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Austrian admits incest, pleads innocent to murder (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:10 PM PDT AP - An Austrian who fathered seven children with a daughter he held captive for 24 years refused to even speak to her for years, coming into the squalid cellar only to rape her, often in front of the youngsters, a prosecutor said Monday.

Analysis: Mideast peace up to interlocking deals (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:38 PM PDT AP - The fate of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become a collection of moving parts that somehow need to come together in a single package: an Israel-Hamas prisoner swap, a truce for Gaza, and new governments on both sides of the firing line that could pursue peace.

Khatami pulls out of Iran's presidential race (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:03 PM PDT AP - Iran's most prominent reformist, former President Mohammed Khatami, pulled out of the race against the country's hard-line president Monday, saying he didn't want to split the pro-reform vote in upcoming elections.

AP Analysis: Zardari pays to end Pakistan crisis (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 01:08 PM PDT AP - The promised reinstatement of Pakistan's chief justice defused a protest movement threatening the U.S.-allied government, but it could still spell trouble for the country's struggling president.

Salvadoran leftist president promises moderation (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:21 PM PDT AP - A charismatic former TV journalist promised to build strong ties with President Barack Obama and promote investor confidence Monday as he took El Salvador into uncharted territory by being elected its first leftist president.

UN expert: North Korea commits widespread torture (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:08 PM PDT AP - A U.N. human rights investigator accused North Korean authorities Monday of committing widespread torture in prisons that he called "death traps." Life in the reclusive communist-ruled country is "dire and desperate," said Vitit Muntarbhorn, adding that people are denied enough food to survive.

US says it shot down Iranian drone last month (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:10 PM PDT AP - U.S. jets shot down an Iranian unmanned surveillance aircraft last month over Iraqi territory about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday. A U.S. statement said the Ababil 3 was tracked for about 70 minutes before U.S. jets shot it down "well-inside Iraqi airspace" and that the aircraft's presence over Iraq "was not an accident."

Retired general takes over Ciudad Juarez security (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - A retired Mexican army general took over as head of public safety in the violence-plagued border city of Ciudad Juarez on Monday and a retired colonel was sworn in as police chief, as part of a militarization that includes 7,000 soldiers dispatched to keep the peace in the city of 1.3 million.

NGO expelled from Darfur considered ICC cooperation (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - A humanitarian aid group expelled by Sudan said on Monday it had considered cooperating with the International Criminal Court investigation of crimes in Darfur but promptly dismissed the idea.

NKorea fully reopens border crossing (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:26 PM PDT AP - Seoul's Unification Ministry says North Korea has agreed to let South Koreans back across the border to work at factories at a joint industrial zone in the north.

Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2009 02:34 PM PDT AP - Australia's defense chief says a ninth Australian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.

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