve roads and upgrade housing for slum residents....

US, Others Pledge to Protect Journalists

GENEVA (AP) -- The United States, Britain and France publicly pledged Thursday to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of journalists in war zones....

Dressing in Pastels for Thailand's King

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- When King Bhumibol Adulyadej checked out of a hospital in a pink blazer, he made a fashion statement that resonated around Thailand....

Nazi Archive Will Help Save Lost Names

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Bill Connelly heard that the heirs of a collector of Jewish memorial books were cleaning out his library, he rushed to New York and fished dozens of the Yiddish-language volumes out of a municipal trash bin....

Sri Lankan Suicide Attack Video Released

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- In chilling security camera footage, a female suicide bomber on a mission to kill a Sri Lankan Cabinet minister is seen patiently answering questions in a bustling government office before calmly standing up and detonating the bomb hidden in her bra....