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Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:18 AM CST AP - In a startling turn against its former ally, Rwanda has arrested Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda after he fled a joint operation launched by the armies of the two nations, a Congolese military spokesman said Friday.

Happy with wartime leaders — and Netanyahu, too (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:22 AM CST AP - With a general election less than three weeks away, Israel's bruising offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers has revived the flagging approval ratings of the country's wartime leaders.

China: Parents of milk victims demand better deal (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:48 AM CST AP - Chinese parents whose children were sickened after drinking contaminated milk pushed the government for greater accountability and compensation Friday, a day after a court handed down two death penalties and long prison terms for 19 other defendants.

Analysis: For Cuba and US, making up is hard to do (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 08:22 PM CST AP - Raul Castro says Barack Obama seems like a good guy, and his brother Fidel says no one can doubt his sincerity. The new U.S. president wants to sit down and negotiate, and is in a better position to do so than any other since Eisenhower.

Europe lauds Obama shutdown of secret CIA prisons (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 03:54 PM CST AP - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision Thursday to shut secret CIA-run prisons abroad brought renewed calls for their locations to be disclosed as well a fresh denial from Poland, one of two eastern European countries most closely linked to the practice.

UK's Brown seeks global response to recession (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:35 AM CST AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the duration of Britain's recession depends on the degree of international cooperation in battling the economic crisis.

Gitmo closure: A welcome decision, but late (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 08:06 PM CST AP - For Jomaa al-Dosari, Barack Obama's decision to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay is seven years too late. The Saudi national spent six years in the detention facility, never knowing the charges against him, never facing a trial and always asserting that he was not a terrorist.

Castro says he probably won't be around in 4 years (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 10:41 PM CST AP - Fidel Castro said Thursday he doubts he'll make it to the end of Barack Obama's four-year term and instructed Cuban officials to start making their decisions without taking him into account.

Congo rebel leader Nkunda arrested in Rwanda (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:09 AM CST Reuters - Congolese Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested in Rwanda after he resisted a joint Rwandan-Congolese military operation designed to pacify eastern Congo, officials said on Friday.

Thailand meets regional ambassadors over immigration (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:36 AM CST AFP - A senior Thai official has met ambassadors from neighbouring nations to discuss illegal immigration after allegations that the Thai army left desperate boat people on the open seas to die.

Bosnians, Serbs scuffle after Djokovic-Delic match (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:35 AM CST AP - Insults, bottles and chairs were hurled back and forth between dozens of Bosnian and Serbian youths who had earlier peacefully watched an Australian Open match on Friday.

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