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Syrian jets bomb rebel-held areas near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed rebel-held areas near Damascus on Thursday as President Bashar Assad’s troops battled opposition fighters for control of a strategic road that links the capital...
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Frenchwoman freed by Mexican court returns home
PARIS (AP) — A Frenchwoman who spent seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges returned to a hero’s welcome in Paris on Thursday, declaring she had been cleared by the Mexican court that...
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NKorea warns of nuke test, more rocket launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets...
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With protests, Egyptians mark uprising anniversary
CAIRO (AP) — Two years after Egypt’s revolution began, the country’s schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy...
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Mali army pushes farthest east toward city of Gao
MOPTI, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military and French forces have pushed toward the Islamic extremist stronghold in the city of Gao, in their farthest push east since launching an operation two weeks ago to...
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Crocodile crossing: Thousands on loose in S.Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Afraid of crocodiles? Then you may want to stay away from the South Africa-Botswana border. About 7,000 crocodiles escaped a crocodile farm when the gates on a dam were opened this...
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Mexico’s new president mostly mum on drug violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two months after President Enrique Pena Nieto took office promising to reduce violent crime, the killings linked to Mexico’s drug cartels continue unabated. Only the government’s...
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UN seeks major aid boost for Syrian ‘catastrophe’
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria’s humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the Iraq war: Refugee numbers...
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Focus turns to Brazilian club safety after fire
SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — The repercussions of a tragic nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people in southern Brazil widened Tuesday as mayors around the country cracked down on such venues in...
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South Korea launches rocket weeks after NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea launched a satellite into space from its own soil for the first time Wednesday amid increased tensions after archrival North Korea accomplished a similar feat and...
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French foreign minister: Troops to leave Mali
SEVARE, Mali (AP) — France’s foreign minister said Wednesday that French forces would depart Mali “quickly” following their success in taking control of the airport in Kidal, a key position in the last...
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Israel jets increase activity in Lebanese airspace
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military said Wednesday that Israeli warplanes have sharply increased their activity over Lebanon in the past week, including at least 12 sorties in less than 24 hours in the...
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Diplomats: Iran prepared to up nuclear program
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency has told member nations that Iran is poised for a major technological upgrade of its uranium enrichment program, in a document seen Thursday by The Associated...
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Egypt’s top cleric voices Sunnis’ worries of Iran
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s most prominent Muslim cleric, the sheik of al-Azhar, has warned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against interfering in Arab Gulf countries or trying to spread Shiite...
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British Museum puts art from the Ice Age on show
LONDON (AP) — The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special — the oldest known...
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Pakistan: Toll from suspected US strike now 9
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say the death toll from a suspected U.S. drone strike in a restive tribal region has risen to 9, all of whom were militants. Two intelligence...
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Bus crash kills 16 football fans in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A bus carrying fans of a Chilean soccer team has plunged into a ravine, killing 16 people. Fire department officials say most of those who died in Saturday’s crash are 13 to 18...
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Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet...
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Rights group: Israel violated laws of war in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-based rights group said Israel violated laws of war in a series of airstrikes it conducted during an eight-day military operation last November against Hamas militants in the...
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Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang’s third nuclear test, conducted in defiance of...
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