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Top Hamas Member Leaves Syria Because of Uprising - ABC News
... of Syria's deadly crackdown on the country's uprising. The militant group rules Gaza but maintains its headquarters in Syria for security from Israeli attacks. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the situation's sensitivity.
Pakistan PM to Visit Qatar to Talk Afghan Peace - ABC News
Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal to end the war in Afghanistan, a government official said Saturday, a trip that suggests some progress in a process long stymied by ...
Super Bowl Security Patrols Use Robots, Toxin Monitors, F-16s - ABC News
One undercover officer, who asked not to be identified, said his job is to look for people "trying to take advantage" of others. "Your pickpockets, your stick-up crew, they will get into a large crowd to do their business," he said.
Cuban Officials Shown Video Warning on Corruption - ABC News
... shows suspects giving detailed confessions and other evidence from two cases involving bribery, embezzlement and the diversion of funds, said the person, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Correction: BC-AF--Nigeria-Radical Sect Story - ABC News
... The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ahmed Abdullahi, the Borno state director of the State Security Service, confirmed the man's capture. Another official in the state, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, ...
MF Global's Missing Cash Mostly Accounted For - ABC News
Most of the $1.2 billion reported missing from the failed brokerage MF Global has been traced to customer accounts and banks, people briefed on the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Brokerages are supposed to keep customer money separate ...
Officials: Romney to Get Secret Service Protection - ABC News
Romney's campaign requested the protection, an administration official said. The official said the administration determined that Romney met all the conditions for protection. Those include being a major presidential candidate who has raised a certain ...
AP Source: Rutgers Closing in on FIU's Cristobal - ABC News
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by The Star-Ledger, was not complete. Rutgers is replacing Greg Schiano, who left the school last week to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Cuba Communist Party Eyes Term Limits at Gathering - ABC News
If true, that would bolster Raul Castro's claim that his government was laying the groundwork, albeit slowly, for generational change. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, ...
Hope Fades for Survivors in Rio Building Collapse - ABC News
The official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press, said rescuers pulled five more bodies from the debris overnight and early Saturday morning. The death toll had been 12. Seven people are still missing.
Tuaregs Attack a 5th Town in Mali - ABC News
"The reinforcements who arrived on the scene Wednesday afternoon told us there are around 40 Malian troops dead," said a Malian soldier based in the north, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
French Breast Implant Maker Arrested - ABC News
Jean-Claude Mas, who founded and ran the now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese, was detained Thursday as part of a judicial investigation in the southeastern city of Marseille into manslaughter and involuntary injuries, an official close to ...
Ex-Romanian Dictator's Gifts up for Auction - ABC News
"The posters are superb. They reflect an era," said a Canadian buyer late Wednesday, who declined to give his name. "It will be interesting to see the profile of buyers tomorrow." ——— Alina Wolfe Murray contributed to this report from Bucharest.
Japan Kept Silent on Worst Nuclear Crisis Scenario - ABC News
Kyodo News agency first reported on the contents of the document on Saturday. The government continues to refuse to make the document public. The AP obtained it Wednesday through a government source, who insisted on anonymity because the document was ...
Billionaire Expects 'Nothing' For His Millions to Gingrich Super PAC, Source Says - ABC News
When asked what Mr. Adelson expects in return for his contributions to Mr. Gingrich's Super PAC, the source said, "Nothing." He continued, "This is a principled contribution to a man who Mr. Adelson believes shares his values and vision for America.
21 Injured in Sri Lankan Prison Riot - ABC News
They say soldiers have been deployed Tuesday to control the riot by the inmates, who started a fire inside the prison in Colombo. A prison official who insisted on anonymity says the inmates are demanding that the prison chief be removed.
Source: Braun Appeal of Positive Drug Test Begins - ABC News
The start of the National League MVP's appeal, first reported by the New York Daily News, was confirmed by a person familiar with the session who spoke on condition of anonymity because the proceeding was not to be made public. Calls to Braun's agent, ...
China to Again Close Tibet During Sensitive Period - ABC News
Another agent with the China International Travel Agency in Lhasa, who wouldn't give her name, said she'd been told the ban would end March 20. The periodic closure of the Himalayan region encompasses the Feb. 22-24 Tibetan new year festival of Losar ...
Gaza Shiites Claim Hamas Persecution - ABC News
He declined to be identified fearing further harassment. Interior Ministry spokesman Ihab Ghussein said Tuesday that the men were planning "criminal acts." It's the first time Gaza's Shiite community, believed to number several dozen, ...
Belgian Authorities Raid 3 Bishops' Offices - ABC News
A judicial official close to the investigation, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, said Monday's surprise raids were based on some 200 witness accounts and 87 civil claims and sought to reveal if high-level clergy ...
Spain: 3 ETA Suspects Arrested in France - ABC News
The official requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. The statement said officers had spotted Echeverria at Bercy railway station in Paris and tailed him covertly to Joigny, where an apparent rendezvous with the other men took ...
First US Full Face Transplant Patient Smiling - ABC News
(The third donor family chose to remain anonymous and did not participate in the study.) Wiens, through physical therapy, can once again do things such as control his lips to drink from a glass. And he regained his sense of smell. ...
Bomb Kills at Least 53 Pilgrims in South Iraq - ABC News
He spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the media. Basra hospital received 53 killed and 137 wounded after the blast, said Dr. Riyadh Abdul-Amir, the head of Basra Health Directorate. He said some of the wounded were in ...
Crude Rises as Nigeria Strike Threat Looms - ABC News
But an official close to the talks said Thursday that the European Union probably will not embargo Iranian oil until summer. The EU is expected to make a decision on an oil embargo at a Jan. 23 meeting. Balanced against that were optimistic comments by ...
AP Source: SC's Butler Joining Penn State Staff - ABC News
The person requested anonymity since neither South Carolina nor Penn State have announced Butler's destination. Gamecocks athletic spokesman Steve Fink confirmed in an email that Butler was no longer on South Carolina's football staff. ...