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Indian food vendors get lessons in hygiene
December 5, 2013 NEW DELHI (AP) — The millions of food vendors peddling tasty morsels from roadside stalls and rickshaws across India have long been an emblem of the country's boisterous, chaotic spiri. more »»
Venezuela cyber crackdown ensnares Web's Bitly
December 5, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have been scrambling for dollars for weeks, taking refuge in the greenback as their own currency is in free fall. more »»
Amid political violence, Thai king urges stability
December 5, 2013 BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand put politics aside Thursday to celebrate the 86th birthday of the country's revered monarch, who used his annual birthday speech to call for stability but made no direct... more »»
Court docs: Toronto mayor tried obtaining tape
December 5, 2013 TORONTO (AP) — New court documents released Wednesday suggest Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may have offered $5,000 and a car to suspected drug dealers in exchange for a video that appears to show him... more »»
China gives no ground to Biden in air zone dispute
December 5, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — Giving no ground, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. more »»
Biden: China air zone creates apprehension in Asia
December 5, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says China's recent, sudden announcement of a new air defense zone has caused significant apprehension in the region. more »»
Stolen cobalt-60 found abandoned in Mexico
December 5, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A missing shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 was found Wednesday near where the stolen truck transporting the material was abandoned in central Mexico state, the country's... more »»
Stolen cobalt-60 found abandoned
December 5, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A missing shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 was found Wednesday near where the stolen truck transporting the material was abandoned in central Mexico state, the country's... more »»
Jamaica scientist launches medical marijuana firm
December 5, 2013 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A prominent Jamaican scientist and entrepreneur is launching a company that aims to capitalize on medical marijuana, a growing global industry that he asserted Wednesday... more »»
Mexico official: Stolen cobalt-60 found
December 4, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's nuclear safety director says that missing radioactive cobalt-60 has been found near where the stolen truck transporting the material was abandoned in central Mexico... more »»
Mexico: Stolen radioactive cobalt box found empty
December 4, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A stolen container of radioactive material was found empty Wednesday and radioactivity was detected nearby, Mexico's nuclear safety director sai. more »»
US seeks limited military ties with Myanmar
December 4, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced strong bipartisan opposition Wednesday to plans for limited U.S. more »»
Mexico: Stolen box with radioactive material found
December 4, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's nuclear safety director says a stolen container of radioactive material has been found empty. more »»
China gives no ground to Biden in air zone dispute
December 4, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — Giving no ground, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. more »»
Hunt on in Mexico for stolen radioactive load
December 4, 2013 VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — A cargo truck hauling extremely dangerous radioactive material from used medical equipment was stolen from a gas station in Mexico, and authorities put out an alert in six... more »»
Boxing champ turns opposition leader in Ukraine
December 4, 2013 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Towering over his fellow protest leaders, Vitali Klitschko, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, has emerged as Ukraine's most popular opposition figure and has... more »»
Libya spends foreign reserves to offset oil losses
December 4, 2013 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's prime minister said on Wednesday that his government is spending billions of dollars to offset the loss of revenue caused by militias who have shut down oil terminal... more »»
Air zone dispute: US-China talks but no consensus
December 4, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — In candid, face-to-face talks, Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping traded arguments Wednesday over China's contentious new air defense zone, with no consensus... more »»
Possible culprits in Hezbollah commander's killing
December 4, 2013 Senior Hezbollah commander Hassan al-Laqis was assassinated early Wednesday in southern Beirut — a sharp blow to the Iranian-backed Shiite group. more »»
Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut
December 4, 2013 BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The attackers waited in an olive grove around midnight. As the Hezbollah commander pulled into the garage of his nearby apartment building, they went in after him. more »» |
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