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Budapest braces for swollen Danube
June 10, 2013 BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in a region of eastern Germany where the Elbe river has flooded and burst through a dam, while swollen Danube was approaching... more »»
In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options
June 10, 2013 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilienc. more »»
2 Koreas to talk in border village after tensions
June 9, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea will meet in a village straddling their heavily armed border Sunday for the first government-level talks on the peninsula in more than two years as... more »»
Italy protests Vienna pub making fun of mob's dead
June 9, 2013 ROME (AP) — Italy has complained to Austrian authorities on Saturday about a Vienna pub selling sandwiches named after Italians slain by Sicilian mobsters. more »»
Man faces manslaughter over Paris activist's death
June 9, 2013 PARIS (AP) — Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, as authorities opened a manslaughter probe... more »»
Pooches, owners march for more dog-friendly Paris
June 9, 2013 PARIS (AP) — Some Parisians want just a little bit more of their city to go to the dogs. more »»
Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city
June 9, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven... more »»
Insider attack kills 3 Americans in Afghanistan
June 9, 2013 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on American trainers working with him in the country's east on Saturday, killing three of them, while an attacker with a... more »»
Turkey PM's party rules out early elections
June 9, 2013 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Ankara fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse thousands of people protesting near government buildings on Saturday, as Turkey's biggest wave of... more »»
South Africa: Mandela has lung infection
June 9, 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans on Saturday said their thoughts were with former President Nelson Mandela, who was in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated... more »»
Putin's divorce breaks taboo in Russian politics
June 8, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their personal life let alone their personal... more »»
Egypt's president dismisses calls for early vote
June 8, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as clashes erupted in a northern Egyptian city and unidentified assailants torched a Cairo campaig... more »»
Pakistan officials say US drone strike kills 7
June 8, 2013 PESHAWAR , Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. drone strike killed seven militants in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials sai. more »»
Russia offers peacekeepers for Golan Heights
June 8, 2013 MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin offered on Friday to send Russian troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrians who are withdrawing from the U.N. more »»
4 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood
June 8, 2013 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two masked gunmen stormed into a gym yelling "everyone hit the floor" and opened fire, killing four people in a tough Mexico City neighborhood that is home to the area's biggest... more »»
Koreas agree to meeting in bid to ease tensions
June 8, 2013 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea will meet Sunday at a village straddling their heavily armed border as the sides try to lower tension and restore projects once seen as symbols of... more »»
Francis gets personal: 'I didn't want to be pope'
June 8, 2013 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis revealed Friday that he never wanted to be pope and that he's living in the Vatican hotel for his "psychiatric" health. more »»
Suicide blasts kill 19 in Iraq, including Iranians
June 8, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide attackers rammed car bombs on Friday into a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and a police checkpoint west of Baghdad, killing 19 people in all, in the latest bout of violence to... more »»
Skinheads questioned in deadly Paris brawl
June 8, 2013 PARIS (AP) — For years they operated in the shadows, but militant extreme-right groups have become increasingly visible in France. more »»
Erdogan calls for end to Turkey protest
June 7, 2013 ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have... more »» |
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