Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely

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  • Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely
    Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely

    Roman Polanski was granted $4.5 million bail Wednesday, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.

  • Netanyahu declares 10-month settlement freeze

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a 10-month halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

  • Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks
    Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks

    Pakistan charged seven men in last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice.

  • Iran seeks to quiet critic inside ruling system
    Iran seeks to quiet critic inside ruling system

    When Iran holds state-run ceremonies this week for an important Islamic feast day, there will be one very noticeable change: former President Hashemi Rafsanjani will not be leading the prayers.

  • Rains soak pilgrims at Islam's hajj
    Rains soak pilgrims at Islam's hajj

    The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu.

  • Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally
    Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally

    Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.

  • UN report: Congo rebel network spans 25 countries
    UN report: Congo rebel network spans 25 countries

    One of Africa's most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said.

  • Iran clerics start taking control of schools

    Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological "soft war" against Western influence.

  • Taliban leader rules out talks with Karzai
    Taliban leader rules out talks with Karzai

    The Taliban's reclusive leader has ruled out talks with President Hamid Karzai and called on Afghans to break off relations with his "stooge" administration.

  • Jet-winged adventurer ditches in Atlantic, unhurt
    Jet-winged adventurer ditches in Atlantic, unhurt

    A Swiss pilot ditched safely into the chilly waters between Morocco and Spain Wednesday after a technical malfunction ended the first attempted intercontinental crossing on jet-powered wings.

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