| |  Suspicion, terrain are foes for US in Afghan surge
12:53PM CT
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep. | | |
 Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security
2:41PM CT
SDEROT, Israel (AP) - From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere. | | |
 Beijing to set up Olympic protest zones
8:59AM CT
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday, in a sign China's authoritarian government may allow some demonstrations during the games. | | |
 Iraqi president rejects election law
1:45PM CT
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft law paving the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections, returning it to parliament for reworking, an official said Wednesday. | | |
 Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukes
9:29AM CT
SINGAPORE (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea on Wednesday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks for the first time in four years. | | |
 Karadzic's secret life enthralls his fellow Serbs
2:30PM CT
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against U.N. genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistress, a bogus family in the U.S., and regular visits to the Madhouse bar and its photo of his beardless days as wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs. | | |
 Karadzic's capture signals big shift for Serbia
1:28PM CT
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Just a few months ago, thugs outraged at Kosovo's independence set part of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on fire, and ultranationalists prepared to seize power. | | |
 Obama's West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism
7:15AM CT
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Barack Obama's trip to the West Bank on Wednesday appeared to generate some goodwill among Palestinians, though deep skepticism about U.S. policy remains. | | |
Zimbabwe talks are starting at secret location
10:26AM CT
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's presidential spokesman said Wednesday that power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition forces were under way at a secret location. | | |
 Why dope? Riders don't fear tests, rewards beckon
2:36PM CT
JAUSIERS, France (AP) - Cycling's image is in tatters, and authorities inside and outside the sport are being tougher than ever on doping. Yet it hasn't stopped the drug cheaters at the Tour de France. | | |
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