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Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years
May 11, 2013 TOKYO (AP) — The dollar soared above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years Friday, driven by aggressive credit-easing aimed at reviving Japan's sluggish economy and improved U.S. more »»
Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya
May 11, 2013 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass... more »»
Seeking re-election, Imelda extends Marcos dynasty
May 11, 2013 MARCOS, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor: She dazzled voters with her bouffant... more »»
China coal mine explosion kills 12, injures 2
May 11, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say a coal mine blast in southwestern China has left 12 people dead and two more injured. more »»
Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico City
May 11, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28. more »»
Bangladesh factory collapse death toll hits 1,034
May 10, 2013 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead... more »»
Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide
May 10, 2013 GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt denied on Thursday that he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas as he testified for the first time at his genocide trial. more »»
Karzai says US can have 9 Afghan bases after 2014
May 10, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, said Thursday that his government is now... more »»
Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election
May 10, 2013 ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime... more »»
Iran president still a force even as his era ends
May 10, 2013 BIRJAND, Iran (AP) — When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace o... more »»
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia
May 10, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged... more »»
NKorea: Detained American smuggled in propaganda
May 10, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor, accusing him late Thursday of smuggling in... more »»
Yemen's leader warns of al-Qaida expansion
May 10, 2013 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The president of Yemen on Thursday warned that the al-Qaida branch in the country was expanding and using assassinations and abductions of foreigners as a way to challenge the... more »»
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops
May 9, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said.The U.S. more »»
Court: Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'
May 9, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — If Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gadhafi regime, it could be "Libya's Nuremberg moment," the chief prosecutor of the International Crimina... more »»
Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem
May 9, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said... more »»
Stephen Hawking backs boycott of Israeli academics
May 9, 2013 LONDON (AP) — British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should respect a Palestinian call to boycott... more »»
Bolivia's challenge: Making coca palatable
May 9, 2013 VILLA TUNARI, Bolivia (AP) — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia's thousands of acres of... more »»
Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting
May 9, 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. more »»
Vatican: Mexico's folk Death Saint is blasphemous
May 9, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Vatican's culture minister says Mexico's folk Death Saint is a blasphemous symbol that shouldn't be part of any religion. more »» |
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