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Abbas: No recognition of Israel as Jewish state
March 7, 2014 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said there is "no way" he will recognize Israel as a Jewish state and accept a Palestinian capital in just a portion of... more »»
Turkish PM threatens to ban Facebook, YouTube
March 7, 2014 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversation... more »»
Pistorius: former girlfriend testifies on gunplay
March 7, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius testified Friday at the double-amputee runner's murder trial that he always carried a firearm and that their relationship ende... more »»
Kerry meets with Jordan's king over peace plan
March 7, 2014 AQABA, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Kerry is in Jordan to meet with its king about Mideast peace. more »»
Russia and Crimean politicians discuss referendum
March 7, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — The speaker for Russia's upper house of parliament says Crimea would be welcome as an "equal subject" in Russia if the region votes to leave Ukraine in an upcoming referendum. more »»
Activists: 17 rebels die in battle for Syrian town
March 7, 2014 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say at least 17 rebels have been killed in a battle with government troops for an opposition stronghold near the border with Lebanon. more »»
Rediscovered trenches bring WWI to life in England
March 7, 2014 GOSPORT, England (AP) — Two lines of trenches face off across No Man's Land. A soldier marches, rifle in hand, along a ditch. more »»
AP PHOTOS: Women brick-makers in debt in Pakistan
March 7, 2014 MANDRA, Pakistan (AP) — Amna Bhatti has spent half a century shaping mud into bricks in a huge kiln south of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. more »»
Entrepreneurship grows in Egypt's flailing economy
March 7, 2014 CAIRO (AP) — In Egypt's newest reality television show, contestants sold fruit juice from push carts in Cairo's busiest market and later organized a desert safari for tourists, hustling to make... more »»
Obama, Japanese PM discuss Ukraine in phone call
March 7, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama spoke with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) about the situation in Ukraine and both leaders agree that Russia's... more »»
Colombian paramilitaries set for release
March 7, 2014 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — One veteran of Colombia's disbanded far-right militias admitted to ordering or taking part in at least 3,000 killings, mostly targeting leftists, and incinerating many of... more »»
Crimea to vote to split from Ukraine, join Russia
March 7, 2014 SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 day. more »»
Obama: West won't let Kremlin carve up Ukraine
March 7, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered the West's first sanctions in response to Russia's military takeover of Crimea on Thursday, declaring his determination not to let the Kremlin... more »»
Crimea to vote to split from Ukraine, join Russia
March 6, 2014 SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 day. more »»
Crimea sets vote to break away from Ukraine
March 6, 2014 SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday as lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 day. more »»
Battle for Syrian rebel town erases Lebanon border
March 6, 2014 ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Sunnis and Shiites from Lebanon are streaming into Syria to take up arms on opposite sides of a fierce battle over a rebel stronghold — a fight that has effectively erased... more »»
Bombings, clashes in Iraq kill at least 42
March 6, 2014 BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings targeting shoppers across central Iraq and clashes near the militant-held city of Fallujah killed at least 42 people Thursday, authorities said. more »»
Al-Qaida in Yemen kills comrade accused of spying
March 6, 2014 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida militants in Yemen killed one of their own men Thursday, hanging his body from a street light after accusing him of spying for the United States, officials said. more »»
In Crimea, old fears combine with new propaganda
March 6, 2014 SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Sometimes, the old actor remembers the war far too clearly. more »»
A Gadhafi son is extradited to Libya
March 6, 2014 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, al-Saadi, was extradited on Thursday to Libya from Niger, where he had taken refuge as his father's regime crumbled in 2011, bringing cheers... more »» |
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