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Israel approves 10-month settlement freeze

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank but Palestinians reject the move because it does not include  east Jerusalem.


Year after Mumbai attacks, Pakistan charges 7

The indictments are the first in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice.


Israel Approves 10-Month West Bank Settlement Freeze

Officials in the Israeli prime minister's office say the Security Cabinet has approved a 10-month freeze in new construction in West Bank settlements.


British inquiry hears of Iraq WMD doubts (AFP)

AFP - Britain was told days before invading Iraq that its weapons of mass destruction may have been unusable, a top official told a public inquiry Wednesday, adding the overall intelligence picture was patchy.


Indian PM warns Pakistan on terrorism

India's prime minister said Wednesday that Pakistan must do more to punish the masterminds of last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial capital.


Officials say Iraq not UK's main worry before war (AP)

AP - Iran and Libya, not Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, were Britain's main security concerns before the invasion of Iraq, Foreign Office officials testified Wednesday at an inquiry probing Britain's role in the war.


Ex-Royal Aide Escapes Prison, Recaptured by Police

An ex-royal aide who escaped from open prison was found at a hotel in Kent, England with her family on Wednesday, sources say, Sky News reported.


Board mulls future of all-girls high school

The closing of a convent has cast a dark cloud over Holy Angels High School in Sydney, Atlantic Canada's only all-girls public high school.


2 fires overnight in Montreal

Two people were injured and several more are homeless after a pair of fires - one of them suspicious - ravaged two Montreal buildings Tuesday night.


Canadian astronaut eager to return to Earth

Bob Thirsk, the Canadian astronaut with the longest time in space, is eagerly anticipating seeing his family again.