Brazil, US urge talks in Venezuela, Colombia spat

Brazil and the U.S. urged Colombia and Venezuela on Tuesday to talk out their differences after Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez ordered his military to prepare for a possible war with his neighbor. 1257893498

People inspect a damaged car after a bomb attached to the car exploded at Raheem Awah area northern part of Kirkuk city, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, wounding one civilian, the police said.

Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities

The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country's north threatens to create a "human rights catastrophe" for minority communities in the region, a leading rights watchdog warned in a report Tuesday. 1257892324 Photo Gallery Available

This Oct. 2008 photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan and called him a hero, was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES

US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions

A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties. 1257891991

Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent

Obama administration officials breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday when Iraq's parliament, after weeks of delays, approved a law to hold national elections in January, very likely permitting a major post-election withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq. 1257891416

Colin Barlow, president of Geffen Records in Britain, left, listens to Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesperson, during the presentation "Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican'' album, at Julius Cesar's hall, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along with a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in the "Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican'' album that will be released on November 30. Barlow said that part of the proceeds will go to fund music education for underprivileged children throughout the world.

Pope prays to musical accompaniment in new CD

Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along to a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in a new album presented Tuesday before its release at the end of the month. 1257886536 Photo Gallery Available

In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, student Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class.

Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow? 1257894588 Photo Gallery Available

UK police suspect United pilot of being drunk

A United Airlines pilot was pulled from a plane and arrested shortly before takeoff after a co-worker suspected him of being drunk, police and air officials said Tuesday. 1257891990

Pakistani Islamists attack civilians for 3rd day, killing 24

At least 24 people were killed Tuesday in the third bombing in as many days in Pakistan's militancy-plagued northwest, as extremists continued to wreak revenge for a U.S.-backed offensive against Taliban guerrillas. 1257884714

NATO seizes bomb-making materials in Afghanistan

International troops and Afghan police seized 250 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer - enough to make up to a couple hundred roadside bombs, the Taliban's most lethal weapon in what has been the deadliest year of the war, NATO announced Tuesday. 1257889594

Japan police arrest suspect in slain Briton case

Japanese police said Tuesday that they arrested the main suspect in the slaying of a British teacher whose body was found taped up and half-buried in a sand-filled bathtub, ending a more than two-year manhunt. 1257880234 Photo Gallery Available

This undated handout photo provided by the State Department shows Rajiv Shah. The Obama administration will nominate Shah, a former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run America's top foreign assistance program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID)

White House names foreign aid chief

The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post. 1257890534

Dutch arrest Somali terror suspect wanted by US

Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have arrested a 43-year-old Somali man wanted by U.S. authorities for allegedly financing Islamic extremist terrorists. 1257879620

This is the former Tory Island home of filmmaker Neville Presho pictured in 1976 before it was demolished. Presho has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas. Presho successfully sued Patrick Doohan, owner of a Tory Island hotel off Ireland's northwest coast, after he returned from New Zealand to find no trace of his six-bedroom house. In its place stood a septic tank and parking lot for Doohan's newly built business.

Irishman wins euro46,000 after island home disappears

A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years. 1257885339 Photo Gallery Available

Vulnerable countries urge world to cut emissions

A group of 11 countries vulnerable to adverse effects of global warming urged world leaders Tuesday to reach a binding agreement at the next month's global conference on the issue.

Officials deny nepotism claims about Sarkozy's son

French officials have denied reports suggesting that President Nicolas Sarkozy's office used its clout to try to help one of his sons win a grant for hip-hop music projects.

A man stands in a street covered with rocks from a landslide in Verapaz, El Salvador, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Mud and rock slides caused by rain-fueled floods killed at least 124 people across El Salvador and left about five dozen missing, authorities said.

UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. 1257890535 Photo Gallery Available

View of the area of Barendrecht near the filling station where plans for underground storage of CO2 in Barendrecht, Netherlands, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. The people of the small Dutch town of Barendrecht are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming.

Carbon storage? Not under my house!

The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming. Video Available Photo Gallery Available

Russia sends research module to space station

A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station.

A soldier stands guard on a hill over looking Corinto, Colombia, after heavy combat between soldiers and rebels, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.

Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels

Colombia says at least nine soldiers have been killed and four wounded in combat with leftist rebels in a mountainous western region. Photo Gallery Available

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