BRUSSELS, Belgium – Waris Dirie, the Somali-born supermodel and former James Bond girl who launched a worldwide campaign against female genital mutilation, was found by police Friday in central Brussels three days after she disappeared, the prosecutor’s office said. She was found hours after police announced they were launching a …

PHOENIX – Officers seized 900 pounds of marijuana, thousands of dollars in cash and three firearms at a Phoenix home after responding to what turned out to be a false alarm. Sgt. Andy Hill said Sunday that patrol officers responded to a west Phoenix home after a burglar alarm went …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Large demonstrations broke out across the country Friday to denounce parliamentary elections that protesters called rigged in favor of the main religious Shiite coalition. In Baghdad, unknown assailants kidnapped a Sudanese diplomat and five other men as they left prayers at a mosque, a spokesman for Sudan’s …

NEW YORK – With the renewal of her daytime show, “Martha,” for a second season, Martha Stewart is batting .500 in her post-prison television comeback. NBC Universal Domestic Television said Monday her home-oriented talk show, produced by famed reality honcho Mark Burnett, will be back next fall. The company said …

WASHINGTON – Personal computers, cell phones and high-speed Internet are considered essential to getting by for millions of Americans who are showing early signs of addiction to the next wave of high-tech toys, an AP-Ipsos poll found. The latest wave includes MP3 players like iPods — popular with everyone from …

KABUL, Afghanistan – A remote-control bomb exploded on a mountainous road in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing one U.S. service member and wounding two, officials said. The attack occurred as the troops were driving in an armored vehicle in Kunar province near the regional capital Asadabad, said Sgt. Maj. Larry …

MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Leaders from more than 50 Muslim countries promised Thursday to fight extremist ideology, saying they would reform textbooks, restrict religious edicts and crack down on terror financing. Kings, heads of states and ministers closed a two-day summit in Islam’s holiest city, Mecca, that had been convened …

WASHINGTON – Cold remedies that can be used by drug dealers to make methamphetamine would be forced behind store counters under legislation Congress is poised to pass by year’s end. Lawmakers hope that federal restrictions — included in the agreement reached Thursday to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act — will …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran said Thursday it needs Moscow to clarify what it called “ambiguities” in a proposal that Iran enrich uranium in Russian territory. Iran said it was considering the European- and U.S-backed proposal, a relatively conciliatory stance after weeks of outright rejection of moving enrichment abroad. The proposal …

WIDEFIELD, Colo. – High school yearbooks were recalled so that administrators could black out a joke caption under one student’s picture: “most likely to assassinate President Bush.” Mesa Ridge High School (search) officials recalled about 100 yearbooks earlier this month and had staffers use markers to obscure the words in …