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Report links Hezbollah, deputy to Hariri's assassination

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

The investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is apparently based on leaks from a special tribunal probing the death of the Lebanese leader in 2005.

A broadcast report apparently based on extensive leaks from within the United Nations-backed tribunal probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, connects the Shiite militia Hezbollah and one of the former premier's top deputies to the killing.

Marine general's son laid to rest at Arlington

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:10 PM PST

Robert Kelly was killed by a concealed bomb in Afghanistan. His father asks that prayers be directed toward his son's platoon, still facing danger on the battleground.

Amid a military tradition honed by the agony of warfare, Marine 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly was honored and buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in the section reserved for those who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

North Korea's mind games at the negotiating table

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST

Diplomats recall the personal threats, surly tirades and even a quote from 'Gone With the Wind' that have come up during grueling nuclear talks over the years.

During a 1999 visit to Pyongyang to discuss North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, chief U.S. negotiator William Perry got under the skin of a senior North Korean military official.

Bolivian president criticizes U.S. in front of Robert Gates

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

At a defense conference, Evo Morales speaks of plots and conspiracies originating in Washington. Defense Secretary Gates shows no noticeable reaction.

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday accused the United States of undermining democratic government in Latin America in a speech about purported plots and conspiracies originating in Washington, as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listened only a few feet away.

North Korea enrichment plant no surprise to U.S.

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

Revelations that North Korea is building a uranium enrichment facility validate concerns it's not serious about talks to end its nuclear program, officials say.

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea on Monday sought to downplay revelations that Pyongyang is building a new facility to process uranium that can be used in nuclear weapons.