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Curious about Palestine, Israeli visitors return
April 17, 2014 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — This bustling center of Palestinian life is just a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem, but for Israelis it might as well be on the other side of the world. more »»
Street theater in Mexico City's rough Tepito area
April 17, 2014 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Few outsiders dare venture after dark into Tepito, a neighborhood known as Mexico City's main clearinghouse for contraband ranging from guns and drugs to counterfeit sneakers. more »»
Fears rise for missing in SKorea ferry sinking
April 17, 2014 MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Fears rose Thursday for the fate of 289 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped onto its side and filled with water off the southern coast... more »»
Pro-Russian gunmen make inroads in eastern Ukraine
April 17, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The well-armed, Moscow-backed insurgency sowing chaos in eastern Ukraine scored a new victory Wednesday, seizing armored vehicles and weapons from underequipped... more »»
uFly fires flight instructor who appeared on CNN
April 17, 2014 TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian flight simulator business fired an instructor who figured prominently in CNN's coverage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, saying he showed up late to his regular... more »»
Apology for UN refusal to stop Rwanda genocide
April 17, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The diplomat who was president of the U.. more »»
Robot sub makes first complete search for plane
April 17, 2014 PERTH, Australia (AP) — A robotic submarine has completed its first full 16-hour mission scanning the floor of the Indian Ocean for wreckage of the missing Malaysian airliner after two previous... more »»
West slams Russia 'fantasy narrative' on Ukraine
April 17, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Western countries on the U.N. more »»
Pro-Russian gunmen make inroads in eastern Ukraine
April 16, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The well-armed, Moscow-backed insurgency sowing chaos in eastern Ukraine scored a new victory Wednesday, seizing armored vehicles and weapons from underequipped... more »»
20 killed as Islamic extremists rampage in Nigeria
April 16, 2014 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants have struck for a fourth time in three days in Nigeria, killing 20 people including a traditional ruler in attacks in the northeast, local... more »»
US readies sanctions on Russia, aid for Ukraine
April 16, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to ratchet up sanctions on Russia and boost assistance for the Ukrainian military in the coming days, U.S. more »»
Ferry sinks off South Korea; 6 dead, 290 missing
April 16, 2014 MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Koo Bon-hee could see the exit. For half an hour, as the doomed ferry filled with water and listed severely on its side, the crew told passengers to wait for rescuers. more »»
Uruguay's leader declares $322,883 in wealth
April 16, 2014 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — President Jose Mujica says his wealth adds up to $322,883. Nearly a third of that is cash, kept in three bank accounts that Uruguay's leader didn't previously declare. more »»
Bosnians see victims excavated from mass grave
April 16, 2014 SEJKOVACA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Denisa Hegic pulled her scarf around her nose to guard against the stench and drew back the plastic shroud. more »»
Romanian poet, dissident Nina Cassian dies
April 16, 2014 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian poet and translator Nina Cassian, who obtained political asylum in the United States after the Communist-era secret police found her critical poems scribbled in... more »»
Geneva talks on Ukraine face steep hurdles
April 16, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — Thursday's high-level talks in Geneva on Ukraine come as the country's eastern regions are awash in turmoil and pro-Russian insurgents have seized police stations and government... more »»
Pistorius defense tries to rebuild case
April 16, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' lawyers tried to roll back the prosecution's momentum at his murder trial Wednesday following the star athlete's shaky testimony, presenting a... more »»
Pakistan Taliban says truce over but talks ongoing
April 16, 2014 ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban said Wednesday they will not renew a ceasefire they called over a month ago to facilitate peace negotiations but said they will still continue talks with th... more »»
Algeria police violently disperse election protest
April 16, 2014 ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian police violently dispersed an attempt by opposition activists to stage a protest in the capital against the president's running for a fourth term in Thursday's... more »» |
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