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Pistorius trial: Boxer recounts gunshot at eatery
March 5, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame after a pistol was accidentally fired in a Johannesburg restaurant, weeks before the double-amputee runner fatally... more »»
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain recall their envoys from Qatar
March 5, 2014 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said Wednesday they have recalled their ambassadors from Qatar in the clearest move yet underscoring their... more »»
Czech woman convicted of killing her 3 babies
March 5, 2014 PRAGUE (AP) — A court official says a Czech woman has been convicted of killing her three new-born babies and sentenced to 22 years in prison. more »»
China vows tough reforms, stronger defense
March 5, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — China's government responded to public demands for bold leadership with vows Wednesday to press long-sought market reforms, defend against terrorism after a horrific slashing... more »»
Series of car bombs hits Baghdad, killing 17
March 5, 2014 BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of car bombs hit commercial areas and marketplaces in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials said. more »»
Frenchman convicted for running al-Qaida website
March 5, 2014 PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has sentenced a Frenchman to a year in prison for operating what prosecutors described as an al-Qaida propaganda website, the first conviction under a 2012 law outlawin... more »»
Israeli army fires on militants on Syrian border
March 5, 2014 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops opened fire Wednesday on two suspected militants as they were trying to plant an explosive device along the frontier with Syria, the military said, blaming the... more »»
Israel tightens control in key areas of West Bank
March 5, 2014 Two decades after peace efforts began, more than 60 percent of the West Bank remains under sole Israeli control, and the fate of this territory is a key point of contention in U.S. more »»
Israel tightens grip on heart of West Bank
March 5, 2014 LUBBAN AL-SHARKIYEH, West Bank (AP) — Ahmed Awais is desperate to get out of his parents' cramped home where he, his wife and three preschool children share one room, sleeping on mattresses on th... more »»
10 killed, 17 injured in northeast China bus fire
March 5, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — A fire on a commuter bus in northeastern China killed at least 10 people and injured 17 on Wednesday, officials said, in the country's second deadly bus fire in less than a week. more »»
How deep can a fish go? Scientists may have answer
March 5, 2014 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They may look like guts stuffed in cellophane, but five fish hauled up from near-record depths off the coast of New Zealand are providing scientists with new... more »»
On death anniversary, Chavez revolution challenged
March 5, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez always said his socialist project would last decades, but a year after the Venezuelan president's death even some of his most fervent supporters are having... more »»
China vows to address stifling smog, terror threat
March 5, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — China's government vowed to address long-festering complaints about choking smog while promising to crack down harder on the new threat of terrorism and promote unity among the... more »»
China premier promises to advance economy reforms
March 5, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — China's government promised sweeping reforms Wednesday to promote sustainable growth in its slowing economy by opening state-dominated industries to private investment, making its... more »»
Putin talks tough but cools tensions over Ukraine
March 5, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis Tuesday, saying Russia has no intention "to fight the Ukrainian people" bu... more »»
Putin talks tough but cools tensions over Ukraine
March 4, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis in his first comments since its president fled, saying Tuesday that Russia... more »»
TV channel apologizes for Pistorius witness image
March 4, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African TV channel has apologized for broadcasting an image of a witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial after the woman requested that she not be shown. more »»
Defiant Putin drops cool demeanor in Ukraine talk
March 4, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — In some ways, the venue Vladimir Putin chose and the emotional lecture he gave the world about Russia's actions in Ukraine said it all. more »»
OSCE sending military observer mission to Ukraine
March 4, 2014 VIENNA (AP) — Acting at Ukraine's request, the United States and 14 other nations on Tuesday formed a military observer mission intended to monitor the tense Crimea region, and a U.S. more »»
Keira Knightley, Rihanna hit Chanel's supermarket
March 4, 2014 PARIS (AP) — Ever wonder what Keira Knightley and Rihanna do when they just want to go to the grocers like average people? They go to Karl Lagerfeld's luxury Chanel supermarket, of course. more »» |
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