NATO-Afghan raid ends hotel assault; 19 dead (AP)

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AP - NATO helicopters fired rockets before dawn Wednesday at Taliban gunmen who stormed one of Afghanistan's premier hotels, ending a brazen, nearly five-hour assault that left 19 people dead — including all eight attackers.

Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Cairo (AP)

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AP - Egyptian security forces clashed with hundreds of youths for a second day Wednesday in Cairo over demands that the country's military rulers speed up the prosecution of police officers accused of brutality during mass protests that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down. Some 180 people have been injured, officials said.

Afghanistan: Attack won't derail security transfer (AP)

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AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Wednesday that his army and police would be ready to take over from foreign forces as planned despite a brazen assault on one of Kabul's premier hotels that left 19 people dead — including all eight attackers.

Experts contest DNA evidence at Knox trial (AP)

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AP - Independent experts are disputing much of the forensic evidence collected against Amanda Knox, saying in a report Wednesday that some of the DNA traces used to convict the American student and her co-defendant in the murder of her roommate may have been contaminated.

Experts contest DNA evidence in Knox appeals trial (AP)

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AP - Experts dispute much of the forensic evidence collected against Amanda Knox, saying in a report Wednesday that testing of DNA traces used to convict the American student and her co-defendant in the murder of her roommate was below international standards and evidence may have been contaminated.

Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt (AP)

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AP - Egyptian security forces clashed for a second day in Cairo Wednesday with hundreds of youths demanding that the country's military rulers speed up prosecution of police officers accused of brutality during mass protests that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down. More than 1,000 people have been injured, a senior official said.

AP IMPACT: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons (AP)

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AP - A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause.

William, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour (AP)

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AP - Prince William and Kate arrive in Canada on Thursday for their first official overseas trip since their wedding, in a visit that is expected to draw record-numbers of star-struck crowds and well-wishers hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.

UN court issues indictment in Hariri assassination (AP)

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AP - A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri delivered four arrest warrants Thursday, the latest turn in a case that transformed this Arab nation and brought down the government earlier this year.

Man grabs French leader Sarkozy, is detained (AP)

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AP - A man in a crowd grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder Thursday and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers and detained.