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Greek debt talks drag on, banks signal progress
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's private creditors signaled progress late Tuesday in a bond-swap deal but crucial debt negotiations over another round of austerity measures dragged into another day....
Read the full story...Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
BEIRUT (AP) -- Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power....
Read the full story...Egypt's ruling generals play risky game with US
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinkmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with Washington that has brought the military billions of dollars in aid over the past three decades....
Read the full story...Hezbollah: Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
BEIRUT (AP) -- Iran will not ask Lebanon's Hezbollah to retaliate if Israel attacks Iran's nuclear facilities, the leader of the militant group said Tuesday....
Read the full story...Contador may still appeal doping ban, won't retire
MADRID (AP) -- Alberto Contador is considering appealing his two-year doping ban handed down to him by sport's highest court, maintaining his innocence a day after being stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title....
Read the full story...No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
HAVANA (AP) -- When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents....
Read the full story...Experts to bishops: pedophiles lie, trust victims
ROME (AP) -- Priests who rape and molest children lie when confronted with an accusation but victims usually tell the truth, psychologists told Catholic bishops at a symposium Tuesday, advising them to listen first to the victims....
Read the full story...Drug gang banners in Mexico ahead of Pope visit
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A drug gang unfurled banners in a Mexican city that Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit next month, telling rival traffickers to keep out and keep the peace during the papal visit....
Read the full story...Apologies all around in UK hacking scandal
LONDON (AP) -- They're all so very sorry....
Read the full story...$4M needed to clean up lead, secure Nigeria mines
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- An international watchdog said Tuesday it will cost about $4 million to clean up toxic lead and secure mines in northern Nigeria, where activists say "the worst outbreak of lead poisoning in modern history" has taken place....
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