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NKorean farmers planting rice with profits in mind
June 1, 2013 HAMHUNG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of... more »»
Syria's Assad 'confident in victory' in civil war
May 31, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is "confident in victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned that Damascus would retaliate for any... more »»
Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says
May 31, 2013 MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his slain brother were... more »»
C-section OKed for pregnant woman in El Salvador
May 31, 2013 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A seriously ill Salvadoran woman whose struggle to get a medical abortion drew international attention received permission on Thursday to end the troubled pregnancy... more »»
Myanmar Muslims find shelter in Buddhist monastery
May 31, 2013 LASHIO, Myanmar (AP) — More than 1,000 Muslims who fled Myanmar's latest bout of sectarian violence huddled in a Buddhist monastery guarded by army soldiers as calm returned to this northeastern... more »»
Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood
May 31, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, Russian scientists said Thursday. more »»
Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talks offer
May 31, 2013 PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban withdrew their offer of peace talks Thursday, following the death of the group's deputy leader in an American drone attack, a spokesman for the group... more »»
Khmer Rouge leaders apologize to victims' families
May 31, 2013 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Former leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge being tried by a U.N. more »»
Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
May 31, 2013 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year... more »»
No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer
May 30, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — Authorities have concluded that a newborn rescued from a sewer pipe in eastern China became trapped because of an accident. more »»
Syria says Assad will remain president until 2014
May 30, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek another term, conditions that will... more »»
UK police: Man charged in UK soldier's murder
May 30, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London stree. more »»
Report: NKorean defectors sent back by Laos, China
May 30, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nine North Korean defectors have been forced to return to their country from China after being captured in Laos, a South Korean news report says. more »»
NKorea sanctions squeeze cash for aid groups
May 30, 2013 PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons program are having unintended consequences: halting money transfers by foreign humanitarian... more »»
Costa Rica probes Liberty Reserve founder marriage
May 30, 2013 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The man who allegedly founded currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve may have paid a Costa Rican woman to marry him so he could get citizenship in this country, which... more »»
Terror remains for Salvadorans despite gang truce
May 30, 2013 ILOPANGO, El Salvador (AP) — Young men come around once a week to collect $20 from store owner Carlos Tevez, the "tax" he pays to continue operating his business and to keep his family safe. more »»
Buddhist mobs spread fear among Myanmar's Muslims
May 30, 2013 LASHIO, Myanmar (AP) — It was a terrifying sight: hundreds of angry, armed men on motorcycles advancing up a dusty street with no one to stop them. more »»
1 suspect in UK soldier slaying out of hospital
May 29, 2013 LONDON (AP) — One of two suspects shot by police following the slaying of a British soldier in London last week has been released from the hospital and taken to a police station for questioning,... more »»
American, Russian, Italian blast off into space
May 29, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz carrying an American, Russian and Italian blasted off Wednesday for a six-hour trip to the International Space Station, where the new crew will spend six months conducting a... more »»
Tweet warned Mexican officials before deadly slide
May 29, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities acknowledged Tuesday that a motorist tweeted them a warning about an impending mudslide on one of the nation's busiest highways hours before a huge slide... more »» |
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