NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

Iran pushes aside U.N. nuke deal

Iran offered a counterproposal to a U.N. offer to trade enriched uranium for refined fuel rods, irking some partners involved in multinational talks.

SEPT. 11 TERROR CASE

NYC trial won't close Guantánamo war court

The Obama administration will pursue military trials for some and civilian trials for others accused in the 9/11 attacks.

Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantánamo trials

In a decade-long journey, the Tunisian went from drug pusher on the streets of Milan, to Islamic militant trained in Afghanistan to kill Americans, to potential key witness against Guantánamo Bay detainees.

ON THE HIGH SEAS

Wave of social media precedes world's largest cruise ship

With blogging CEOs and a daily video with the Oasis' captain at the helm, Royal Caribbean is sailing uncharted waters to tout the world's largest cruise ship.

United pilot charged with being over alcohol limit

A United Airlines pilot who failed a breath test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said.

ISRAEL

Israeli prime minister hopeful for peace

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated the value of peace negotiations with Palestine and applauded his government for limiting Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

IRAQ

Iraq passes key election law

The Iraqi parliament finally approved a much-debated election law, paving the way for national elections in January.

AFGHANISTAN

8 linked to attack on U.N. in Afghanistan arrested

Eight people, including an imam, are in custody after last week's attack on a guest house used by U.N. workers in Kabul.

IRAQ

Iraqis struggle over plans for election

Kirkuk appeared to be the main sticking point as Iraqi lawmakers tried to finalize plans for the national election they hope to hold in January.

IRAQ

Al Qaeda offshoot claims bombings that killed 155 in Baghdad

Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed that it was behind the two truck bombings that killed 155 people Sunday.

PAKISTAN

Pakistani troops capture Taliban stronghold

Pakistani military secured control over Kotkai, a Taliban stronghold, as part of a U.S.-backed offensive.

PAKISTAN

Suicide bomber attacks suspected nuclear weapons site in Pakistan

A suicide bomber struck a suspected site of nuclear weapons amid a wave of terrorist violence that has coincided with the launch of a U.S.-backed ground operation.

BAHAMAS

Travolta case goes to jury

(AP) -- A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail John Travolta following the death of the actor's son in the Bahamas.

IRAQ

Iraqi parliament deadlocked over election law

Iraqi lawmakers are at an impasse over how January's scheduled parliamentary elections should be conducted in the oil-rich northern Kirkuk province.

GUANTANAMO BAY

Supreme Court agrees to consider Guantánamo Uighurs case

The decision on whether or not Chinese Uighurs imprisoned at the Guantánamo prison camps can be released into the U.S. is now up to the Supreme Court.

PAKISTAN

Pakistani Taliban recapture leader's birthplace

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Taliban guerrillas recaptured the birthplace of the Pakistani Taliban leader from the Pakistani army Tuesday, inflicting the heaviest military losses so far in Pakistan's high-stakes offensive in South Waziristan, a refuge for Pakistani extremists, Afghan insurgents and al Qaeda.

AFGHANISTAN

Karzai expected to accept new vote tally; runoff appears likely

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to accept results of an election fraud audit that would trigger a runoff. But prospects of Karzai agreeing to a unity government were unclear.

AFGHANISTAN

Karzai feeling election pressure

The United States and other powers struggled Saturday to persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a deal to resolve the dispute over the country's tainted presidential election and avert a political crisis that could spark civil unrest and jeopardize the U.S.-led fight against the Taliban-led insurgency.

IRAQ

Baghdad attacks kill eight

Attacks on a Shiite neighborhood left eight people dead and more than a dozen injured.