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Anti-junta Myanmar journalist Win Tin dies at 85
April 21, 2014 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Win Tin, a prominent journalist who became Myanmar's longest-serving political prisoner after challenging military rule by co-founding the National League for Democracy,... more »»
Families' hopes for ferry victims painfully humble
April 21, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — Lee Byung-soo says he knew, when he saw his 15-year-old son's body in the tent. It could not have been more horrifically obvious. more »»
Gunmen detain 3 journalists in eastern Ukraine
April 21, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Three foreign journalists were temporarily detained by pro-Russia insurgents in city in eastern Ukraine. more »»
Court to look at 'born in Jerusalem' passport case
April 21, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting an issue fraught with Middle East politics, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear for the second time a passport dispute centering on whether Americans born in... more »»
Sherpas consider boycott after Everest avalanche
April 21, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Buddhist monks cremated the remains of Sherpa guides who were buried in the deadliest avalanche to hit Mount Everest, a disaster that has prompted calls for a climbing... more »»
Celebrities gather for Peaches Geldof funeral
April 21, 2014 LONDON (AP) — Celebrities have joined the family of Peaches Geldof gathered for the funeral of the British model and TV personality, who died at age 25 earlier this month. more »»
Parents: 234 girls kidnapped from Nigeria school
April 21, 2014 CHIBOK, Nigeria (AP) — Some 234 girls are missing from the northeast Nigerian school attacked last week by Islamic extremists, significantly more than the 85 reported by education officials,... more »»
Syria to hold presidential election on June 3
April 21, 2014 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria will hold presidential elections on June 3, the country's parliament speaker announced Monday, a vote President Bashar Assad is likely to contest, and win, as the... more »»
Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise
April 21, 2014 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden hopes to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine by meeting with its leaders as they deal with their confrontation with Russi. more »»
Gaza militants fire missile, rockets at Israel
April 21, 2014 JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants from the Gaza Strip fired a missile at Israeli troops patrolling the border and several rockets into the country's south on Monday, the last day of the Passover holiday... more »»
Suicide bombings, attacks in Iraq kill 19 people
April 21, 2014 BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide bombings and other attacks across Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded 36 on Monday, officials said, the latest in an uptick in violence as the country counts down to... more »»
Palestinians meet in Gaza for reconciliation talks
April 21, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior Hamas leader based in Egypt is in Gaza for talks aimed at reaching a reconciliation agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah. more »»
SKorean president: Ferry crew actions 'murderous'
April 21, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed "unforgivable, murderous behavior," while criticism... more »»
Troubled history fuels Japan-China tension
April 21, 2014 NANJING, China (AP) — Strolling through China's sprawling memorial to a 1937 massacre by Japanese troops, a 64-year-old retired teacher said the incident remains an open wound. more »»
Why are Americans obsessed with missing plane?
April 21, 2014 PERTH, Australia (AP) — From the disappearances of aviator Amelia Earhart to labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa, there's just something about a good mystery that Americans find too tantalizing to... more »»
US justices hear arguments in Argentina debt case
April 21, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in Argentina's decade-long battle with holders of its defaulted bonds. more »»
Biden heads to Ukraine as tensions rise
April 21, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Ukraine to meet with leaders of the turbulent country. more »»
Sub search for missing jet two-thirds complete
April 21, 2014 PERTH, Australia (AP) — As the search continued off the coast of Australia for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet on Monday, the airline announced another plane bound for India was forced to make... more »»
John Paul's legacy stained by sex abuse scandal
April 21, 2014 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope John Paul II is rightly credited with having helped bring down communism, of inspiring a new generation of Catholics with a globe-trotting papacy and of explaining church... more »»
Sherpas consider boycott after Everest disaster
April 21, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sherpa guides on Mount Everest are considering a climbing boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain's history, a move that could seriously disrupt the rest of... more »» |
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