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UNITED NATIONS – Oscar-winning actor George Clooney brought some Hollywood glamour to the United Nations as he used his star power to turn the spotlight on Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur. Together with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel, Clooney urged members of the U.N.’s Security Council to help end …

FREDONIA, N.Y. – With an escaped convict suspected of killing one trooper and wounding two others still on the run, the first day of school in rural western New York Tuesday meant recess in the classroom, no outdoor sports practice and armed state troopers searching vehicles. The normal rhythms of …

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary marks the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet revolution with commemorations starting Sunday, though the events could be roiled by divisions stemming from recent political turmoil in the country. Opposition parties and several veterans groups planned to boycott events where Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will speak. …