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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Southern Command has been told to investigate alleged abuse by guards at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stemming from an Oct. 6 complaint by a Marine officer, the Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office said Friday. Marine Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, who represents a detainee at the …

HONG KONG – A Hong Kong property tycoon and his wife have reportedly paid $160,406 for a huge Italian white truffle, which may be the world’s most expensive ever. Gordon Wu and his wife outbid connoisseurs from France and Italy to win the 3.3 pounds Alba white truffle from an …

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Authorities on Tuesday said a fourth woman whose body was found behind a row of motels near Atlantic City has been identified as a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania. Molly Jean Dilts had last been in touch with her family in Blairsville, Pa., on Oct. 7, authorities …

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Thursday reaffirmed the value of celibacy for priests after a summit led by Pope Benedict XVI that was spurred by a married African archbishop who has been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. “The value of the choice of priestly celibacy, according to Catholic …

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Imprisoned members of one of Brazil’s most notorious organized crime groups on Thursday threatened to kill prison guards if the government does not meet their demands. Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, leader of the First Capital Command, known by its Portuguese initials PCC, and 43 other inmates …

ZURICH, Switzerland – Switzerland’s dominant telecommunications company has launched a TV-over-broadband service that offers more than 100 television channels and more than 70 radio stations. Swisscom said its existing high-speed Internet customers will be able to watch and record those stations through its $24-a-month Bluewin TV service. Video on demand …

NEW YORK – A growing number of Americans are listening to podcasts, but very few do so every day. The Pew Internet and American Life Project said Wednesday that 12 percent of Internet users have downloaded a podcast, an increase from 7 percent earlier in the year. However, only about …

LONDON – A former Russian spy poisoned in Britain and now hospitalized under guard may have been targeted for his criticism of former colleagues and his investigation into the killing of a prominent anti-Kremlin journalist, friends and fellow dissidents said Sunday. Col. Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent, said earlier …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A homicide car bomber killed at least eight Pakistani paramilitary troops Sunday in a region near the Afghan border that has been a target in a surge of suspected U.S. missile strikes. The bombing occurred at a checkpoint near the main gate of the Zalai …

LONDON – Paul McCartney says it’s time an experimental Beatles track saw the light of day. McCartney says he wants to release “Carnival of Light,” a 14-minute experimental track the Fab Four recorded in 1967 but never released. The band played the recording for an audience just once, at an …