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British police arrest two more over London attack

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LONDON - British police arrested two more people on Thursday in a hunt for accomplices of two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries. | Video

World, Africa 2:28pm EDT

Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks

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JERUSALEM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.

World, Israel 2:02pm EDT

Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

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LONDON - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent.

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Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say

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MILAN - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said in a document released on Thursday explaining its earlier decision to uphold his four-year conviction.

World, Italy 1:12pm EDT

South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans

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JUBA - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it appeared to be preoccupied with prosecuting African leaders.

World, Africa 2:06pm EDT

Utah boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of killing younger brothers

- A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion he stabbed to death his two younger brothers, ages 10 and four, at the family home while their mother was out running errands, law enforcement officials said.

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Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills four

MOSCOW - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported.

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U.N. aid chief says Sudanese rebels obstructing aid deal

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KHARTOUM - Sudanese insurgents are obstructing a deal to deliver much-needed aid into areas under their control in two Sudanese states where almost a million people have been forced from their homes, the U.N. aid chief said on Thursday.

World, United Nations 2:59pm EDT

Kenya seeks African help to drop Hague charges against Kenyatta

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ADDIS ABABA - Kenya has asked other African countries to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop crimes-against-humanity charges against its new president and his deputy, according to an African Union document seen on Thursday.

World, Africa 2:48pm EDT

One dead, around 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest

CONAKRY - One person was killed and around 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections.

Africa, World 3:13pm EDT

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.