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7 killed in Chinese-run factory in Italy
December 1, 2013 MILAN (AP) — A fire early Sunday swept through an illegal, makeshift dormitory in a Chinese-run garment factory in Tuscany, killing seven, firefighters said. more »»
Egypt police clear protesters; constitution agreed
December 1, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Police fired tear gas to drive hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square on Sunday, as a panel tasked with amending the constitutio... more »»
Croatians vote against same-sex marriage
December 1, 2013 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A majority of Croatians voted in a referendum Sunday to ban gay marriages in what is a major victory for the Catholic Church-backed conservatives in the European Union's... more »»
Anti-gov't mass rally in Ukraine turns violent
December 1, 2013 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent Sunday, when a group of demonstrators besieged... more »»
UN in Iraq worried about uptick in bodies found
December 1, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — An alarming number of Iraqis killed "execution-style" last month signaled an increase in targeted killings as the overall death toll in Iraq so far this year rose above 8,000, the U. more »»
Sectarian clashes in northern Lebanese city kill 9
December 1, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Gun battles and rocket fire in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more over the weekend, the latest clash between supporters and... more »»
Clowns help Syrian camp children smile for moment
December 1, 2013 ZAATARI CAMP, Jordan (AP) — At this sprawling desert camp in Jordan, home to thousands of children who fled Syria's civil war, a few found a moment to smile Sunday watching a troop of clowns. more »»
Police, Morsi supporters clash in Egypt's Tahrir
December 1, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Police swiftly swung into action on Sunday to drive hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square, firing heavy tear gas to clear them... more »»
Israel's new opposition chief meets with Abbas
December 1, 2013 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel's new opposition leader told the Palestinian president Sunday that most Israelis support a peace deal with the Palestinians and that his Labor Party will back an... more »»
Thai protest leader meets PM after street clashes
December 1, 2013 BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Thailand's anti-government protests said unexpectedly that he met the prime minister Sunday after daylong clashes between his supporters and police but defiantly told... more »»
Croatia votes on whether to ban gay marriages
December 1, 2013 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatians on Sunday are voting in a referendum that could ban gay marriages after conservative groups, backed by the influential Roman Catholic Church, demanded that the... more »»
Kiev riot police use gas, truncheons on protesters
December 1, 2013 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center of Ukraine's capital Sunday, defying a new government ban on protests on Independence Square, in the... more »»
Syrian aircraft kill 50 in northern rebel town
December 1, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 50 people in two separate attacks over the... more »»
Egyptian police clash with Islamists in Cairo
December 1, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Police on Sunday used heavy tear gas to clear hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir Square shortly after they took over the plaza. more »»
Thai protest leader says he met PM, will fight on
December 1, 2013 BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Thailand's anti-government protests says he met with the prime minister, but only to restate his demand that her government be replaced. more »»
Syrian aircraft pound rebel town in north, kill 37
December 1, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of high explosives on a rebel-held town near the northern city of Aleppo, killing 37 people in two separate attacks over the... more »»
Israel asks Germany to return art to Jewish hands
December 1, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's deputy foreign minister urges Germany to give any Jewish-owned art from a trove discovered in Munich to Jewish or Israeli museums if heirs are not found. more »»
Feinstein blasts Karzai over refusal to sign deal
December 1, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has strong words about Afghanistan's president for refusing to sign an agreement governing the future of the American troop presence in his country. more »»
Report: Iran needs more nuclear power plants
December 1, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday that the Islamic Republic needs more nuclear power plants, the country's official news agency reported, just after it struck a deal regarding... more »»
Maoist sect scrutinized in wake of UK slavery case
December 1, 2013 LONDON (AP) — When Sian Davies died after mysteriously falling out of a window in a south London house 16 years ago, her family was stunned — they had not seen her for two decades. more »» |
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