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Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release
May 23, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government i... more »»
Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack
May 23, 2013 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist... more »»
Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels
May 23, 2013 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. more »»
Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state
May 23, 2013 LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. more »»
Toronto mayor fired from coaching job
May 23, 2013 TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was fired from his job as football coach at a Catholic high school Wednesday for reasons unrelated to the scandal over a video that purports to show the leader... more »»
Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears
May 23, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing... more »»
Boxes of cash seized in Mexico corruption probe
May 23, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities on Wednesday seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state, in what... more »»
Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
May 23, 2013 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time fram... more »»
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
May 22, 2013 LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. more »»
Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq
May 22, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide... more »»
Saudi executes 5 Yemenis, displays bodies
May 22, 2013 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said. more »»
Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
May 22, 2013 COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would... more »»
Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video
May 22, 2013 TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. more »»
Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
May 22, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security... more »»
Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
May 22, 2013 PARIS (AP) — Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in th... more »»
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
May 22, 2013 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four... more »»
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
May 21, 2013 GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart, throwing into disarray proceedings... more »»
Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
May 21, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past... more »»
Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs th... more »»
Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
May 21, 2013 TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in ... more »» |
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