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Syria's Deputy FM invited for talks in Washington
France, Poland want Roman Polanski released on bail
WATCH: What does Chavez think of Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial?
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Syria's Deputy FM invited for talks in Washington

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:02 AM PDT

A senior Syrian official has been invited to Washington for talks, a U.S. Embassy official said Monday, in the latest signal of the Obama administration's efforts to improve relations with a country deemed a state sponsor of terrorism. ...

France, Poland want Roman Polanski released on bail

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:36 AM PDT

The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated Monday as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail and pressed U.S. officials all the way up to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the case. ...

WATCH: What does Chavez think of Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial?

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:17 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he disagrees with his ally, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on whether or not the Holocaust took place, though he added that the West has also engaged in its own form of denial in its failure to acknowledge the impact of colonialism on South America. ...