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Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
May 20, 2013 SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. more »»
Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq
May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian... more »»
Baghdad car bomb kills 13, raises death toll to 70
May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people. more »»
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
May 20, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. more »»
Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'
May 20, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's only independent polling agency said Monday it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for "political activity" under a law spearheading President Vladimir Putin's... more »»
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
May 20, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over it... more »»
Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare
May 20, 2013 LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. more »»
Pakistan's former military ruler granted bail
May 20, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said. more »»
Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian... more »»
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
May 20, 2013 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country. more »»
Turkey: 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash
May 20, 2013 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two... more »»
SKorea: NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters
May 20, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. more »»
China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
May 20, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest... more »»
Turkey: 1 killed, 24 injured in balloon crash
May 20, 2013 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. more »»
Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 40
May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops... more »»
China sentences underground bank operator to death
May 20, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by... more »»
Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
May 20, 2013 SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in histor. more »»
SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
May 20, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country... more »»
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
May 20, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his... more »»
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
May 19, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional"... more »» |
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