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Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election
May 10, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime... more »»
Iran president still a force even as his era ends
May 10, 2013 BIRJAND, Iran (AP) — When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace o... more »»
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia
May 10, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged... more »»
NKorea: Detained American smuggled in propaganda
May 10, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor, accusing him late Thursday of smuggling in... more »»
Yemen's leader warns of al-Qaida expansion
May 10, 2013 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The president of Yemen on Thursday warned that the al-Qaida branch in the country was expanding and using assassinations and abductions of foreigners as a way to challenge the... more »»
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops
May 9, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said.The U.S. more »»
Court: Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'
May 9, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — If Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gadhafi regime, it could be "Libya's Nuremberg moment," the chief prosecutor of the International Crimina... more »»
Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem
May 9, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said... more »»
Stephen Hawking backs boycott of Israeli academics
May 9, 2013 LONDON (AP) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott... more »»
Bolivia's challenge: Making coca palatable
May 9, 2013 VILLA TUNARI, Bolivia (AP) — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia's thousands of acres of... more »»
Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting
May 9, 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. more »»
Vatican: Mexico's folk Death Saint is blasphemous
May 9, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Vatican's culture minister says Mexico's folk Death Saint is a blasphemous symbol that shouldn't be part of any religion. more »»
Bombing connected to election kill 18 in Pakistan
May 8, 2013 PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Three bombings in northwest Pakistan targeting individuals involved in this week's national elections killed 18 people on Tuesday, police said, pushing the death toll fro... more »»
Reports: Bieber fined for speeding in Dubai
May 8, 2013 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Justin Bieber is used to fans snapping his photo. more »»
2 bodies found amid search for 5 French off Malta
May 8, 2013 VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Authorities recovered two bodies Tuesday during a search for five French yachters who went missing off the Mediterranean island, the Maltese government sai. more »»
Europeans had common ancestors 1,000 years ago
May 8, 2013 BERLIN (AP) — Europeans appear to be more closely related than previously thought. more »»
20 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City
May 8, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 20... more »»
Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle
May 8, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at... more »»
Authorities: 42 dead in Nigeria extremist attacks
May 8, 2013 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of... more »»
Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92
May 8, 2013 LONDON (AP) — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. more »» |
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