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Obama in Europe in effort to burnish foreign cache
By DAVID RISING and PATRICK McGROARTY Associated Press Writers BERLIN (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama landed in Berlin Thursday, kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations.

China clamps down on issuing business visas
By HENRY SANDERSON Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) - China has clamped down further on issuing business visas, government officials said Thursday, in the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for next month's Olympic Games.

Who was Dragan Dabic? Karadzic's fake ID probed
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Authorities are investigating who helped ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic assume the false identity that helped him elude capture for more than a decade.

Former official: Afghan president hurting drug war
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A former top U.S. counter-narcotics official alleges that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is obstructing the fight against the country's narcotics trade. Thomas Schweich, who until June was one of State Department's top counter-narcotics officials, accuses Karzai of protecting drug lords for political reasons.

Thailand, Cambodia disagree on border
By KER MUNTHIT Associated Press Writer PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The Cambodian government said Thursday it will not back down from a demand that hundreds of Thai troops leave disputed land near a historic temple, contending that its Southeast Asian neighbor is trying to "permanently occupy" the site.

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