Israel’s ex-PM goes on trial on corruption charges (AP)
AP – Former Israeli leader Ehud Olmert vigorously proclaimed his innocence Friday at a Jerusalem court hearing that marked the first time a current or past Israeli prime minister has stood trial.
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Ousted Honduran president: 1st talks a failure (AP)
AP – Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said late Thursday that his first talks with the interim government that kicked him out of the country in June were a failure.
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Honduran candidates to meet with ousted president (AP)
AP – The four leading presidential candidates in Honduras say they are going to meet with ousted President Manuel Zelaya and are calling on both sides in the country’s protracted political crisis to reach an agreement.
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Zelaya says he’s met with gov’t, begun dialogue (AP)
AP – Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Thursday he has met with an interim government official and begun dialogue aimed at ending the country’s protracted political crisis.
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Obama-led UN council backs broad nuclear agenda (AP)
AP – With President Barack Obama presiding, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously endorsed a sweeping strategy aimed at halting the spread of nuclear weapons and ultimately eliminating them, to usher in a world with “undiminished security for all.”
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