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Thai detention of Iranian bomb suspect extended

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 7:35PM UTC

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Wednesday allowed police to continue to detain one of five Iranian suspects in an alleged terror plot that was exposed by an accidental blast in a residential Bangkok neighborhood. Police Maj. Gen. Piya Uthayo said Mohammad Kharzei, 42, will be held at a Bangkok prison for at least...

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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 7:19PM UTC

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized. “I am relieved to go home to see my family, my three little kids and my pregnant wife,” a smiling...

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Nepal man, 72, hoping to be named world’s shortest

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 6:48PM UTC

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Guinness World Records officials will arrive in Nepal this weekend to measure a 72-year-old man who says he’s only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall and hopes to be declared the world’s shortest man. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of world’s shortest man from Junrey Balawing of the...

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Pakistan lashes out at US congressman’s resolution

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 3:30PM UTC

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.S. congressman has sparked outrage in Pakistan by calling for the secession of the country’s largest province, further complicating Washington’s efforts to resuscitate its vital anti-terrorism alliance with Islamabad. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, proposed a nonbinding resolution last week stating that the Baluch people, who live in Pakistan’s...

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Australia’s Foreign Minister Rudd resigns amid leadership row

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 3:16PM UTC

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister resigned Wednesday in a bitter rift with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who may poll her party’s lawmakers next week on who should lead the country. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced his resignation during a news conference in Washington, where he was visiting on official business, and he said...

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