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- North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.
- Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
- Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
- Egypt's Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments
- Iranians count on president-elect Rohani to bring change
- Czech prime minister steps down after graft scandal
- Gun control backfires? Rick Perry to lure blue-state gunmakers to Texas
- In Stanley Cup final, Boston Bruins prove era of the superstar is over
- Erdogan's supporters rally, dismissing Turkish protests as a 'big game'
- Dick Cheney: Edward Snowden a 'traitor' who likely spied for China
- Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence
- AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulers
- Series of attacks kill 51 people across Iraq
- Afghans poised to take security lead from US, NATO
- Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
- Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest
- Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
- G-8 leaders to mull Syria, tax evasion, free trade
- Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
- Czech prime minister says he will resign
- AP PHOTOS: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests
- Colombia's long-elusive goal: land reform
- Niger police 'attack' may be guards' over-reaction: minister
- Explosion hits military airport in Damascus: activists
- Egypt's army distances itself from regional conflict
- Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a G-8 drone
- Far-right candidate pushes out Socialist in French by-election
- UK spied on G20 officials in London: report
- Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension
- N.Ireland police chiefs optimistic of peaceful G-8
- Israel toughens law against anti-Palestinian vandals
- Bulgarians rally against government in power for two weeks
- Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy
North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S. Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT
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Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:13 PM PDT
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Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:53 PM PDT
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Egypt's Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:11 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday. It was one of 17 gubernatorial appointments that put Islamist allies in key positions across the country as Mursi braces for protests on the first anniversary of his inauguration at the end of the month. ... |
Iranians count on president-elect Rohani to bring change Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:33 PM PDT
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Czech prime minister steps down after graft scandal Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:55 PM PDT
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Gun control backfires? Rick Perry to lure blue-state gunmakers to Texas Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have brought into high relief one of the anachronisms of the American economy: Some of the biggest and most influential makers of firearms in the United States are located in some of its bluest – and most antigun – states. |
In Stanley Cup final, Boston Bruins prove era of the superstar is over Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:13 PM PDT There is a saying in hockey that always sprouts at this time of year: "Your best players need to be your best players." |
Erdogan's supporters rally, dismissing Turkish protests as a 'big game' Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT Turkey's largest city was divided on Sunday by competing shows of force, between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who staged a mammoth rally of loyalists, and anti-government demonstrators, who clashed with police on Istanbul's streets once again to protest his rule. |
Dick Cheney: Edward Snowden a 'traitor' who likely spied for China Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:46 AM PDT As officials and the media try to figure out where National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is these days, details about the massive anti-terrorist surveillance program he revealed to a startled world are starting to be made public. |
Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:46 PM PDT |
AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulers Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:06 PM PDT |
Series of attacks kill 51 people across Iraq Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT
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Afghans poised to take security lead from US, NATO Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:33 AM PDT
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Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT
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Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT |
Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:31 PM PDT |
G-8 leaders to mull Syria, tax evasion, free trade Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:25 PM PDT |
Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:04 PM PDT
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Czech prime minister says he will resign Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:34 PM PDT PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. |
AP PHOTOS: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:31 PM PDT
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Colombia's long-elusive goal: land reform Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:13 PM PDT |
Niger police 'attack' may be guards' over-reaction: minister Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:09 PM PDT NIAMEY (Reuters) - An inquiry into shooting at a military police academy in Niger's capital Niamey found no evidence of an attack on the camp, suggesting it could have been an over-reaction by nervous guards, the foreign minister said on Sunday. Niger's government had said its security forces had repelled an overnight assault by gunmen on the academy on Tuesday, stoking concerns over an Islamist threat in the West African nation. ... |
Explosion hits military airport in Damascus: activists Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:06 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - A huge explosion shook the Mezze military airport on the western edge of Damascus on Sunday, and ambulances were seen heading to the compound, a major base for President Bashar al-Assad's elite forces, activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in Britain with a network of observers in Syria, said it appeared that a booby-trapped car had exploded at a road block near the airport, killing or wounding around 20 members of Assad's forces. Video footage taken by activists showed flames rising from the area. ... |
Egypt's army distances itself from regional conflict Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian army will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, the state news agency quoted a military source as saying on Sunday, a day after President Mohamed Mursi backed the idea of a no-fly zone in Syria. "The Egyptian army is to protect Egypt and its national security only ... The Egyptian army will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and will not be lured or used in any regional conflicts," the military source said. A military spokesman declined to comment. ... |
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a G-8 drone Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:34 PM PDT ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Ireland police have a new eye in the sky just in time for the G-8 summit of world leaders. A unit of surveillance drones will be used here for the first time to keep tabs on protest marches and scan the countryside for terrorist threats. |
Far-right candidate pushes out Socialist in French by-election Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:32 PM PDT BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - A far-right candidate beat France's ruling Socialist party on Sunday to a place in a by-election run-off vote, reducing the government's slim parliamentary majority and highlighting the rise of the National Front. The seat, vacated by former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who resigned after admitting to holding a previously undeclared Swiss bank account, will now be contested by the National Front and the main conservative opposition UMP party, after the Socialist candidate received only 23.69 percent of the vote. ... |
UK spied on G20 officials in London: report Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain intercepted phone calls and monitored computers used by officials taking part in two high-level international finance meetings in London in 2009, a British newspaper said on Sunday. The Guardian said some delegates from countries in the Group of 20 - which comprises top economies around the world - used Internet cafes that had been set up by British intelligence agencies to read their emails. The report was published hours before leaders of the Group of Eight countries - all of which are in the G20 - start a two-day summit in Northern Ireland. ... |
Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:13 PM PDT |
N.Ireland police chiefs optimistic of peaceful G-8 Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:55 PM PDT |
Israel toughens law against anti-Palestinian vandals Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:28 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved new measures on Sunday against Jewish ultranationalists who vandalise Palestinian property in a drive to mire security forces in sectarian violence in the occupied West Bank. Saying they sought to avenge attacks on Jewish settlers, the vandals have torched and spray-painted Palestinian mosques and cars and chopped olive trees in so-called "Price Tag" raids. Churches and Arab property inside Israel have also been hit. ... |
Bulgarians rally against government in power for two weeks Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:17 PM PDT
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Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. |
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