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Bangladesh police interrogate building's owner
April 30, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh court has given police 15 days to interrogate the owner of a building that collapsed last week, killing at least 384 people, as rescuers used heavy machinery to... more »»
Most South Koreans leave North Korean factory
April 30, 2013 PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Most South Koreans who had remained at an industrial park in North Korea had returned home by early Tuesday morning, officials said, leaving a final seven behind to negotiat... more »»
Report: 260,000 died in Somali famine
April 30, 2013 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous... more »»
Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing
April 29, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that killed three police... more »»
Cyberattack suspect had 'bunker' in north Spain
April 29, 2013 MADRID (AP) — A Dutch citizen arrested in northeast Spain on suspicion of launching what is described as the biggest cyberattack in Internet history operated from a bunker and had a van capable of... more »»
Iraq suspends Al-Jazeera and 9 Iraqi TV channels
April 29, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tensio. more »»
Owner of collapsed building captured in Bangladesh
April 29, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed and killed at least 377 people was captured Sunday by a commando force as he tried to flee into India. more »»
Mexican journalists march against attacks on press
April 29, 2013 XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. more »»
Pattern seen in alleged chemical arms use in Syria
April 29, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — The instances in which chemical weapons are alleged to have been used in Syria were purportedly small in scale: nothing along the lines of Saddam Hussein's 1988 attack in Kurdish Iraq... more »»
Greek bill opens way for civil service layoffs
April 29, 2013 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up 8.8 billion euros ($11. more »»
Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350
April 28, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh took six people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building that killed at least 348 people, as rescue workers... more »»
NKorea charges US man in plot to overthrow regime
April 28, 2013 PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a... more »»
Report: Algeria's president has mini-stroke
April 28, 2013 ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's president was hospitalized Saturday after having a mini-stroke without serious complications, the state news agency said. more »»
Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate
April 28, 2013 ROME (AP) — Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an unusual alliance of bitter rivals that... more »»
Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins'
April 28, 2013 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America who wants to build "a church for the poor" is stirring hopes among advocates of liberation theology, a movement of social activism that... more »»
Czech communist whisky matures to excellence
April 28, 2013 PRADLO DISTILLERY, Czech Republic (AP) — The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent whisky. more »»
Jews ease back into Tunisia for famed pilgrimage
April 28, 2013 DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Under a bright Mediterranean sun Saturday, Jews whose forebears once thronged Tunisia are trekking to a celebrated synagogue under the protection of police — as organizers try... more »»
Iceland opposition poised to win general election
April 28, 2013 REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Five years after Iceland's economic collapse, early returns signaled that voters are favoring the return of a center-right, Eurosceptic government... more »»
Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears
April 27, 2013 BERLIN (AP) — They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. more »»
Cuba ends half-century ban on pro boxing
April 27, 2013 HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semipro league. more »» |
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