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Swedish Lars Vilks has lived with a $100,000 bounty on his head since 2007 for a drawing he made depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But unlike the angry protest that erupted in 2005 after similar cartoons were published in Denmark, Swedes have remained largely silent on the controversy. Haiti Quake 'Orphans' Reunited With Parents
All of the 33 children that U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after the deadly January earthquake have been returned to their parents. But at least one mother says that she would consider giving up her children for a better life elsewhere than subject them to the desperate living conditions in Haiti. In Changing China, Being 'Suicided' Or 'Harmonized'
It's become fashionable in China to use the passive voice when authorities have done something to you don't like. Being "harmonized" is now a common expression that means you've been censored. The play on words by the Chinese is a darkly humorous poke at their situation.
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Middle East Israel Works To Mend U.S. Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered some new confidence-building measures to the Palestinians in hopes of spurring the resumption of peace talks and ending a diplomatic flap with the U.S. Israeli media reports say it includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the removal of some checkpoints in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Envoy On U.S. Relations
Israel's recent announcement that it will build new homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood sparked one of the worst diplomatic disputes in recent memory between the U.S. and Israel. Over the past few days, the two sides have begun to mend fences. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called a phone conversation with Israel's prime minister productive. Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to Washington, offers his insight. Diplomats Urge Israel, Palestinians To Resume Talks
The "Quartet" of peacemakers from the U.S., Russia, the European Union and special representative Tony Blair call for negotiations with a goal of reaching a final settlement that would create an independent Palestinian state within 24 months.
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Iraq Iraqi Election Results Drag, Could Slow U.S. Plans
It's been almost two weeks since millions of Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new parliament. There are still no confirmed results — other than it's a tight race. Once the results are in, formation of a new government also is expected to take a long time. And that could complicate the U.S. plan to withdraw 45,000 troops by August. In Iraq's Restive Anbar, Many Sunnis Now Resigned
In Iraq, the minority Sunnis have boycotted previous elections — many of them under threat from insurgents. But now that Sunnis have cast their votes in this month's parliamentary elections, how will they react if their side loses? Many in Fallujah seem resigned to accept what they get. Astrologist Fills In Iraq's Election Results Void
Only about 30 percent of votes are counted from last week's parliamentary elections in Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki holds a strong lead from declared results in Baghdad. But there are no results yet from the next two biggest cities: Mosul and Basra. One popular TV astrologist says he has done complete astrological charts for several candidates. Europe
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