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Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
May 21, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security... more »»
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
May 21, 2013 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' obsession with the devil has taken on remarkable new twists, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man from four different... more »»
Key senator to let Myanmar sanctions bill lapse
May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Republican says he plans to let key sanctions legislation against Myanmar (mee-an-MAWR') lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. Se. more »»
Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
May 21, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former... more »»
Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
May 21, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. more »»
Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on a Sinai funeral
May 21, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security... more »»
US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
May 21, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. more »»
Israel warns Syria against attacks on Golan
May 21, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria's leader will "bear the... more »»
Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
May 21, 2013 PARIS (AP) — Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in... more »»
SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
May 21, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. more »»
Top figures may be barred from Iran's June ballot
May 21, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election process slipped into a tense holding pattern Tuesday amid speculation that candidates blocked from the ballot include a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud... more »»
Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors
May 21, 2013 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children. more »»
Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
May 21, 2013 BRUSSELS (AP) — Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000... more »»
Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples
May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas. more »»
Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
May 21, 2013 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. more »»
Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property
May 21, 2013 BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. more »»
Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case
May 21, 2013 KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred... more »»
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
May 21, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the thir... more »»
Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead
May 21, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. more »» |
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