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At U.N., Israel's Netanyahu draws a line on Iran

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran may have the capability to build a nuclear bomb by mid-2013, and he urges world powers to take action before then.

UNITED NATIONS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United Nations that Iran's progress toward a nuclear bomb would be irreversible by next spring or summer, a more specific time frame than he had previously given in public, and demanded that world powers draw a "red line" to trigger military action if Tehran refuses to stop before then.

In China, last emperor's kin hold rare reunion

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Relatives of the late Emperor Puyi, who rarely acknowledge their royal status, gather in Beijing to mark the publication of books about the imperial family.

BEIJING — He was a gentle, if somewhat befuddled man. He couldn't keep track of his money or figure out how to take the bus, but he was a lot of fun when he'd roll around with the children, playing, tickling and laughing.

Spain announces cutbacks, tax increases

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT

The measures, including frozen salaries for civil servants and a 9% budget cut for all government departments, are intended to save $50 billion.

MADRID — Spain announced cutbacks and tax increases Thursday aimed at saving $50 billion from its budget next year, as Europe's fourth-largest economy struggles to avoid a larger bailout by its neighbors.

Mexico authorities arrest a top Zetas cartel leader

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 04:45 PM PDT

Ivan Velazquez Caballero, said to be the drug cartel's No. 3 leader, had engaged in a violent split from the group. His arrest is likely to weaken his faction, if not the Zetas as a whole.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities working closely with their U.S. counterparts scored big in the fight against drug cartels with the capture of a top leader of Mexico's most vicious criminal gang, the Zetas paramilitary force.