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Japan war shrine visits anger China, South Korea
April 23, 2013 TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledg... more »»
Aunt: Boston bombings suspect struggled with Islam
April 23, 2013 MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The elder suspect in the Boston bombings regularly attended a mosque and spent time learning to read the Quran, but he struggled to fit in during a trip to his ancestral... more »»
Nicaragua nabs US most-wanted child porn suspect
April 23, 2013 MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Police in Nicaragua have detained a former U.S. more »»
Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy
April 23, 2013 NEW DELHI (AP) — A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens. more »»
Officials: At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack
April 22, 2013 BAGA, Nigeria (AP) — Fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation's far northeast, officials said Sunday, an attack that... more »»
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 186
April 22, 2013 LUSHAN, China (AP) — Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and... more »»
Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement
April 22, 2013 ISTANBUL (AP) — U.. more »»
Condition of Indian girl who was raped improves
April 22, 2013 NEW DELHI (AP) — The condition of a 5-year-old girl who was raped, tortured and then left alone in a locked room for two days has improved, a doctor said, as protests continued in India's capital... more »»
Syrian opposition calls on Hezbollah to stay out
April 22, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian opposition called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from the country, as activists said regime troops supported by gunmen linked to the Lebanese Shiite militant group... more »»
Pentagon chief stresses Israel's right to hit Iran
April 22, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. more »»
Taliban threat could skew Pakistan election result
April 22, 2013 PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan's most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but they are increasingly... more »»
Paraguayans elect tobacco magnate as president
April 22, 2013 ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayans elected a tobacco magnate as their new leader Sunday, returning the conservative Colorado Party to the presidency that it held for 61 years before former Roman... more »»
Pakistani judge orders Musharraf held for 2 weeks
April 21, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday was ordered held for two weeks until the next hearing in a case related to his 2007 decision to sack and detain several judges. more »»
Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout
April 21, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. more »»
World finance leaders issue sober assessment
April 21, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — World finance leaders meeting in Washington have come out with a somber assessment of the global economy. more »»
Indian girl, 5, in serious condition after rape
April 21, 2013 NEW DELHI (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was in serious condition Saturday after being raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India's capital for two days, officials said. more »»
Boston suspects' Chechen family traveled long road
April 21, 2013 TOKMOK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — The two brothers accused of blowing up homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon came from a Chechen family that for decades had been tossed from one country to another by war... more »»
Heavy clashes in Syria near Lebanese border
April 21, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen captured at least one village in heavy fighting Sunday in a strategic area near the Lebanese border, activists and state media reported. more »»
US, allies seek to boost Syrian opposition
April 21, 2013 ISTANBUL (AP) — Foreign ministers from the main supporters of the rebels trying to topple the Syrian government worked Saturday to increase pressure on President Bashar Assad, but the opposition... more »»
Strong quake jolts China's Sichuan, killing 156
April 21, 2013 YA'AN, China (AP) — Residents huddled outdoors Saturday night in a town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at... more »» |
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