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HONG KONG – Disney plans to publish Indian-language story books for the first time. Disney is releasing “The Jungle Book,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Bambi,” “Cinderella,” “Tarzan” and “Peter Pan” in Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam, Hong Kong-based Disney Asia spokeswoman Alannah Goss said Monday in an e-mail …

WASHINGTON – President Bush tried on Thursday to pressure congressional Democrats to extend and expand the government’s eavesdropping powers, which expire in eight days. Bush, in a written statement, said the law has allowed the intelligence community to monitor the communications of terrorists. “Congress’ action or lack of action on …

NIAMEY, Niger – A junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a platoon commander as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in charge of the uranium-rich country. Former colonial ruler France and the African …