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LONDON (AP) - A Thai financier charged with embezzling millions of dollars and helping to trigger his country's 1997 economic meltdown won his appeal against extradition at Britain's High Court Friday.

LONDON (AP) - Prince Andrew, who served as a helicopter pilot during the 1982 Falklands War, bowed out of a 22-year naval career on Monday to become a British trade ambassador.

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) - Rich and poor, humble and mighty, mourners by the thousands filed past the coffin of writer Jorge Amado on Tuesday, offering their last respects to Brazil's all-time best selling author.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Jorge Amado, whose good-humored and lusty tales made him Brazil's all-time best-selling author and enchanted readers worldwide, died Monday evening in the northeastern city of Salvador da Bahia, hospital officials...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Jorge Amado, whose good-humored and lusty tales made him Brazil's all-time best-selling author and enchanted readers worldwide, died Monday evening in the northeastern city of Salvador da Bahia, hospital officials...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The World Court ruled in favor of Germany in a case involving the U.S. execution of two German brothers in 1999, saying the United States violated international law when it failed to grant consular rights to Germans.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The World Court ruled in favor of Germany in a case involving the U.S. execution of two German brothers in 1999, saying the United States violated international law when it failed to grant consular rights to Germans.