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Bolivia gets 7th national police chief in 6 years
May 23, 2012 LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's corruption-plagued national police force has its seventh new police commander in six years. more »»
U.N. nuclear chief: Deal with Iran reached on probe
May 23, 2012 VIENNA (AP) — Despite some remaining differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. more »»
In Chile, dictatorship's disappeared can now vote
May 23, 2012 SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Walter Ulises Pizarro Molina is registered to vote in Chile's presidential elections next year, although he disappeared after being arrested 35 years ago during the country's... more »»
Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood
May 23, 2012 LONDON (AP) — A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. more »»
Egypt court gives 12 Christians life sentences
May 22, 2012 CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison and acquitted eight Muslims on Monday in a case set off by religious tensions in the country's south. more »»
UN nuclear chief seeks pact on wider Iran probes
May 22, 2012 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the U.N. more »»
Egypt's election to decide army's political future
May 22, 2012 CAIRO (AP) — This week's landmark presidential election should end six decades of effective military rule in Egypt, but it remains unclear how much authority the generals who took over from Hosni... more »»
Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon
May 22, 2012 BIREH, Lebanon (AP) — Syria's war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly street battles in Beirut and raised... more »»
Former Sri Lanka army chief freed from prison
May 22, 2012 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison Monday to thousands of cheering... more »»
Mafia-style end for Australia's flawed Obama mugs
May 22, 2012 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian officials wanted to get rid of some commemorative mugs that misspelled President Barack Obama's name. And boy, did they ever. more »»
New Zealand to pull Afghanistan troops next year
May 22, 2012 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. more »»
96 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing
May 22, 2012 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni soldier detonated a bomb hidden in his military uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers and wounding at least 200 on Monday in one o... more »»
Greeks' crisis is personal as well as political
May 21, 2012 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Like many Greeks left unemployed by their country's economic tailspin, Dimitris Spachos finds it easier to talk about his nation's problems than his ow. more »»
Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region
May 21, 2012 SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) — A magnitude-6. more »»
Palestinian rivals set timetable for unity deal
May 21, 2012 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed on Sunday on a new timetable for a power-sharing deal that envisions elections in about six months, officials from both sides said. more »»
Yemen troops clash with al-Qaida in south; 17 dead
May 21, 2012 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key... more »»
Egyptian detainees start hunger strike
May 21, 2012 CAIRO (AP) — More than 100 Egyptians held since a mass arrest over two weeks ago began an open-ended hunger strike Sunday to protest their continued detention and the possibility they will face... more »»
Nationalist wins Serb presidential runoff
May 21, 2012 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nationalist candidate Tomislav Nikolic won the Serbian presidency on Sunday, a result that adds to the political turmoil in the Balkan country and could slow down its attempt... more »»
Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover
May 21, 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in... more »»
Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia
May 21, 2012 TOKYO (AP) — Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. more »»
Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO
May 19, 2012 CAMP DAVID, Md. more »» |
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