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BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand‘s military regime said Thursday that it was holding four top members of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra‘s administration. The move came as the military banned meetings of political parties and barred the establishment of new parties. That announcement, made on all Thai television stations, said the …

SAN DIEGO – An investigating officer recommended a court martial for a Marine accused of participating in the kidnapping and murdering of an Iraqi civilian, an attorney said Wednesday. The officer reviewed evidence from a preliminary hearing last month and said there was probable cause for Pfc. John J. Jodka …

BERLIN – Senior Iranian and European Union negotiators held five hours of talks Wednesday on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program amid suggestions the U.S. might be willing to defer seeking sanctions for a few weeks if a diplomatic resolution was in sight. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and chief Iranian …