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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:10:26 GMT By JILL LAWLESS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_TORTURE_CLAIMS?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UKRAINE_PRESIDENTIAL_ELECTION?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly defeated Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential race, a preliminary vote count showed Wednesday.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:42:27 GMT By PETER LEONARD http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UKRAINE_PRESIDENTIAL_ELECTION?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_HAITI_MYSTERY_PATIENT?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The tale seems dubious: that a rice vendor survived 27 days trapped under the rubble of a flea market following Haiti's devastating earthquake.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:43:43 GMT By PAISLEY DODDS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_HAITI_MYSTERY_PATIENT?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KOREAS_NUCLEAR?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A senior U.N. envoy held talks with North Korean officials Wednesday and the North's top nuclear negotiator met his Chinese counterpart amid an international push for the regime to rejoin disarmament negotiations.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:52:45 GMT By HYUNG-JIN KIM http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KOREAS_NUCLEAR?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GREECE_FINANCIAL_CRISIS?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A civil servants' strike grounded flights and shut down public services across Greece on Wednesday, as labor unions mounted their first major challenge to austerity measures in the debt-plagued country.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:36:05 GMT By ELENA BECATOROS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GREECE_FINANCIAL_CRISIS?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_MILITIA_RISING?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- During an Iranian government meeting late last month, a top adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brought a proposal to expand the political voice of a group more known for its street muscle: the civilian militia corps called the Basij.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:11:49 GMT By BRIAN MURPHY http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_MILITIA_RISING?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_AVALANCHE?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KABUL (AP) -- The death toll from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul soared to 157, as hundreds more remained trapped in their snowbound vehicles, Afghan officials said Wednesday.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:42:28 GMT By AMIR SHAH http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_AVALANCHE?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_SRI_LANKA?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Government supporters hurled stones at thousands of opposition activists demonstrating against the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:45:17 GMT By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_SRI_LANKA?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SUBVERSION?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BEIJING (AP) -- A 20-year-old factory worker who joined a banned political party because he was unhappy with one-party rule in China was sentenced to jail for 18 months Wednesday, his mother said.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:34:43 GMT By GILLIAN WONG http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SUBVERSION?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_DRUG_WAR_MEXICO?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Just a few weeks ago, the two officers were lauded as part of a new breed of honest cop, elevated to become key players in a drive to overhaul one of Mexico's most notorious police forces.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:04:32 GMT By ELLIOT SPAGAT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_DRUG_WAR_MEXICO?SITE=NCHIC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT