149 dead in plane crash at Madrid airport
(AP)
AP - A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials said.
Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
(AP)
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
2 Chinese protesters ordered to year in labor camp
(AP)
AP - Two elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest the loss of their homes have been ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday, as more foreign activists were detained.
Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia
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AP - Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries.
Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks
(AP)
AP - Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43, official media and witnesses said.
Ukraine PM rejects traitor accusations: report
(AFP)
AFP - Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Wednesday refuted allegations of treason levelled by the presidency which hinted that she sided with Russia over the conflict in Georgia, a report said.
Iraq official: US, Iraq finish draft security deal
(AP)
AP - U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have finished a draft agreement that would see American troops removed from Iraqi cities by June 30, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. But the draft has not been approved by the Cabinet and some members have expressed opposition.
Drug lord's extradition to US approved
(AP)
AP - Brazil's Justice Ministry said Wednesday it has approved the extradition of Colombian drug lord Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia to the United States to face racketeering charges.
Algeria bombs kill 11 as violence escalates
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two car bombs in Algeria killed
11 people on Wednesday, the latest attacks in the bloodiest
week of unrest in years and a blow to hopes that the OPEC
member state can soon end a lingering Islamist insurgency.
ICC likely to decide Champions Trophy fate on Sunday
(AFP)
AFP - The International Cricket Council Wednesday said it is likely to make a final decision on the ill-fated Champions Trophy in Pakistan on Sunday.
Court: Accused Nazi eligible for extradition
(AP)
AP - An 86-year-old man accused of killing a Jewish teenager in Hungary during World War II can be extradited to Hungary to face charges, an Australian judge found Wednesday.
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