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Brazil police look into mayor's flap with singer
May 29, 2013 SAO PAULO (AP) — Police are investigating a Brazilian rock singer's allegations that Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes punched him outside a restaurant after the musician insulted the politician while he was... more »»
Honduras gangs declare truce, ask talks with gov't
May 29, 2013 SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' two biggest and most dangerous street gangs declared an unprecedented truce Tuesday, offering peace in the world's most violent country in exchange for... more »»
Anguish from Japan's sex slave legacy unsettled
May 29, 2013 OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. more »»
Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist
May 29, 2013 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida's North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employe. more »»
Religious unrest in northeast Myanmar
May 29, 2013 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Sectarian violence spread to a new region of Myanmar, with a mob burning shops in a northeastern town after unconfirmed rumors spread that a Muslim man had set fire to a... more »»
Spain: Police find bodies of missing Dutch couple
May 28, 2013 MADRID (AP) — Police have found two bodies they believe to be those of missing former Dutch national volleyball star and her partner, the Interior Ministry said Monday. more »»
Singapore police say protocols flouted in US death
May 28, 2013 SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore police who examined the scene of an American's death admitted on the last day of a coroner's inquest Monday that they deviated from official protocols by not dusting for... more »»
Russia says US missile defense offer insufficient
May 28, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says Washington's latest moves aimed at easing Moscow's concern about NATO's U.S.-led missile defense plans are insufficien. more »»
Toronto mayor's press advisers latest to leave
May 28, 2013 TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's press advisers are the latest to leave their jobs as questions swirl about a video that purportedly shows the mayor smoking crack cocaine. more »»
Bombs tear through Iraqi capital, killing over 60
May 28, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 66 people and maiming nearly 200 as insurgents step up the bloodshed roiling... more »»
Mexico special police unit to search for missing
May 28, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has created a special investigative unit to search for missing people and it is already working on locating them, authorities said Monday. more »»
US, Russia discuss peace plan as Syria worsens
May 28, 2013 PARIS (AP) — The top U.S. and Russian diplomats met Monday to try to accelerate frustratingly slow peace efforts in Syria, where the signs point only to a worsening conflict. more »»
Britain: EU ends arms embargo on Syrian opposition
May 28, 2013 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria's outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad's regime ahead of... more »»
Iraq officials says separate attacks kill 14
May 27, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks killed at least 14 people in Iraq on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence of what has been a particularly bloody month in the countr. more »»
Trailblazing Israeli electric car company to close
May 27, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — It was an audacious idea that came to symbolize Israel's self-described status as "Start-Up Nation," a company that believed it could replace most gasoline-powered cars with electri... more »»
Israel's president calls for return to peace talks
May 27, 2013 SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to overcome differences and resume peace negotiations, saying the sides could not afford "to lose... more »»
Toronto mayor says crack video doesn't exist
May 27, 2013 TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Sunday that a purported video of him smoking crack cocaine does not exist and vowed to seek re-election next year, attacking the media again as a "bunch of... more »»
Report: Rocket fired from Lebanon toward Israel
May 27, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — A rocket was fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel late Sunday night, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. more »»
Japanese mayor apologizes for comment on US troops
May 27, 2013 TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese mayor apologized Monday for saying earlier that U.S. troops should patronize legal adult entertainment businesses as a way to reduce rapes and other assaults. more »»
Nurse admits murdering 11 in Sydney nursing home
May 27, 2013 SYDNEY (AP) — A nurse has pleaded guilty to murdering 11 elderly people by setting fire to the Sydney nursing home where he worked. more »» |
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