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Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82
Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says.

Olow says Soderstrom died in Stockholm early Friday morning of complications from a stroke.
  11/20/2009 1:28pm
Guatemala reopening international adoptions
Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.
  11/20/2009 11:58am
Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial.
  11/20/2009 11:50am
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
  11/20/2009 11:41am
Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint
Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.
  11/20/2009 11:20am
Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic
A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
  11/20/2009 10:49am
Palestinians to set new date for elections
Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers maintain they will...
  11/20/2009 10:23am
Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.
  11/20/2009 9:59am
Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements
Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians.
  11/20/2009 9:57am
Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids
Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.
  11/20/2009 9:54am
Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years of marriage
Buckingham Palace says the queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly - without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.
  11/20/2009 9:19am
UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare
A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.
  11/20/2009 9:09am
Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis
A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.
  11/20/2009 8:55am
Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race
Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
  11/20/2009 8:34am
Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved
Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
  11/20/2009 8:23am
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