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Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces

KABUL -- U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west. [Full Story]

Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
MOSCOW -- Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. [full story]
Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier. [full story]
Mexican army makes large opium seizure
MORELIA, Mexico -- The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country's northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico. [full story]
Yemen rebels say Saudi bombardments hit stronghold
SAN'A, Yemen -- Saudi warplanes and artillery bombarded a Shiite rebel stronghold in northern Yemen Saturday for a third straight day, according to the rebel fighters, and Yemen's president vowed to wipe out the insurrection. [full story]
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
BERLIN -- Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades. [full story]
West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback
KOURE, Niger -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. [full story]
UN: About 200 staff to be pulled from Afghanistan
KABUL -- The U.N. says hundreds of its staffers will be temporarily pulled out of Afghanistan in the wake of an Oct. 28 attack that killed five of its workers, but it's still determining exactly how many. [full story]
Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair
JERUSALEM -- By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence. [full story]
NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. [full story]