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Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants.

Amnesty International says weapons from China, Russia and Belarus are fueling the nine-year-old conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says he's been talking with the head of the Arab League about the possibility of a joint observer mission and a joint special envoy to Syria.

Italian Premier Mario Monti is applying his national austerity drive to his own staff, telling them to cut out entertainment expenses and avoid organizing events unless they are indispensable.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say the death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants has risen to 41.

The Czech Parliament has approved changing the constitution to let the public elect the country's presidents instead of lawmakers.

A U.S. lawyer representing 70 survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing says he will push for changes in maritime regulations and laws to make the cruise ship industry safer.

Judges say the evidence collected in the case against 19 Americans referred to court for their alleged involvement in banned political activity through nonprofit groups includes maps, cash and videos taken of churches and military facilities.

Troops bombed residential neighborhoods in the central city of Homs for the fifth straight day, killing scores of people in what activists say is the regime's final push to retake areas controlled by the rebels.

The voting March 2nd should momentarily shift attention from Iran's international standoffs over its nuclear program back to the country's internal power plays.