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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who underwent surgery this week to remove her thyroid, did not actually have cancer, her spokesman said Saturday.

Iran plans to conduct military drills in the Strait of Hormuz in February, state media said Friday.

Iran on Saturday welcomed the rescue of 13 Iranian sailors by a U.S. Navy ship, calling it a "humanitarian act."

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, arrived in Libya Saturday to visit with the country's post-Gadhafi leaders.

A 15-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her in-laws in Afghanistan after she refused to be forced into prostitution is not doing well in hospital, aid workers say.

Joran van der Sloot goes on trial Friday in Peru, ready to admit to killing a 21-year-old woman while planning to fight more stringent charges that could land him more time in prison, his lawyer said.

A hot-air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people — everyone aboard — an official said.

A hot-air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people — everyone aboard — an official said.

A prominent Bahraini activist was severely beaten by security forces at a protest Friday, according to the human rights group that he leads.

A prominent Bahraini activist was severely beaten by security forces at a protest Friday, according to the human rights group that he leads.