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Osaka mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary
May 14, 2013 TOKYO (AP) — Osaka's outspoken mayor has said the system in which Asian women were forced to become wartime prostitutes before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the... more »»
Resounding election victory for Pakistan's Sharif
May 13, 2013 LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised Sunday to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the... more »»
Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane
May 13, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to... more »»
Cars made in Brazil are deadly
May 13, 2013 SAO PAULO (AP) — The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. more »»
Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls
May 13, 2013 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots in the Philippines' congressional and local elections Monday,... more »»
China investigates top planning official for graft
May 13, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — China's top anti-graft committee is investigating the deputy chairman of the country's economic planning agency, the latest high-level official to be ensnared by the new leadership's... more »»
Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
May 13, 2013 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks... more »»
Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
May 13, 2013 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. more »»
Bangladesh plans to raise pay for garment workers
May 13, 2013 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers after the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a factory building focused attentio... more »»
Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory
May 12, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a militar... more »»
Syria-linked group blamed in Turkey blasts; 43 die
May 12, 2013 REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 other. more »»
Woman rescued from Bangladesh rubble recovering
May 12, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from... more »»
Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala
May 12, 2013 GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt spent his first full day as a convict Saturday in a 16-by-13 foot cell with a small bed, bathroom and window, after receiving a... more »»
World grapples with rise in cyber crime
May 12, 2013 LONDON (AP) — International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. more »»
Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now
May 12, 2013 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. more »»
AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly
May 12, 2013 SAO PAULO (AP) — The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. more »»
Pro-Berlusconi rally in Italy draws cheers, jeers
May 12, 2013 ROME (AP) — Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax... more »»
Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
May 11, 2013 GENEVA (AP) — A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing... more »»
Pakistan set for historic, unpredictable election
May 11, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan holds historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the... more »»
Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site
May 11, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a... more »» |
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