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Pope gives a lift to 2 kids in St. Peter's Square
April 16, 2014 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has given a lift to two lucky kids during his general audience in St. Peter's Square. more »»
Belgian head of Congo's Virunga park shot
April 16, 2014 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Belgian director of Africa's oldest national park, a reserve in conflict-ridden eastern Congo, has been shot and seriously wounded but his condition is improving, park... more »»
Israel police disperse riot at Jerusalem holy site
April 16, 2014 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police stormed a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem on Wednesday and fired tear gas to disperse a riot by Palestinian Muslim worshippers, officials said. more »»
292 missing, 3 dead in South Korea ferry disaster
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A multi-story ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday, leaving... more »»
If filed, plane lawsuits might not get heard in US
April 16, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, some lawyers have claimed they can get several millions of dollars in damages for each lost passenger by taking the cases to the... more »»
China's growth slows to 7.4 percent in 1Q
April 16, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter but appeared strong enough to satisfy Chinese leaders who are trying to put the country on a more sustainable path... more »»
Sub makes 2nd dive to search for Malaysian plane
April 16, 2014 PERTH, Australia (AP) — As a robotic submarine dove into the ocean to look for lost Flight 370, angry Chinese relatives stormed out of a teleconference meeting Wednesday to protest the Malaysian... more »»
Official: Iran will not discuss missile program
April 16, 2014 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran will not discuss its ballistic missiles as part of ongoing talks with world powers on a final agreement to curb the Iranian nuclear program, the country's defense... more »»
South Korea says 293 missing in ferry disaster
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly 300 people were still missing Wednesday several hours after a ferry carrying 459, most of them high school students, sank in cold waters off South Korea's souther... more »»
Russian FM: Russia still to meet with Ukraine
April 16, 2014 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is still planning to meet with Ukrainian officials at an international conference in Geneva on Thursday. more »»
Egypt clamps hold over mosques to control message
April 16, 2014 CAIRO (AP) — In his weekly sermon, Muslim cleric Ali Abdel-Moati preached to his congregation in a southern Egyptian city about the evils of making hasty judgments. more »»
Police say 5 dead in Calgary stabbings
April 16, 2014 CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A recent graduate of the University of Calgary was charged in the fatal stabbing of five people at a house party that the police chief called the worst mass slaying in the... more »»
Cuban doctors in eye of Venezuelan hurricane
April 16, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When Judith Faraiz's son was near death after a severe motorcycle accident, she put his life in the hands of God and Cuban doctor. more »»
2 dead after ferry sinks off South Korean coast
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled Wednesday to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 high school students on a school trip, after a ferry sank off... more »»
1 dead, after ferry sinks off South Korean coast
April 16, 2014 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of military boats and helicopters scrambled Wednesday to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 high school students on a school trip, after a ferry sank off... more »»
Chile leader to relocate Valparaiso fire victims
April 16, 2014 VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet vowed Tuesday to reconstruct this once-beautiful port city according to a master plan that would prevent many of the 12,500 victims of... more »»
Ukraine bares teeth against eastern uprising
April 15, 2014 KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces repelled an attack Tuesday by about 30 gunmen at an airport,... more »»
Security Council sees grim images of Syrian dead
April 15, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council fell silent Tuesday after ambassadors viewed a series of ghastly photographs of dead Syrian civil war victims, France's ambassador said. more »»
Violence surges from Islamic uprising in Nigeria
April 15, 2014 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Muslim extremists kidnapped about 100 girls Tuesday from a school in northeastern Nigeria, less than a day after militants bombed a bus station and killed 75 peopl... more »»
Germany's Merkel calls Putin to discuss Ukraine
April 15, 2014 BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Russia's President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Ukraine. more »» |
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