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Cuban spy unrepentant, but hopes for better ties
May 7, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. more »»
Brands risk image in varying Bangladesh responses
May 7, 2013 MUMBAI, India (AP) — Global clothing brands involved in Bangladesh's troubled garment industry responded in starkly different ways to the building collapse that killed more than 600 people. more »»
Colombia cops: Fake nuns hid cocaine under habits
May 7, 2013 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The nuns' habits didn't seem to be habitual garb for three young women so Colombian police asked them to step aside when they arrived on the Caribbean island of San Andres on... more »»
Ally of slain politician suspects political motive
May 7, 2013 WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — A close ally of a charismatic but divisive politician killed by two assailants in Curacao said Monday he believes the lawmaker was slain in some sort of politically... more »»
Jamaica Cabinet says panel should probe 2010 raid
May 7, 2013 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica's Cabinet says a commission of inquiry should be held into a deadly 2010 raid by security forces during a state of emergency. more »»
In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote
May 6, 2013 MATEELA, Pakistan (AP) — For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. more »»
Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600
May 6, 2013 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one... more »»
Venezuela to tap military to fight crime
May 6, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's top security official announced Sunday the government of President Nicolas Maduro will use the military to fight rampant violent crime, raising concerns among... more »»
Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33
May 6, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens on Sunday in and around the Iraqi capital. more »»
Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
May 6, 2013 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. more »»
Police: 10 killed in Nigeria church, market attack
May 6, 2013 YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say at least 10 people have been killed in an attack in northeast Nigeria that targeted a church and a local marke. more »»
Libya bans Gadhafi-era officials from state posts
May 6, 2013 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Under pressure from armed militias, Libya's parliament passed a sweeping law Sunday that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi during his 42... more »»
Mexican journalists' sons killed in northern city
May 6, 2013 CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Two sons of a well-known journalism couple have been shot to death, authorities in a northern Mexico border state said Sunday. more »»
Saudis allow some girls' schools to offer sports
May 5, 2013 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, according to a decision announced on Saturday, the latest in a series of... more »»
Next Iran president likely to have gentler touch
May 5, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map... more »»
Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killings
May 5, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that dozens of people, including children, had been killed by pro-government gunmen in th... more »»
7 American service members killed in Afghanistan
May 5, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven U.. more »»
Bangladesh toll 547; search becomes more gruesome
May 5, 2013 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the sit. more »»
Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site
May 5, 2013 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two American crew members near where their military refueling plane crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, while the... more »»
Israel enforces 'red line' with Syria airstrike
May 5, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — With a second airstrike against Syria in four months, Israel enforced its own red line of not allowing game-changing weapons to reach Lebanon's Hezbollah, a heavily armed foe of the... more »» |
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