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Israel offers a pause in new West Bank construction

Israel proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements yesterday as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations.

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Jet-winged Swiss adventurer thwarted by bad weather, ditches in Atlantic

A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings ditched safely into the Atlantic yesterday after hitting turbulence and clouds so thick he could not tell whether he was flying up or down. (By associated press, Boston Globe)

2 Beefeaters fired for bullying female

LONDON - Two ceremonial guards at the historic Tower of London, known as Beefeaters, were fired yesterday after an internal investigation found they harassed their first and only female colleague. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)

Suspect in Philippines attack surrenders

AMPATUAN, Philippines - Authorities say a scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines has turned himself in. (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)

Obama seeks 10,000 more NATO troops for Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - The United States is scrambling to coax NATO allies to send 10,000 additional troops to Afghanistan as part of President Obama’s strategy for the region. Those countries appear willing to provide fewer than half that number, US and allied officials said yesterday. (By Eric Schmitt and Steven Erlanger, New York Times)

Director Polanski granted $4.5m bail, house arrest likely

GENEVA - Roman Polanski was granted $4.5 million bail yesterday, 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. (By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press)

Heavy rains soak Muslims during pilgrimage

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - 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. (By Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Associated Press)

Iran clerics start taking control of schools by expanding ‘soft war’

TEHRAN, Iran - Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said yesterday, as hard-liners expand an ideological “soft war’’ against Western influence. (By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press)

Pakistan charges 7 held in deadly Mumbai attacks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan charged seven men yesterday in last year’s Mumbai attacks, 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. (By Kim Gamel, Associated Press)

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Georgian FM urges Western security guarantees

Georgia is very worried about the possible sale of French warships to Russia and intends to press the issue of security guarantees in France, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. (Associated Press Writer, 8:51 a.m.)

Shooting at Hungarian university leaves 1 dead

The Hungarian state news agency says a shooting in a university classroom in southern Hungary has left one student dead and three people injured. (AP, 8:41 a.m.)

International court seeks to open Kenya probe

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor asked judges Thursday for permission to investigate Kenya's postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead. (Associated Press Writer, 8:41 a.m.)

IAEA chief: Iran investigation at 'dead end'

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at "a dead end" because Tehran is not cooperating and warned that confidence in Tehran had shrunk in the wake of its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facility. (Associated Press Writer, 8:11 a.m.)

Swiss franc falls on reports of central bank move

The Swiss franc fell Thursday on reports that the country's central bank intervened in foreign exchange markets to stem the export-sapping appreciation in the currency. (AP Business Writer, 8 a.m.)