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Storming ministries, Libya's militias put pressure
May 1, 2013 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in... more »»
Hezbollah warns of possible Syria intervention
May 1, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, warning that Syria's "real... more »»
Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
May 1, 2013 AMSTERDAM (AP) — Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the country's ruling House of... more »»
Court seizes property to help Bangladesh victims
May 1, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to "immediately" confiscate the property of a collapsed building's owner, as thousands of protesters demanding the... more »»
Mexico detains father-in-law of cartel boss Guzman
May 1, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal police arrested the father-in-law of alleged drug lord Joaquin Guzman on Tuesday in a northern border city without any shots fired, authorities said. more »»
Satellites, witnesses show scope of Nigeria attack
May 1, 2013 BAGA, Nigeria (AP) — Satellite photographs and witness statements Tuesday strongly challenged denials by Nigeria's government about mass casualties and damage left behind after fighting between the... more »»
Syrian prime minister escapes bombing in Damascus
April 30, 2013 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare the vulnerability of... more »»
Iraq instability tested further with bombing wave
April 30, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control. more »»
Netherlands' Queen Beatrix gives farewell speech
April 30, 2013 AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix thanked her people Monday and urged them to support her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in a final address before she abdicates and he takes over... more »»
Mandela appears an ailing man in video
April 30, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela "in good shape and in good spirits" Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belie... more »»
Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman
April 30, 2013 DUBLIN (AP) — A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears. more »»
Bangladesh police interrogate building's owner
April 30, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh court has given police 15 days to interrogate the owner of a building that collapsed last week, killing at least 384 people, as rescuers used heavy machinery to... more »»
Most South Koreans leave North Korean factory
April 30, 2013 PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Most South Koreans who had remained at an industrial park in North Korea had returned home by early Tuesday morning, officials said, leaving a final seven behind to negotiat... more »»
Report: 260,000 died in Somali famine
April 30, 2013 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous... more »»
Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing
April 29, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that killed three police... more »»
Cyberattack suspect had 'bunker' in north Spain
April 29, 2013 MADRID (AP) — A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of... more »»
Iraq suspends Al-Jazeera and 9 Iraqi TV channels
April 29, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tensio. more »»
Owner of collapsed building captured in Bangladesh
April 29, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed and killed at least 377 people was captured Sunday by a commando force as he tried to flee into India. more »»
Mexican journalists march against attacks on press
April 29, 2013 XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. more »»
Pattern seen in alleged chemical arms use in Syria
April 29, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — The instances in which chemical weapons are alleged to have been used in Syria were purportedly small in scale: nothing along the lines of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack in Kurdish Iraq... more »» |
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