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First planned Palestinian city a symbol of pride
December 6, 2013 RAWABI, West Bank (AP) — A state-of-the art Palestinian city with residential towers, a mall and a convention center is rapidly going up on once desolate West Bank hills and turning into a symbol... more »»
Fiji's ruler clears path to elections on own terms
December 6, 2013 SUVA, Fiji (AP) — The monsoon rains have struck and the crowd remains huddled under a canopy, near plates of steaming food, as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama (vo-REN-gay ba-nee-ma-RA-ma)... more »»
Al-Qaida-claimed attack in Yemeni capital kills 52
December 6, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Militants stormed the Defense Ministry in the heart of Yemen's capital Thursday, killing 52 people, including at least seven foreigners, in a suicide car bombing and assault by gunmen. more »»
Al-Qaida branch claims attack in Yemen
December 6, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's al-Qaida branch has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Defense Ministry that killed 52 peopl. more »»
Argentines teach tango inside mental hospital
December 6, 2013 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can hear the "All of us are crazy for tango" program before you can see it: Just follow the orchestra's plaintive chords through the labyrinthine passageways of... more »»
Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over
December 6, 2013 In nearly seven decades spent fighting for freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela inspired and challenged the world to stand up for others. more »»
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's peacemaker, dies
December 6, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. more »»
South Africans mourn, celebrate Mandela
December 6, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As the news of Nelson Mandela's death spread across South Africa, residents of the black township of Soweto gathered in the streets near the house where he once lived, singing... more »»
Obama mourns death of icon Nelson Mandela
December 6, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Counting himself among the millions influenced by Nelson Mandela, President Barack Obama on Thursday mourned the death of the anti-apartheid icon with whom he shares the... more »»
Obama celebrates end of Hanukkah at White House
December 6, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama marked the end of Hanukkah with not one, but two receptions at the White House on Thursday. more »»
What you might not have known about Nelson Mandela
December 6, 2013 The world knows Nelson Mandela as a man who forever changed the course of modern history and who will surely continue to leave his mark long after his death Thursday at the age of 95. more »»
Gracious and tough, Mandela was fun to cover
December 6, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The thing about Nelson Mandela was that he made the rest of us want to be almost as noble as he. more »»
Mexico plans how to safely box up recovered cobalt
December 6, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials were engaged Thursday in the delicate task of recovering a stolen shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60 abandoned in a rural field in central Mexico state. more »»
Nicaragua shootout raises specter of guerrillas
December 6, 2013 MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A rare shootout between police and an armed group that left 10 people dead in northern Nicaragua has fueled suspicions that guerrillas are forming to challenge President... more »»
Clashes sweep Central Africa Republic capital
December 6, 2013 BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Wielding rifles and machetes, armed Christian fighters who support the Central African Republic's exiled president assaulted the capital at dawn on... more »»
American teacher shot dead in Libya's Benghazi
December 6, 2013 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. more »»
Mandela in his own words
December 5, 2013 "During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. more »»
President Obama's comments about death of Mandela
December 5, 2013 President Barack Obama on Thursday mourned the death of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid icon. more »»
Fierce storm lashes Europe; at least 3 dead
December 5, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Britain braced for severe flooding and the worst tidal surge in 60 years after a powerful storm with hurricane-force gusts hit the country Thursday and began moving across Europe. more »»
AP PHOTOS: Art honoring Mandela around the world
December 5, 2013 Colorful murals of Nelson Mandela by an Indian artist adorn walls in the cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town. more »» |
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