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On Auschwitz anniversary, leader warns Jews again targets
January 27, 2015 BRZEZINKA, Poland (AP) — A Jewish leader stood Tuesday before 300 survivors of the Nazis' most notorious death camp and asked world leaders to prevent another Auschwitz, warning of a rise of... more »»
Amid pressure, bailout critic is new Greek finance minister
January 27, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, picked an outspoken bailout critic as his new finance minister Tuesday, signaling his resolve to take a tough line wit... more »»
Gunmen storm Libyan hotel; 4 foreigners, 5 guards dead
January 27, 2015 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing four foreigners and five guards, and triggering an hours-long standoff that ended when two... more »»
Monarch butterflies rebound in Mexico, numbers still low
January 27, 2015 MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of Monarch butterflies that reached wintering grounds in Mexico has rebounded 69 percent from last year's lowest-on-record levels, but their numbers remain very low,... more »»
Purported IS message threatens Japanese, Jordanian hostages
January 27, 2015 BEIRUT (AP) — An online message purportedly from the Islamic State group warned Tuesday that a Japanese hostage and Jordanian pilot the extremists hold have less than "24 hours left to live. more »»
Obama defends US ties as he pays respects in Saudi Arabia
January 27, 2015 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Barack Obama defended the U.S. more »»
Gunmen storm Libyan hotel; 5 foreigners, 3 guards dead
January 27, 2015 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least five foreigners and three guards, officials sai. more »»
UN: 2 killed, 6 hurt in northern Mali protest
January 27, 2015 BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A demonstration outside a U.N. base in northern Mali descended into violence Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and six wounded, according to a U.N. official. more »»
What the credit downgrade to 'junk' means for Russia
January 27, 2015 MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has seen its credit grade cut to "junk" status for the first time in over a decade, a big blow for a country that wants to be a world economic power. more »»
Yemen's Shiite rebels release abducted aide of president
January 27, 2015 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Shiite rebels said Tuesday they have released a presidential aide whose abduction 10 days ago set in motion a violent escalation that led to the resignation of the... more »»
Inquiry: Ex-KGB spy Litvinenko may have been poisoned twice
January 27, 2015 LONDON (AP) — A long-awaited inquiry into the death of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko opened Tuesday with the revelation that the KGB agent turned Kremlin critic may have been poisoned... more »»
Airlines halt flights to Baghdad after gunfire hits plane
January 27, 2015 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several airlines suspended flights to Baghdad on Tuesday after a passenger plane arriving from the Mideast's busiest airport in Dubai came under fire as it... more »»
Facebook blames internal glitch for hourlong global outage
January 27, 2015 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Facebook said the outage that made its social media sites inaccessible worldwide for about an hour Tuesday was self-inflicted. more »»
Dutch judge approves hacking suspect's extradition to US
January 27, 2015 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch judge on Tuesday approved the extradition to the U.S. of a Russian suspected of involvement in a multimillion-dollar computer hack. more »»
Greek bailout critic named new finance minister
January 27, 2015 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek economist and outspoken bailout critic has been named as finance minister in the country's new left-wing government. more »»
Kurds expand offensive after driving IS out of Syrian town
January 27, 2015 BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish fighters expanded their offensive Tuesday after driving Islamic State militants from the Syrian border town of Kobani the previous day, to retake dozens of surrounding... more »»
Japan envoy hopeful about hostage release
January 27, 2015 TOKYO (AP) — Delicate negotiations were underway Tuesday to secure the release of a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State militants, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faced... more »»
Spain: Death count rises to 11 in military jet crash at base
January 27, 2015 ALBACETE, Spain (AP) — The death toll from the crash of a Greek F-16 fighter jet at a Spanish military base during an elite NATO pilot training program rose to 11 Tuesday after a French airman wh... more »»
Russia: US spy ring charges part of 'anti-Russian campaign'
January 27, 2015 MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has accused the United States of having no evidence against three Russian citizens charged with spying, and says the Americans are using the charges for political purposes. more »»
Dubai claims title of world's busiest international airport
January 27, 2015 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The city with the world's tallest building can now boast that it's home to the world's busiest airport for international passengers too. more »» |
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