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Police say 5 dead in Calgary stabbings
April 16, 2014 CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A recent graduate of the University of Calgary was charged in the fatal stabbing of five people at a house party that the police chief called the worst mass slaying in the... more »»
Cuban doctors in eye of Venezuelan hurricane
April 16, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When Judith Faraiz's son was near death after a severe motorcycle accident, she put his life in the hands of God and Cuban doctor. more »»
2 dead after ferry sinks off South Korean coast
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled Wednesday to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 high school students on a school trip, after a ferry sank off... more »»
1 dead, after ferry sinks off South Korean coast
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of military boats and helicopters scrambled Wednesday to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 high school students on a school trip, after a ferry sank off... more »»
Chile leader to relocate Valparaiso fire victims
April 16, 2014 VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet vowed Tuesday to reconstruct this once-beautiful port city according to a master plan that would prevent many of the 12,500 victims of... more »»
Ukraine bares teeth against eastern uprising
April 15, 2014 KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces repelled an attack Tuesday by about 30 gunmen at an airport,... more »»
Security Council sees grim images of Syrian dead
April 15, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council fell silent Tuesday after ambassadors viewed a series of ghastly photographs of dead Syrian civil war victims, France's ambassador said. more »»
Violence surges from Islamic uprising in Nigeria
April 15, 2014 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Muslim extremists kidnapped about 100 girls Tuesday from a school in northeastern Nigeria, less than a day after militants bombed a bus station and killed 75 peopl... more »»
Germany's Merkel calls Putin to discuss Ukraine
April 15, 2014 BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Russia's President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Ukraine. more »»
Defense gets its turn in Pistorius murder trial
April 15, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — For five days, Oscar Pistorius endured a withering cross-examination at his murder trial from a prosecutor who pounced on apparent inconsistencies in his testimony. more »»
Chile leader to relocate Valparaiso fire victims
April 15, 2014 VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet vowed Tuesday to reconstruct this once-beautiful port city according to a master plan that would prevent many of the 11,000 victims of... more »»
In a first, France tackles sex assault in military
April 15, 2014 PARIS (AP) — France claims great success in recruiting women into its armed forces, boasting one of the world's highest percentages of women in uniform. more »»
Syrian forces try seize rebel-held areas of Homs
April 15, 2014 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian forces tried to seize rebel-held areas of Homs on Tuesday, with fighters weakened by defections and cut supply lines, in some of the fiercest fighting in the central... more »»
Hamas praises deadly West Bank shooting
April 15, 2014 JERUSALEM (AP) — The prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday praised a shooting that killed an Israeli and wounded his wife and son as they drove through the West Bank the previou... more »»
Ukraine: Military secures airport from attack
April 15, 2014 KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces said they clashed Tuesday with about 30 armed gunmen at a small... more »»
US backs Ukraine military action in east region
April 15, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is giving its tacit support to Ukrainian military action against pro-Russian separatists. more »»
Pet boom in Mexico amid rising middle class
April 15, 2014 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Camila celebrated her first birthday in a blue-and-white striped dress with tulle appliques, playing with her guests in a room decorated with pink balloons, lilacs and Hello... more »»
Suspected extremists kidnap 100 girls in Nigeria
April 15, 2014 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists abducted about 100 female students from a school in northeast Nigeria before dawn Tuesday, but some of the teens managed to escape from the... more »»
Ukraine: Military recaptures eastern airport
April 15, 2014 KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting president says army troops have restored control over a small airport in eastern Ukraine that had been occupied by pro-Russian militiamen. more »»
Mortars kill 1 child, wound dozens in Damascus
April 15, 2014 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two mortar rounds landed near schools in predominantly Christian districts of the Syrian capital Tuesday, killing one child and wounding 41 other people, state media said. more »» |
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