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PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:19 GMT By IRINA TITOVA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_FRANCE_NAVY_SHIP?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SCI_BIG_BANG_MACHINE?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GENEVA (AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:22:29 GMT By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_SCI_BIG_BANG_MACHINE?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_DISSIDENT?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a veteran dissident to three years in prison after he criticized the government's response to the 2008 earthquake that killed about 90,000 people.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:03 GMT By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_DISSIDENT?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:53 GMT By DIAA HADID http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KABUL (AP) -- Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT By HEIDI VOGT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_IRAN?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- For Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Brazil provides some sorely needed political legitimacy for his increasingly isolated nation.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:41 GMT By ALAN CLENDENNING http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_IRAN?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_FERRY_SINKS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:39:29 GMT By NINIEK KARMINI http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_FERRY_SINKS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ROMANIA_PRESIDENTIAL_ELECTIONS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Romania's centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country emerge from a political and economic crisis.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:41:31 GMT By ALISON MUTLER http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ROMANIA_PRESIDENTIAL_ELECTIONS?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AUSTRALIA_KANGAROO_ATTACK?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:31 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AUSTRALIA_KANGAROO_ATTACK?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT