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LONDON – British police have arrested an 18th suspect in their investigation into phone hacking by the News of the World tabloid, the Rupert Murdoch-owned U.K. paper shut down earlier this year. The 41-year-old man was held Wednesday on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voice mail messages and pervert the course of justice, London’s Metropolitan [...]

PHILADELPHIA – Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to execute former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal for murdering a white police officer, putting to an end the racially charged case that became a major battleground in the fight over the death penalty. Flanked by the police Officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams [...]

CAIRO – Egypt’s military rulers said Wednesday the next parliament will not be representative enough to independently oversee the drafting of a new constitution, and they will appoint a council to guide the process and protect it from the influence of religious extremists. Egypt just completed the initial stage of the first elections since Hosni [...]

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican. Benedict brought the “tree” to life Wednesday with a Sony Tablet S, thanks to a wireless connection with the local electric grid. In reality the “tree,” billed [...]

LAS VEGAS – The world’s richest casino executive says he opposes online gambling because he doesn’t believe available technology is good enough to prevent young people from making wagers on the Internet. A spokesman for Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday that Adelson’s opposition is a personal viewpoint, not a formal stance taken [...]

SAN FRANCISCO – Police gave protesters at San Francisco’s Occupy encampment five minutes to gather belongings before taking down about 100 tents and arresting 70 people as officers dismantled the camp in an overnight raid. About two dozen officers in riot gear remained at daybreak Wednesday, down from more than 100 who carried out the [...]

STOCKHOLM – The suicide bomber who blew himself up amid Christmas shoppers in Stockholm a year ago had also rigged a car bomb but failed to set it off with a walkie-talkie, Swedish authorities said Wednesday. New details from the nearly yearlong investigation showed a series of technical glitches prevented Taimour Abdulwahab from inflicting mass [...]

CAPERNAUM, Israel – A new trail across northern Israel offers travelers the chance to walk, or trot, through New Testament sites in the footsteps of Jesus. The newly opened Gospel Trail winds for 39 miles(62.7 kilometers), heading south from Nazareth, across gentle green hills, through Jewish and Arab towns and down to Capernaum, the fishing [...]

GRANADA, Spain – Summary of the suspended match from the 13th round of the Spanish league (home team listed first): Granada: Guillherme Siqueira (54), Carlos Martins (58). Mallorca: Victor (23), Tomer Hemed (67). Halftime: 0-1. Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors).

TORONTO – BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has been forced to change the name of its new operating system from BBX after the company lost a trademark ruling. The name change is the latest in a string of bad news for the Canadian company. RIM said in a statement Wednesday that “BlackBerry 10″ will be the [...]