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Lt. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller welcomes Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) 

Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.

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    Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran

    U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.

    Schwarzenegger visits Taj Mahal, finds it closed

    The former California governor traveled to the Indian city of Agra on Friday, the one day each week the monument is closed to tourists because of Muslim

    Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call

    Anonymous published the roughly 15-minute-long recording of the call to the Internet early Wednesday, gloating in a Twitter message that "the FBI might be

    More than 110 missing from Papua New Guinea ferry

    More than 110 people were missing Friday after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, and rescuers feared many had been trapped inside.

    UN declares Somali famine over but warns of risks

    The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is

    Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

    Champis the bunny doesn't only hop — he also knows how to herd a flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

    Kidnappers free 2 Americans, Egyptian guide

    Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several hours later after negotiations

    Iran reports launch of small satellite into orbit

    Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the country's ambitious space program that has

    6 dead, 20 wounded in new Colombia attack

    At least six people were killed and more than 20 wounded Thursday in an attack with homemade mortars on the police station in this western town, the regional

    US boosts passport fees, sets value of citizenship

    U.S. citizenship is priceless to some, worthless to others. But now the State Department has a dollar figure: U.S. citizenship is worth $450.

    Egyptians, police clash after riots

    Security forces clashed Thursday with stone-throwing protesters enraged by the failure of police to prevent a soccer riot that killed 74 people, as sports

    NATO ministers mull Afghan drawdown

    NATO's top official joined the U.S. and France on Thursday in calling for Afghan forces to take the lead in all combat operations by mid-2013.

    AG Holder, Republicans square off over documents

    Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about

    Death toll from Europe's deep freeze rises to 112

    Europe's death toll from a week of frigid weather rose to 112 Thursday as officials scrambled to figure out how to protect mostly homeless victims from the

    Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with 362 people on board

    An air and sea search continued Friday for more than 120 people still missing in the sea off Papua New Guinea's east coast after a ferry sank with 362 people

    2 Texas missionaries found slain in north Mexico

    The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says two Americans have been slain outside the northern industrial city of Monterey, an area plagued by drug violence. It identifies

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