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Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
May 22, 2013 REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The leader of the center-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland's new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks with the European Union abou... more »»
Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort
May 22, 2013 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians believe the U.S. more »»
Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
May 22, 2013 ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. more »»
Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing
May 22, 2013 DUBLIN (AP) — British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left fou... more »»
Global, local issues for Iran in upcoming election
May 22, 2013 Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: ___ NUCLEAR QUESTION: Four rounds of revived talks between Iran and world powers since... more »»
Iran's Ahmadinejad looks to outsider options
May 22, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. more »»
EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group
May 22, 2013 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the... more »»
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
May 22, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies... more »»
North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
May 22, 2013 PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a... more »»
Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
May 22, 2013 CANNES, France (AP) — The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. more »»
Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties
May 22, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance t... more »»
Cannes: James Franco builds a bookish filmography
May 22, 2013 CANNES, France (AP) — James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf — and a very respectable one, at tha. more »»
Afghanistan: Suicide bomb kills anti-Taliban elder
May 22, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber on foot killed an anti-Taliban village elder and at least three other people in a busy marketplace Wednesday in central Afghanistan, the latest in a wav... more »»
Bahrain claims Iranian drone found
May 22, 2013 MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's Interior Ministry says an Iranian drone has been found in the strategic Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. more »»
Iran expands nuke technology
May 22, 2013 VIENNA (AP) — The U.N.'s atomic agency says Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons. more »»
Mais non! French universities may teach in English
May 22, 2013 PARIS (AP) — In France, there's a brewing debate over whether to speak anglais in universite. more »»
UK, Denmark eye visas for Afghan interpreters
May 22, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. more »»
Iran's Ahmadinejad denounces election decision
May 22, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of... more »»
Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
May 22, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan left a hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign... more »» |
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