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Ahmadinejad: Iran, Gulf Nations Unite

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reached out Monday to Gulf Arab states, proposing security and economic pacts free of "foreign influence" in the first appearance by an Iranian leader before a summit of a key group of Persian Gulf nations....

Villagers Flee Clashes in Eastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- Fighting between army troops and insurgents forced villagers to flee parts of eastern Congo on Monday, U.N. officials said....

Suspect Arrested in Sword Attack on Teen

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Police have arrested a 47-year-old man accused of using a sword to sever the hand of his 15-year-old daughter's teenage boyfriend, authorities said Monday....

Spain's Silent Protest After ETA Attack

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spaniards held silent vigils across the country Monday to protest a shooting in southern France by suspected Basque separatists that left a Spanish policeman dead and another in a coma....

Activist Says 29 Cuban Dissidents Held

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban police have detained 29 anti-government activists in less than two weeks and seven remain jailed, including a man who called for the communist-run island to tolerate independent universities, a human rights leader said Monday....

Results From Russia Election

A glance at the results from Sunday's parliamentary elections in Russia and the composition of the 450-seat State Duma:...

2 Palestinian Police Held in Shooting

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two Palestinian policemen have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Jewish settler in a volatile West Bank area where Palestinians are trying to impose law and order, the Israeli military said Monday....

British Man Missing 5 Years Reappears

LONDON (AP) -- The last trace of John Darwin was the wreckage of his canoe, which washed up on a beach near his northern England home more than five years ago....

What Role Will Putin Play After Vote?

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin claimed Monday that parliamentary elections handed him the mandate he sought to remain Russia's leader after his presidency ends next spring. But he needs to decide quickly how to use that mandate or risk seeing his influence erode....

UN Chief Urges Arrest of Abuse Suspects

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all nations Monday to help arrest two Sudanese accused of crimes against humanity and five Ugandans accused of abducting thousands of children and turning them into fighters or sex slaves....