Fidel Castro’s sister says she collaborated with CIA following Cuban revolution

Castro’s sister says she collaborated with CIA

Small number of Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey on peace mission

ANKARA, Turkey — Unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress marched into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

Lawmaker: small number of Kurdish rebels to cross into Turkey on peace mission

ANKARA, Turkey — A small group of unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress crossed into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

Vaclav Havel: Czech president is damaging the country by not signing the EU reform treaty

PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that peacefully toppled communism in the former Czechoslovakia, accused his presidential successor on Thursday of damaging the country by refusing to sign the EU reform treaty.

Kidnappers of Irish priest in southern Philippines make contact with his religious order

MANILA, Philippines — A representative of gunmen holding an ailing Irish priest hostage in the southern Philippines made contact Thursday with his Roman Catholic mission, a military commander said.

Philippines seeks Muslim rebel help to free ailing Irish priest from kidnappers

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government asked a large Muslim rebel group Wednesday to help secure the freedom of an ailing Irish priest kidnapped by outlaws, as troops surrounded a jungle logging area where he was being held.

New, tougher Iran sanctions could strengthen hold of country’s elite Revolutionary Guard

CAIRO — Tougher sanctions against Iran that the U.S. and its allies are considering to pressure it over its nuclear program might only strengthen its hard-line president and the Revolutionary Guard, boosting the elite force’s economic and political muscle, experts warn.

Official says Maoist rebels killed 17 police in ambush in central India

MUMBAI, India — Security forces were searching forests in central India on Friday after suspected Maoist rebels ambushed a patrol team, killing at least 17 policemen, a top official said.

Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guard

BOGOTA — Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times.

Yemeni troops fighting Shiite rebels chew local drug to boost flagging morale

HARF SOFYAN, Yemen — Resting between frenetic bursts of fighting with tenacious Shiite rebels in the north, many Yemeni soldiers pass the day chewing qat leaves — the mild stimulant plant that is the impoverished Arab nation’s traditional drug of choice.

Indian police: Separatist rebels shoot and kill 11 in insurgency-hit northeast

GAUHATI, India — Separatist rebels shot and killed 11 villagers and wounded 12 others in India’s insurgency-wracked northeastern state of Assam, police said Monday.

Indian police official says Maoist rebels have killed 16 villagers in rural Bihar state

PATNA, India — Maoist rebels killed 16 people, including five children, in an early morning attack Friday on a rural village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, a police official said.

Honduras restricts civil liberties, issues ultimatum to Brazil; Zelaya calls for mass marches

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Interim government leaders have suspended constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties in a pre-emptive strike against widespread rebellion Monday, three months to the day since they ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a military-backed coup.

Honduras clamps down on civil rights, says it’s to prevent Zelaya’s ‘calls for insurrection’

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leaders late Sunday suspended key civil liberties in response to “calls for insurrection” by ousted President Manuel Zelaya, empowering police and soldiers to break up “unauthorized” public meetings, arrest people without warrants and restrict the news media.

Serbian court tries 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimes

BELGRADE, Serbia — Seventeen former Kosovo rebels went on trial Wednesday before the Serbian war crimes court, charged with murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians in 1999.

Sudan’s army says more areas of North Darfur have been cleared of rebel presence

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese army said Sunday it has cleared several more areas of rebel control in North Darfur province ahead of peace talks set for October. Rebels denied the government claims.

Rep. Boehner says tea party protests stem from a ‘political rebellion’ happening in America

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader John Boehner says nationwide protests known as “tea parties” are the result of pushback against Democrats’ spending.