Site Map

Years / 2015 / December /11

• Shoe thrown at Rouhani in protests after Obama call
• Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman return to Patriots practice
• U.S. Braces Allies for Next Round of WikiLeaks
• Fierce clashes in Iraq as ISIS takes control of villages near Ramadi
• Owner of Brazil nightclub blames entire country for fire
• Senior police officer among nine killed in Iraq
• In home of only Palestinian beer, a hope libations will save West Bank Christian hamlet
• Ministry of prominent Bahamas pastor to continue after fatal plane crash
• Syrian forces kill dozens after UN monitors' visit
• Egypt troops storm village in latest crackdown
• Crimea's Tatars to gather as Russian laws threaten hard-earned hold over land
• Icelandic girl fights government over right to use her name; only 'approved' names allowed
• British foreign secretary gets social with Twitter followers
• Ousted Egyptian President Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with protester deaths
• Iran court begins new hearing for Washington Post reporter charged with espionage
• Nigeria says 219 girls in Boko Haram kidnapping still missing
• BBC spent ??5mn on Savile investigations
• Mets and SS Asdrubal Cabrera finalize $18.5M, 2-year deal
• Syrian activists say some 150 killed in 2 days of heavy fighting around Aleppo airport
• Sipp finds comfort with $18 million, 3-year deal from Astros
• Yemeni leader names ambassador to UN as prime minister, after rebels force out predecessor
• Report: Russia planning to deliver combat jets to Syria
• Germany Halts Poultry, Pork and Eggs Sales After Scare
• easyJet to buy 135 Airbus A320s for $12bn
• No body means no end in sight to grief of parents who lost son and his girlfriend on Flight 17
• A's finalize deals with relievers John Axford, Ryan Madson
• Iraqis vote next week to choose local councils in first election since US withdrawal in 2011
• Giants cut DE Moore after reported fight over headphones
• Amid migrant crisis, record numbers of child refugees leave family and homeland for Europe
• In Colombia presidential race, unorthodox academic in tight contest with Uribe torchbearer
• Libya Rebels Poised to Attack Qaddafi Stronghold
• Pistorius prosecutor questions defense expert's credentials
• N.Y. lawmaker calls for 'all resources necessary' in hunt for American woman missing in Turkey
• Japan shuts down another nuclear reactor, leaving only one operational in country
• Afghan official says at least 2 dead, 15 wounded in car bomb explosion in southern city
• Japanese 80-year-old Everest climber Miura to seek fresh challenges, but not another ascent
• Falcons keep whiffing on defense during 5-game skid
• Lockerbie Bomber in Coma, Near Death, Brother Says
• Venezuelan officials break up protesters' camps
• Normandy Beach Faces New Invasion ... Of Wind Turbines
• Countries debate whether to arm Syrian opposition
• 49ers might get creative to handle depth issues at tight end
• Hagel visits Afghanistan to discuss progress in Afghan forces taking over security
• Palestinian protesters, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site
• Japan expels Chinese arrested in islands dispute
• School that employed American shot in Yemen denies he proselytized Christianity
• Raiders rookie linebacker Heeney excelling in expanded role
• Ukraine crisis: Western leaders scramble to respond to Russian incursion
• Over 100,000 party at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, the biggest of its kind in the region
• Two-Headed Calf Born in Georgia
• Michael Sam, citing "mental health," leaves CFL's Montreal Alouettes
• The Latest: Hundreds of migrants wait at Turkish border, hoping for permission to enter Greece
• With vivid memories of Moscow's rule, Baltic states lead Europe in curbing Russia gas reliance
• Brazil Truth Commission delivers final report on dictatorship's brutality, seeks amnesty's end
• Rescued Antarctic passengers resume journey home
• Rams secondary banged up heading into game against Lions
• Canadian University Suspends Student Team After Racy Photo
• Few jobs and little hope, but rural Russians sticking with Putin ahead of local elections
• Afghanistan says still no suspects in killing of 11 Sufis, shot in Kabul mosque while praying
• Afghanistan edges Scotland by 1 wicket, claims 1st win in Cricket World Cup in Pool A thriller
• Karachi's plague of violence brings armoured car boom
• Kerry says he will meet Netanyahu, Abbas this week in bid to ease Israeli-Palestinian tensions
• Protesters cancel talks with Hong Kong government after mobs try to drive them from streets
• Venezuelan governor says 1 person killed during looting of supermarket, reports 27 detained
• Qaddafi Forces, Libyan Rebels Battle at Key Oil Port
• Two Canadians killed in Nairobi attack: prime minister
• Kurds in Syria increasingly fear ethnic cleansing by ISIS
• Defectors recall more accounts of rape, torture in UN hearing on North Korea
• North Korea vows nuclear attack on US, saying Washington will be 'engulfed in a sea of fire'
• Ohio official says aborted fetuses sent to landfill; Planned Parenthood insists it follows law
• Putin says regional referendum could be held on restoring old city name of Stalingrad
• Qatar detains two British human rights group workers
• Flooding in Canada forces evacuation of another city
• Medvedev signs ratification of nuke pact with US
• 9 die in fire destroying Argentine bank archives
• French automakers Renault, Peugeot step up China efforts but face mounting competition
• Romania's foreign minister resigns amid protests over expat voting problems
• Ethiopian diaspora, back home to boost economy
• Diplomats worldwide ready to take down ISIS
• Lawyer: French attacks suspect claimed innocence
• Suriname lawmakers give Bouterse's 2nd consecutive term as president
• Shoplifting allegation dogs incoming Israel bank chief
• Court files appear to show Mexican army ordered troops to 'kill criminals'
• Australia looks inward as conservatives take over
• Sky News Arabia crew missing in Syria
• Gunmen open fire on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan, 3 dead
• Pakistan judge orders arrest of US car's driver
• FTSE climbs at open
• Neighbor: Lockerbie Bomber's Family at Libya Home
• South Korea warns it might shoot down North Korean rocket
• El Salvador charges Spanish priest with smuggling contraband into prisons, helping gangs
• Hundreds of Iraqis flee insurgent onslaught, fearing shelling, rape and kidnapping
• Gaza militants launch big rocket salvo at Israel, endangering cease-fire
• Former Argentine President De la Rua found innocent of bribing senators to weaken labor laws
• Flawed Father: Italian judge takes sons from mafia bosses to break cycle
• Berlusconi vows inquiry into 2011 fall of government, criticizes Monti's campaign about-face
• Haiti death toll jumps to 19 after tropical storm Isaac
• 3 Venezuelans shot and injured in anti-government protests
• Confrontations between police and protesters continue in Kiev after night of street violence
• Trump's name, image removed at parts of Dubai development amid uproar over comments on Muslims
• Syrian activists say 34 people killed in military offensive on Damascus suburbs
• All Blacks trio out of Australia Test
• Egypt grants government employees a half-day off to boost low election turnout
• One killed, nine wounded in Thai south blast
• Greece arrests architect over Pakistan building collapse
• Iran's president says Yemen airstrike offensive shows Saudi Arabia's 'mental imbalance'
• Kim Jong Un says North Korea ready to stand up to any US threat
• British banking needs 'radical' overhaul: study
• Signs good for Australia in the pool - AOC
• Rooney may want a new challenge: ex-Man Utd coach
• Pakistan previously detained, then freed militant suspected in attack on teenage girl activist
• Fire at Southern California mosque; cause being investigated
• Ex-president Sarkozy faces charges in French corruption probe linked to campaign funding
• Some in Gaza say they would rather endure more fighting than return to life under blockade
• US drug agent killed in Colombia
• EU commission chief laments phase out of Italian migrant mission
• Egypt court rules Islamist-dominated legislature illegally elected
• Lavrov accuses West of plotting to seize Ukraine
• Workers vote to end 11-day trash strike in Spain's Seville; 7,000 tons of rubbish piled up
• South Korean activist arrested for allegedly praising Pyongyang
• Auschwitz guard on trial says he shares moral guilt for atrocities at camp
• In notorious slums, Jamaica police painting over murals, graffiti celebrating gang bosses
• Israeli airstrike levels 7-story building in Gaza
• Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi honored in Rome ahead of talks with pope
• The Latest: Thousands more migrants reach Slovenia, after 6,000 arrived on Monday
• Liverpool manager Rodgers expects Suarez to stay
• Murder of soccer player after own-goal 20 years ago still resonates in Colombia
• Japan mourns Goto as caring and courageous reporter who told stories of kids and ordinary folk
• Donor Nations: Palestinians Ready for Statehood
• Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II will be 'day of four popes'
• U.N. Committee Starts Palestine Review
• German newspaper publishes top Nazi's letters
• All passengers feared dead after Russian plane on demo flight crashes in Indonesia
• Hostages alive from Somali pirate-held boat that sank
• Boko Haram leader claims recent Nigeria attacks in video
• Chilean judge clears losing candidate's father in torture death of Michelle Bachelet's father
• Home-made bombs at abandoned Boko Haram camp explode killing 63 in northeast Nigeria
• Petraeus to Formally Assume Command in Afghanistan
• Hong Kong democracy rally results in 511 arrests
• Peter Kassig, former Army Ranger held by ISIS, went to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees
• Top peacekeeper says his men tough enough in Sudan's Darfur
• Gunmen fire on landing Pakistan plane, killing one
• Current Euro currency union is unsustainable, ECB head warns
• Guatemala: Mob kills village mayor after separate attack on political rival left 2 girls dead
• 9-story residential building collapses into pile of rubble in SW China, trapping at least 5
• Russian government warns of recession in 2015
• UN team find burned villages, abuse in C.Africa
• Palestinian president raises flag of the state of Palestine at the UN for the first time
• UN observers tour opposition stronghold in Syria
• Ukraine military helicopter shot down, leaving 14 troops and general dead
• South Sudan president names James Wani Igga as deputy: state radio
• Russian foreign minister says Iran and West need to set venue for nuclear talks
• Autopsy: Ex-papal-envoy on trial for sex abuse of minors died of heart attack at Vatican
• Photo prompts speculation Nigeria's Boko Haram leader killed in battle
• 3 Dutch youths to be charged with manslaughter in attack on volunteer linesman during soccer game
• Evacuees Slam Japan Nuclear Plant Operator
• Migrants return to sea to compete in sailing world championship as part of interfaith project
• Husband of Christian woman sentenced to death for faith says she won't convert
• The Latest: Denmark won't take part in redistribution of refugees within the EU
• Greece: No deal with debt inspectors; disagreement on job cuts, home foreclosures
• Dozens demonstrate in Morocco against racism after Senegalese immigrant is killed
• Former opposition presidential candidate arrested while returning to Belarus from exile
• Union and rebellion: Milestones of Scotland's journey from British union to independence vote
• Veteran broadcaster David Frost dies
• New signing Soldado gives Spurs victory
• Alleged drone pilot, Albania fans arrested with weapons before Serbia match
• Taiwan's Ma reelected ruling party chief
• Al Qaeda Leader Vows 'Worse to Come' Following Bin Laden's Death
• Men at War: Come Home With Your Shield, or On It
• 900 environmental activists killed in decade, only 10 perpetrators convicted, report says
• Violent clashes continue in Syria as Russia criticizes Western support of rebels
• U.N.-Sponsored Report on Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Points to U.N. Itself as Culprit
• Iran Opens Trial of 3 Americans on Spy Charges
• HBO Out? Blame Out of Control Satellite Miles Above Earth
• Three jailed Al Jazeera Journalists pardoned in Egypt
• Greece: Fitch ratings agency warns uncertainty could hurt country's credit grade
• Iran swimmer says record denied over unIslamic costume
• Grace blends with danger in obscure machete fencing tradition practiced in rural Haiti
• AP News Guide: Turkish-US deal may have far-reaching effect on Islamic State group, Syrian war
• NATO service member killed by uniformed Afghan in apparent insider attack
• Libya Says Qaddafi's Son, Three Grandsons Killed in NATO Airstrike
• French parliament to vote on bill granting police controversial new surveillance powers
• Shanghai, eastern China brace for Typhoon Haikui
• Chinese girls born in single body with 2 heads
• Hungarian military pilot in stable condition after crash landing of Gripen fighter jet
• Alpine Canada skiing boss steps down
• Ukrainian kids learn to fight at military summer camp
• Wall St. elites reason it's time for a 'de-Americanized world,' China's news agency says
• Canadian man arrested, accused of trying to sell secrets to China
• Imam's Call to Add Crescent Moon Symbol to Russian Emblem Met With Alarm
• Global religious network vows to fight child prostitution and human trafficking at World Cup
• Moscow officials blast UN report claiming ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine falsely claimed assault
• State media, activists say mortar attack in central Syrian city has killed at least 19
• Putin's longtime ally suggests Russian leader hold early vote for support for economic reforms
• Syrian troops push forward against rebels, capture Damascus suburb
• EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia, sources say
• New Zealand warm-up for England T20 with 42-run win
• Opposition leader prevented from running in Venezuela
• SKorean women scoff at fired Park aide's claim 'cultural difference' behind touching scandal
• 3 bodies reportedly found after building collapses in Italy
• Somali comedian who dared to mock Islamist militants is gunned down
• Top US, Russian diplomats meet in Paris, seek way to ease tensions sparked by Ukraine crisis
• Transgendered lawmaker likely faces vote for leadership post as Poland sheds taboos
• Egypt death toll in boat collision on Nile River rises to 17; captain, his assistant detained
• Lebanese satirist in legal trouble over controversial Islam Tweet
• Bomb attacks in Syria's capital kill at least 8
• Boko Haram attack on northern Nigerian city kills 20
• Intelligence Shift Shows Change in Afghan War Plans
• Cambodian prince on hunger strike over disputed polls
• Police keep tight hold on Tunisian capital amid protests marking spark of Arab Spring
• ISIS, Al Qaeda affiliate reportedly unite to fight US-backed rebels in Syria
• Rescuers use helicopters to reach thousands stranded after India floods
• Turkey's Erdogan calls Russian airstrikes in Syria 'unacceptable'
• 16 dead in grate collapse at South Korean concert
• Turkish police tracing person that missing NY woman met online
• European Central Bank head urges eurozone governments not to put off pro-business reforms
• Priceless Porte a boon for Froome at Tour de France
• Kurdish forces seize disputed, oil-rich city of Kirkuk amid chaos sweeping Iraq
• 'One killed' in Somalia car bomb
• Sept. 11 trial rules under scrutiny at Guantanamo as pretrial hearing begins
• Cameroon arrests C. African rebel leader
• Dissent shakes new Central African government
• Former captives of Boko Haram still in custody _ held this time by Nigerian military
• NATO secretary general: No deal in Afghanistan means total withdrawal by December
• Mourinho upbeat over Torres injury
• London shares open mixed ahead of revised GDP data
• Quebec sees second jailbreak involving helicopter
• Southwest England inundated by floodwaters for a month; crisis re-ignites climate debate
• Parched Jordan to tap ancient aquifer
• Huge migrant camp in Calais, a nest of squalor, takes on air of permanence with lives in limbo
• Norway Begins Probe Into Massacre
• No Secrets: China Wants Telecom Companies to Inform on Clients
• Campaigning Italian politicians seize on Montepaschi scandal as shareholders seek answers
• Radiation Traces Found in Japanese Baby Formula
• Body found in case of missing American woman on Catholic pilgrimage, Spain says
• Lawmakers brawl in Ukraine over pro-Russia measure
• Uruguay moves to legalize abortion in historic vote
• Hundreds of Vietnam villagers admit lynching dog-snatchers
• Thousands attend tense pro-Gaza march in Paris after earlier anti-Semitic outbursts
• Arab League: Disaster in Syria If Peace Plan Fails
• North Korea fires 3 short-range projectiles, South Korea says
• Russian nuclear agency says Iran's first nuclear plant will start getting fuel next week
• China says work by 57 governments on charter for Asian bank completed, signing due in June
• Iranian Diplomats Expelled from London After Attacks Arrive Home
• For Philippine typhoon survivors, search for missing loved ones is a hellish daily routine
• Ecuador in state of seige, region supports Correa
• Obama: NATO to erect missile shield for Europe
• Stream of refugees through Austria slows as Hungary PM slams EU quotas
• Fugitive priest turns himself in to British police
• 'Campaign to create fear' sends Rohingya fleeing Myanmar in larger numbers, activist says
• Police disperse Palestinians at Jerusalem site
• Spaniards believe Rajoy 'lied over slush fund scandal'
• As Palestinians join International Criminal Court, showdown with Israel looms at The Hague
• English Tremors Blamed on Shale 'Fracking'
• N. Korea Vows No Change Despite New Leadership
• Inspectors to Check New Libya Chemical Weapons
• Netanyahu Welcomes Arab Decision to Back Indirect Peace Talks With Palestinians
• Greece, migrants _ EU increasingly covered in scar tissue as future looks bleaker by the week
• Paris, city of glamor, goes low-key with new mayor, bypassing charisma for experience
• 'Accountant of Auschwitz' to go on trial in April on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder
• Runaway South Korean soldier who killed 5 surrounded
• Japanese woman, 73, breaks own record as oldest female to climb Mount Everest
• Once dominant, Egypt's decimated Muslim Brotherhood puts hope in presidential vote boycott
• Egypt's Suez Canal revenues fall in September, continuing overall decline for 2015
• Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism
• One dead as Bangladesh Islamists protest death penalty
• In Gaza, nervous Hamas forces take on a new home-grown jihadi threat from IS loyalists
• German town revokes Hitler's honorary citizenship after outcry over earlier decision
• Afghan president opens gathering of elders, says he backs security deal with US
• Suspects behind Tunisia assassination 'identified'
• Ex-captain takes aim at Australia's hapless batting
• Risking life to learn: Malala shooting highlights challenges to girls' education in Pakistan
• Afghan teen fatally stabs US soldier in the neck, military officials say
• Program in Mexico City offers cash, toys in exchange for guns
• African Union envoy meets with Burkina Faso opposition to work for return to civilian rule
• Iran's Ayatollah bans direct talks with US
• Afghan army takes on Taliban in first major offensive without foreign combat troops
• El Salvador arrests leader of gang believed behind attacks on bus drivers that have killed 9
• Botswana: Voters line up at schools and churches to cast ballots in southern African nation
• 271 Never-Before-Seen Picasso Works Turn Up in France
• Terror Site's Sydney Opera House Picture Prompts Alert
• NATO confirms death of 1 of 2 sailors missing in Afghanistan, relative of Colorado legislator
• Ukrainian pilot charged in deaths of 2 Russian journalists goes to court in Russia's south
• Top judge Mansour sworn in as Egypt interim president
• Suspect in Canada body parts case believed to be in France, could be dressed as woman
• The Latest: Palestinians set fire to West Bank site revered by some as biblical Joseph's tomb
• Sri Lankan man dies in failed exorcism ritual
• Cuban Santeria priests welcome closer ties with US, see conflict and disease in coming year
• French president's companion Julie Gayet appears for the first time at official ceremony
• Pope to mafiosi: You will go to hell if you don't repent and renounce "blood-stained money"
• Despite victory, Israeli PM Netanyahu struggling to form coalition
• Amnesty International criticizes Qatar for lagging behind on addressing migrant worker reforms
• Mexico volcano ash disrupts US flights again
• UK think-tank offers cash prize for EU exit plan
• Suu Kyi to leave Myanmar for 1st time in 24 years
• The Latest on Bangkok: Police say bomber didn't act alone
• AP Analysis: Putin hopes to achieve his goals in Ukraine with truce; military threat remains
• US woman found of knife wounds dead in Costa Rica
• Protesters come out in support of jailed anti-Putin punk rockers
• 1 month since Typhoon Haiyan, signs of progress and challenges in Philippine disaster zone
• Volkswagen board confirms CFO Poetsch as chair, cancels upcoming board meeting
• Japan Nuclear Plant Owner Confirms First Deaths as Workers Fail to Contain Leak
• Pregnancy rumors swirl around wife of North Korean leader
• South Africa star Amla signs for Surrey
• Sniff, chase, jump out of choppers: South African dogs drill for fight against poachers
• Thousands join Hamas marches in West Bank
• Iran, 6 world powers launch new round of nuclear talks ahead of end of June deadline
• For S. Korea parents of teen on doomed ferry, wait for the body ends on her 17th birthday
• Spain's jobless rate rises, 6 million unemployed for first time
• Prince Harry wins by just a little more than a nose against Jamaica's Usain Bolt
• Germany launches campaign to quash rumors about migrants' prospects
• Bombings targeting Hamas leaders in Gaza may be tied to ISIS
• Riot police target pockets of Istanbul protesters
• Activists worry about oil spill due to North Sea platform gas leak
• Qaddafi's Son Denies Plot to Sneak Into Mexico
• Afghan official: Taliban abduct candidate running for provincial council, his entourage of 7
• Report: US drone-fired missiles suspected to have killed Al Qaeda's Pakistani leader, 3 others
• Officials: 29 Killed in Suicide Bombing at Iraq Mosque
• Major Iraq stock sale seen as sign of investor confidence, despite persistent violence
• UK lawmakers: Prepare for loss of global influence
• Prime minister booted from job in Central African Republic, part of peace deal with rebels
• China denies Pakistan gave it helicopter access
• Clashes in south Yemen kill 6 Al Qaeda militants
• US, Philippines vow freedom of navigation amid Asia sea rows
• Pellegrini plans City youth revolution
• Afghan officials met with top-ranking, jailed Taliban leader
• Court rejects ex-prisoner's DNA sample challenge
• Plane crash in Siberia kills 31 of 43 people on board
• South African Woman Ruptures Throat in Vuvuzela-Blowing Contest
• Colombian president to be operated on for prostate cancer
• Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China
• Dutch government: 1st victim from Flight 17 disaster has been identified
• Lebanese, Israeli Troops Exchange Fire on Border
• Head of Venezuela congress sues news executives for defamation, requests travel ban
• Doctors declare former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt mentally incompetent to stand trial
• Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising
• British Ballerina Plotted Overthrow of Panamanian Government
• U.S. Bars American Citizens From Gbagbo Financial Dealings
• Iraq football victory a bright spot amid woes
• Japan volcano in spectacular eruption
• Thai police reportedly looking to question friend of one of two murdered British tourists
• Shekau: Boko Haram chief who again 'may be dead'
• Syrian refugees stream into Jordan, overwhelm camp amid funding shortfall
• Police: 12 weapons found in Palestinian embassy where a safe blast killed the ambassador
• Armed US drone strike kills 4 suspected Al Qaeda militants in Yemen
• Police question 20-year-old mother of newborn baby abandoned in drain near Sydney freeway
• Afghan footballers get cash and flats after first win
• Museum confirms still life it holds is by Van Gogh
• At least 7 killed in blasts in Afghan capital, as Taliban says attacks a response to Obama's visit
• Prosecutor's office: 5 people detained in connection with attacks in France freed from custody
• Oil prices rise after King Abdullah's death
• Ukraine rebels claim to have begun weapons pullback; no immediate confirmation
• New Iran president to take oath, vows to save economy
• Geithner Welcomes China Exchange Rate Decision
• Spanish hostages freed by al-Qaida-linked group following prisoner swap, allegations of ransom
• India PM appeals against media 'witchhunt'
• Four Britons dead in Kenya mall attack
• Family of US hostage gave Al Qaeda $250G before deadly drone strike, report says
• Pope Francis welcomes 20 new cardinals to Vatican
• Rights group says satellite images show devastation in Nigerian towns attacked by militants
• Shiite domination of Iraqi capital on display during holy month, fueling tensions
• Mali ex-premier Keita leading in presidential poll: initial results
• Activists: Syrian government airstrikes kill 8 in rebel-held town near border with Jordan
• Colin Firth to voice Paddington Bear in new movie
• Rival protests clash in Brazil's biggest slum, after governing party supporters crash demo
• Sit-ins, protests planned in Lebanon as government dialogue to end deadlock kicks off
• London Mayor Boris Johnson sorry for knocking over 10-year-old Japanese boy in rugby game
• Bethlehem Sees Record Pilgrim Crowd for Christmas
• After a brutal race, Israeli lawmakers prepare to vote for president to succeed Shimon Peres
• As Greece sinks, gold mine seen as savior to some -- curse to others
• Brazil-based US reporter says has 20,000 Snowden files
• Actress Bernadette Lafont, face of French New Wave, dies at 74
• Kipsang breaks marathon world record in Berlin
• Top economist: Markets may lose patience with eurozone leaders' slow problem-solving
• U.S. Troops in Iraq Now Below 50,000 Target
• Hungarian foreign minister says fence on Serbian border to remain during migration pressure
• One dead, several hurt after shooting, knife attack on Israeli bus station
• Egypt’s Christians Uneasy About Future
• Israeli tactic to stop soldiers' capture criticized after its use kills some 100 Palestinians
• West African drug officials see 'alarming' rise in meth trade
• Austrian police: at least 20 dead migrants found in truck on road leading from Hungary
• Damascus raises army, civil service pay
• Pope brings peripheries of church _ and pastors like him _ into College of Cardinals
• In Brazil, gay Pentecostal church offers spiritual home to parishioners rejected elsewhere
• Burundi: 15 killed in attacks on military camps, amid tensions over president's tenure
• Pakistan arrests anti-government protesters in capital
• Yorkshire's Ballance 'surprised' by Ashes call-up
• India's Supreme Court grants bail to politician sentenced to 4 years in prison for graft
• Japan offers $1.5 billion in aid to help Ukrainian reform
• British brothers jailed for attending terrorist training camp in Syria
• Mexico's most-wanted capo Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman looks pudgy, bowed post-arrest
• Whatmore eyes World Cup after Pakistan flop
• North Korea postpones family reunions with South
• Battle Royal: Distant relatives launch High Court Battle over Richard III's remains
• Al-Qaeda centre of gravity shifting from Pakistan: analysts
• Bhutan King and Queen Share First Public Kiss
• Is a final Iran deal possible?
• 3 International Space Station astronauts safely return to Earth in Kazakhstan
• China builds island school as Philippines proposes ban on construction in South China Sea
• German police probe whether woman faked link to crash victim
• Miliband pelted with eggs during walkabout
• Small Indian retailer locked in trademark fight with Gap
• A new numerology of religious hatred grows as Myanmar turns from its military past
• Journalists in Tanzania 'threatened, attacked'
• Officials: Jet Crashes in Russia, Killing 44
• Dictator Marcos' son says human rights violations no longer a concern for Filipinos
• Opponents take final shot at Israeli leader in televised election ads
• Afghan police say suicide bomber attacks popular Kabul restaurant; reports of casualties
• Vatican raises possibility of holding conclave to elect next pope earlier than March 15
• At least 12 people die in flooding in northeastern Bulgaria after torrential rain hits region
• At least one dead, hundreds injured as police clash with Pakistan protesters
• Shreds of old bridges, boats and current trash removed from Poland's record low Vistula River
• Death toll from Bangladesh factory collapse tops 400, officials say
• Thousands flee clash between India, Pakistan troops in Kashmir
• US, Israel express concern as Russia lifts ban on missile deliveries to Iran
• Plane carrying remains of South Africans killed in Nigeria building collapse lands at SA base
• Bangladesh police to interrogate 3 suspects, including British citizen, in bloggers' murders
• Turkey says 'extensive' fight against IS to start soon; US drones start arriving at base
• Israeli army: Palestinian stabs Israeli in West Bank before being shot dead
• 69 dead, 63 missing in Nairobi attack: Red Cross
• The Latest: Putin says progress in nuclear talks allowed delivery of missiles to Iran
• Rarely making headlines, small countries struggle to be heard at annual UN General Assembly
• Eighteen dead as Indonesia bus plunges into river
• Rioters storm steel mill in Vietnam, killing 1 Chinese and injuring 90 amid anger over oil rig
• Angry crowd riots on Thai resort island of Phuket to protest 2 killed during police chase
• Indian cancer patients forced to camp in the street
• Syria drug shortages threaten health catastrophe
• Experts say pieces of missing Flight 370 may still be afloat, but finding them is tough part
• 1 million expected as Rio de Janeiro's Carnival begins
• Besides quirks, pilots of missing Malaysia Airlines jet had strong community, family ties
• Teen refugees on pope-visit island 'failed by Italy'
• Pope begs forgiveness for sins, offenses and crimes of church against indigenous of America
• Cameroon prisons overcrowded with Boko Haram suspects after insurgency spilled over
• After nearly 9 years in office, Netanyahu faces a slew of challengers who want him gone
• As Haiti Prepares for Election, Violence Brings Fears of Renewed Hardship
• Nelson Mandela's will leaves $4.1million to family, staff, schools, ruling party
• Documentary claims Pan Am flight bombing was ordered by Iran
• At South African hunting reserve, US bow hunters lie in wait for antelope and other wildlife
• Foreign ministers from EU, Arab League states meet in Athens, discuss Syria, Libya
• Carnival parades begin at Rio's hallowed Sambadrome, despite tropical deluge
• Afghanistan election officials admit voter fraud, delay results in presidential vote
• Syrian troops launch fresh offensive in central province of Homs
• AirAsia jet may have made safe landing on sea before sinking, experts says
• Norway mass killer claims 'racist' plot to cast him as insane
• Exclusive: Another U.N. child sex crime allegation: who knew what and when?
• One Dead, Dozens Injured After Egyptian Military, Protesters Clash
• After arms airdrop to Kobani, US-led coalition launches new airstrikes on Syrian border town
• Mexico issues first permits for personal marijuana under Supreme Court ruling
• AP EXCLUSIVE: Mosul pilgrims barred from returning to IS-held city after hajj
• India's Kapur upbeat after British Open experience
• Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worry
• Russian journalist killed in volatile Caucasus province
• Syria's Assad says he won't step down before election, raising new questions about diplomacy
• Israeli airlines continue strike over 'Open Skies' deal with EU, travelers left stranded
• Firebrand Malema eyes poll challenge to ANC
• Assad Warns Against Intervention in Syria, Says Action Would 'Burn Region'
• Ethiopians vote in 1st election since 2012 death of former strongman Meles Zenawi
• Protesters storm administration in eastern Ukraine
• Border Clash Resumes Between Thailand, Cambodia
• Mexico to give at least $3.3 million to victims of army slayings, relatives
• Swedish police denies playing 'Fast and Furious'
• Night vision: Greek coast guard searches seas off Lesvos island nightly amid migrant crisis
• AS US Troops go Home, Baghdad Bookstore Mirrors Iraq's fortunes 7 years After Invasion
• Old Wounds Make It Hard for Some Chinese to Find Sympathy for Japanese Victims
• Greek political party leaders to face off in live televised debate
• Gunmen kill top Yemen army officer
• Activist known for calling corrupt Chinese officials 'pigs' among dozens held in crackdown
• Cyclone Pam leaves trail of destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu; unconfirmed reports of deaths
• Police clash with French protesters over jobs, road tax for trucks
• Ukraine says fault at nuclear power plant cuts power output but poses no danger
• Czech Republic, Hungary assess potential damage from VW emissions scandal on local factory
• EU reportedly approves framework for Russia sanctions
• Rare Suicide Bomb Blast in Islamabad Kills 1
• Workers began demolishing torched party HQ of Egypt's Mubarak
• Spending cuts, tax increases help reduce eurozone deficit in 2012 but debt still rising
• Africans hold the line on Catholic doctrine as Vatican's family synod ends
• Qaddafi: Libyans Will Fight Against No-Fly Zone
• Somalia's Shebab claims responsibility for Nairobi mall attack
• Wimbledon champ Bartoli to play Hopman Cup
• World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales
• Yemeni medical officials raise death toll from Saudi airstrikes at wedding in Taiz to 131
• Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra days after deadly tremor
• NASA: 3 space station astronauts safely return to Earth
• Captors release first video of female French hostage in Yemen
• British spies reportedly moved from Russia, China after secret files cracked
• Jailed Venezuela opposition leader Daniel Ceballos ends hunger strike after 20 days
• US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine
• Court Awards $100,000 to Russian Families Whose Daughters Were Switched at Birth
• Long-delayed inquest into 2010 killing of Reuters cameraman in Thailand ends inconclusively
• Thieves steal limbless French adventurer's wheelchair
• China win 50m world backstroke gold, silver
• Serb and Croat officials try defuse tensions triggered by far-right leader's flag burning
• China Military Accepting Bigger Recruits, Tattoos
• Serbian and Albanian officials hold icebreaking talks after decades of tensions
• Japanese Cabinet set to endorse bills allowing greater defense role internationally
• Court shelves case against German bishop at center of spending scandal in exchange for a fine
• Hundreds of Ukrainian right-wingers hold anti-government rally in Kiev; call for a referendum
• Algeria prosecutor seeks death penalty for children killers
• Hezbollah chief warns militant group could intervene in Syria on Assad side if need arises
• Iraqis return to shattered Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown, after Islamic State group routed
• UN nuke inspectors arrive for key talks in Iran
• Shooter Sodhi wins India's top sports award
• Ukraine's parliament delays vote on EU-backed bill to release jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko
• Terror Attack in Turkey Kills 1
• Pope widens criminal punishment for child abuse in Vatican
• Some Afghans Say It's Too Soon to Withdraw U.S. Troops
• The Latest: 2 Arab attackers shot after they stab Israeli as violence continues
• Syrian troops launch assault on Damascus suburb ahead of UN deadline
• East Ukraine town of Debaltseve emptying as artillery duels intensify, services fail
• 9 children killed in Afghanistan roadside bomb blasts
• Assad 'open' to negotiations with US, says ISIS strengthening despite airstrikes
• Deeply-divided EU to hold emergency summit on refugee crisis
• Japan property tycoon Minoru Mori dies at 77
• Six charged in Australian soccer match-fixing probe
• Memories vivid at Iraq torture centre turned museum
• Body of former Israeli prime minister and general Arial Sharon to lie in state in Jerusalem
• Iranian Guard chief says US 'still the Great Satan'
• Canada rail disaster death toll at 47: police
• Tunisia opposition rejects Islamists' concession
• Jordan, at center of fight against Islamic militants, hosts competition of anti-terror squads
• Trial of Egypt's Morsi, his first public appearance since his ouster, is fraught with risks
• Arnie in Algeria seeks to 'terminate' climate change
• Israeli police on high alert following days of Palestinian attacks
• Exclusive, some say opaque, election committee at heart of Hong Kong democracy standoff
• As Israel quietly returns migrants to Sudan, rights groups worry for their safety
• Syrian City Under Siege as U.N. Urges Action
• German court blocks counter-protest within sight or earshot of PEGIDA anti-Islam rally
• BACK TO SCHOOL: Turned off by China's cram-for-exam education, high school students head to US
• Voters in Belarus set to give President Lukashenko a 5th term to extend his authoritarian rule
• In Illinois village where officer staged death, police face discipline in jail altercation
• Conservative Party on course to form UK government after surprisingly strong election result
• U.S. Revises Tack on Mideast Arms
• Deadly Koran-Burning Protests Spread to Eastern Afghanistan
• Qaddafi Forces Roll Back as Rebels Try to Organize
• UN envoy worried after talks with Assad as fighting continues in Syria
• Two Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan
• Frenzied shoppers: Black Friday problems hit Britain
• Fears rise for 287 still missing more than a day after ferry sinks off South Korea
• Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry limited in practice because of knee injury
• Palestinian Authority kids' mag publishes bogus wit and wisdom of Adolf Hitler
• Bladerunner Pistorius may face new gun charges
• Hostages' families sue French TV over coverage of terrorist attack on Paris kosher market
• Mexico president seeks to cement legacy in last address
• Russia criticizes Ukraine's deal to buy US nuclear fuel, warns it could trigger accident
• Ashley Madison is big in Japan where marital form counts, guilt is low for cheating on spouse
• Iran's Supreme Leader Accuses U.S. of Terrorist Attacks in Middle East
• Bomb attack in Russia's Dagestan, home to Boston suspects' parents, kills 2
• Rob Ford conspired in beating of sister's ex-boyfriend, lawsuit says
• A Holocaust survivor remembers: Lost in the rubble of Warsaw
• Chinese court tries man who planned Tiananmen protest
• US not confirming Syria ‘safe zone,’ despite claims
• Should we stay or should we go? Britain's place in 28-nation EU comes up as election topic
• SKorea's top military officer puts off US trip plan amid nuclear tension with NKorea
• Judge sentences 'cruel' British woman to life for murdering 3 men, stabbing 2 more
• Vatican: no secrets in girl's '83 disappearance
• Cause of death sought for body thought to be Jay Cutler's in-law
• Arab League chief warns of Syrian civil war
• Phony fatwa? Group claims Iranian anti-nuke edict cited by Obama a hoax
• S. Lankan train rolls into Tiger territory after 23 years
• Undeterred by protests, Japan directs climate financing to coal plants in India, Bangladesh
• Rabies outbreak jumps species in Taiwan
• Vikings 'hopeful' for injured players' return next week
• Australia's new Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull gets opinion poll boost as fallout continues
• Ballistics expert for defense refutes police bullet theory at Pistorius trial
• Train Collision in China Kills 35, Injures 191
• Scrap dealer's bargain turns out to be Faberge egg worth millions
• Snowden has a place to live in Russia, still figuring out what's next, lawyer says
• Europe remembers Armistice Day with ceremonies; international memorial opens in France
• World watches as Hong Kong protesters prepare to make - or repeat - history
• Libyan Rebels Claim Control of Post on Tunisian Border
• Eagles hoping to replicate pass rush success against Buffalo
• Russian police issue instructions for safe selfies
• Rain, hail pummel Florence; damage blocks trains, roofs ripped off; trees toppled
• Chargers, with trouble at every turn, await Chiefs
• Germany crane collapse leaves at least one dead
• Japan finance minister apologizes for Nazi constitution comment
• Israeli military says 2 soldiers wounded by gunfire from Egyptian side of border
• Vikings 'hopeful' of healthy defense for next game
• Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup
• Another World Cup stadium ready in Brazil but problems far from over for local organizers
• Death toll in China oil pipeline blast rises to 52 people after more bodies found
• Exodus from hell: Tacloban residents flee area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
• Taylor to face Aussies in Test warm-up
• Miller has a dance for every dump of the QB he gets
• S.Africa state TV launches 24-hour news channel
• In 1st official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights
• Greece heads for early elections after radical left government seeks renewed bailout mandate
• Maoists strike near Buddhist site in eastern India
• Oscar Pistorius murder trial: A look at crucial differences between prosecution, defense
• Twin of late Polish president to face acting president in July 4 runoff vote
• Ahmadinejad Calls U.N. Nuke Sanctions 'Worthless Paper'
• U.S. Commandos Free Ship, Crew From Pirates
• Iran rounds up Christians in crackdown
• Ukraine's conflict stains innocence of childhood as adult hatreds seep into play
• Vatican takes first steps running pope-less church
• S. Korea ends underwater searches for missing people from April's ferry disaster
• Indonesia's Mount Bromo Volcano Spews Ash Into Sky
• Spain Sephardic Jew citizenship plan hits snags, some applicants turn to easier Portugal path
• Anti-government protesters take to the streets in cities across Brazil
• Left-wing Syriza party wins Greek election, will form coalition government
• Polls open in Australia's national elections
• Panel slams report finding confessed Norway killer sane
• UN, Syria sign agreement enabling experts to try to assign blame for Syria chemical attacks
• Mexico justice in question after drug lord release
• Trial in India gang rape death case begins
• Apologetic Asif confesses spot-fixing
• 'Survivors' issue' of Charlie Hebdo sells out in minutes amid backlash from Muslim leaders
• Late winner as Australia seal World Cup spot
• Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US
• Kerry, recovering from a broken leg, graduates from crutches to Kennedy family cane
• 300,000 join march of 'Immortal Regiment' in Moscow to honor relatives who fought in WWII
• Polish government criticized for hosting coal event at same time as UN climate conference
• Lawyer for Delhi gang-rape convicts may lose licence
• Hundreds of homes ruined in Tonga storm; authorities relieved death toll limited to 1
• Former trader goes on trial in UK in case of alleged manipulation of market interest rate
• Hunt for last big Cosa Nostra boss finds how secret messages were buried on Sicilian farms
• Prince Hisahito: the future of Japan's monarchy
• Libyan Woman Who Claimed Qaddafi Troops Raped Her Facing Criminal Charges
• Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Cairo for meetings with Egyptian president
• No injuries after volcano erupts in southern Japan
• Taliban kill 17 Afghans as they 'welcome' peace push
• UK police release image of male motorcyclist seen near site of 2012 Alpine killing of 4
• Park notches historic US Women's Open win
• Macedonia divided by deep political crisis; must face corruption allegations, armed rebellion
• Q&A: What's behind the ruckus over Japanese leader Abe's push for an expanded military role
• Lithuania discovers power substation's dark secret buried in Nazi and Soviet past
• Earthquake kills at least 398 in China, destroys 12,000 homes
• Egyptian court sentences 529 supporters of former president to death
• Tamil leaders honor Sri Lankan war dead at grounds of civil war's final battle as police watch
• AP's Michel Euler wins French presidential photo prize
• Reds beat Indonesia XI in hard-won friendly
• Close to 600 May be Dead on Libyan Migrant Ship
• Children's corpses show attempts to escape sunken South Korean ferry
• Syrians in Lebanon vote in presidential election as expat balloting extended after clashes
• Riot Police in Bahrain Clash With Opposition Protesters After Boy's Funeral
• Wallabies 'inspired' by return of flanker Smith
• White Farmer Petitions U.N., Accusing South Africa Of Genocide
• Suspect in US agent slaying ordered held for probe
• Yemen's Al Qaeda branch announces death of top cleric
• Greece to get $170B bailout, reduce debt
• One Dead in Police Protests in Ecuador
• Greek finance minister says he won't sign bailout deal that won't work
• New York mom killed by blow to the head in Turkey, police say
• Indonesia moves Miss World final to Bali after protests
• UN chief hits summit host Iran over its human rights record
• Somalia PM vows to 'finish' Kenya mall attackers
• British swimmer braves Antarctic waters in Speedos; takes conservation message to Russia
• Syrian president Assad says he will not negotiate with armed groups, calling them 'terrorists'
• EU officials say preparations underway for labeling of Israeli settlement products
• Myanmar police prevent student protesters from marching to the country's biggest city
• Nation set for Rigby funeral
• Pakistan executes man convicted of killing child in 2004, when he was a minor
• Court Extends Norway Killer's Detention, Isolation
• Thousands of migrants pour into Croatia after clashes on border with Hungary
• Sole Survivor of Attack on Aid Workers in Afghanistan Speaks Out, Says Killers Were Militants
• Over 100 killed in Afghan battle
• Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be made saints
• Suu Kyi's NLD marks Silver Jubilee
• Chinese foreign minister's visit to Israel clouded by terrorism case against Bank of China
• Snow may have slowed North Korea launch prep, images show
• Mali Tuareg rally urges release of MNLA rebels
• Israeli foreign minister berates right-wing politicians for exploiting Jerusalem tensions
• Church slapped with criminal summons over worship service 'noise'
• Western powers call Syrian referendum on new constitution a 'sham'
• Iraq backs Egypt crackdown on Morsi supporters
• Philippines urges ASEAN to stop China's land reclamation in South China Sea
• Malaysia buries 21 Rohingya human-trafficking victims found in jungle graves
• Brother of al-Qaida leader sanctions violence against West to avenge Mali intervention
• World Surf league nixes pollution Rio de Janeiro beach from upcoming surfing competition
• US Ambassador Susan Rice says Benghazi remarks were based on early intelligence assessments
• UN urged to probe abuses by Syria's Assad
• Japan-China tensions point to legacy of troubled history kept alive by rival monuments
• In typhoon-struck Philippine city, scores buried in mass grave; progress seen in aid effort
• Queen Elizabeth II celebrates birthday with parade, visit to Prince Philip
• Syrian minister claims terror groups used chlorine as chemical weapon
• Idyllic Greek island swamped by refugee flood, just as resources strained by financial crisis
• U.N. Prosecutor Submits Indictment in Assassination of Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
• Taliban Use Child Bomber at Start of Offensive
• Racing fans converge on Grenoble hospital to honor Michael Schumacher on his 45th birthday
• Residents, tourists wait in shelters as powerful Hurricane Odile makes landfall in Mexico
• Cyprus bank shutdown hammering businesses as it enters second week
• Prince Harry greets fans Down Under after finishing monthlong embedment with Australian army
• Same suburb, same street: Indonesian neighborhood shattered by jet disasters 10 years apart
• George Clooney a male role model for Bullock's son
• Final day of voting in S.Sudan's independence test
• Personal jetpack gets flight permit for manned test
• Entire Pacific nation could one day move to Fiji
• Shot Pakistani girl is moving her limbs, official says
• Many Israelis skeptical of PM Netanyahu's claim of clear-cut victory in Gaza war, poll shows
• Shanghai fires 4 top officials over the New Year's Eve stampede that killed 36
• Rising migrant tide off Tunisia threatens to overwhelm local fishermen's best efforts to help
• ISIS battles force Iraq residents to choose displacement
• South Korea says N. Korea fired 4 suspected short-range missiles
• Namibian military aircraft transports remains of 33 who died in Mozambique Airlines crash
• Pope John Paul II relic reportedly snatched from priest on train
• Finding traitors: British man impersonated Gestapo agent during WWII, foiled Nazi sympathizers
• Brawl breaks out in Ukraine parliament over Russian language bill
• Indian family urges a daughter to shine, but sees its dreams shattered by fatal gang rape
• North Korea, South Korea move closer to reopening factory park
• Italian Forensic Expert Defends Knox DNA Evidence
• Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe takes over as African Union chairman
• At Least One Dead After Four Earthquakes Hit Guatemala
• Australian PM faces battle as election campaign begins
• Flash floods, heavy rains in Sweden and Denmark trap some people in submerged vehicles
• Fire causes evacuation at French state radio headquarters
• German court hands ex-chancellor Kohl victory in fight with former ghostwriter over new book
• Palestinians capture, briefly hold group of Jewish settlers
• Nationalist sentiment in SKorea hits top retailer deemed too Japanese, insufficiently Korean
• Nicaragua says 5-year-old girl dies after record rains flood homes, touch off landslides
• China greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Beijing amid drive for Middle East influence
• New round of Ukraine talks to be held in Belarus; Russia foreign minister calls for cease-fire
• Family of inmate who died of dehydration, hunger settles claim with Island, other counties
• UN's Human Rights Council to hold special session on Burundi amid flare-up of violence
• Louisiana marshals indicted in shooting death of 6-year-old boy
• Spanish police arrest Algerian-Irish man wanted by US for recruiting for al-Qaida group
• Egypt officials say they have convicted a police officer of torture, 9 others to face trials
• Man who 'snapped,' killed during Sandusky trial sentenced
• ASU hires Chip Lindsey from Southern Miss as offensive coordinator
• UK mom defends viral photo of Christmas tree swamped with 300 presents
• Malzahn on OC Lashlee 'he'll will be a head coach'
• Former MLB pitcher Tommy Hanson died from cocaine, alcohol
• Gordon, Fowler become options for Cardinals after losing Heyward
• NFL Week 14 Betting Picks: Redskins, Packers
• Autopsy shows ex-baseball player died from cocaine, alcohol
• 3 Intl Space Station astronauts return safely to Earth; 1 each from US, Russia, Japan
• Jets CB Revis fully practices, probable vs Titans
• NJ plans vote on expanding casinos beyond Atlantic City
• Chile's Bachelet says she'll fulfill education
• Kerry to meet Putin for talks on Syria, Ukraine in Moscow next week
• Alabama says inmate delayed complaint on execution protocol, shouldn't be granted stay
• Hanukkah traditions: the magic of latkes
• Proposed climate draft: "Kumbaya moment" or clash of realities between politics and science?
• Custody battle over '94 Corvette ends in ex-husband's favor in Alabama divorce case
• Report: Amid high security in Geneva, 2 Syrians arrested, traces of explosives found in car
• One-time wealthiest man in Russia, Putin foe, accused of murder
• Teen with rare skin disease fulfills wish to be train engineer
• Twelve Days of Christmas prep: How to have a happy and debt-free holiday
• The Audible: Ranking the top three head coaching hires this year
• (PHOTO) Outback Bowl, Jon Gruden welcome Butch Jones to Tampa
• Agent: Navy coach Niumatalolo to interview at BYU
• Sources: Cubs strike again, agree to deal with free-agent OF Jason Heyward
• Advice from a woman who's been married sixty-seven years
• NFL countdown: Packers vs. Cowboys
• Sorry, St. Louis: Heyward sides with Cubs
• Jaguars' Posluszny out vs Colts after hand surgery
• Frank Sinatra at 100: The 21 essential Sinatra songs
• Colts-Jaguars Preview
• Cause of death sought for body thought to be Cutler's in-law
• Bills' John Miller to return vs Eagles after ankle injury
• Archaeologists find remnants of massacre led by Caesar
• Firefighters spray wrong plane with foam at Chinese airport
• Dutch man jailed for 24 years for smuggling $1.5 billion in drugs to Britain inside ambulances
• Bill would prevent airlines from imposing bathroom fee
• Autopsy shows Honduran soccer player was shot 18 times in hometown attack
• Romania's Prince Paul detained in big case of alleged real estate fraud
• Jury still out on routine skin cancer screening
• Horizon Pharma buying Crealta for $510 million to boost treatment offerings
• University of Wisconsin regents approve resolution affirming commitment to free speech
• Loaded handgun found inside coat donated to Georgia Goodwill via clothing bin, authorities say
• Hello Barbie is hackable, exposes children's conversations with the doll
• When will flu season start?
• Michel Platini loses appeal at Court of Arbitration for Sport to lift 90-day ban by FIFA
• Outgoing Venezuela congress promotes judge who imposed controversial Lopez sentence
• Ethiopia: Mosque grenade attack wounds 10 people in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
• New Miami coach stops in at Hurricanes practice
• Source: Samford OC Trickett to leave for same job at Florida Atlantic
• Have you seen the Color Rush uniforms for the Rams-Bucs game?
• Ohio State D-lineman suspended from Fiesta for solicitation
• Redskins sign veteran running back Pierre Thomas
• Infielder Darwin Barney agrees to $1.05M deal with Blue Jays
• Nats finalize deals with relievers Kelley, Perez
• Tony Sipp, Houston Astros agree to $18 million, 3-year deal
• AP Interview: Polish leader says sanctions must remain on Russia despite its fight against IS
• Tumblr is the first social network to support Live Photo sharing thanks to iOS app update
• Judge declares Panama's ex-president in contempt as part of probe into illegal spying
• Qwertycards generate secure passwords from a secret cheat sheet in your wallet
• Cholesterol levels are a problem for many US kids
• The Latest: Russian military has received 35 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year
• How not to break your neck sandboarding in Doha
• 2nd worker in 8 days dies in fall at a World Cup stadium construction site in Russia
• Finnish court jails 2 Iraqis suspected of Islamic State ties and killing 11 prisoners in 2014
• Congo says it will question Rwanda genocide suspect after his arrest in eastern Congo
• Egypt tourism hashtag campaign goes awry as tweets air accusations of state abuses instead
• Dutch government to ban e-cigarettes for people under 18
• The wonder of Christmas morning
• Brother of teen shot by Israeli forces among 3 killed by Israel, including suspected assailant
• German prosecutors: Apartment raided over suspected soccer match attack plan, no one arrested
• FIFA election hopeful Nakhid at CAS to challenge exclusion
• AJ Allmendinger gets new crew chief at JTG Daugherty Racing
• Ohio State announces punishment for lineman who ran afoul of the law
• Nationals announce deals with relievers Kelley, Perez
• John Williams, popular 6th man with Cavaliers, dies at 53
• French activists fear government overreach during post-attacks state of emergency
• US officer defends having women guards touch Guantanamo prisoners despite religious objections
• Braves deal C Bethancourt to Padres
• British government official says no plans to ban Trump over Muslim remarks
• Here's what happened when I met Darth Vader at Disneyland
• Poland gets 1st shipment of liquefied natural gas from Qatar as it diversifies energy sources
• Scientists find critically endangered forest elephants in war-torn South Sudan
• Geneva police authorize weekend public events despite hunt for alleged IS-linked suspects
• Turkey fines Twitter over content it says was 'praising terror' and inciting violence
• Pilot writes 32 late notes for school after 20 hour delay
• Will Kawhi Leonard be voted in as an All-Star starter?
• Boy battling leukemia for second time made honorary Navy SEAL
• Germany raid over scrapped soccer match, no one arrested
• UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Crystal Ball Predictions
• Notre Dame lands 2 players on Walter Camp All-America team
• Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly offers early impressions of Ohio State
• Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott wins Silver Football as Big Ten MVP
• What a relief: A's new-look bullpen coming together for 2016
• Delta, American and United ban hoverboards as a fire danger
• Braves took major step forward by trading Shelby Miller
• History of No. 17: DW, Pearson, Kenseth all excelled in it
• Top European human rights official says attackers are home-grown, not refugees
• New Zealand's possible new flag features fern and stars, with 2nd vote to be held in March
• Marion Marechal-Le Pen, fresh-faced star of France's far right, is soft-spoken steel
• Prominent Chinese tycoon reported missing as anti-corruption campaign widens
• Scientist says he can cure a spider phobia in a matter of minutes
• Utah sheriff awaits ID of body; may be Jay Cutler's in-law
• The Latest: Germany: Arms dealer in custody didn't supply guns for deadly Paris attacks
• The secret to sincere texts? Lose the period
• 20% of us are online 'almost constantly'
• Stonehenge stones may have been first erected in another country
• Possible link found between Parkinson's and pesticide in milk
• Suicide bomber kills 7, wounds 30 in northern Cameroon attack, authorities say
• Climate finance pledges include 'love movie festival' and elephant sounds in murky accounting
• Volkswagen group global sales 2.2 percent lower in November amid emissions scandal
• Gay Iranian poet, fleeing persecution in Iran, comes on dream visit to its archenemy Israel
• Asia's coastal megacities face challenge of adapting to climate change, rising sea levels
• Turkey issues arrest warrants for 67 people linked to US-based Islamic cleric
• The Latest: EU says China is blocking plans to update carbon pollution targets every 5 years
• 4 must-have tech gifts this holiday season
• Fangio's Ferrari race car a top seller at RM Sotheby's auction
• Is LeBron playing too many minutes?
• Brad Stevens: Warriors are 'one of the best teams I've ever seen'
• Mourinho says he is beginning to think Leicester can win EPL
• Barcelona boss Enrique insists there is 'nothing wrong' with Messi
• Is he worth it? The downside of signing Jason Heyward
• Top 5 Gifts for Teens and Tweens
• McCarthy: Packers WR Montgomery has 'cleared a hurdle' in recovery
• German far-right party faces uncertain future after losing key state
• Elton John cancels European tour with appendicitis
• Skeleton horse statue installed atop empty 'fourth plinth' in London's Trafalgar Square
• Welcome mat fraying on friendly Greek island where locals, tourists help migrant arrivals
• Thai taxi driver allegedly slays American expat in Bangkok over $2 fare
• Rwanda's Bosco Ntaganda, wanted for war crimes in Congo, surrenders at US Embassy
• Number of children dying in Afghan violence increases, as Taliban bombs hit civilians
• Iranians head outside to mark ancient festival; staying inside on 13th day of new year unlucky
• Pope denounces beheading of Egyptian Christians by ISIS
• Myanmar captures 9th rare white elephant celebrated by kings and believed to bring good luck
• Sweden orders fire alarms in hotel made of ice
• Police arrest more than 500 after vandalism at Toronto economic summit
• Russian Foreign Minister: Iran nuclear deal sidetracked by late amendments
• Former American POWs visit Japan, recall horrors of war, marvel at progress since then
• Russia backtracks on statement about Assad 'losing control' of Syria
• Is Ukraine on the brink of economic disaster?
• Tsvangirai's election organiser arrested over reporting dumped ballots
• S.Africa's fuel attendants strike off to slow start
• Picasso painting declared as $37 Christmas present intercepted by US customs
• Why hire? French businesses see hope for change tied to government confidence vote
• The Latest: Arkansas State University chancellor praises community response after campus scare
• Schmidt style suits Ireland's O'Connell
• Docs: Japan Ignored Warning Signs of Nuclear Vulnerability
• Tour boat sinks in Vietnam; 12 dead from 9 nations
• The Latest: Turkey warns EU that 3 million more people may flee from Syria
• State TV woes part of broader Greek media chaos
• Newton, Panthers look to beat Falcons, clinch 1st-round bye
• Wallabies, Lions ready for game of their lives
• Amanda Knox on retrial: 'Everything is at stake'
• Hundreds serenade Madonna as she opens new school classrooms in Malawi
• Japan feeds more money to banks as stocks slump
• Brazil to ask Russia for permission to question Edward Snowden
• Barclays fires chief executive Antony Jenkins to increase pace of change at the bank
• Pakistan holds mass funeral for Shiites killed in bus attack by militants
• U.S. Calls Israeli New Settlement Plans Disappointing
• 9 students dead, 10 feared trapped after South Korea roof collapse
• SKorea: North moved missile with 'considerable range' to coast, but not capable of hitting US
• Syrian government minister says Damascus needs more details on UN envoy's truce proposal
• Thai police say series of bombs in south kill 3 and wound 63 at 7-11s, gas stations
• Final poll results hand victory to Cambodian ruling party
• Dozens of railcars carrying gas derail in Russia; hundreds evacuated, no one injured
• UN staffer dies of 'probable' Ebola
• India's central bank governor set to 'move on'
• Syrian refugee finds despair in Europe, 1 year after shipwreck killed relatives and 200 more
• EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
• Iran stepping up its support to Syrian forces, US officials say
• Vice president's arrest highlights fractious nature of young democracy in Maldives
• Indonesian Volcano Belches Out Strongest Eruption Yet
• Polish Lawmakers Regroup After President's Death in Crash
• Nearly 10 years after US invasion of Iraq, Sunni protesters dig in as familiar tensions flare
• Burundi coup fails, president back in country, protesters keep opposing his bid for 3rd term
• Lance Armstrong says ex-head of International Cycling covered up doping
• Hardliners Call for Arrest of Ahmadinejad's Aide
• 2 suicide attacks in Yemen kill nearly 70 people
• Brazil ex-president testifies before federal public prosecutors in influence peddling probe
• Train derails in Switzerland, injuring 11
• Officials to AP: Afghan president to overhaul security by firing military, civilian leaders
• Suspected Russian arms dealer's extradition from Thailand to US delayed
• Daunted by massive task ahead, Egypt's military chief is a reluctant presidential candidate
• Cuba sees closer cooperation with N. Korea
• 2-Week Old Baby and Mother Pulled Alive From Quake Rubble in Turkey
• 'Grand Day of Death to America' rally planned in Iran
• Thailand's Constitutional Court to rule on whether Feb. 2 election can be delayed
• Sounds of war rattle South Sudan capital
• US declares Afghanistan major non-NATO ally, as Clinton makes unannounced visit
• Cost of Afghan corruption rose sharply last year, with half the population paying a bribe
• Russian investigators summon former oil tycoon's father for questioning in 1998 murder case
• Bale says 'bit behind' in fitness for Real
• 2 die in violence during general strike in Bangladesh as opposition pushes for caretaker gov't
• World's fastest builder? Chinese company assembles 57-story skyscraper in 19 days
• Egypt's Premier Calls for Dialogue to End Crisis
• Wind Stops Move of Tunisians to Italian Mainland
• Power, water run low as heat wave hits much of India; angry citizens set fire, take hostages
• Moscow police detain 20 at anti-Putin rally
• India struggles with rebel threats during election
• Moody backs Lehmann to banish Aussie Blues
• Syrian troops capture central villages
• After 35 years in power, Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe will take center stage at AU meeting
• US Navy to retrieve bombs it dropped over Barrier Reef
• Auction of ex-Romanian leader Ceausescu items raises $55,000, star lot is his party card
• Philippine Red Cross says typhoon relief efforts being hampered by looters
• Egypt's ultraconservative Salafis back liberal constitution, angering fellow Islamists
• 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse crosses Australian Outback, heads toward South Pacific
• Pacquiao to have early morning fight in Macau
• Mexico president's appointments for key posts draw criticism of possible conflict of interest
• Support builds for ailing Pakistani Christian facing death for drinking from Muslim water cup
• Pope Francis calls Spanish sex abuse victim in case where 3 priests, layman arrested
• Conca puts Guangzhou on course for AFC semis
• Israel shoots down drone off its northern coast, suspicion falls on Hezbollah
• Russian planes pummel Syria as Putin meets Hollande about Assad, Ukraine
• Pakistan's former leader Musharraf is rushed to hospital after feeling ill on way to court
• ISIS captures Syrian town, abducts dozens of Christians
• In 2nd day of talks, world powers and Iran discuss Tehran's proposal to ease nuclear arms fear
• Anti-US Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Returns to Iraq
• Gorbachev warns of 'new Cold War' at event marking Berlin Wall's fall
• Gorbachev warns of 'new Cold War' at event marking Berlin Wall's fall
• Brazil to open Latin America's 1st gov't-run crash test site, called big step in car safety
• 5 American Soldiers Killed in Iraq Rocket Attack
• Amanda Knox trial nears third verdict
• India to hand money directly to poor in new welfare system
• West pushes Russia and China for action on Iran at nuclear meeting
• Canadian leaders debate economy in the first three-way election race in country's history
• Tunisia's president says before attack, new security measures had been set for July 1
• Los Angeles animal rights group that set online trap for Canadian 'cannibal killer' refutes published report
• Kurdish forces say they urgently need more weapons, say evenly matched with militants
• Putin gives French actor Depardieu Russian passport
• Iran Injects Fuel Into First Nuclear Reactor
• China's famed Shaolin Temple plans massive hotel, kung fu and school project in Australia
• China tightens Nobel Prize security clampdown
• Thai police sweep scenic island of Koh Tao in hunt for killer of 2 British tourists
• US, NATO, considering post-combat force of 8,000 to 12,000 to remain behind in Afghanistan
• Australian leader says siege gunman was dropped off nation's security watch list years ago
• Thailand concerned after key peace talk imam shot dead
• Prince Harry, Desmond Tutu, David Cameron and others honor memory of Nelson Mandela in London
• Pope backs young Brazil protestors
• Saudi women's driving kicks off without arrests
• Pakistani police in shootout kill former head of outlawed Sunni sectarian group, 13 others
• 22,000 Pakistanis Flee Fighting Near Afghan Border
• Former first lady, comedian compete for Guatemala president
• Ex-Brazilian president was murdered, city council commission says
• Wallabies captain Horwill cited for stamping
• Japan's economy shrinks in April-June quarter, on weaker consumer demand, stalling exports
• Nigerian suicide bombers kill 42 people in mosque attacks
• French prosecutors say suspect in Paris newspaper shooting arrested
• 16 killed in coal mine collapse in northwestern China
• S. Korean relatives, many with heads shaved, weep and toss flowers to mark ferry anniversary
• North Korea publicly executes 80, some for videos or Bibles, report says
• Dutch Arrest Suspected Serial Child Molester
• Guatemalan authorities suspend rights in town where 11 died in clash over development
• Syria strikes kill 400 so far this month in Aleppo
• Taliban negotiations only way to 'end bloodshed,' Afghan president says
• Abbott sworn in as Australia's new PM
• InBev-SABMiller tie-up would include Chinese beer that is world's biggest seller
• Tens of Thousands of Syrians Rally in Flashpoint City of Hama
• Global cruise lines set sail for China in pursuit of booming leisure market
• China demands satellite data Malaysia used to conclude jetliner had crashed in Indian Ocean
• Sea Shepherd loses Australia bid for charity status
• Pope says migrants not 'pawns on chessboard of humanity'
• Israeli rabbi tells followers to burn iPhones
• Syria's state media says troops have captured rebel-held town near Lebanon
• Conservative candidate set to win Cyprus presidency in runoff, faces tough bailout talks
• 21 dead after boat capsizes in Yangtze River
• Taiwan evacuates 2,000 tourists as super-typhoon looms
• Chile's president increases security after blast injures 14
• US investment conference showcases Tunisia's new government and highlights reforms needed
• UK, Irish premiers to join Belfast talks, seek new deal to save Catholic-Protestant government
• 800,000 kids forced from homes by Boko Haram suffer abuse, UNICEF says
• Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor
• 6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks
• In talks with Netanyahu, Europeans, Kerry seeks to avert UN crisis over Israel-Palestinians
• Piracy 'slows worldwide, surges off west Africa'
• World's second tallest building tops out in China
• Syrian opposition chief: Annan plan in 'crisis'
• Gunmen shoot dead two policemen in Indonesia
• Gunmen shoot dead two policemen in Indonesia
• Iran Waiting in the Wings
• Turkish PM accuses Israel of terrorism, genocide; protesters pelt consulate with stones
• War not peace followed VJ Day for Myanmar's ethnic minorities
• Suicides hit all-time high in Singapore in 2012
• Former Haiti prime minister submits paperwork to run for president shortly before deadline
• Fire torches historic basilica rooftop in western French city of Nantes
• Zimbabwe parks authority donates quarter ton of bush meat to calm restive prisoners
• Worst of this El Nino expected in coming months
• S. Africa mine massacre probe in crisis as more lawyers walk out
• Brazil's election pits 'ghosts of past' against 'monsters of present' as president leads polls
• India court says cricket board probe 'illegal'
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be sworn in Thursday
• EU Commission urges more action on deficit and debt reduction from Italy, France
• Kurds probe 2 possible ISIS chemical weapon attacks
• Libyan Government Releases 4 Foreign Journalists
• Mubarak's health reportedly deteriorating in prison
• Four tonnes of radioactive water spilled in Fukushima
• Sunni militants reportedly take control of small oil fields, attack air base in Iraq
• Just as they left them: Items left behind by Flight 370 missing now full of meaning for kin
• Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to protect churches
• Malaysia revives detention without trial with new anti-terror law
• Canadians arrested in Costa Rica for credit card fraud
• Russia 'to charge Greenpeace group with piracy'
• Italian court hears panicked call to Concordia captain from scared crew in flooded engine room
• China's Xi sends spicy pickle stock soaring
• North Korea's Kim Jong Un reportedly will attend summit in Iran
• James Murdoch Contradicted By His Ex-Legal Manager
• Kenyan official: Chinese restaurant closed after complaints that it refused to serve Africans
• A look at the family of Libya's slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi, 2 years on from his overthrow
• 3 Islamic militants dead, more hostages freed in Nairobi mall terror attack
• Nearly 100 feared dead after quake hits Afghanistan
• Former First Lady of South Vietnam dies in Rome
• 129 inmates still on the run after escape from Mexican border prison
• Japan vows not to give up on hostages held by ISIS
• Afghanistan to spy on its own soldiers to counter rogue attacks on NATO troops
• At least 13 killed in eastern Ukraine as violence spikes ahead of election
• Syria rebels claim to have shot down army helicopter
• Russian, Ukrainian soccer clubs cancel match amid tensions between countries
• Gibson not upset by Blake Griffin's flagrant foul: 'It's basketball'
• NATO, Russia military drills fuel risk of war, study suggests
• Libyan Rebels Shelled Outside Qaddafi's Hometown
• O'Driscoll axed as Lions go Welsh for final Test
• Kerry fills in NATO allies gathering in Turkey on Putin meeting
• In Ugandan district noted for ritual murder, residents drum alarms to rescue missing children
• PCB demands proof from Latif over bookie claim
• In Mexico, New Agers say end of Mayan calendar will herald 'cosmic dawn,' not end of world
• US businessman jailed in Russia over broken window
• Pakistani court gives prime minister extra time to obey corruption case order
• Former F1 champion Michael Schumacher critically injured while skiing
• Bodies of Air Force crew recovered from UK crash site
• Swiss museum accepts 'hidden' art bequeathed by controversial dealer
• Wheel or axle failure blamed in Canada oil train derailment
• At least 70 children killed in Syria missile attacks, activist group says
• Egypt condemns Israeli airstrikes against Syria, warns they complicate ongoing civil war
• Afghanistan orders NY Times reporter to leave the country over story
• Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, a political juggernaut, set to coast to re-election
• Chelsea's Van Ginkel out for season: reports
• Radical cleric says Beirut bombing Hezbollah's fault
• Rose ditches mask in second half, plays well in win over Cippers
• North Korea diversifies drug smuggling, counterfeiting, study says
• Platinum mineworker shot dead in South Africa
• Egypt Islamists call for Friday rallies in Cairo: spokesman
• England tighten Ashes grip as 'gulf widens'
• AP Interview: Foreign minister says Australia won't contribute to UN Green Climate Fund
• Iran Hails U.S. Rescue of Sailors as 'Humanitarian and Positive' Act
• Islamic State extremists rooted in Syria, home to the group's declared capital and power base
• Libya asks UN Security Council to lift arms embargo so it can fight Islamic State group
• Putin says peace in east Ukraine is possible, but both sides not fully upholding a peace deal
• Russian Orthodox church forgives anti-Putin girl band
• Six Points: Patriots vs. Texans
• Germany votes with Merkel set for third term
• Mainstream moderate Portuguese parties expected to prevail in election despite more austerity
• Six Points: Steelers at Bengals
• Fiery cargo plane crash kills 11 in Pakistani city
• No walls, no classrooms: London's first forest nursery school lets kids learn in the woods
• Muhammad Ali, Muslim Figures Call on Iran to Release Jailed Hikers
• Germany pays tribute to ex-President Weizsaecker, who called WWII surrender a 'liberation'
• European Central Bank edging closer to unleashing more stimulus as euro creeps higher
• 1 missing as 2nd day of heavy rains lashes Japan, triggers flooding and landslides
• Mum's army feeling for mum-to-be Kate
• The Trump data card: Key to winning the White House
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issues threat before South Korea-US drills
• Six Points: Colts vs. Jaguars
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dead after battle with cancer
• Pakistan Rushes to Finish Construction of Fourth Nuclear Reactor
• Three British teens charged over 'Grand Theft Auto' stabbing
• Attorneys for Auschwitz survivors criticize Germany for taking too long to try SS sergeant
• US struggling to counter opposition Syrians' anger over airstrikes they see as boosting Assad
• Defense Secretary Hagel: Iraqi security forces have 'new momentum' against Islamic State
• Tens of thousands gather in Spain for beatification of early leader of Opus Dei
• Malaysian arrested over Eid greeting featuring dogs
• From Churchill's defeat in 1945 to Cameron's 2010 coalition as captured by AP photographers
• Dutch authorities to publish final report into downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
• Gunmen kill 13 in Pakistan bus attack
• Death toll from China typhoon rises to 46, 25 missing
• Lee Kuan Yew lies in state in Parliament as Singapore bids farewell to city-state's founder
• Hundreds Protest Over Deadly Mexico Casino Arson Attack
• INSIDE KOBANI: Kurdish female fighters play major role in defending town against IS militants
• Shoe-thrower interrupts trial of confessed Norway mass killer
• Shakira's ex-boyfriend fails to get cash from Swiss account
• Diplomats, business people flood Cuba amid warmer US ties
• Blast in Damascus suburb kills 15, Syria state new agency says
• Saudi Arabia: Some 2 million Muslims arrive in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage
• In Arab world, worries that nuclear deal will boost Iran in power struggle across region
• Egyptian women hold defiant rally to denounce killing of female protester
• Sweden pulls back some ships from submarine search as operation enters 'new phase'
• Myanmar monks urge peace on uprising anniversary
• Crime reporter killed in southern Mexico
• Defense lawyer: Pakistani court orders release of alleged Mumbai attack mastermind
• Human Rights Group: Over 800 Dead in Syria Uprising
• Egyptian court postpones verdict in case of 3 Al-Jazeera English journalists to Aug. 29
• Disgruntled Mali troops fire weapons, kidnap officer
• Queen to Host Royals' Christmas, Kate's First
• Canadian throws money, ego into Austrian election
• Jim Molyneaux, soft-spoken Ulster Unionist leader in early days of peacemaking, dies aged 94
• World Pays Tribute to Holbrooke: "The Bulldozer"
• Brits cut American classics including 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Of Mice and Men' from school curriculum
• In challenge to China, US urges immediate halt to provocative South China Sea activities
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford endorses marijuana decriminalization
• Egypt to hold new presidential elections first amid growing calls for army chief to run
• South Sudan: A 'horrifying human rights disaster,' top UN human rights official says
• Latest ISIS beheading video offers key clues for US officials, former special agent says
• Serbia Arrests 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic for Alleged War Crimes
• Stoner voters targeted in Dutch election campaign
• Libya's Ex-Minister Reportedly Claims Qaddafi Ordered Lockerbie Bombing
• Morocco's African immigrants fear rising racism tide
• United Nations considering 30 military observers for Syria
• EXCLUSIVE: Amid Syrian Crackdown, U.N. Considering $38 Million Aid Plan for Government
• Police fire tear gas at protesters trying to storm government HQ in Bangkok
• Robson stuns Kirilenko to stop British women wipeout
• Could Samantha Power have caught a flight to UN meeting?
• Common house of prayer for Christians, Jews, Muslims to be built in Berlin
• Bahrain's king pardons prominent activist who spent 3 months in prison, cites health reasons
• A scramble to escape: 25 killed in Tanzania blasts
• Cuban dissidents heckled at start of Summit of the Americas
• President to Germans: don't reject military deployments out of hand in facing aggression
• Damascus rattled by Syrian rebel attacks, adding to pressure on Assad
• British Soldiers Detained by Libyan Rebels Reportedly Released
• Slump in China's housing market, an engine of economic boom, sparks fears about growth, banks
• Chinese developers invest to build replica of London's Crystal Palace, a Victorian wonder
• Pro-Russian rebel forces reportedly enter key Ukrainian town in new southeastern front
• Workers enter Japan nuclear reactor building
• Pakistan Official: U.S. Murder Suspect Has Immunity
• Ahmadenijad trying to entice Egypt into forging alliance with Iran
• Malala Yousafzai returns to school in England months after being shot by Taliban
• What to watch at World Cup: Italy can take control of Group D, France takes on Swiss
• Brazilian president's popularity plummets after nationwide protests, calls for impeachment
• A 'halal tourism' market emerges as businesses seek to cater to wealthy Muslim travelers
• Eco-Taxes? Study Financed by U.S. Treasury Will Link Tax Code to Carbon Emissions
• Syrian Troops Attack Mourners After U.S. Envoy Visit
• Activists say Assad's troops kill 90, in one of highest death tolls since internationally-brokered cease-fire
• Former Army General Otto Molina Wins Guatemala Election
• Mexican Police Find 513 US-Bound Migrants in Two Trucks
• South Korean ferry tragedy leaves survivors wrestling with guilt, siblings seeking meaning
• China court to issue Bo Xilai verdict on Sept 22
• US frustrated China not doing more on NKorea
• Qaddafi Compound Demolished as Coalition Sees 'Significant Success' in Libya
• Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan
• Charles Taylor's victims hail war crimes verdict
• Interest so keen in Shroud of Turin burial cloth, some coming back for 2nd viewing in 5 years
• Russia's Macho Man Putin Wields Cross Bow in Whale Tracking Stunt
• Syrian president appears dismissive of Kerry's remarks on possible talks with Assad
• Witnesses describe island massacre in Norway trial
• Top Russian Islamist calls for attacks on Sochi Games
• Thousands of refugees rush into Croatia to find new route to Western Europe
• Iranian leader: Iran must stand firm against Western 'bullying' on nuclear program
• Australia hope Warne can help spinners turn corner
• Ukraine claims its forces enter rebel stronghold of Luhansk amid aid talks
• Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 39 in Southeast Iran
• Israel monastery firebombed in suspected hate crime
• Iran denies getting missile technology from NKorea
• Pakistan win toss, put Windies in to bat
• Iraqi officials: Suicide attack west of Baghdad kills at least 6 troops
• Israel basketball team dumps captain for Nazi slur
• Alleged Russian Spies Undercover in U.S. Latest Case in a Long Line
• Ecuador's envoy heads to Quito for Assange asylum talks
• Australian Chloe McCardel finishes marathon swim between 2 islands in Bahamas
• Putin visits Italy, pope in show of statesmanship after G-7 reaffirms sanctions for Ukraine
• Egyptian Prime Minister Promises Reform, End to Emergency Law
• 4 dead when truck bomb explodes at military base in Iraq
• NKorea says SKorea faked evidence of torpedo attack, warns of 'all-out war' if punished
• Jihadists Promote Theft to Fund War on West
• Typhoon Soudelor lashes southeast China after leaving 6 dead and 4 missing in Taiwan
• Prince Philippe's role as king: to keep Belgium together
• Karzai Wants Pact With U.S. But Says Raids Must End
• 35-40 people drown in Mediterranean migrant crossing, Save the Children reports
• U.K.'s Cameron, France's Sarkozy Pledge Billions for Libya
• Syrian rebels move command from Turkey to Syria
• Rio issues land titles in slums, legalizing informal housing
• Police kill 2 in clashes with Yemen protesters
• How more than 300 girls were kidnapped by extremists in Nigeria 3 weeks ago; 276 still missing
• Former American POWs held in Japan during WWII visit war cemetery near Tokyo, recount memories
• Dutch peacekeepers still suffer guilt, stigma 20 years after Srebrenica massacre
• Fears grow for Michael Schumacher as former F1 champion remains in coma
• Russia allows Snowden 'to leave Moscow airport'
• Tehran on 'smog holiday' as dirty air keeps hold
• Christian girl with Down syndrome could face death penalty over burning of Islamic text in Pakistan
• Venezuela's Chavez fighting severe lung infection
• Police: Suicide Car Bomb Kills 5 in SW Pakistan
• Sicilian port city mourns 49 migrants, cancels annual fireworks show in sign of respect
• Workers at Japan Nuke Plant 'Lost the Race' to Save Reactor, Expert Says
• Argentine provincial police strike for more pay prompts looting, robberies, death in Cordoba
• Memorizing Cell Phone Numbers Could Save You in Times of Crisis
• How will US track down ISIS leader al-Baghdadi?
• Greenpeace activists break into French nuclear plant
• Al Qaeda's New Magazine for Women Mixes Beauty and Bomb Tips
• Social Democrats Win Election in Portugal, Unseat Socialist Government
• Was the U.N. Protecting Phony Treaties?
• Authorities plan salvage operation for missing Malaysian airliner
• Iran releases footage allegedly extracted from US drone
• Japanese Nuclear Plant Workers Advance Plans to Cool Off Damaged Reactors
• Indian police arrest Kashmir separatist leader, detain others to prevent protest march
• Emboldened by Iguala case, relatives of Mexico's missing search for their loved ones
• Assange Can Be Extradited Over Sex Charges, U.K. Court Rules
• Leading Bahrain activist released from jail, but still faces travel ban
• Crew member says order to evacuate South Korea ferry came too late
• Lockerbie Bomber Reportedly Blackmailed Qaddafi to Secure Release
• Vengeful New Militant Group Emerges in Pakistan
• Cosafa champions Zambia were lucky, admits Renard
• Italian witnesses in fishermen's deaths refuse Indian summons: report
• Philippines urges ASEAN to stop China from taking control of South China Sea
• Man who fatally stabbed teenage girl at Jerusalem gay pride parade indicted on murder charge
• Kenyan president announces end to mall bloodbath
• Israel Deploys Rocket Defense System Against Gaza
• Canadian court orders reconsideration of Congolese asylum bid
• Anger and despair compete as Ukraine comes to grips with helplessness over Crimea takeover
• Conflicting Iran-US takes on informal agreement means tough work ahead for final nuke deal
• Flooding exposes deep distrust of Russia's leaders
• Macedonian prime minister hits back at opposition leader after the latter releases tapes
• Colombian mayor seeks removal of plaque newly unveiled by Prince Charles
• Pacific's Tuvalu wracked by constitutional crisis
• China Communist Party abuses officials into confessions as part of anti-corruption efforts
• Jordan says it launched scores of air strikes at Islamic State targets since pilot's death
• Nepal's Constituent Assembly begins crucial voting on new constitution draft despite protests
• Pope Francis tells Filipinos at Vatican he joins them in asking God 'why' the typhoon hit
• Afghan official says army was fighting the Taliban when shells killed 28 during New Year's Eve
• Cruise Ship Crew Reportedly Faced Hostile Passengers After Engines, Electricity Fail
• 12-year jail terms sought for 2 teachers accused of abuse at Indonesian international school
• Members of Israel's Jewish Ethiopian minority rally against racism in central Tel Aviv
• Italy's Borrowing Rates Skyrocket, Monti Scrambles
• 10 bullet-riddled bodies found in Baghdad
• Thailand police fear Bangkok bombing suspect may have fled
• Dope-tainted 100m still stops the world: Bailey
• Portugal government battles for survival
• US promises up to $2 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine if reforms continue
• Snatched Gazan starts hunger strike in Israel prison
• Given these drunk driving statistics, Uber may be the answer
• Fewer teens are driving drunk, national survey says
• Ireland unveils minimum alcohol price plan to reduce drinking
• Philippines locks down part of capital to secure crowd-adoring celebrity pope
• Clashes as Morsi supporters demonstrate across Egypt
• US, Canada seek 2015 World Cup berth
• Improve UN protection capacity in Darfur: Tanzania leader
• Is lab testing the 'Wild West' of medicine?
• Indian Kashmir shuts down over killing of protesters
• Texas executes Mexican national despite diplomatic protests
• Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters expected at German austerity demonstration
• After Japan enters recession, merits of bond-buying stimulus under scrutiny as ECB eyes action
• UN envoy upbeat suspended Cyprus reunification talks could resume soon as gas row ebbs
• Malaysia cargo firm says it owns abandoned planes at airport
• Israel, US collaborated in creation of 'Flame' virus to slow Iran's nuke efforts, report says
• India's Tata Steel Q1 profit nearly doubles
• Syria shelling kills dozens in rebel town
• Afghan candidate withdraws from presidential race in favor of front-runner; 8 candidates left
• Putin Calls for More Responsive Government
• Ex-Boxing Champ Edwin Valero Kills Himself in Jail Cell After Arrest in Wife's Killing
• Explosion hits NZ mine; 30 workers unaccounted for
• Egypt's president cancels amendments that gave military power, names vice president
• Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deaths
• Thai army chief assumes role as mediator, uses martial law to promote crisis talks
• Ex-Ukraine PM Tymoshenko will run for president
• British Rescue Workers Find 4 Miners Dead
• Child migrants head for US to flee crime, drawn by belief they are allowed to stay
• North, South Korean military officers reportedly hold talks
• Iran's supreme leader endorses nuclear deal but says US can't be trusted
• Protests as the French Assembly debates bill to penalize clients of prostitutes
• Snowplow driver says he didn't see or hear Total CEO's jet before it crashed at Moscow airport
• 9 years on, Libya still not free of chemical weapons
• New Afghan president arrives in Pakistan on visit aimed at improving ties
• Kosovo celebrates 5 years since contested secession from Serbia
• Invite mix-up leads Swede to minister's dinner
• 2 Saudi women held 6 days for driving, relatives say
• Dutch prosecutor: Shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 'most likely' scenario
• Chris Froome wins Tour de France, second for him and third for Britain
• Suarez salutes fans on Anfield return
• AP Interview: Central African leader hails French military operation in his troubled country
• China ramps up response after Xinjiang 'attacks'
• Islamic State group launches new push on key army base in northeast Syria
• Russian Spy Anna Chapman Gets TV Hosting Gig
• US boxer Roy Jones Jr. asks Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship
• Report: Lebanese troops free 7 soldiers held by militants from Syria in border town
• Plan for Syrian chemical weapons destruction finalized; meeting tight deadlines will be tough
• China Overtakes Japan in 2Q as No. 2 Economy
• Flight 370 wing flap expected to arrive imminently at French defense site
• French bird flu outbreak unlikely to turn into US-type crisis: OIE
• North Korea says UN report on atrocities is 'dangerous political provocation'
• China court jails general's son for decade over gang rape
• China's drive to clean up thriving but dirty recycling business jolts global industry
• Top lawyer for jailed Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko faces legal action, fears arrest
• China wins $2 billion oil deal in Uganda
• Spain's prime minister denies party-linked corruption allegations that emerged in the media
• Sean Penn's charity to oversee the demolition of Haiti's National Palace
• 18 quarantined in Hong Kong over MERS fears
• Pakistan begins demolition of bin Laden's compound
• Dozens killed as 40 inmates escape in Iraq prison break
• France: 4 suspects face charges after terrorist attacks
• U.S. Man Suspected in Case of Missing Woman Released From Aruba Jail
• Palestinian academic freedom questioned after expulsion of Israeli journalist
• Killer whales trapped under sea ice appear to reach safety
• After resigning, Monti weighs running for office as Italy's president sets stage for elections
• France likely to prolong mission in Central African Republic
• S.Africa, India to discuss tour scheduling dispute
• Sudan gold mine clash 'kills 1, wounds others'
• Reclusive, opinionated German-born mathematics great Alexander Grothendieck dead at 86
• William and Kate tour aviation museum with director Peter Jackson
• Ebola cases rising sharply in western Sierra Leone
• US mentally ill 16 times more likely to be killed by police, study finds
• Egypt's Islamists call for 4 days of mass protests ahead of ousted president's trial
• Homicide Bombers Dressed in Burqas Blow Up Refugee Camp, Killing 41
• UN Pay and Perks: After two years of US study, still a mystery
• Karzai Says Afghanistan Would Back Pakistan if U.S. Attacks
• Hugo Chavez's cancer: chronology of Venezuelan leader's cancer struggle
• American man extradited to South Korea for trial in 1997 murder
• Agent says Chicago Marathon champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya fails doping test
• 1.5 million Brazilians throng to see 'pope of poor'
• Official: Afghanistan to Void Some 1 Million Votes
• Arsenal reveal rise in turnover
• Royal pregnancy a trial for Kate
• Pakistan court bans upcoming Bollywood film after suspected militant says it threatens him
• Kurds help ISIS with terrain, language in battle for Kobani
• France hails Mali vote as vindication of intervention
• Longing for their leader, North Korean athletes hold special gathering at Asian Games
• UK shut down UFO desk after finding no threat: files
• India police hunt for suspects in rape, murder of 3 sisters
• Zanzibar president urges action after acid attacks
• NZ earthquake toll at 98 dead, 226 missing
• Heavy rainfall in Greek capital floods basements, disrupts public transport networks
• IMF chief Lagarde says empowerment of women vital for global recovery
• First British patient fitted with bionic eye
• U.S. Military Rescues Distressed Iranians at Sea for Second Time
• Puerto Ricans demonstrate in fake prison cells to urge release of 70-year-old nationalist
• Pilot recalls last flight to Cyprus' abandoned Nicosia airport 40 years on
• Libyan ISIS group claims responsibility for Tripoli hotel attack
• Iraqi Christians flee homes amid Islamic militant rampage
• Kim son may step into limelight when North Korea holds biggest political gathering in 30 years
• US teen who killed for drug cartel released by Mexico
• The greening and cleaning of Naples nurtures tourism by bike, metro and boat
• Study finds higher rates of advanced thyroid cancer in California
• On the big night of Dubai's parallel world, workers sing their hearts out to Bollywood hits
• Ukraine finds new hero in commander of air force base who stood up to Russia
• Kuwait forms cabinet with new oil, finance ministers
• Queen leads Royal Ascot tribute to Cecil
• Swazi chief bans miniskirts and trousers for women
• Afghan president orders investigation into fall of Kunduz, US airstrike
• Rights group says Syrian fighter jets have killed 4,300 people since July
• Climate talks stalled over finance, carbon cuts
• World should thank Iran for high execution rate, says Tehran official
• Messi guides Argentina into 1st World Cup semifinals in 24 years; Dutch scrape past Costa Rica
• Israel approves demolition of Bedouin village, sparking charges of discrimination
• S. Korea court upholds prison term for ex-lawmaker for discussing pro-North Korea rebellion
• Despite tensions, US, Russia vow cooperation on climate change, oil spill prevention in Arctic
• Burma's Parliament to Open, but Army in Control
• Australia's jobless rate jumps to 5.7%
• Tunisia army battling 'terrorists' near Algeria: military source
• US-led coalition airstrike destroys ISIS drone
• As Syrian refugee influx into Lebanon swells, backlash is burdened by historical baggage
• Reports: North Korean leader Kim to meet top China officials during rare trip abroad
• Bayern's Ribery, Benatia to miss rest of year with injuries
• 'Baby Joseph' Returns Home to Canada
• Officials close Chipotle in Seattle for food safety violations
• Chipotle CEO apologizes over illnesses, pledges to be 'safest place to eat'
• Vatican acknowledges that pope had a pacemaker; batteries were replaced months ago
• Family of Washington Post journalist detained in Iran urges authorities to set him free
• Aston Villa boss Garde confirms interest in Roma defender Cole
• Hong Kong police remove some barricades as pro-democracy occupation protest enters 3rd week
• Pressure on 'world's best' All Blacks flyhalf Carter
• Rare Mantle rookie card fetches more than $500K at auction
• Egypt Brotherhood chief urges peaceful pro-Morsi protests
• Daredevil Dies While Getting Fired From Cannon in England
• Many Royal Wedding Security Measures Would 'Never Fly' in the U.S., Experts Say
• 12 Nigerian troops fighting extremists sentenced to death for mutiny, shooting at officer
• Bomb scare near Musharraf house delays first hearing in Pakistan's leader treason trial
• Joint US-Russian airforce exercise cancelled amid Ukraine conflict
• Women surgeons face gender discrimination
• India's central bank hikes rates to stop rupee slide
• Australian police make several arrests in major counterterrorism operation
• Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows
• Turkey's Erdogan, fighting corruption scandal, threatens to ban Facebook, YouTube
• Casualties overwhelm Syrian hospitals after more than 100 killed in air assault
• Iraq Vice President Denies Charges of Running Death Squads
• Petition calls for Nobel Prize to Bradley Manning
• Greek prosecutor seeks trial for 70 Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn members _ including 18 lawmakers
• Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party primary ahead of March general election
• Anger in Haiti as New Leader Stumbles in Politics
• EU tightens arms embargo on Syria amid refugee crisis warnings
• South African parliament approves secrecy bill despite some objections from activists, media
• White House vigil planned for teens kidnapped in Israel
• Mother-to-be Kate faces Diana comparisons
• Usain Bolt annoyed by claim he criticized Commonwealth Games experience in Glasgow
• Israel weighing whether to deal with UN war crimes probe, accusing it of bias
• Burma opposition leader says government must apologize for violence
• Nigeria's leader vows to 'do everything possible' to bring girls home
• Syria warplanes bombard outskirts of Damascus: NGO
• Clouds, clear skies, a thumbs-up: Japan volcano victims leave behind photos of last moments
• Iran Official Says U.S. Should Apologize for Drone 'Invasion'
• NATO Unaware Qaddafi Was in Convoy at Time of Strike, Officials Say
• Bangladesh probing allegations that emergency exit was locked at garment factory where 7 died
• UK scientists work out weight of Sophie, 1 of world's most complete Stegosaurus skeletons
• Haute-couture hiking in South Korea
• Mozambique: Scouts with little air support struggle to stop poachers in vast, remote park
• Indian government rules out peace talks with Maoist rebels after weekend attack kills 24
• Survivors of deadliest Everest avalanche recall chaos, fear and digging for their friends
• A stark reality: Greeks awake to shuttered banks on day after voters reject further austerity measures
• Syria's Assad buying 'a great deal' of ISIS oil, US official says
• Nearly 60 dead in east Syria fighting: NGO
• Atlanta transit officer wounded by gunshot near train station; injury is described as minor
• Germany asks top American spy to leave the country
• Turning on 'The Worm'? Rodman's old-timers team uneasy ahead of North Korea game
• Copper-bottomed bathtime for Bloomberg
• Report: Van der Sloot Admits Extorting Money From Holloways
• Jesse Jackson aims to save lives in Gambia
• More floods expected in Sudan after 53 die
• Bergdahl says he left Afghanistan base to expose 'leadership failure'
• Boko Haram terrorizes Nigeria's Christian community
• Fighting in key Ukrainian railway hub threatens to scupper cease-fire
• FDA: US sales of antibiotics for food animals rose over six years
• Inter-Korean military talks end with no progress
• Merck to buy Harrisvaccines to boost livestock vaccine portfolio
• Russia says it's ready to deal with new Ukraine president
• Gadhafi's vow: Will fight to 'last drop of blood'
• Australian PM to visit Indonesia on first foreign trip
• Pistorius trial: Prosecution wraps case and defense says it's likely Pistorius will take stand
• Children in poor countries 'abused live on web'
• Deadly Thai blast strikes blow to tourism, sole bright spot in ailing economy
• Daughter of jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar arrested for alleged sedition
• Body of New York mom murdered in Turkey being returned home
• Dogs rescued in Afghanistan to be reunited with American comrades
• Famed Argentine poet Juan Gelman dies in Mexico at age 83
• In secular India, a lethal mix of religion and politics sends brawls spiraling into riots
• Islamic group reports death of Chechen warlord who threatened Sochi Olympics
• Leaders set to face off in last TV debate ahead of Scottish independence vote
• Albanian crackdown on cannabis growing nets 500,000 plants this year, 240 people arrested
• Iran's leader says he is not opposed to direct talks with US, but not optimistic
• Afghanistan: Suicide car bomber targets foreign convoy near US Embassy
• Kenya revokes new mining licences, hikes royalties
• After the genome, AstraZeneca taps 'secretome' for novel drugs
• Gold strikes end in South Africa
• Thailand junta leader warns against joining protests as military orders more to surrender
• Little international outcry as hospitals bombed in Syria, Yemen
• AP Interview: Winner of Europe's biggest song contest, bearded Austrian diva living her dream
• Ecuador, Bolivia, Uganda among places Pope hopes to travel to in 2015
• Postelection violence, insurgent group on agenda as Kerry meets with Nigerian leaders
• Reporter's Notebook: At the fall of the Berlin Wall, 25 years ago
• Report: Tunisia's President, Prime Minister Resign From Ruling Party Amid More Violence
• Scottish Police probe Catholic school abuse claims
• Afghans vote for new parliament despite militant attacks but turnout appears low
• Tens of Thousands in Syria Stage Pro-Assad Rally
• US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan after president rejects peace deal
• At least 41 dead in suicide bombing at Afghan mosque
• 12 killed when fire rips through crowded Indonesian karaoke club, 32 injured
• UN official urges focus on North Korea human rights record
• Indonesia air force chief: Crashed plane had propeller problem that indicates engine stalled
• Dog Gone? Dolly Parton offers to adopt dog abandoned at British festival
• Cheerleading injury rates lower than other high school sports, but may be more severe
• South Africa says death toll in Nigeria building collapse is 115, including 84 South Africans
• Ukraine authorities accuse Yanukovych of ordering snipers to open fire on protesters
• World changed forever 200 years ago at Battle of Waterloo
• Strauss-Kahn freed after French police questioning
• Indonesian police official says 141 bodies recovered from Indonesia military plane crash
• Opium trade continues to breed danger in Mexican town where 43 students disappeared last fall
• US Coast Guard resumes search for missing British yacht crew
• Rainbow of Religious Leaders Join Pope for Peace
• Egypt court sentences ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over 2012 killings
• First female rapper debuts in Afghanistan
• Nepalese man, 72, claims to be world's shortest
• Mall fire in Pakistan leaves at least 13 dead
• Spain passes decree curbing low-income housing evictions after protests
• South Sudan peace talks delayed as officials cite need for an agenda
• Fresh fighting in Mali rebel bastion
• Frenchman is part of ISIS beheading video, Paris prosecutor says
• First 'ethical smartphone' takes a big risk
• Thousands of Christian pilgrims seek favors, renew faith at religious summit in Haiti
• The Latest: Busloads of tourists head to the airport to leave Tunisia after attacker killed 39
• Danish mayor wants Swedish province to become part of 'Greater Copenhagen'
• Over 30,000 Congolese flee rebel attacks to Uganda: UN
• The late Boris Nemtsov, Edward Snowden among candidates for top European Union right prize
• Al Qaeda branch in North Africa calls for attacks on US diplomats
• Journalist inside Nairobi mall tells tales of horror, heroism
• Thai police issue arrest warrants for two Americans in stolen body parts case
• After death of Cecil the lion outside unfenced reserve, Zimbabwe resolves to protect wildlife
• Strong currents slow search for AirAsia wreckage
• In the West Bank, Palestinian refugees hope Pope visit will highlight their forgotten plight
• Hundreds of North Korean missiles pose bigger threat to Asia than US, researchers say
• Officials say insurgent attacks across Afghanistan kill 7, including a provincial judge
• Iranian FM in Pakistan calls for peace talks on Yemen crisis
• Iranian FM in Pakistan calls for peace talks on Yemen crisis
• Ukraine's presidential vote: A step out of a crisis
• 'White Widow' terrorist killed by Russian sniper, reports say
• Jordan jails six for trying to join Syria jihadists
• Mugabe vows free, fair vote in Zimbabwe
• Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnap 20 women in Nigeria
• US debt deal helps Philippines save forests
• AP Interview: Israel's deputy FM is West Bank settler and proud of it
• Netherlands apologises for Indonesian colonial killings
• Malaysian officer facing sexual assault charges in New Zealand diplomatic case is granted bail
• Robbers smash display cases, escape with loot from Berlin's famed KaDeWe store
• US sending 20 more F-16s to Egypt, despite turmoil in Cairo
• Guatemalans search for wartime missing with portraits, museum
• Yemen president vows to eradicate terrorism
• Turkey's prime minister appointed to form interim government to oversee election
• Bone Found in Aruba is That of Young Woman
• Iran says CIA behind nuclear scientist's killing
• 2 detained in murder of Putin political foe Nemtsov
• Pope blesses cross made from migrants boats arriving at Lampedusa island
• Congolese army helicopters blast rebel positions
• Kenya government minister among 6 dead in helicopter crash
• NKorea backs away from threat to attack South
• Cruises to disputed islands offer bland food, gray views and a chance to press China's claims
• Plan to move US Marine base highlights rifts on Okinawa, reveals fault lines in Asia strategy
• Posters supporting Egypt's spy chief for president swiftly removed from Cairo's streets
• Europe's largest Jewish sporting event opening in Germany; held on site of Nazi-era Olympics
• Aussie O'Grady admits to EPO use - report
• Afghan security guard shoots dead 3 American doctors at hospital
• Iran parliament begins debate on Rowhani cabinet picks
• German security services 'failed' in neo-Nazi murders
• Head of Poland's new political movement says strong Polish economy will energize all EU
• Their own mystery unsolved, families of MH370 missing view Indonesia crash with empathy, envy
• Anger and protests over graft scandals in Guatemala ahead of presidential vote
• Group of soccer fans chanting 'Chelsea' stop a black man from boarding a subway train in Paris
• Murdered British Spy Was Padlocked Into Sports Bag, Inquest Hears
• Grandson takes up Mandela challenge to serve
• Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks
• Rescue officials: shark kills man off Cape Town
• Britain's royal baby will have surprising family tree
• Man blows himself up after family feud in Germany
• Obama Sending U.S. Ambassador Back to Syria
• Australian officials find $160 million worth of meth hidden in kayaks shipped from China
• France to Bring Home Staff From Embassy in Iran
• Is apartheid to blame? South Africans seek explanations for inequality and other social ills
• Tunisian women 'waging sex jihad in Syria'
• Brazil in World Cup spotlight after 7 years of preparations, highlighting joys and laments
• Bailed-out Portugal raises ?1.5 billion ($2 billion) in debt sale but cuts growth forecast
• Algeria army boosts forces on Tunisia border: minister
• Paraguay's capital issues environmental alert as swollen river threatens waste site
• 3 Hong Kong protest leaders and dozens of supporters surrender to police
• Colombia seizes 7 tons of cocaine in biggest bust since 2005
• Speaking publicly for 1st time since Blatter resigned, Platini says he won't talk about FIFA
• Shiite rebels may have shot down missing Moroccan fighter jet in Yemen
• Damascus bomb kills two: watchdog
• Train derails after hitting boulder in southern India, killing 11 and injuring dozens
• France says US helping in battle against Islamist militants in Mali
• Greece approves crucuial austerity bill as thousands protest in capital
• Elusive head of al Qaeda-linked group fights Syrian regime from shadows
• UK man jailed over US Facebook massacre threat
• Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution case
• Dad Taking Photos of Daughter Is Banned From Mall on Terror Concerns
• South Africa's poaching epidemic sees rise in wounded rhinos, and vets race to treat them
• Former NYPD detective: Missing jet shows we are still ‘not up to speed’ after September 11
• Norway's Somali community rattled by reports of young members joining jihadist groups
• Syrian pilot ejects, rebels say they downed plane
• Dictator Style: How tyrants live large on the people's backs
• Thailand 'white mask' protesters rally in Bangkok
• Lebanon seizes 2 tons of amphetamine being smuggled on Saudi prince's private jet
• Tanzania expels 25,000 Burundians in a month: UN
• Latest bomb blast blamed on Boko Haram kills 20 in northern Nigerian university town of Zaria
• Independent investigation rejects Mexican gov't account of the fate of 43 missing students
• Boko Haram leader says kidnapped girls married off, converted to Islam
• Thousands of posters of Iran's supreme leader rise up across Iraq
• Aid Workers Fear Cholera Epidemic May Overwhelm Haitian Hospitals
• Britain's Central Bank says it will issue plastic banknotes starting in 2016
• Putin to meet with Western leaders on Ukraine conflict
• UN peacekeepers take over ahead of Mali polls
• Syria jihadists' hand strengthened by West, rebels say
• UN mediator: US, Russia pledge to try to 'unblock' Syria stalemate at Geneva peace talks
• 6.8-magnitude quake hits shattered Pakistan region
• After freeing Palestinian prisoners, Israel announces new east Jerusalem construction project
• Rolling Stones set to rock Glastonbury
• Socialist Michelle Bachelet may get no honeymoon in her second go-round as Chile's president
• Nigeria palm wine tappers face tough climb to success
• Police: 23 Wounded in Church Attack in North Iraq
• Cook says team unity no easy task during Ashes
• China, North Korea Confirm Kim Jong Il's Secretive Visit
• Maoist rebels kill five policemen in India
• Iran sends second monkey into space, president says
• Litvinenko poison may have harmed Londoners' health, lawyer says
• Baltic Sea countries report surge in Russian air activity, several violations
• Japan's weak opposition makes Abe default choice
• 22 years a slave: Myanmar fisherman survives beating, shackling, years in jungle, to go home
• Syria's Assad tells Der Spiegel he's made mistakes, doesn't believe in deal with rebels
• World leaders open G-8 summit with trade talk
• 7 crew members arrested in deadly Hong Kong boat collision that killed at least 36
• British Airways flight mistakenly tells passengers plane will crash
• Presidents of Brazil, Chile both see popularity ratings plunge amid corruption scandals
• 17 dead as Qaeda attacks Syria Kurd town: watchdog
• Syrian president preparing to run for third term despite deadly civil war
• Beijing police smother area after hundreds protest woman's death, showing unease over migrants
• Q&A on Russian 'crowned thieves'
• Memos suggest US hid evidence of Soviet massacre during WWII
• Russia claims new EU sanctions will hurt Ukraine peace efforts
• Policeman in Canadian teen shooting charged in killing
• Pope Francis holds first mass with cardinals inside Sistine Chapel
• Open 'learning curve' for Kapur
• Former Oklahoma City cop convicted of raping eight women while on patrol
• Queen Elizabeth II's 86th birthday marked with gun salutes
• Case of 14-year-old Palestinian girl in Israeli prison for hurling rocks at cars stirs anger
• Wenger rules out January bid for Saints midfielder Wanyama
• Egyptian court dismisses charges against Mubarak linked to killing of protesters in 2011
• Typhoon and mudslides in Japan kill at least 17
• At least 7 missing after Japan tunnel collapse
• Suicide bomber who ran away cements fears Nigeria's Boko Haram is using captives as weapons
• French Novelist Accuses Ex-IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of Attempted Rape
• Israel museum to exhibit reconstructed tomb in world's first exhibition on biblical King Herod
• Student gunman kills 2, briefly takes hostages at Russian school
• Fatah party stages 1st rally in Gaza since 2007, reflecting warming ties with rival Hamas
• Thousands of ethnic Malays rally to support Malaysian prime minister, uphold Malay pride
• Resurgent pro-Russia rebels brim with confidence in Ukraine after gaining ground
• To help quell riots, Israeli police deploy sophisticated spy balloons over Jerusalem
• Under-fire Kinnear pleads for patience over signings
• Down but not out, former Scottish independence leader Salmond seeks return to UK Parliament
• UK jury finds former Citibank and UBS trader guilty of manipulating key global interest rate
• Iranian woman born without arms teaches others to live with disability
• Road Out of Iraq Brings Speed Bumps for U.S.
• The Middletons: "normal" grandparents for a royal
• Wenger: Ozil is like a musician who always plays the right note
• Global banks eye Iraq but questions remain
• French-German couple who tracked down Nazis to work with UNESCO on genocide prevention
• Paige VanZant: 'I got outclassed in every way'
• Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized on Christmas but condition improving
• Pistorius prayed over his shot girlfriend, witness says
• US citizen reportedly carries out suicide attack in Syria
• Aga Khan, spiritual leader to Muslims, divorces German princess after years in court
• Suspect in London soldier's killing had been arrested in Kenya
• New wiring defect found in Dreamliner: ANA
• Militants hit north Iraq town as 33 killed nationwide
• Indian town angry at police after massive explosion kills 90
• Pashtuns, demanding safety, refuse to bury dead from Pakistan bus hijackings that killed 19
• Report: Iran Paying Afghan President's Chief of Staff
• Heavy Rains Sweeping Away Screaming Haitians in Homeless Camps
• S.Africa's auto workers vow to 'intensify' strike
• Info Freedom at Center of Gulf's BlackBerry Debate
• Family of Kim Jong-un's late uncle reportedly taken to prison camps
• Iranian Weapons Allegedly Used Against U.S. Troops
• Bahrain opposition criticizes proposal tied to legislative, security and judicial reforms
• Schwarzenegger calls for more efort to fight climate change, calls it "issue of our time."
• Conor McGregor: Jose Aldo doesn't want to be here and can't wait for it to be over
• Hong Kong woman convicted in Indonesian maid torture case that sparked outrage
• Vote for Italian president gives Renzi chance to unify party, while irking some allies
• Veteran AP photographer killed, reporter wounded in Afghanistan
• China's He takes women's 1m springboard gold
• Germany's Merkel indicates more eastern Ukraine rebels could be targeted by sanctions
• Palestinian leader Abbas, after 10 cautious years in office, dramatically challenges Israel
• Embattled Syrian president makes rare public appearance at Damascus mosque for Eid al-Adha
• Indonesian rescuers reach plane crash site, recover black box
• Barrick sells three Australian gold mines for $300 mn
• South Korea launches rocket as North Korea warns of nuke test
• Officials say heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 37 people as buildings collapse
• Thousands of anti-government protestors wreak havoc in Pakistan
• Germany tries to stem stream of migrants from Balkans with video warning of high risks, costs
• Afghanistan Makes Pitch for Heavier Weapons
• Chinese newspaper blames US for Hong Kong protests
• Croatia responds to migrant pressure with reception center as asylum seekers pour in
• Unicredit to help fund restoration of famed Roman amphitheater, the Arena of Verona
• Malaysia shift on affirmative action angers minorities
• Castro praises N.Korea for Cold War arms aid
• Thai authorities expand search for bombing perpetrators, seek suspect in China
• Japanese whaling vessel, protest ship collide in icy waters off Antarctica
• Strike on Qaddafi Compound Badly Damages Buildings
• Jacques Cousteau's Famous Ship Calypso Enters Rehab
• NATO reports increase in Russian fighter jet maneuvers
• Glance at AirAsia search nearly 2 weeks after crash
• President Saleh Returns to Yemen 3 Months After Attack
• Jordanian court acquits Al Qaeda-linked preacher of 1 set of terror charges
• How will Benedict's departure influence election in Italy, where Vatican has political clout?
• Arthur sues Australia for racial discrimination
• New ISIS video shows drone footage, but expert doubts craft can be used in battle
• Lawyer says brother of Oscar Pistorius faces culpable homicide charge in 2010 road death
• Indian yoga guru detained at London's Heathrow: reports
• Dhawan hits 248 as India A win run fest
• Could Russia invade other post-Soviet states?
• Officials: Days before deadline, only a quarter of eligible Afghans registered for 2014 vote
• Mexico City's Day of Dead giant altar honors artist who created 'Catrina' skeleton figure
• 1 man's underdog journey from rural China to law school highlights persistent inequalities
• China's lunar rover, landing vehicle take photos of each other on moon, Chinese flag visible
• EU officials to meet on Egypt crisis
• French stamp inspired by topless feminist causes stir
• Sixth Suspect Arrested in U.K. Over Threat to Pope
• Croatians to vote on golf complex that could change the face of historic tourist town
• Eight arrested over Egypt Shiite killings
• New Zealand quake toll rises to 113 dead
• Former trade union boss to lead New Zealand opposition party after big election defeat
• 3 Guatemalan officials resign to protest corruption scandals
• North, South Korea to hold crucial talks on shuttered joint factory complex
• Israeli premier Netanyahu promotes bill designating country as nation-state of Jewish people
• Chinese president reassures neighbors on security, slowing economy
• Syria opposition proposes transition roadmap
• Beatification of El Salvador's beloved Romero confirms new understanding in church of martyr
• North Korea threatens strikes over South Korea propaganda broadcasts
• Pearson swings to loss but sales grow
• Sudan's President Wins Re-Election While Facing International Arrest Warrant
• Belgian prosecutor holding emergency news conference after 2 reported dead in anti-terror raid
• Afghan official: Security forces arrest 5 militants as explosives seized, attack stopped
• $200M wasted on Iraqi police training program, US audit says
• Vietnam flood toll hits 21
• Tropical Storm Cristobal moves north away from Bahamas after flooding parts of Caribbean
• Yemeni pro-government forces' push on capital stalls amid heavy battles with Shiite rebels
• Nemtsov murder suspects' arraignment expected, but no official information
• Slain Honduran beauty queen and sister laid to rest near hometown by grieving relatives
• New Polish government is to be appointed Monday, sworn in Sept. 22
• Catalans vote in election that could determine their northern region's future as part of Spain
• Police Disperse Democracy Demonstrations in Capital of Morocco
• British foreign secretary in China for talks on security, foreign policy, climate change
• Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to be moved to prison for first time
• UN human rights chief condemns Hungary's response to refugee crisis
• France holds commemorations for 69th anniversary of D-Day
• Police Officers Protecting British Royals to Get Stun Guns
• Wenger positive after 'very difficult' tour
• World Leaders Pledge to Cut Back Global Deficits
• With riots over troubled economy, Sudan is yet another Arab state feeling heat from the street
• All Blacks legend Lomu says he almost died in 2011
• Tunisian protesters call for Islamist-led government to quit as national dialogue set to start
• Mexico Uncovers Possible Drug Smuggling Tunnel Beneath U.S. Border
• U.S. Navy Detects Radiation 200 Miles From Japan Nuclear Plant
• Germanwings Flight 9525 co-pilot was treated for 'suicidal tendencies,' say prosecutors
• British leader Cameron implores Scots not to break his heart by leaving the United Kingdom
• Russia to meet with NATO officials over claims it's bombing civilians in Syria
• South Africa elect to bat against Sri Lanka
• Putin says Russia hasn't sent S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria yet
• North Korea unlikely to find many buyers despite successful rocket launch
• Around 100,000 rally in Ukraine to demand ouster of president, cabinet
• How low can it go? Oil, gas prices in freefall as OPEC reels from US fracking
• Inflation rate at zero in Europe, could push European Central Bank to print more money
• Israel chief rabbi under house arrest in graft probe
• Chinese police accuse GlaxoSmithKline executive of bribing doctors, hospitals
• Thailand's investigation of deadly Bangkok bombing dogged by unsavory police legacy
• Workers' rights group to FIFA sponsors: Take responsibility for 'horrific' conditions in Qatar
• UN agency funded with Saudi money wants to edit worldwide textbooks
• Shipwrecked Costa Concordia pulled vertical after 19-hour operation
• Mexican climbers find another mummified body on Pico de Orizaba mountain
• Navalny Moscow mayoral bid accepted ahead of verdict
• Foes of Venezuela's socialist government march to denounce president over economic crisis
• Villarica volcano in southern Chile erupts, thousands evacuated
• Officials: Suicide bombing kills 25 at mosque during Eid prayers in Yemen's capital Sanaa
• Libyan PM promises Cabinet reshuffle, backs down and praises militias
• Abbott outlines harsh Australia refugee plan
• Algeria's home-grown manga a hit with the young
• Charlie Hebdo has history of angering Muslims with cartoons
• South Korea says North Korea artillery launch threatened Chinese flight
• Pakistanis threaten protest over hockey slump
• 15 dead in Baghdad suicide bomb on Shiites: officials
• Pistorius shot a gun out of car and at cafe, friend testifies
• Families of Gaza boys killed on beach last summer say no justice in internal Israeli inquiry
• Thailand cuts rice-buying subsidy after big losses
• China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad
• Egypt forces hunt down militants in Islamist bastion
• South Korea: North Korea Begins Transfer of Leadership to Kim Jong-Il's Youngest Son
• Nigeria military says killed 50 Boko Haram fighters
• Case of imprisoned American-Iranian pastor taken to U.N. council in Geneva
• 2 rings of security _ 1 US, 1 Filipino _ around arrested Marine reflect sore spot in relations
• Irish sweep all before them at Royal Ascot
• New shipping route shows China's Arctic ambitions
• Qaeda militants shoot dead Yemeni 'gay'
• Asylum applications in Hungary almost double from July to August, EU figures show
• Report: Yemeni President Says He's 'Holding Out'
• UK woman may face death for Indonesia drug trafficking
• Iraq violence kills 11
• Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Afghan Policemen on Patrol
• Greece: Cabinet member quits on first day on job after Left's re-election
• 12 people killed, thousands evacuated in Argentine flooding
• Russian minister says US must abandon claim to 'eternal uniqueness'
• Panetta Warns Israel Is Getting More Isolated, Says Negotiations With Palestinians Must Restart
• Carter chides China over approach to territorial disputes in South China Sea
• Mother arrested in Spain after baby rescued from drain
• Timbuktu mausoleums restored years after from destruction by Islamic extremists
• US-Russia nuclear arms treaty takes effect
• Military says Iraq sending troops to Ramadi, city now largely held by Islamic State group
• Turkey holds security meeting amid speculation that military may occupy parts of Syria
• South Africa says Mandela responding positively to hospital treatment
• A basketball game, a dance, a smile: Signs of life amid misery reveal Filipinos' spirit
• Taiwan rescuers fear more blasts after 5 gas explosions kill 25, injure 267
• Britain's Prince George to be christened on October 23
• Panesar gets England recall for Ashes
• Bosnian mom buries her 2 sons _ among nearly 700 newly identified Srebrenica massacre victims
• In small-town India, a retired postman builds a monument to his wife and their love
• Swan found 'barbecued' at Thames beauty spot
• Egyptian security forces clash with protesters in central Cairo
• Movie filmed amid Syria unrest debuts at Toronto festival
• South Korea gunman kills 3, burns convenience store before shooting self
• Are US troops needed again in Iraq?
• More than a thousand engineers inspect quake-damaged buildings in Nepal's capital
• Moyes faces Rooney dilemma in United opener
• UN human rights chief urges Morocco to put into practice its laws and rules protecting rights
• Nepal police open fire on protesters demanding new state in proposed constitution, killing 5
• Spain's King Juan Carlos attends last parade before abdicating in favor of his son
• Michigan Soldier Killed by Explosive in Afghanistan
• Residents flee as Australian man drives stolen bulldozer into house
• Egypt President Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers
• Modi woos Japanese business with promises of "red carpet, not red tape"
• Egypt's president takes break from domestic troubles to host Islamic summit
• As Ukraine erects defensive fence on Russian border, critics fear expensive failure
• Pakistan says it foils militant plot to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in Karachi
• Blue Helmets hurt in Darfur ambush: top peacekeeper
• Gunmen kill 2 journalists as they walk in park in southern Guatemala town
• Ugandan opposition seeking joint candidate to challenge long-serving leader in polls next year
• Authorities met with 'radicalized' Quebec man in weeks before deadly attack on soldier
• U.N. Admits at Least $600G Lost on Overpriced Boat That Housed Haiti Peacekeepers
• Bus plunges off highway in Nepal killing 12 Indian pilgrims and leaving another 37 hurt
• Bailed-out Portugal to unveil new budget cuts worth $1.6 billion next week
• Protesters mark 4 months since students disappeared in southern Mexico, doubt official account
• As Dubai rebounds, victims of the financial crash go on hunger strike in prison
• Egypt's ousted Islamist president to go on trial on charges of incitement of violence, murder
• Train engineer: Hero or culprit of Canada rail disaster?
• Platini loses appeal at CAS over 90-day FIFA ban
• Violence Across Syria Kills 25 as Defectors Battle Regime Forces
• Saudi women call new day of defiance against driving ban
• Pope denounces perversion of religion for violence
• Longtime Rome chief rabbi, resistance leader who welcomed John Paul at synagogue, dies at 99
• Pope's financial czar: Vatican has millions 'tucked away' and is in better shape than thought
• In Haiti, thousands flock to ex-leader Aristide's home after rally ahead of presidential vote
• At least 60 feared dead as monsoon lashes north India
• 88-year-old German charged in 1944 Nazi massacre of French civilians
• Nightclub fire that killed 235 prompts inspections, closures of night spots across Brazil
• UN Security Council sees grim images of Syrian dead
• Egypt judges resign from trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders
• Syrian opposition activists on the run as they become target for al-Qaida linked militants
• Agreement on basis to resume Mideast peace talks: Kerry
• Sweden forest fire kills 1; about 1,000 evacuated
• Jerusalem mayor on settlement criticism: No city in the world regulated by US president
• Afghan leader strikes friendlier tone toward US
• DR Congo rebels claim 400 troops killed in fighting flare-up
• Drought worsens in Puerto Rico; government extends severe water restrictions
• Egyptian Jewish leader buried in rundown cemetery she sought to preserve
• Kenya's Kiplagat targets fast time in Berlin
• British orchid display provides hint of spring to lift winter gloom in soggy Britain
• Russian crash investigators say plane crash that killed 50 resulted from faulty maneuvers
• Ramadi refugees trapped on road to Baghdad as Shias prepare to retake city
• Tourists paradise of Costa Rica toughens its stance with US backing in war against drugs
• Shops cash in on surging Mandela interest
• Nepal's 5-time prime minister cremated with state honors after death this week in New Delhi
• Putin says Russian troops pull back from Ukraine border
• Parents win right to name child 'Kurdistan' in Turkey
• Egypt court annuls presidential decree dismissing country's top prosecutor last November
• Organization honors World War vets buried overseas for Memorial Day
• Russian missile-maker says its own MH17 crash investigation contradicts Dutch report.
• Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe contracts MRSA-like infections
• Britain, Netherlands go to polls first as a divided Europe votes on EU's future
• Britain's William and Kate do not know sex of royal baby
• Car bomb blast kills at least 7 in Somalia
• Bahrain opposition leader ordered to face prosecutor after protest exhibition raid
• Over a dozen dead after 2 trains collide in India
• Military judge may end impasse that has halted 9/11 terror case at Guantanamo for 18 months
• EU, Russia looking for scarce common ground at summit; Ukraine, human rights divide them
• Taiwan ruling party leader affirms eventual reunification with China during Beijing meeting
• Russia, Jordan to create center for coordinating military air campaigns in Syria
• Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel day after defense minister warning
• Hike in Indian gold tax to fight trade imbalance squeezes wedding budgets, spurs smuggling
• UN mission says Libyan negotiators at Geneva talks agree to work toward unity government
• AP Interview: Head of UN nuclear test ban organization urges Iran to ratify test ban treaty
• Egypt's Mubarak remains locked up on corruption charges despite court order to release him
• Amid Greek crisis, Angela Merkel visits Balkans to discuss other burning regional issues
• Thousands protest Burkina Faso leader's push for another term, police tear gas crowd
• American Christian suffering in Iranian jail without proper medical care, attorneys say
• US urges both Vietnam, China to use restraint in their standoff over oil rig in disputed sea
• Pro-Western Ukraine parliament opens for its first session since elections
• Hollande acknowledges 'failings' in preventing Paris terror attack
• Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff takes lead in election poll, outpacing rival Silva
• Officials say Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad officially resigns
• Qaddafi Shells Eastern Libyan City, Move Into Rebel-Held Western City
• Heavy snowfall in eastern Japan causes deaths, causes power outages, paralyzes traffic
• Syrian, Iraqi Christians plead for international assistance from temporary homes in Lebanon
• Afghanistan avalanche toll rises to 162 amid rescue efforts in snowbound valley
• Venezuela grounds Air France flight after receiving intelligence on bomb threat
• Ultranationalists rally in Belgrade in protest upcoming Serbia-Kosovo summit
• Amsterdam prostitutes protest against closure of sex workers' windows in Red Light District
• Chelsea striker Costa ponders return to Atletico Madrid
• South Korea says economy grew at fastest rate in nearly 3 years
• Pakistan army criticizes Islamic party leader who called slain Taliban leader a martyr
• New and improved Rose Namajunas ready to get back into the title hunt
• S. Africa petrol attendants to strike
• Indonesian national police arrest a deputy of powerful anti-graft commission
• Neil Walker bought a new home in Pittsburgh before he was traded
• Israeli researchers say worldwide Jewish population is nearly back to pre-Holocaust level
• North Korea says it is suffering its worst drought in a century
• South Korea blames North Korea for mine blast that maimed 2 South Korean soldiers
• Germany considers using military planes to deport some migrants
• Authorities investigating after Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in Kabul
• Finance ministers from 19-country eurozone to meet on eve of EU summit to discuss Greece
• Ukraine president claims most Russian forces have left country
• 17 coal miners trapped underground in China
• Kerry: US releasing millions in aid to Egypt, but with promise of reform
• 'Blade Runner' Pistorius gets 5 years for killing girlfriend, but could be freed earlier
• Hong Kong lawmakers reject electoral reform plan backed by Beijing
• Ford to step down as Sri Lanka coach
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum in France; French president says no
• Court decides Bangladesh's opposition leader to face trial on graft charge over coal mine deal
• Egyptian court dismisses charges against Hosni Mubarak
• North Korea fuels rocket as nation names Kim Jong Un top political official
• The town that Volkswagen built from scratch girds for tough times in wake of emissions scandal
• UK police investigate whether man found dead was stowaway on BA flight
• South Sudan arrests general for rights violations
• Iran, South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup
• Pakistan police foil attack against PM's home
• Once a kingmaker, British deputy PM Clegg faces election debacle as marriage to Tories haunts
• Inter-Korean industrial zone reopens
• Cosafa Cup favourites Zambia begin campaign
• Bahrain activist detained for 'insulting' the king after ripping up his photograph in court
• From cattle ranches to beach parties, World Cup's opening match mesmerizes Brazilians
• North Korea rejects South Korea's offer to resolve rising nuclear tension through dialogue
• Somali Pirate: Danish Family Will Be Killed if More Rescue Attempts Are Tried
• Reservoirs of Brazil's biggest city and rivers feeding them are running dry
• Hungary says it's among countries most exposed to migration, says 300,000 expected in 2015
• Chile's Indians cheer as regulator fines Barrick Gold for violating Pascua-Lama permit
• Pope lights Christmas tree and says abortion, gay marriage are threats to peace
• For conflict-weary Iraqis, the 12 years since US-led invasion seem like an unending war
• How close is Greece to leaving the euro? A look at the country's options and what happens next
• Mideast needs Israel-Palestinian deal 'more than ever': France
• Serbia president's plane trouble en route to Vatican caused by coffee spill
• Left-wing opposition takes lead in poll as 94 percent of Greeks feel pessimistic
• 1 dead during Catholic procession in Philippines ahead of Pope's visit
• Kolo Toure joins Liverpool
• Zardari set to step down as Pakistan president
• Egypt police takes over mosque with protester bodies: Islamists
• During Jubilee, priests can absolve faithful of abortion sin, pope says
• New US drone strike in Yemen as Hadi to meet Obama
• 2010: A quake, a meltdown, a dramatic rescue
• UN fails in attempt to restart Iran nuclear probe
• China's richest man aims to rival Hollywood
• Pakistan Taliban commander invites shot teen Malala back to Pakistan, wishes attack never happened
• French president dissolves government amid dispute over economy
• After 13-year Afghan war, final British combat troops leave Helmand province
• Alonso rebuffs McLaren over shock move
• 2 charged over links to Paris gunman after probe finds 100s of texts, DNA evidence
• Indonesia executes 8 drug convicts by firing squad, but grants Filipino reprieve
• Families' hopes for ferry victims painfully humble: to find bodies before sea does more damage
• Recovered Afghan treasures visit British Museum
• Dramatic escapes as blaze rips through Philippine slum
• Heart of Syria 'revolution capital' pulverised
• Saints stun Liverpool, Baines spares Everton
• US citizen held in North Korea moved to hospital
• Brothels' sponsorship rescues cash-strapped Greek soccer team
• Morocco keeps website editor in jail over Qaeda video
• Radioactive isotope on Arafat's clothing prompts Palestine to exhume body to determine if he was poisoned by Israel
• Syrian woman survives 700 day blockade with books, eating plants, refusing to look in mirror
• China's decision to abolish 1 child policy a boon to couples and companies
• Leave Tesla alone: Serbs decry plans to move scientist's ashes from Belgrade museum to church
• Malaysia's leader says Southeast Asian nations to pursue talks with Beijing on South China Sea
• At least 8 killed in Indonesian floods, landslides
• France increases security at some of its embassies after magazine publishes prophet cartoons
• New Zealand clamps down on 'legal' highs
• China splurging on armed forces as US begins defense cuts, raising uncertainty in Asia-Pacific
• Divers battle strong currents as death toll from South Korean ferry hits 212
• Man arrested in murder of LA exec in luxury Cape Town hotel
• Zimbabwe, India to make changes for 4th ODI
• Luiz not for sale 'at any price'
• Auschwitz survivors, Israeli lawmakers mark 69 years since camp's liberation
• EU imposes new sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine
• US intelligence seeking to confirm authenticity of video claiming American aid worker beheaded
• Israel housing minister says settlement freeze in place
• Police in India kill 2 suspected of belonging to group blamed for deadly attack on Muslims
• Violent demonstrations return to Venezuela on one-year anniversary of protest movement
• Syria accuses Israel of planting spying devices in coastal region
• Nepal's parliament to choose new prime minister on Sunday
• Blatter admits politics swayed Qatar World Cup award
• World Cup 'white elephant' stadium closed for repairs in western Brazilian city of Cuiaba
• Attackers raid bank in Afghanistan, kill 8
• Nepal earthquake death toll passes 5,000 as aid reaches area near epicenter
• Canadian government tries to block release of former Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr on bail
• US and coalition officials say Afghan army progressing faster than expected
• Kerry talks with France about next steps toward boosting Syrian rebels, pressuring Iran
• Russia sinks own ship to block Ukrainian vessels, official says
• Egyptian President Morsi swears in new Cabinet
• Pakistani troops expand rescue operation as floods engulf more districts
• Kerry: Assad the obstacle to implementing principles for Syria on which all powers agree
• Syrian rebels issue demands for release of captive UN peacekeepers
• Man dies after being gored while recording bull run on phone in Spain
• Bulgaria to elect new parliament in the wake of wiretapping and vote-rigging scandals
• Anti-Putin punk band member denied deferral of sentence over child concern
• Monti warns of backlash if debt crisis not solved
• Heir seeks election on Chavez's memory but challenger gains amid Venezuela's crime, shortages
• Kenyan airport reopens after massive fire
• Anti-government protesters clash with police in Thailand
• China's Xi ends state visit to Britain with trip to 'northern powerhouse' Manchester
• Rival rallies held in crisis-hit Tunisia
• NATO airstrike kills at least 7 Afghan soldiers during firefight, officials say
• Pope calls on Cubans to live 'revolution of tenderness' on lasts day before heading to US
• Bosnian family flooded 25 times since 2000
• Singapore says 91-year-old founding father Lee Kuan Yew's condition has deteriorated further
• 26 dead as passenger train cars derail in India
• France releases intelligence report alleging Syrian chemical weapons use, while Assad warns against strike
• Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi likens Myanmar's young democracy to a malnourished child
• Task Force Spartan Builds Outposts in Taliban-Controlled Areas
• Stricken cruise ship heads to port after being stranded at sea for 24 hours
• China confirms 17 coal miners die after gas explosion
• After escape, Mexico's strongest cartel boss faces radically altered drug-trafficking business
• Convicted war criminal Taylor tells judge he sympathizes with victims during sentencing plea
• Candidates try to woo weary, wary voters in Britain's most unpredictable election
• Israel accuses Egypt of violating peace treaty in Sinai
• Dog reportedly rescues newborn girl from Dumpster in Thailand
• Detained Portuguese ex-premier awaits judge's ruling in fraud and corruption case
• Tensions emerge in newly announced alliance between Syrian rebel group and al-Qaida in Iraq
• At least 52 million domestic workers globally, many are women excluded from labor laws
• Arab League Meeting to Enforce Syria Suspension
• PM praises police, says Egypt committed to elections
• 2 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Attacks as Defense Secretary Gates Arrives for Karzai Talks
• North Korea warns US over broken nulear-food deal
• Libyan Warplanes Strike Rebels at Oil Port
• Iran warns of attacks on American bases in event of war with Israel, as US conducts naval exercises
• Few thousand people gather in Brazil's biggest city to protest bus and subways fare hike
• Rescuers find another body, search for 3 in Mexico oil company blast
• Leader says Hamas agrees in writing to support Palestinian bid at International Criminal Court
• Analysis: Isolated and angry, new Netanyahu government headed for turmoil at home and abroad
• Prominent politician named Lebanon's prime minister after vast backing in parliament
• Israel says it carried out joint missile test with US in Mediterranean
• United Arab Emirates sentences American to year in prison for 'gangsta' parody video
• Taliban guerrillas welcome Qatar office but fight on
• Australians should be told of boat turn-backs: ex-navy chief
• Mullen: US 'very ready' to counter Iran on nukes
• Killings of environmentalists appear to be on rise
• Indonesia defers execution of 10 drug traffickers, pending rulings on legal appeals
• Pope visits once-persecuted evangelicals at Waldensian church on trip to Turin, northern Italy
• International watchdog warns of Shiite rebels' assaults on journalists in Yemeni capital
• Six Costa Concordia passengers reportedly sue for $460 million
• Mother of Iranian woman sentenced to death makes plea for daughter's life
• Palestinian murder suspect allegedly sent coded TV message to imprisoned brother
• Canadian Foreign Minister hopes for a resolution for Al-Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt
• Will Russia's terror problem hurt Sochi Olympics?
• N.Korea starts anniversary parade
• US military condemns Afghan decision to release 'dangerous' detainees
• Deadly blast hits south Damascus: state TV
• Israel closes Gaza crossing after several rockets fired
• UN says at least 1,332 Iraqis killed in July by violence amid war against Islamic State group
• Heavy rains trigger landslides and flash floods in northeastern India, killing 7
• Palestinian West Bank home torched in attack family living there blames on Jewish settlers
• Assad says Syria will allow access to chemical sites
• Pro-Russian soldiers take over ferry terminal in east Crimea in Ukraine
• Cuban President Raul Castro mentions possible retirement
• Beijing launches car quota to counter gridlock
• UNESCO takes Iran's Bam citadel off danger list
• Zimbabwe political rivals vie for voters in diamond-rich region
• Biden emphasizes trade in Mexico trip
• Soccer star Cuauhtemoc Blanco jumps into Mexican politics, seeks mayorship of Cuernavaca
• Kremlin says Putin not invited by Poland to attend ceremony marking liberation of Auschwitz
• Mali lawmakers accused of terrorism lose immunity
• Severe cold snap kills 36 in eastern Europe
• Philippine mayor rejects transfer of 'lonely' elephant
• Smooth 1993 breakup of Czechoslovakia might be example for Scottish independence drive
• Syria says heavy weapons not used in latest killings, death toll overstated
• Libyan Rebels Take Qaddafi Compound, No Sign of Leader
• Email from Assad's wife sparks outrage among activists
• Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar probing labor abuses, slavery in seafood industry exposed by AP
• Hollywood comes to Macau for Asian gambling hub's latest resort as casino slowdown deepens
• Gulf bloc criticises Hezbollah chief's Syria threat
• Hong Kong chief executive claims 'external forces' behind pro-democracy protests
• UN chemical weapons experts pull out of Syria
• AP PHOTOS: In Pakistan, the people left behind by a militant attack in the capital
• Charges of Mass Abuse at Vienna Foster Home Expand
• Arrangements made to free 21 UN peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels
• Iran Demands U.S. Propose Prisoner Swap for Three U.S. Hikers Labeled 'Spies'
• Shoe-Throwing at Ahmadinejad Suggests Cracks in Iran's Efforts to Limit Public Discourse
• More than 2 million Muslims in Saudi Arabia embark on first rites of the hajj pilgrimage
• Hamas: Leader Khaled Mashaal won't seek new term
• What is the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant?
• Nigeria recalls senior diplomats from South Africa over attacks on immigrants
• Paraguay elects anti-gay tobacco magnate as president
• NATO Blasts Tripoli With Series of Airstrikes
• Pope warns that priests can be 'little monsters' if they aren't trained well as seminarians
• Hamas Official: Gaza Militants Agree to Cease-Fire With Israel
• Amnesty calls for peaceful Zimbabwe vote
• Unexpected Text Message Reportedly Blows Up Bomber Too Soon
• AP NewsBreak: Canada to criminalize online terror threats
• Maduro to take over Chavez's revolution after tight election win rejected by the opposition
• Scattered Battles Erupt Across Tripoli as Libyans Offer $2M Bounty for Qaddafi
• Israel tries to walk back leaked comments revealing Israeli defense minister’s scorn for Kerry
• Swiss banks required to hold more capital against home property mortgage risk
• Nigerian leader warns of Mali spillover to West and Africa if terrorists aren't contained
• Mass rally in Bangkok draws tens of thousands in renewed bid to force prime minister's ouster
• Insurgents Try to Storm Afghan Government Building
• Indonesian Volcano Spews Less Ash, Still Dangerous
• Former UN secretary-general leads 'Elders' group meeting with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
• Bus-Train Crash Kills 9, Injures 212 in Argentina
• A look at the alleged victims of Germany's far-right National Socialist Underground
• Mighty Mickelson wins Open at last
• Russian Tycoon Khodorkovsky Gets 6 More Years
• The Latest: Parade marking 70th anniversary of creation of North Korea's ruling party delayed
• Tens of Thousands Rally in Iraq Against U.S. Troops
• Iran's Claim it Test-Fired Anti-Warship Missiles Brings New Concerns, Questions
• South Korea Passes U.S. Free-Trade Agreement, Lawmaker Sets Off Tear Gas Canister in Protest
• Indonesia volcano erupts again killing at least 16
• British PM Cameron Visits Troops in Afghanistan
• Corruption allegations cast doubt on future of key party ahead of Israel vote
• Markets hit by Greece impasse, after Tsipras renews pledge to ax bailout debt
• Witness Says He Saw Man Carrying Flaming Suitcase in Russian Airport Before Blast
• Foreign ministers of France, Germany meet with Ukraine, Russia counterparts on peace deal
• WikiLeaks' Swedish Servers Under Attack?
• Eleven missing as cargo ship capsizes off Thailand
• Casey ends two year winless drought at Irish Open
• Egypt constitution ready by end November: panel
• Egypt militants kill three in Sinai bus attack
• Smog over Moscow deepens as wildfires continue to rage
• Postcard from Guam: America's gun culture frightens and fascinates Japanese tourists
• Confusion in Libya Over Qaddafi's Whereabouts
• Coffers draining, Egypt accelerates search for billions in loans, knocking on world's doors
• Ex-prelate hospitalized ahead of the opening of trial on sex abuse, porn charges at Vatican
• Despite economic turmoil at home, Chinese remain No. 1 buyers of luxury goods, study shows
• Iran's foreign minister says new sanctions would kill nuclear deal
• Mexican officials confirm arrest of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, leader of Juarez cartel
• Destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest jumps 28 percent; Activists blame looser laws
• Chavez Home After Surgery for Cancerous Tumor
• Bodies of 7 Lebanese from same family who drowned trying to reach Europe are brought home
• Mexicans March in Support of 'Craziest' Drug Lord
• World military spending declined in 2012
• China says it monitored flights by US bombers over disputed islands
• Egypt's tourism faces meltdown as security fears mount
• Just a joke: Berlusconi says he has no plans to become the Russian economy minister
• Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in dozens of tanks, weapons into rebel-held east
• Vatican to finance adult stem cell research
• How a running app helps a blind runner train solo
• Does rinsing fruit before you eat it actually do anything?
• How your relationship changes after someone cheats
• Former Rebels Say Qaddafi Surrounded
• Qaddafi's Son Warns of Civil War as Thousands Clash in Tripoli
• Top US military officer says ties between US and Pakistan on 'road to recovery'
• The Audible: Why SEC whiffed on coaching hires
• Indigenous games get off to colorful, if rocky, start as anti-government protest erupts
• A Putin craze takes hold in the Middle East, praising his 'personality and charisma'
• Kurdish Rebels Deny Role in Terror Attack
• Greece Prepares to Name New Interim Prime Minister
• Pope presides over Easter Vigil service amid Vatican concern for modern-day Christian martyrs
• British Somalis fear backlash after Kenya attack
• Attacks on churches leave Egypt's Coptic Christians feeling more persecuted, vulnerable
• Vladimir Putin Calls US a 'Parasite' on World Economy
• Burkina Faso president back in power 1 week after coup
• Hollande: France must be 'extra vigilant' on climate negotiations to reach an agreement
• Spending a penny could cost $16 in Chinese city
• Argentina sentences former military dictator Bignone to 23 years in prison
• Israel halts peace talks with Palestinians
• Jordan king, US army chief hold Mideast talks
• 17 killed as police swoop on pro-Morsi Cairo protests
• Iranian foreign minister says 'mutually respectful' nuclear deal possible by June 30 deadline
• Libyan Rebel Forces Advancing Closer to Capital of Tripoli
• Griffin ejected for flagrant foul as Bulls beat Clippers
• School children fall ill in India from drinking water
• Former US POWs say companies that used them as forced WWII labor must apologize
• UN rights office says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000, cites Russian involvement
• Local columnist suffers broken leg in Iowa State court storming
• Suspect in British soldier murder kisses Koran in first court appearance
• Four Americans Killed in Separate Attacks in Border City, Mexican Authorities Say
• Taiwan braces for Typhoon Soulik
• Obama's Kenyan relatives react to White House win
• Pietersen in as England recall trio to Ashes squad
• Tropical Storm Odile losing steam, could remnant low on Saturday
• Nepal official says human waste on Everest a major health, environmental problem
• Pope voices concern over priest missing in Syria
• US prepares $1 billion aid package as Kerry arrives in troubled Ukraine
• Indonesia and Pakistan report more dead from Saudi hajj disaster; AP count shows 1,036 killed
• EU president warns Britain: bloc's fundamental values 'not for sale'
• Last Balkan War-Crime Suspect Extradited to Hague Tribunal
• Argentine father of soon-to-be Dutch Queen can't escape history as dictatorship minister
• Syria army 'retakes all rebel positions in Latakia'
• India Prime Minister Modi wins pledges of support from Japan government, industry
• In Kiev's Independence Square, optimism squeezed out by uncertainty
• Thai-based group's dogged determination spares strays from black market
• Lipscomb beats NAIA Cumberland (Tenn.) 83-53
• As Guatemala picks next leader, protests that ousted president have vanished but not anger
• Xavier Dolan and a haunting love thriller in Venice
• Egypt orders arrest of Brotherhood chief Badie
• South Koreans travel to North to reunite with family members separated for decades by war
• 2 dead after temporary bridge collapses onto South African highway
• Penn State turns back Canisius 81-67
• More than 200 villagers kidnapped in northern Syria released, easing sectarian tensions
• N.Zealand dismisses Sri Lanka Fonterra milk scare
• Navy SEALS board, take control of rogue Libya tanker
• Syrian Violence Spills Over Into Jordan, Leaving At Least 2 Diplomats Hurt in Embassy Attack
• Pacers' Paul George, Joe Young star in new Gatorade commerical
• Heated sledging sparks more trouble for Warner
• Iraq PM: Green Zone Bomb Was Assassination Attempt
• Russian troops said to be hiding positions, creating supply lines near Ukraine border
• S. Africa marks 18 years since Mandela's rugby victory
• Poland agrees to accept 2,000 refugees as part of EU plan
• ISIS controls 50 percent of Syria after takeover of Palmyra, activists say
• Greece, Eurozone leaders agree to new bailout deal
• Brazil police guilty in 1992 prison massacre jailed for life
• England put South Africa in to bat in Trophy semi
• Alleged Colombian drug don arrested
• Qaddafi's Forces Bombard Misrata Port
• Syria air raid hits pro-rebel Lebanese region
• South Korea deports Korean-American woman accused of praising rival North Korea
• Costa Cruises says it has not offered Concordia guests discounts on future trips
• Pope condemns global indifference to refugees
• North Korea urges foreigners to vacate South Korea, says nuclear war imminent
• France, Germany want account for Greek debt funds
• What did ancient Romans eat? Varied diet found from Pompeii latrines, Herculaneum sewers
• India clubs oppose new IPL-style league
• Will Oscar Pistorius go to prison? The factors that may affect his sentence
• Al Qaeda's Yemen branch offers bounty for killing US ambassador, troops
• Dutch police arrest suspect in online shooting threat that closed all Leiden high schools
• As Tibetan communities worldwide begin voting, candidates discuss position on China
• Clashes break out at anti-austerity demonstration during Greek general strike
• Brigitte Bardot calls Romanian president 'tyrant' over stray dog law
• Bus in deadly Malaysia crash was overloaded: reports
• Prince Philip's health 'improved considerably' after Jubilee hospitalization
• Syria Misses Arab League Deadline as Sanctions Near
• Surveillance footage shows harrowing scene inside Paris kosher grocery
• Hugo Chavez Will Not Address U.N., Raising Speculation About Health
• Hundreds of Kashmiris protest Indian government plans to build townships for Hindus
• Shoppers return to Kenyan mall 2 years after terror attack
• Anderson ready to shoulder Ashes burden
• Thousands flood streets in Cairo protesting Egypt's draft constitution
• Video emerges of Egyptian leader Morsi blasting Jews, Zionists in 2010
• Spain Resurrects Rape Probe Into Saudi Prince
• Swedish babies of Cold War crocodiles head for Cuba swamp on mission to aid endangered species
• Egypt army chief warns against slandering military
• Syrian rebels enter Kobani from Turkey border crossing
• Gunmen torch 14 NATO oil tankers in south Pakistan
• 170 feared dead as Mexico rebuilds after storms
• Rusted can of Zyklon B poison gas unearthed in German garden; unlikely from Nazi era
• Colleagues of officer charged in Gray's death: Seat belts rarely used in prisoner transport
• Ukraine lawmakers consider amnesty for protesters
• A look at Syrian refugees in neighboring countries
• Kenya's tourism sector braces for attack fallout
• Zambia's acting leader: Security forces won't tolerate unrest while nation mourns president
• Nearly $900M Kabul Bank fraud reportedly included smuggling money out on airline food trays
• U.S. Africa Embassy Bombing Suspect Killed in Somalia
• Shell in compensation talks over Nigeria oil spills
• Pakistan TV preacher defends Ramadan baby give-away
• French president tells Australia each country should decide how to cut greenhouse emissions
• UN report blasts Iran for persecution of Christians, other religious minorities
• 2 bombs at mosque, restaurant in central Nigerian city of Jos kill at least 15
• 4 die in new clashes in Egypt over deadly soccer riot
• Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, held in Mexico, said he never intended to leave US
• Cyprus president eases concerns over handling of renewed talks to unify divided island
• Anxiety grips Lebanon as tourism dries up amid spate of bombings and fears of more attacks
• Bratton Offers Law Enforcement Advice to U.K.
• India, France review progress on multibillion-dollar fighter jet deal
• Syria, China accepts UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan
• China restricts popular report-a-bribe websites
• World Cup finally getting underway with host Brazil facing Croatia in inaugural match
• Iran lawmaker: Country can produce nuclear weapons but will never do so
• The Latest: Hurricane Patricia makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific Coast with 165-mph winds
• Study: Invasion Led to Spike in Iraq Widows
• HSBC bank closing accounts for diplomats in Britain
• Libya's loot: South African banks may hold $1B in gold, diamonds stolen by Qaddafi
• Red Cross Plans $86M More in Aid for Somalia
• U.S. Envoy Warns That Sudan's Peace Could Unravel
• Column: As World Cup bids adios to Spain, don't forget how good its champagne years were
• Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split, government retaining its hold
• Egypt refers Muslim Brotherhood leader to court, says pro-Morsi protests 'unacceptable'
• Police find new human traffickers' camp as Thailand probes collusion of police, officials
• Arab activists hope Tunisia events inspire change
• Putin plays Nazi card to marginalize Ukraine’s revolution
• Japan economy contracted 1.2 percent in April-June quarter, China to weigh on recovery
• Global Hunger Index: Calamitous famines vanish, hunger levels decline but 795 million hungry
• Germany turns up heat on Portugal 4-0 in Brazil's tropics; President Merkel takes in match
• North Korea says it is bolstering its war defenses
• Rescuers search for 22 missing after storms flood Japanese city
• Haitians Ignore Warnings as Hurricane Nears
• Pro-Russian protesters storm police headquarters in Ukrainian city, win release of 67 people detained
• Norway set for swing to right after vote
• UN refugee agency: Cameroon needs help to assist Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram
• United Nations official calls on Syrian warring sides to allow aid into Damascus district
• Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Filipinos aboard
• Israel cabinet votes on Palestinian prisoner release
• Jewish leader: Top French rabbi takes leave amid accusations of plagiarism, lying about degree
• U.S. Envoy Urges Yemen's President to Step Aside
• Chinese woman trapped in escalator dies, but saves toddler son
• Philippine elections relatively peaceful but marred by pockets of violence
• Amnesty International: Qaddafi Troops Suspected of War Crimes
• German fears of economic impact of Ukraine crisis growing, but Merkel's support strong
• Journalist who spent months in Taliban captivity says give Bergdahl chance to explain
• Vanishing in the wild, incense trees flourish again in Hong Kong as Chinese seek heady scent
• 'Long to reign over us': Queen Elizabeth II set to become longest-reigning British monarch
• Asterix author earns monument in ancestral Warsaw
• Egypt's Morsi says France's intervention in Mali is creating a 'new conflict hotspot'
• Boats with 600 Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar wash ashore in western Indonesia
• A 'no' vote breaks tradition in usually unanimous Cuban parliament _ and it's cast by a Castro
• Finance minister: Israelis face economic losses if they don't reach deal with Palestinians
• Romanian presidential runoff sets pugnacious PM against 'civilized' Transylvanian mayor
• Germany's Merkel: EU needs to talk with Russia about relationship with eastern neighbors
• Pro-Russia separatists take control of coastal Ukraine town
• A new servitude: Homeowners across central Europe see dreams vanish with Swiss franc loans
• N.J. Nets Owner Wants to Buy Russia Media Holding
• Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill 55 people
• From anti-finance crusader to pro-business: France's Hollande shifts stance as economy lags
• Vatican says Benedict will have no say on election of his successor
• Dissent Lives in Iranian CyberSpace, Despite Regime's Attempt to Crackdown
• After Peace Prize, China Targets Winner's Friends
• Saving trees, 1 person at a time: New US website lets individuals join deforestation fight
• Days after taking over power in Yemen, Shiite rebels seize control of key central province
• Tear gas fired amid clashes between protesters, Indian law enforcement in disputed Kashmir
• Cambodian Senate approves restrictions on non-governmental groups despite protests
• Lawyers for Egypt's ousted president walk out of court in protest at defendants' glass cage
• South Korean court suspends prison term for Korean Air 'nut rage' executive
• New statue depicts late North Korea leader on horseback
• Putin calls for Ukraine's troops to withdraw from eastern and southern regions
• Judge orders Jamaican to be held in deaths of SC couple on Caribbean island
• Colombia's president suspends peace talks after rebels take general captive
• Syrian Leader Snubs Washington's Efforts to Improve Ties
• US Treasury Department cuts Iran's cash pipeline, sources say
• After summer of convulsion, Arabs search for ways to make democracy work
• UN agency criticises Australia's PNG asylum centre
• Iran's Fashion Crackdown: No More Mullets or Western Bling
• Hungary Firm Head Detained Over Toxic Sludge
• Rousseff holds crisis talks on Brazil protests
• Explosions at Iraqi Market Leaves 43 Dead
• North Korea denies it apologized over land mine blast _ despite South Korean claims
• Bosnian Serb war criminal Radislav Krstic brought to Poland to serve sentence
• China detains four GSK managers for bribery
• More than a third of young girls forced to marry or face beatings, death in 42 countries
• Election winner Abe faces Japan jobs challenge
• Wife of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detained in Lebanon along with her son
• Hundreds in South Africa march for protection of rhinos and elephants
• As Greece scrambles for deal with creditors, bank deposit drain adds pressure
• Bahrain arrests three over Sunni mosque blast
• No. 1 Nation in Sexy Web Searches? Call it Pornistan
• Iran Claims to Have Produced Its First Nuclear Fuel Rod
• At least 77 killed in attacks by suspected Islamic extremists on Nigerian cities
• Israeli foreign minister ends alliance with Netanyahu, adding instability to coalition
• Witness tells of Syria 'chemical attack', burials by night
• AP Interview: Danish spy describes undercover work inside al-Qaida
• Cautious optimism in hometown of Nigeria's kidnapped girls after cease-fire news
• Siberian fires sweep through villages, killing 15, injuring almost 400
• Ukrainian troops surround rebel-held city of Donetsk; rebels call for cease-fire
• New Zealand zookeeper killed by Sumatran tiger while zoo was open to visitors
• Morsi: Egypt's divisive Islamist president
• U.S. Demands Twitter Release Details of WikiLeaks Accounts
• Bahraini Shiite opposition group criticizes election turnout figure, says it lacks credibility
• Egypt's Morsi urges dialogue as tension mounts
• Total will return to Iran if sanctions lifted
• Turkey court to deliver ruling in high-profile coup trial
• Israeli leader calls on international community get tough on the Palestinians
• Death toll in Malaysia earthquake rises to 11 as more bodies found on mountain
• US envoy says French ransoms for hostages ended up funding al-Qaida
• British police reject Princess Diana murder claim
• Rolf Harris re-arrested over sex crime claims
• LeBronmania hits the Philippines
• Putin, Orthodox leaders attend Ukraine ceremonies
• UBS CEO Gruebel Resigns Over Rogue Trading Loss
• Pakistan says soldier killed by India border firing
• Cease-Fire Breaks Down in Yemen, Civil War Looms
• Brave staff, grim outlook after Afghan hospital attack
• London commuters face day of disruption and travel chaos as strike closes subway
• Pistorius to go on trial in March
• India's opposition blocks Parliament debate, demands external affairs minister's resignation
• Serb war crimes suspect tells thousands of supporters Serbia choose Russia over the EU
• Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
• Taliban did use bombed hospital as a shelter, Afghan defense minister says
• Venezuela fights shortage blues with new "happiness" agency
• Egypt fact-finding commission says Mubarak watched the uprising against him live
• Purported letter from inside Gaza tells of tunnel toil, Hamas cruelty
• Britons 'undoubtedly' caught up in Nairobi attack: Hague
• Pakistan to deploy 600,000 security personnel for May 11 election against Taliban attacks
• Syrian extremist group posts hand amputation photos on Twitter
• Syrian troops advance on rebel-held area of Homs
• Snow falls in Middle East as strong winter storm lashes Syrian refugees, others in region
• Japan and Russia agree to deepen trust, continue discussing territorial dispute
• Zimbabwe constitutional court rules election 'fair'
• Ex-Soviet officials call on Russia to withdraw troops from border areas near Ukraine
• Libyan interior minister resigns
• Ukrainian in court over mosque bombs
• Eight slain as Philippine troops clash with rebels
• 1.1 million Brazilians murdered in 30 years
• Clinton urges feuding Asian countries to work out disputes
• 3 Americans, Briton who thwarted train attack receive France's Legion of Honor
• Protesters march to demand elections and new leaders in Haiti, clash with police in capital
• Germany's Merkel vows to seek unity as EU tries to fill top job, stresses Britain should stay
• Kenya's president says his military has 'ashamed and defeated' Islamist militants inside mall
• Israeli court rules military not at fault in US activist's 2003 death
• Defecting Prime Minister Hijab reportedly hid in Syria for days before arriving in Jordan
• France steps up security in Paris after operation in Mali
• Hundreds Riot in Egypt Over Police Trials
• Greenpeace: Activists storm Russian rig to protest oil drilling
• Malaysian rescuers find fourth body; 36 still missing
• Russia Vows to Help Venezuela Build Nuclear Power Plant
• Group Says Spies Have Found Secret Iranian Nuclear Facility
• Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills at least 10 in blast at market in Maiduguri, Nigeria
• Seven peacekeepers killed in Sudan's Darfur: UNAMID
• After death fatwas and Tunisia slaying, security increased for Egyptian opposition figures
• Germany to San Francisco flight returned to airport due to security threat
• Raging northeast Spain wildfires leave 3 dead
• UN chief urges Syria to allow UN chemical probe
• Iraqi civilians living under Islamic State rule fear its retreat could bring reprisal attacks
• Syrian foreign minister blames West for nation's suffering
• Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing
• Haiti Leader Advises on Cholera as Deaths Pass 900
• Japan plans to turn over plutonium, uranium to United States
• 81 elephants die of poisoning in Zimbabwe: authorities
• Capsule carrying 2 Russians, 1 American returns from space station
• Snowden: A very 21st century spy
• Lisicki seeks power and glory at Wimbledon
• Syria activists say warplanes slam Damascus suburbs
• Annan says Syria, UN agree on rules for monitors
• American boss held hostage by Chinese workers says agreement reached
• Southeast Asian nations to set up humanitarian fund to help boat people
• Obama calls Morsi to express concern over Egypt crisis
• Red Wings LIVE postgame 12.10.15: Petr Mrazek (VIDEO)
• Greeks relieved they will stay in EU, but years of financial hardship await
• Gaudreau spoils Ristolainen's hat trick, Flames beat Sabres
• G'day, Major League Baseball! Dodgers, Diamondbacks go Down Under on opening day
• Mumbai teenager leaves red-light zone for US degree
• ISIS joins forces with Saddam loyalists in bid to take Baghdad
• 125 arrested after Australia asylum-seekers riot at detention center
• Junk and knockoffs: Iran's military weaponry panned, but regime still formidable, say experts
• IMF chief pleased with economic progress in Ukraine as decision looms on $1.7 billion loan
• Iran to build copy of captured US drone, official says
• Former Russian Prime Minster Chernomyrdin Dies at 72
• South Korea to Hold Military Drill on Island Targeted by North Korea Last Year
• Volcano erupts with thundering sound in Japan; choppers rescue 7, 32 still missing; many hurt
• Testimony Continues in British Phone Hacking Scandal
• Turkey police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
• De Beers posts first half gem sales of $3.3 bn
• Iraq forces suffer new setback as US reportedly prepares to open Iran dialogue
• EU's Mogherini says more sanctions on Russia possible over eastern Ukraine
• Romania ex-tourism minister arrested on charges of money laundering, influence peddling
• U.N. Security Council Approves New Sanctions on Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
• Callandret, Sanders lead Idaho to 78-74 win over Cougars
• North Korea to send its nominal head of state, not absolute leader Kim, to Russia this month
• Fighting for an education: Pakistani woman builds 'dream' school in poor Karachi neighborhood
• Hemsley, Kell lead SDSU to 84-47 victory over Nicholls State
• Parliament starts on long road to EU referendum
• Islamist group vows to fight general who attacked Libya's parliament
• Dana White: Gadelha is next to challenge Jedrzejczyk for strawweight title
• Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns, but doubts remain
• Young doctor is new Apprentice
• 16 killed in attacks as Pakistanis vote in landmark election
• Giroux caps 3-goal 2nd period, Flyers beat Blues 4-2
• Rastafarians prepare to light up without fear as Jamaica advances pot decriminalization plans
• Red Wings-Devils Preview
• Palestinian prisoner release gets under way
• American journalist missing in Syria for more than 1 month
• Kenya destroys 15 tons of ivory taken from poachers
• Aussie swimmers look for world pool redemption
• EU urges quick agreement on major investment plan to help kick-start economies
• Jordan lawyer asks court to release Abu Qatada on bail
• Myanmar mystics give supernatural help to Asia elite
• Flyers-Stars Preview
• After Modi vows cleaner India, critics say gov't is laying ground for assault on environment
• Egypt's president to visit US next month
• Pope asks Iraq leaders to use dialogue to avoid further warfare
• Sinn Fein chief Adams questioned for 2nd day over 1972 IRA abduction, killing of Belfast woman
• Perreault has goal, 3 assists and Jets beat Blue Jackets 6-4
• Christine Lagarde Named First Woman Chief of International Monetary Fund
• Al Qaeda plotting massive deadly attacks on West, Britain’s MI5 chief says
• Mubarak urges relaxation of strict eligibility rules for running in presidential elections
• Syrian rebels fire at tanks inside Damascus during fierce clashes
• Looming Financial Crisis Forces U.N. to Mull Less-Than-Radical Cutbacks
• Experts say Michael Schumacher unlikely to fully recover from head injury
• Prominent Chinese businessman reported missing
• Hollande warns about lack of funds for climate deal on visit to typhoon-hit Philippines
• New tremors reported at deadly Japan volcano
• A century later, Belgian King Philippe to lead remembrance of 1st use of gas in warfare
• 'El Chapo' may have injured leg evading his capture in Mexico
• Toronto mayor says he's 'extremely, extremely inebriated' in new video
• Argentine president returns to work, names hard-line economy minister in Cabinet shuffle
• Syria 'absolutely rejects' calls for Arab troops
• Rights group says laws are failing to protect girls from being forced into early marriages
• Popular Pakistani singer reportedly gunned down in drive-by shooting
• Fierce clashes near landmark mosque in Syria
• Experts to re-examine DNA clues in fresh Knox appeal
• AP Interview: Jerusalem mayor defends display of gun, saying he's keeping city safe
• Afghan President Says Talks with Taliban Useless
• Polls open in Israeli election as PM Netanyahu seeks fourth term, rules out Palestinian state
• Study: Nazi propaganda left life-long mark on Germans exposed to anti-Semitic ideas in school
• 2 Filipino coast guard men threatened with beheading escape from extremists amid army assault
• Hong Kong girds for democracy battle as Beijing is seen restricting territory's 1st elections
• Condemnation, protests after Maldives election suspended
• Even stupid China officials don't discuss graft by phone: Bo
• A close call for one man in Burundi violence; he dives into sewer, soldiers arrive in time
• Thai firm understating oil slick fallout: Greenpeace
• Drones spotted over Paris landmarks in unusual flyover; authorities searching for operators
• UN aid program in Syria firmly linked to the Assad regime
• Judge delays Mladic war crimes trial due to 'significant disclosure errors'
• Merkel's new partners present Cabinet members, bring back ex-foreign minister as top diplomat
• Aviation industry marks 100 years of commercial aviation since first flight across Tampa Bay
• Mexican Congress approves historic energy bill opening national oil to private companies
• DR Congo troops step up offensive against M23 rebels
• Indonesia begins cloud-seeding to fight haze
• Syria Kurds overrun villages, expel jihadists: NGO
• Peru police display record 7.7-ton cocaine haul in Lima hangar
• Modi's suit with its unique monogram-as-pinstripes design raises nearly $700,000 at auction
• Alleged sex abuse victims of knighted BBC personality may top 300, UK authorities say
• Dozens hurt in Bangladesh garment factory protests
• North Korea vows nuclear test, rocket launches after new UN sanctions
• Mountain snowstorm closes a major highway into Mexico City
• Cuban Official: Let Spy Ring Member Come Home
• More Than a Dozen Killed as Syrian Security Forces Take Aim at Protesters
• Report: Iran has no plan for swapping detained Washington Post reporter for US prisoners
• Indian police file case against Miss Universe for photo shoot at Taj Mahal
• India police: Village elders ordered gang-rape of woman because she fell in love with wrong man
• Supporters of Shiite rebel group block main roads in Yemen's capital
• Russian court turns down prosecutors' request to imprison opposition leader Navalny
• Saeed Abedini, American pastor jailed in Iran, denied medication, family says
• Refugees fear Burundi's conflict-ridden history could be repeating itself as tensions rise
• Lewis captures British Open, Park flops
• THE LATEST: 2018 World Cup host Vladimir Putin congratulates Blatter on 5th term as FIFA chief
• Singapore banks placed on "negative" outlook: Moody's
• Djotodia: rebel leader to president in CentrAfrica
• Egypt appoints new defense minister
• Thousands of right-wing demonstrators in Dresden met with thousands more counter protesters
• Famed Spanish Matador Returns After Brutal Goring
• Leading politician knocked out in Belfast riots
• Sex and UN peacekeepers: Tens of thousands of Liberian women involved?
• Cost of raising a child 'hits ??148,000'
• Ex-Romanian president faces criminal probe for threats to political rival during his mandate
• Sri Lanka's new government to probe alleged coup attempt by ex-president to stay in power
• SKorean president-elect vows deeper NKorea engagement, but Pyongyang may be wary
• S. Korea urges N. Korea to resume family reunions
• 17 partygoers beheaded by insurgents in Afghanistan
• South Korean coast guard finds 3 more bodies from ferry sinking, raising death toll to 32
• EU considers sending immigration officers abroad to pre-screen migrant needs
• Hagel tells NATO total troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could pose problem for local forces
• European Commission fines 8 companies involved in optical disc drive bid-rigging cartel
• S. Korean steel plant in India 'could displace 22,000'
• Protesters rally against Rwandan president's Canada visit
• Markets digest mass of new data on troubled European banking system
• Clues missed in case of teacher deemed 'one of the most prolific pedophiles,' authorities say
• Concern grows over Italy cruise ship wreck salvage
• 23 al-Qaida militants killed in Yemen
• Taiwan's president says relations with China moving forward despite public opposition
• China's annual legislature endorses government work plan, closes uneventful annual session
• Horse poisoning alarms Venezuela racing before key derby
• Chinese general warns India against 'new trouble'
• Thousands of Iraqis stage rally against corruption, call for a change in government
• New Cambodian opposition rally keeps heat on Hun Sen
• Fidel Castro speaks slowly, appears relaxed in most prominent TV interview in years
• Beset by violence and hunger, South Sudan marks 4th birthday since independence from Sudan
• Eco-friendly pope to rally likeminded green mayors from around the world at Vatican
• Egypt police use tear gas to break up Cairo clashes
• 3 suspected militants die in attack on US base in Afghanistan
• Pakistani teachers take up arms in wake of Taliban school massacre
• Officials from Japan and China meet to try to dampen island dispute
• Brazil party chooses ex-environment minister to replace candidate who died in crash
• Try-hungry Springboks aim to maintain momentum
• Canadian prime minister greets first batch of refugees
• 2 former Anglo Irish executives guilty of fraud; 1st convictions of Ireland's banking crisis
• Iran launches rearmed 50-year-old destroyer on Persian Gulf
• China's terrorism crackdown raises concerns of excessive force, summary killings by police
• Afghan peace talks won't bear fruit until 2015: EU envoy
• Jamaican drug lord sentenced in NY to 23 years
• First responders to Kenya airport fire looted banks, officials say
• Human rights group implores West to not ignore autocratic governments in the Arab world
• Hong Kong marks anniversary of ferry disaster
• Iran says nuclear talks end on 'turning point' for the better
• How Froome won the Tour - the key stages
• One US dollar = Z$35 Quadrillion as Zimbabwe phases out old currency
• Amplats miners strike over S. Africa job losses
• Murray admits US Open excitement building
• Qatari emir urges Palestinians to reconcile during visit to Gaza
• Report: Turkish jets hit PKK Kurdish rebel targets in 1st airstrikes since peace talks began
• French police arrest suspect in stabbing of soldier possibly motivated by terrorism
• Leaflets warn Baghdad residents to leave, stirring fearful memories as sectarian tensions rise
• Activist group says more than 800 people killed since battle for Syrian town of Kobani began
• Israel finds bodies of kidnapped teens in West Bank, says 'Hamas will pay'
• Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician calls for civil disobedience at anti-government rally
• Toyota, Honda, Nissan announce recall of more than 2 million vehicles over air bag issue
• Palestinian official says temporary Gaza cease-fire to be extended for 5 days
• Hagel tours last Cold War frontier in Korea
• More than 100 dead in typhoon onslaught in Philippines as storm aims at central Vietnam
• Mystery man in Iraq wins $6.4 million Oregon Lottery jackpot
• Contested renovation in Tibet capital complete
• Sudanese woman sentenced to die for Christian faith to be freed, report says
• Excited Gazans await return of Arab Idol hero
• Worrying rise in Rio de Janeiro's assaults ahead of World Cup; police adding reinforcements
• New F-35 fighter jet yet to make it to Farnborough after fire but developers hopeful
• 2-time defending Australian Open champion Azarenka beaten in quarterfinals by Radwanska
• 500 year-old shipyard that is home of British Royal Navy to shut
• Chechnya inaugurates its first beach for women only
• Timeline of key events in Ukraine protests
• Kenyan forces caused mall collapse during deadly siege, official says
• Iraqi officials: Bombings, shooting attack kill 6 people in Baghdad
• Russian opposition star campaigns against apathy, but Kremlin media drowns him out
• President dismisses accusations that France pays terrorists ransoms for hostages
• Syria jihadists lose support as abuses mount
• Leader of Russian militant neo-Nazi group sentenced to life for ordering 5 killings
• Lavatsa brace takes Kenya to top in Cosafa Cup
• Afghanistan presidential election ends with no clear winner, runoff expected in May
• Woman emerges from rubble 4 days after Nigeria building collapses
• Israel's dwindling Holocaust survivors struggle with poverty, bureaucracy
• Mark Jackson on life after the Warriors: 'I am absolutely winning'
• French, Malaysian experts starting examination of wing piece may hope is linked to MH370
• Premier League good for England - Scudamore
• Libyan leader calls for unity as nation celebrates 2nd anniversary of anti-Gadhafi revolt
• Body of American killed fighting with Kurds against IS handed over to family
• Number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar tops 100,000
• S. Korea agrees talks on resuming cross-border tours
• Hippo who wandered into pool at South Africa lodge dies
• Dozens feared dead in new migrant boat tragedy
• Bee sting therapy causing a buzz in China
• Kerry urges expansion of US-India trade ties, says key to fighting poverty, climate change
• Mexico volcano spews glowing rock, tower of ash
• Expert: Lockerbie Bomber Could Live Much Longer
• Muslim Women Flout French Ban of Veil
• Portrait of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Sells for $269,000
• Parent : Mexico attorney general reports 6 bags of remains in missing student investigation
• Israeli Leaders Praise Former Cuban President Fidel Castro
• Hostages dangled from roof during prison riot
• US, North Korea nuclear envoys set to meet
• Pakistani mobs use blasphemy as excuse to persecute, say Christians
• Dalai Lama praises Indian culture of religious harmony as an example to the world
• Israel to free Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan
• Material on Australian shore examined in hunt for Malaysian jet
• Irish Man Reportedly Caught With 72 Cocaine Capsules in Stomach
• A look at major Taliban and other militant attacks in Pakistan in recent years
• Hundreds homeless as torrential rains hit Korean peninsula
• Human rights groups accuse Venezuelan leaders of trying to suppress anti-government protests
• Iran establishes nuclear crisis headquarters
• G-20 summit to be test of staying power for global forum seen as having lost its way
• North Korea rejects US non-aggression pact offer, wants sanctions halted
• Suicide bombing hits north Damascus, casualties
• German police officer investigated on allegations he abused 2 immigrants and boasted about it
• Thai court jails ex-cop for murder of Canadian tourist
• India hikes gold duties again to plug trade gap
• Arsenal starts historic Vietnam trip
• Germany institutes border controls as vice chancellor says 1 million refugees will come this year
• Police battle protesters in Philippines slum riot
• Canada inflation rises to 1.3% in July
• Pope's zero tolerance for bishops who covered for pedophiles faces tough test in Chile
• Iran presents plan at Geneva nuclear talks
• German journalists' union urges prosecutions after attacks on reporters at PEGIDA rally
• Hamas' Powerful New Weapon Alters Strategic Calculations Along the Gaza Strip
• Sudan army, rebels clash ahead of oil deadline
• Deadly car bomb strikes civilian area in eastern Libyan city of Bengahzi
• Lebanese troops open road to Syrian border town, boost forces after days of tension
• Donetsk Republic: One-building autonomy in eastern Ukraine highlights divisive tensions
• Syria's cultural heritage under attack during bloody civil war
• Reactor Core at Japan Nuke Plant More Severely Damaged Than Originally Thought
• Spain: Investigators search for cause of air base jet crash that killed 10, injured 21
• 'Elders' urge end to impunity for Myanmar unrest
• European, US officials on alert after Olympic athletes in Sochi receive terror warnings
• Thickening haze in Singapore prompts cancellation of World Cup swim races
• Civilian deaths drop 36 percent in Afghanistan, UN says, as first time death toll has declined over multiple months
• Off-camera, Blade Runner trial takes bizarre turns
• Talk of Greek departure from the euro returns, with analysts warning of complacency
• Deforestation in Mexico butterfly reserve nearly triples reversing earlier gains
• Sri Lanka's Tamils vote after decades of war
• Anti-mafia raids target Rome, Calabria
• Iran website: Tehran should make nuclear ship fuel
• Kerry: 'Important gaps' standing in way of nuclear deal with Iran; next round of talks ahead
• Villas-Boas says Spurs in talks over Willian
• 2 US government employees said hurt in Mexico shooting
• Iran pulls out of international book fair in Frankfurt over Rushdie
• Pope in Turkey: Christian-Muslim tensions, IS threat and a palace dispute
• Israel meets ambassadors over EU settlements ban
• Car Bombing Kills 20 Iraqi Police Officers
• Hezbollah warns Israel will face harsh retaliation or any attacks on its members
• Witnesses to WWII: 70 years later, Iwo Jima vet, Okinawa schoolgirl wrestle with legacy of war
• Ex-Syrian players, now refugees, form opposition squad in exile, hope to become national team
• Where's the bulldog spirit? Snow and school closings test English character
• No play before lunch on fourth day of Ashes finale
• Pope, patriarch demand end to ISIS attacks
• Britain Holds Peace Talks With Taliban
• Russia's Putin visits Kazakhstan after remarks questioning statehood cause alarm
• In Spain, far-left mayors take Madrid, Barcelona in historic turn
• Men covered in moss commemorate Spanish town's liberation 8 centuries ago
• Soldier death hits Taiwan plans to end conscription
• German mayoral candidate stabbed by 'anti-foreigner' attacker wins election
• Radioactive water leaked into sea at Fukushima
• Security tightened in Egypt on anniversary of 2011 uprising as activists mourn latest death
• Brother of victim in French Alps murders released on bail
• Russian opposition leader charged with fraud, money laundering
• Pope in Naples: Resist Mafia dons, seek honest jobs
• Tons of drowned livestock pose new health threat in the Balkans
• Palestinians vow to put any peace deal to a referendum
• Netanyahu slams UN cease-fire plan for not addressing Israel security
• Jewish journalist gets hate on videotape as he strolls streets of Paris
• London airspace re-opened after computer failure disrupted flights
• Bahrain police raid high school, fire tear gas in clashes with students following arrest
• Church official: Pope Francis' trip to Israel in peril because of striking diplomats
• 11 vanish from Mexico City bar in suspected mass kidnapping
• Reggie Miller on Stephen Curry: 'I'd take down Steph at my peak'
• Former Mexican mayor found beaten to death
• Report: Queen Elizabeth II's Underwear to Go Up for Auction
• Prince William Engaged to Kate Middleton
• Gaza truce talks break down as Israel, militants trade rocket fire
• Tropical depression forms, dumps heavy rains across north Caribbean as it aims for Bahamas
• Queen Elizabeth to begin Germany state visit that will include trip to ex-concentration camp
• Suspect in deadly Canada election shooting faces 16 charges
• Australia nurse gets life sentence for nursing home fire
• Preds beat Blackhawks 5-1, Kane extends streak to 24 games
• Ruling party candidate leads Honduras' early presidential vote count as opponents cry foul
• Jets-Blackhawks Preview
• Mexico: 13 Dead in Massacre at Ciudad Juarez Party
• Spanish duchess taps fortune for OK to wed at 85
• Rain triggers floods, landslides in southern Philippines; 20 dead, 13 missing
• South Korea spokesman fired over 'disgraceful incident'
• Tunisia's capital calm, awaits new protest
• Denmark: Terror suspects to face custody hearing
• Whatmore confident of Pakistan's resurgence
• New Australia PM vows tougher border controls
• Bargnani scores season-best 23, Nets beat 76ers 100-91
• Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga fighters to fly to Turkey, en route to Syrian town of Kobani
• More than a month after floods, many Pakistanis still desperately waiting for help
• London mansion on sale for record asking price of nearly $500M
• Putin taunts West with humanitarian convoy in eastern Ukraine
• Gasol scores 24, Bulls beat Clippers 83-80 to stop skid
• Durant's triple-double leads Thunder past Hawks, 107-94
• Gaza official says Palestinian death toll tops 300 as Israeli offensive enters 12th day
• Bo Xilai trial to begin on Thursday: China state media
• Blatter pushes for 2022 World Cup in winter
• Death toll from blasts at Syrian university in Aleppo rises to 87, activists say
• Pistons-76ers Preview
• American teacher killed in Libya was heading home for Christmas; students say he inspired them
• Thunder-Jazz Preview
• Report: Former Cabinet minister is shot and wounded in Serbia's capital
• Defense chief visits national guard unit at Guatemala goodwill project where soldier died
• Chinese leader in Belarus to sign multibillion-dollar deals, build Silk Road economic vision
• North Korea's neighbors ready militaries after nuclear test
• Kate to attend first public event since royal birth
• Iran Acknowledges It Funds Afghan Government
• Both sides claim violations after cease-fire declared in Ukraine war that has killed 5,300
• Top commander held after base stormed, Ukraine's interim president says
• Rondo's dunk helps lead Kings past Knicks, 99-97
• South Korea's Leader Says He Feels Responsible for North Korean Attack
• Russian, America, Japanese blast off from Kazakhstan for International Space Station
• Egyptian billionaire proposes buying island to shelter Mideast refugees
• Riverfront Flooding Widens, but Bangkok Mostly Dry
• French Senate Passes Retirement Bill
• Kenya charges three foreign terror suspects
• Libya's parliament suspends UN talks over power-sharing proposal
• Boeing 777 Slides Off Munich Runway
• NDSU star QB practices, but Bison worried about UNI offense
• Springboks Louw, Alberts hailed after Samoa rout
• Security staff go on strike at 3 German airports; police turning away travelers in Hamburg
• Southern Copper calls for 60-day pause after anti-mining protests claim 3 lives in Peru
• Sri Lanka court lifts bans on Fonterra
• Brazilian lawmakers prevented from meeting jailed Venezuelan opposition
• Violent Cholera Protests Spread to Haiti's Capital
• N. Korea Warns U.S., Threatens to Turn S. Korea Into 'Sea of Fire'
• German central bank to repatriate gold stored in US, France after auditors bemoan oversight
• Egypt warns Hamas of 'harsh' response if security threatened
• Reporter's Notebook: Worried Cypriots scramble for their money
• Nuclear Waste Shipment Enters Germany
• French lawmaker wants mandatory vegetarian menu at school as solution to religious dispute
• Indonesia moves Islamic games -- again
• Australia Deports U.S. Man Convicted in Wife's Death
• Madagascar to hold election in attempt to end political deadlock and recover foreign aid
• 4 killed as hot air balloon crashes in Slovenia
• Argentina's President Fernandez returns to public eye after latest illness sidelines her
• Algerian news service: Nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages freed from gas plant
• 2 people dead after swarms of venomous spiders invade Indian town
• Libyan government releases detained US military personnel
• Europe weighs aid, arms to Egypt at emergency talks
• Prominent Syrian rebel group says its leader has died of wounds sustained last week
• McQueen hopes film opens discussion about slavery
• Protesters burn US flags outside embassy in Tunisia to protest Prophet Muhammad film
• Prince William's remark sparks new baby speculation
• Australian PM on defensive over asylum seekers
• Egyptian president moves to boost security after attack on ancient temple
• Taiwanese commercial flight with 53 passengers crashes into river in Taipei after takeoff
• Major west-to-east oil pipeline proposed in Canada
• Kerry in Sri Lanka to support reform efforts; vows to deepen US ties with new government
• Mugabe may yet hold vote without reforms
• Uncertainty over Greece's economic future pushing country back toward recession
• India defends US surveillance programmes
• Turkish PM reshuffles cabinet after 3 step down in corruption probe
• North Korea’s overseas restaurants used for espionage and gaining hard currency
• Mexico border Televisa station suffers grenade attack, security guards injured
• Bieber mania descends on Singapore Grand Prix
• Many migrants drawn by jobs, welfare in northern Europe
• As atrocities mount, Syrians collect evidence of war crimes with an eye toward future trials
• Report: Syrian president emails reveal he took advice from Iran on how to handle uprising
• Panama rallies around US-trained engineer in bitter fight to save canal's $5 billion expansion
• Fox News, Al Qaeda's least favorite TV network
• Turkish ruling party seen losing majority in parliament
• Rocket fire hits east Ukraine port city of Mariupol, official says 10 killed
• China frees dissident convicted on Yahoo! evidence
• Relatives say 3 suspected militants killed by Israel had evaded arrest by Palestinian police
• Cameron appeals to Scots one year before referendum
• Somali Shebab vow terror campaign against Kenya
• Afghan president says US security deal not ready; will convene council of elders to discuss it
• Palestinian investigator says Israel is the 'only suspect' in Yasser Arafat's death
• NJ Gov. Christie says oil pipeline should have been approved
• Security Chief: Norway Attacks Work of Lone Wolf
• Magnitude-6.8 earthquake off Taiwan sparks house fire that kills 1
• Pakistani President in Hospital for 2 More Days
• Brazilian man shot during TV report on gang crime
• Six killed in fire at nightclub in Serbia
• Reports: TV's Mr. Bean crashes his supercar in UK
• Romania: Partial results point to runoff election between PM, mayor in presidential race
• U.K. Findings of Iraqi Abuse Inquiry Reveal 'Breach of Discipline'
• French leader Hollande says his troops will be part of future UN peacekeeping force for Mali
• Putin says he may face runoff in Russia's election
• Smoking gun? Intercepted calls point finger at Russian separatists in jet downing
• Vowing never to give up, relatives mark anniversary of MH370's disappearance
• Assad will 'spare no effort' in working with Annan
• Belgium lays to rest heroic nurse who saved countless American lives in Battle of the Bulge
• Impoverished Indian farmer kills himself at farmers' rally, amid wave of rural suicides
• Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world in wake of bloody crackdown
• Bahrain opposition figure tells court there's no place for violence in drive for reforms
• Officials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in Pakistan
• Mozambique election: Voting begins peacefully amid fears of renewed clashes
• Palestinian Protesters Confront U.S. Delegation in West Bank
• Canada inflation jumps 1.2% in June
• Hand grenade attacks kill two, wound 28 in Pakistan
• Israeli police raid Jerusalem holy site, chase Palestinian rioters toward mosque
• Fear and pain haunt miner after Marikana massacre
• S. Koreans dismiss cockpit culture as cause of crash
• Pope's sex abuse point man urges bishop accountability, failure to punish harms credibility
• Aruba Judge Extends Detention of U.S. Suspect in Missing Woman Case
• Knox's Italian ex-beau speaks about freedom, talking to Knox after acquittal
• Twin Homicide Blasts Kill 12 in Russia's South
• Egypt's president awards medals to sacked generals
• Snow, icy weather sweep Britain, stranding drivers and leaving homes without power
• Poland: Stronger Ukraine army can decrease conflict, serve Europe's interests
• France arrests terror suspect after he apparently shot himself by accident
• Srebrenica women tell story of loss through objects belonging to massacred loved ones
• Hernandez Galicia, once-feared boss of Mexico's powerful oil workers union, dies at age 91
• Momentum at stake as Manchester giants clash
• Top US Middle East commander warns against efforts to scale back Navy
• Nazi prison transformed into tourist hotel
• Pakistani Muslims and Christians hold countrywide protests over Charlie Hebdo caricatures
• Djokovic, Serena cruise, Robson gives Brits boost
• Pakistan growth to fall despite rescue funds: IMF
• Ferry captain found guilty in 2012 Hong Kong collision that killed 39 people
• Despite Japan's push for workplace equality, women still underemployed, snubbed for promotions
• BoE united at Carney's first meeting: minutes
• Three charged in British slavery probe
• Brazil leads way in Latin America for taking in Syrian refugees, where 1,900 find new life
• Israel Approves West Bank Settlement Construction
• League Cup strolls for Chelsea, City, Spurs
• Car bombs kill at least 20 in Baghdad
• Syrian rebels get new leadership in bid to unite, increase coordination
• More dead pigs found in Shanghai river, bringing total above 6,600
• Russian sailors in limbo in French port after sensitive warship deal put on hold
• Israel's Livni to visit Moscow 'over Syria S-300 plans'
• London shares close lower
• US Pacific commander joins 7-hour surveillance of South China Sea; is 'pleased' with spy plane
• Sir Nicholas Winton awarded the highest Czech honor for organizing trains to save children
• Australia ends search for missing boatpeople
• Qaddafi Forces Strike Back at Libya Rebels as Leader Blames Unrest on bin Laden
• Liberia quarantines area where new Ebola case appeared
• Myanmar police investigate suspicious mosque fire that kills 13 children, tensions seen between Buddhists and Muslims
• Funeral for woman who protected girls from harassment expected to draw thousands of mourners
• Report: Iran sends vow of revenge to Israel via Washington over killing of Iranian general
• 3 decapitated bodies 'found' in western Algeria
• Ahmadinejad: U.S. Hikers Could Be Freed in Days
• Tunisian forces arrest militants in pair of operations, bystander shot ahead of elections
• New radioactive leak reported at Japan's Fukushima plant
• Hundreds march in Latvia to honor WWII veterans who fought alongside Nazis
• Count gets under way in Iraqi Kurd election
• Australian drug mule Corby a step closer to release
• One Year Later, Haitians' Hope Fades
• North Korea issues guidelines on how to bolster military
• Five Indian soldiers killed by Pakistani troops
• After historic and messy election, Britain's government sets out austere legislative program
• Low turnout marks anti-gay demonstration in Kenya
• Pope creates tribunal to hear cases of bishops who fail to protect kids from pedophile priests
• Fuel removal begins on grounded Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia
• Senior diplomat says US speeding arms deliveries to Saudi-led coalition leading Yemen strikes
• Fast-moving Typhoon Kalmaegi slams into northeastern Philippines
• Clashes break out between police and hooligans in Warsaw on Polish Independence Day
• Obama to unveil $7 bn Africa power plan
• Georgian Journalist Says He Spied for Russia
• Jailed Belarusians, Malala, Snowden shortlisted for Sakharov prize
• UK prime minister: Royal Air Force drone strike killed 3 Islamic State fighters in Syria
• French president pledges to cut 50 billion euros in public spending over 3 years
• On Eve of Pope's Visit, Victims of Childhood Abuse Demand Vatican Hand Over Records on Priests
• Greece Moves Closer to Receiving Aid Money
• Egyptian planes pound ISIS in Libya in revenge for mass beheadings of Christians
• Egypt Bans Arabic Broadcaster Al-Jazeera
• Deep in the mine, months without pay: Coal miners struggle amid the war in eastern Ukraine
• Paris Police Question Strauss-Kahn in French Sex Case
• In rare remarks, former handler of convicted Israeli spy says Pollard bungled 1985 escape plan
• Obama Permits Use of U.S. Armed Drone Aircraft in Libya
• Green light for Titanic tycoon's Aussie dinosaur park
• NYPD report into Kenya mall attack suggests only four shooters involved, and all may have escaped
• UBS Raises Expected Rogue Trading Loss to $2.3B
• Hamas and Fatah unveil Palestinian unity deal
• UN faces major obstacles if Assad falls from power in Syria, analysis says
• Grandson lost during Argentina 'dirty war' makes public appearance with rights group founder
• Militants cross into Israel from Egypt, 1 killed
• Joran van der Sloot goes on hunger strike to protest prison switch
• A jittery Israel gears up for likely war crimes battle after Gaza
• Israel hits key Hamas targets in Gaza Strip in second day of offensive
• ISIS bearing down on Baghdad even as world watches Kobani siege
• Pakistan names investigators in Musharraf treason case
• How Queen Elizabeth II, visiting France for D-Day commemorations, was marked by World War II
• Myanmar pardons almost 7,000 prisoners, including Chinese loggers
• AP Interview: UN official says rebuilding Gaza could take decades at current 'snail's pace'
• AP Interview: Bulgarian in contention to become 1st woman UN chief
• Macedonia's conservatives win twin elections, opposition refuses to recognize result
• Pro-Russian separatists to go ahead with eastern Ukraine referendum
• Activists protest Hungary's anti-immigrant fence being built on Serbian border
• World's largest building opens to public in west China
• Tsvangirai to boycott Mugabe inauguration
• At least 43 people killed in wave of attacks in Iraq
• Lamborghini confirms entry into luxury SUV market, receives incentives to build cars in Italy
• Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies
• Messi and Argentina advance at World Cup, Howard and US go home despite display for ages
• Tunisian police, protesters clash in revolution cradle
• Factory raids reveal child labor persists in India
• Polls open in tense Thai national election
• Ukraine president promises greater autonomy to pro-Russian east
• Hungary's prime minister says plan to build fence on Serbian border will also protect Europe
• Putin shows his love for stunts by riding to the bottom of the Black Sea to see ancient ship
• Profile in courage: India rape victim faces attackers at trial
• Test your knowledge of all things papal with an AP Quiz about Pope Francis
• 5 years after earthquake, Haiti still faces a grueling, uncertain future with uneven recovery
• Activists: Syrian barrel bomb strike in northern city of Aleppo kills at least 10, dozens hurt
• Baghdad car bombings kill at least 22
• Two dead after Nigerian police station hit with bombs, RPGs
• China's Hu Reportedly Tells Navy to Get Ready for Military Combat
• UN Says North Korea Needs Food Aid, Not Politics
• Radical Cleric Tied to Bali Bombings Says Death of Usama bin Laden Won't Kill Al Qaeda
• Centuries-old soy sauce makes 'miracle' comeback in tsunami-wrecked Japan coast 4 years later
• Witness in Italy Knox Trial Says He Can Clear Her
• Suicide bombings in Iraq, including blast at funeral, kill at least 46
• India's TCS reports 16.8% rise in Q1 profit
• Albania: $8.2 billion worth of marijuana seized and destroyed this year
• Acapulco tourists stranded as Mexico death toll rises to 38
• Gaza: Israel launches new round of airstrikes, killing 2; Hamas official's home targeted
• London shares close flat as Barclays, BP plunge
• 9 Dead, More Than 90 Missing in Russian Ferry Sinking
• Two more Sun journalists charged in bribery probe
• US boosts support for Philippine security forces amid South China Sea tension
• UN-Arab League envoy skipping US-Russia Syria talks
• Afghan Forces Recapture 65 From Kandahar Jailbreak
• China's slowdown fuels unease abroad but anxiety obscures economic strengths
• Welsh vote on 'presumed consent' organ donation
• Israeli PM wants biweekly meetings with Palestinians leaders after peace talks begin
• Andy Murray into Wimbledon quarter-finals
• Turkish jetliner landing in fog skids off runway in Nepal, passengers are safe
• Egypt's Brotherhood to hold talks with government
• Sudan ex-intel boss amnestied on coup charge
• Clinton says US encouraged by India-Pakistan talks
• Russia's peace initiative for Syria falters as opposition shuns proposed talks in Moscow
• Pope canonizes 2 nuns from 19th century Palestine in hopes of encouraging Mideast Christians
• War crimes court says Kenya's Ruto 'can skip' trial
• NATO: 8 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Bomb Attacks in Afghanistan
• Credibility of Zimbabwe result in serious doubt: Britain
• Chinese buy up Canada farms; is Beijing behind it?
• Taliban Announces Spring Military Offensive Against U.S.-Led Coalition
• Hamas kills 18 suspected Israel informants
• 3 killed, hundreds injured in Argentine train crash
• Shaky peace reigns after Ukraine rocked by street battles that leave scores of protesters dead
• Despite Reports of Brutality Toward Civilians, Syria to Join U.N.'s Human Rights Council
• After losing his biggest fight, Pacquiao can eye a bigger prize in politics
• Searing 164-degree temps in Iran as 'heat dome' traps Middle East
• Internal plot, not Israel, eyed in latest hit on Iranian scientist
• UN appeals court acquits ex-military chief of aiding atrocities by rebel Serbs
• Luxury goods firms keep careful eye on demand from China as markets plunge, economy slows
• US ship tasked with destroying Syrian chemical arms arrives in Spain en route to Italy
• Loose leopard fleeing rooftop in India bites man
• Napoli end Europa group stage with perfect record; Villarreal win Group E
• EU's Ashton to visit Morsi
• Exclusive photos appear to show grisly effect of ISIS’ mustard gas attacks on Kurds
• A year after MH17 brought down over Ukraine, relatives still grieving, waiting for answers
• Activists report new clashes and air raids in Syrian capital's embattled suburbs
• Italian Senate panel recommends Berlusconi lose Senate seat, full chamber to vote by Oct. 14
• Booze runs, pork smuggling, and a fixation on Shiites: More revelations from Saudi cables
• Israel warns of monthlong war after possible strike on Iran's nuclear program
• Tense calm in Jerusalem for Palestinian teen's funeral
• Afghan protesters denounce court decision to overturn death sentences in mob killing of woman
• Former USMNT star Earnie Stewart introduced as Philadelphia Union sporting director
• Search for downed Flight 370 resumes in calmer seas as frustration mounts for relatives
• Norwegian mass killer Breivik to argue 'self-defense' when trial begins Monday
• Honduras' Arnold Peralta shot to death outside hometown mall
• New photos of Kim Jong Un show dictator's weight gain, raise health concerns
• Israel downplays reports of drone strike in Egypt
• Governor: Evacuation of civilians from rebel-held areas in central Syrian city to begin Friday
• Live: Tigres, Pumas lock horns in Liga MX Final first leg
• Globe-trotting Beckham joins Paris Saint-Germain for 5 months; will donate salary to charity
• Pope asks bishops for frank debate on contraception, gays, divorce
• Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet
• Iran's leader threatens to level cities if Israel attacks, criticizes US nuclear talks
• USWNT return to business with crushing win vs. Trinidad and Tobago
• Deep-seated prejudice, radical Buddhist monks fuel violence against Myanmar's Muslims
• Israel Gives Army Green Light to Stop Gaza Rockets, Orders New Jerusalem Housing
• Tigres thrash Pumas to take control in Liga MX final
• In Putin's Russia, TV Censorship Crosses Time Zones
• Volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra unleashes burst of hot ash down slopes; no injuries reported
• Greek farmers march to Parliament to protest planned reforms in their taxation
• Aljamain Sterling becomes first to dab inside the Octagon
• Togo to hold presidential vote amid unrest, could see leader's family in power half a century
• Human Rights Watch presses for Sri Lanka boycott
• Mauritanian court frees Canadian 'Al-Qaeda trainee'
• German minister criticizes Schaeuble's idea that Greece take a "timeout" from eurozone
• Maidan protest camp in Kiev determined despite discomfort and freezing temperatures
• Strauss-Kahn Admits Swingers' Party Lifestyle, Gives Own Version of Rape Claims
• Russian spy Anna Chapman gets lion cub
• Witness claims ISIS flag flies over key Iraq refinery, Baghdad says soldiers still hold it
• easyJet founder says to vote against huge Airbus order
• Gunman's Background Puzzles Police in Norway
• Depardieu hurt in Moscow road crash: report
• Late Poland President's Twin Runs to Replace Him
• Margaret Thatcher's coffin to rest at Parliament before ceremonial funeral
• Unofficial tests reportedly indicate new chemical weapons use by Syria's Assad
• Briton sentenced in absentia in Russia whistleblower case
• Ex-US football player faces caning in Singapore
• Virus fears, Mecca work downsize hajj pilgrimage
• Rose Namajunas looked like a woman at peace, and in charge at UFC Fight Night
• Rights groups applaud Mexico's top court for freeing man who claimed confession due to torture
• Reporter's Notebook: North Korea marks founder's birthday as grandson Kim Jung-un steps out
• Sage Northcutt: "Every time you step into the Octagon, you have to prove yourself"
• Israel Urges World to Halt Iranian Nuclear Program
• Terror Suspect Gets Victim Status in Polish Probe
• 2 pastors in Sudan face death over Christian faith
• Suicide bombing kills 5 at Pakistan police complex
• Berlusconi May Stand Trial for Sex Allegations
• North Korea marks end of 3-year mourning period for late leader Kim Jong Il
• 3 Indian officials suspended after rape suspect is lynched amid concerns about mob justice
• Bresnan out for season with back injury
• Battery of underwater locator beacon expired year before disappearance of MH370, report says
• UN nuclear agency chief leaving for Tehran to try and speed probe of alleged nuke arms work
• Iraqi government holding off on waging an offensive against al-Qaida in Anbar province
• EU Calendar Omits Christian Holidays, While Noting Jewish, Muslim Celebrations
• Key Dates in Knox Case
• Pakistani parents say they killed 15-year-old daughter with acid for eyeing boy
• UN pulling out nonessential international staff from Syria
• Iran State TV: Woman Facing Stoning Not Freed From Jail
• Report: Iran Sentences U.S. Man to Death in CIA Spy Case
• Fierce gunbattle in upmarket Nairobi shopping mall: police
• Rising rivers swamp another Australian town
• Police prevented 'coordinated terrorist attacks' by armed group, says Macedonian president
• U.K. Government to Review Racist Killers' Sentences
• Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven
• Petraeus: NATO to squeeze the life out of Taliban
• Habana gives in to Euro Cup appeal
• U.N. Calls for U.S., Iraqi Probe of Wikileaks Reports
• China says 2 children aboard overloaded bus among dead in heavy flooding in country's south
• Philippine president vows to rebuild air force by 2016
• Gates in Afghanistan to View Progress, Meet Troops
• South Korea, Japan continue hard line on NKorea
• Police say racism motivated deadly Sweden school attack
• Joran van der Sloot to Begin Peru Murder Trial
• Woman tops 14 highest peaks for 1st time: official
• Chavez Says He's Fighting Cancer After Surgery
• Pope's butler pleads innocent to theft charge
• Floods Encroach Deeper Into Bangkok, Risk Subway
• Greek anti-austerity party to form coalition after election win
• Global video gaming company that backed search for WWII fighters says no planes in Myanmar
• Violence-Scarred Tunisia Announces New Government
• S. African school with zero pass rate an omen of crisis
• Australian woman arrested in deaths of 8 children
• Car bomb in Somalia's capital strikes popular cafe, killing at least 7 and wounding 10
• Gunshots ring out at Kenya mall after president declares victory over terrorists
• Official: Koreas Exchange Gunfire at Border
• Off the grid: North Korean sub fleet's mystery mission
• Brumbies end Lions unbeaten run days from Test
• China warns Hong Kong protesters of 'chaos', backs chief executive
• Rousseff renews backing of quotas for Brazil blacks
• 2 dead, 100 injured in explosion at Kurdish election rally in Turkey
• Ex-Milosevic spokesman becomes new Serbia prime minister
• US says it may be willing to work with new Iran president over nuclear concerns
• Israel police on alert to avert clashes as major Jewish and Muslim holidays coincide
• Displaced Syrians give life to ghost industrial park
• Russians enter town north of Crimea, say Ukrainians
• Rescuers pull 101-year-old man from Nepal earthquake rubble
• Brailsford wants Wiggins and Froome on 2014 Tour
• The Iran nuclear deal: A look at what it does and what obstacles stand in the way of agreement
• EU leaders weigh unprecedented concessions as economic powerhouse Britain threatens to leave
• Egypt shortens curfew by two hours
• The Latest: Slovenia give more powers to the army to help manage migrant influx
• US Marine imprisoned in Iran a victim of torture, cruelty, family says
• Nigerian residents reject Shell settlement over oil spills
• Chinese Warships Visit North Korea on Goodwill Visit
• Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
• Scam email from 'Qaddafi wife' requests cash, promises a piece of her fortune
• Head of Argentina's army, Cesar Milani, steps down; long accused of human rights violations
• Top NATO commander: alliance to move command HQ temporarily to Romania for military exercise
• 5 dead in Syria after motorcycle explodes near mosque in Damascus
• Sudan bombs S. Sudan buffer zone position, kills 2
• Wig-wearing British lawyers swap courtrooms for street protest over legal aid cuts
• Bahraini officials apologize after police taking down Shiite banners for Ashoura sparks clash
• US says airstrikes killed 350 ISIS terrorists in Ramadi
• Study Linking Vaccine to Autism Was 'Elaborate Fraud,' Journal Says
• National Leprechaun Museum Opens Its Doors in Dublin
• Animal rights activists look to end historic Palio race in Siena
• US closes embassy in Syria, pulls out diplomats
• Pakistani protesters, police clash as demonstrators try to push into government complex
• Fury among Muslims after backpackers strip naked on beach
• Putin meets with Ukrainian, European leaders for deal over Ukraine
• Iran's president tells home crowd nuclear deal means 'surrender' of Western powers
• Spain Frees Mexican in Alleged Gas Attack Plot on Anti-Pope Crowd
• Stunning testimony in first week of Pistorius trial
• Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on daylong solidarity strike with inmates on hunger strike
• Afghan Taliban say informal talks with Afghan officials underway in Norway
• Cities in U.S. and Europe increase security at synagogues following France school shooting
• News guide: A brief overview of Greece's financial problems and how it got here
• Kim Jong Il Has Lavish Birthday Celebration as North Korea Nears Bankruptcy
• Mali's Keita vows to be 'president of reconciliation'
• Mexican Drug Cartel Battles Leave 20 Dead in Continuing Violence
• 18 Killed After Syrian Leader Assad Claims Military Operations Over, Activists Say
• Iran official says attack on Syria is attack on Iran
• Militant group IS claims to have gunned down Italian in diplomatic quarter in Bangladesh
• Pilots at Germany's Lufthansa to stage 3-day strike next week in a long-running pay dispute
• China offers plan on Syria but refuses to endorse outside intervention
• Yemen officials say Saudi-led airstrikes hit rebels at Bab el-Mandeb, preparing ground assault
• Chile's government declares state of emergency for flood-hit Atacama desert region
• Horror of Syria's war displayed at UN
• Doc Recalls Unknowingly Treating Kids From Bin Laden Home
• Police prepare to begin digging in search for Madeleine McCann
• Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church dies
• Satellite imagery shows activity at North Korea rocket launch site
• Gulf states pulling ambassadors from Syria
• Pakistani parliament demands end to US drone strikes
• Fiji regime suspends opposition party
• NY mosque imam: Extremism common threat to West and Muslim world
• Israeli Defense Minister reportedly says Kerry 'obsessed' with peace talks
• Storm in Argentina leaves at least 11 dead
• Thailand urged to tackle dark side of 'Land of Smiles'
• Mandela's wife says now 'less anxious' about his health
• Seven killed in stampede at Pakistan political rally
• Olympics, World Cup preparation bring mass evictions in Rio
• Masked Militants Attack Children's Summer Camp in Gaza
• Venezuela's opposition tasks crusading journalist with uniting perennially fractious coalition
• Discontent simmers in Sudan after protest deaths
• Senate president elected by defying presidential party, becomes 3rd most powerful Nigerian
• Ouattara Takes Office Months After Ivory Coast Vote
• Discovery of ancient Roman home shows residential city bigger than thought
• Heavy rains provoke mudslide that buries Bolivia village; at least 4 dead, 9 more missing
• Mine blast kills Tunisian soldier, wounds 3 others near Algerian border
• Bombings Across Iraq Target Shiite Mosques, Leaving 58 Dead
• Air India pilot reportedly left attendants to fly plane while he took a nap
• Tour bus crash injures 33, kills baby in France
• From Rio to Tokyo, sports fans skip work or brave the heat to watch Super Bowl
• Rebels blow up historic Aleppo hotel in Syria
• Chinese gov't urged to save train crash kid's leg
• Suspected US drone kills 5 in Pakistan, officials say
• Balkan 'Wild Beauty' Montenegro faces waste disposal woes threatening booming tourism, EU bid
• No surprises in Singapore polls _ ruling party set to win power but popularity will be tested
• American woman attempting to row across the Pacific rescued amid bad weather, equipment trouble
• Number of international adoptions plummets to lowest point in 15 years
• Court gives Egyptian activist 5 years in prison for organizing 2013 protest
• Suicide bomber kills 12, 20 injured at bus station amid Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria
• Trade union slams 'weak' Qatar response on abuse
• Ennis-Hill competing in pain
• S. Sudan makes preparations for next world capital
• Series of blasts rock Nigeria's second city of Kano
• Arrest of top Mexican capo 'El Chapo' Guzman unlikely to slow world's most powerful cartel
• Hong Kong protesters may face arrest, official says
• Delta flight makes unscheduled landing in Amsterdam
• Gas! First WWI attack a century ago spread horror on Flanders Fields, changed warfare forever
• Trash piles up in Beirut's streets as protesters demand closing the country's largest landfill
• Aussie striker McDonald joins Millwall
• Paramedics treat 20 for hypothermia ahead of Pope visit
• Pakistan Troops in Control After Karachi Violence
• 3 win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developments in optical microscopy.
• Burkina Faso leader not only African seeking to hold power by changing constitutional limits
• A primer on where pope stands on key issues like gays, divorce, climate and immigration
• Top Iranian leader says US could stop Iran from having nuclear arms if it wanted to build them
• Israeli forces shoot Palestinian woman who tried to stab soldier
• Family attends funeral in India for British hospital nurse duped by royal prank
• Froome extends Tour lead with win on Mont Ventoux
• Pope Francis admits presence of 'gay lobby' in Vatican
• Two soldiers hurt in clash with 'bandits' in Mali
• Syria drives rebels from site of alleged killings
• Russia’s economy, Ukraine put Putin in uncertain position
• No nose picking: Indian street food vendors get hygiene lessons to help curb 'Delhi belly'
• North Korean Leader Arrives in Russia on Rare Visit
• Glance: Mandela's co-defendants in Rivonia trial when he was sentenced to life in prison
• Toronto voters expected to boot Ford brothers in mayoral election
• Fire, Explosion Kill 15 in Burma
• Iranian President Rouhani says country is ready to help Iraq if asked
• More opposition protests planned in Cairo after Morsi stands by power grab
• Egypt's presidency rejects army ultimatum
• 20 dead, 30 still missing in Canada train disaster: police
• Jailed Mob Boss Says Amanda Knox Innocent in Student's Murder
• New UN report suggests human rights violations increase in Ukraine
• Sprinter Ben Johnson to revisit scene of disgrace
• Iran general, Shiite militants at the forefront of Iraq ground war against IS group
• Israel widens air assault in Gaza; credits 'Iron Dome' for shooting down incoming rockets
• Spanish unemployment rises further to 24 percent
• US star comes out in protest over Russia gay law
• Female Bomber Kills 45 at Food Center in Pakistan
• Bribe report puts focus on Mexico's 'gestores'
• Myanmar boots journalists from Parliament chamber after pictures show lawmakers sleeping
• Blind activist Chen confident China will allow him to leave
• Britons who alleged torture in UAE prison freed
• Report: Violence mounting in central Mali 2 years after French-led war ousted jihadists
• Death toll reaches 11 in Indonesia boat sinking
• Nigerians vote for state governors amid tensions in the politically charged south
• Sikhs give to others with massive daily undertaking: a free meal for thousands in New Delhi
• Man nears half-century on Japan death row
• Voters in small Gulf nation of Qatar have rare chance to cast ballots for municipal council
• Replica of Spirit of St. Louis soars 88 years after Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight
• Archaeologists find ancient dog burial site under Mexico City apartment building
• Bachelet seen easily winning Chile runoff vote to retake presidency
• NYC's SantaCon aims to end naughty-or-nice debate, with new efforts to revel responsibly
• Israeli doctor says condition of Palestinian hunger striker improves after detention suspended
• Hamas police bust money counterfeiting ring
• AP photographer wins Gabriel Garcia Marquez journalism prize for project on ill sugar workers
• Fourth ship to join search for Malaysian airliner 10 months after it vanished off Australia
• Russia says Syrian government agreed to Geneva peace conference
• Car bomb kills more than 50 people in Syria
• Armed police nab British fugitive relaxing by pool in Spanish resort
• A look at China's reform promises: What is in store for the economy and politics
• 20,000 travelers hit as Lufthansa cancels 84 long-haul flights over pilot strike
• Large icicle strikes Serbian energy minister, cracks protective helmet
• Hong Kong student protest leaders plan Saturday trip to Beijing to try to meet Chinese leaders
• Britain's Prince William takes on diplomatic role by meeting with Chinese president
• Syrian chief of staff: Russian strikes helping new ground offensive to eliminate 'terrorists'
• Relentless heat wave across India drives death toll to more than 1,800
• Split between Egypt and Hamas plagues efforts to bring cease-fire in Gaza
• Germany marks 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht
• Mine collapse kills 27 in north Afghanistan
• Swedish 'serial killer' cleared of all charges
• The Latest: Hungarian camerawoman seen tripping, kicking migrants is fired by her employer
• French president's palace puts vintage wine up for auction to raise money and tone down
• Fresh Goma shelling 'kills two'
• Suspect confesses to killing refugee child while rescuers search for victims of deadly boat sinking
• Mandela now critical: presidency
• While Venezuela tries to fight shortages, lack of flour leaving some bakeries without bread
• North Koreans skeptical of US nuclear deal
• One dead, 35 missing in Russian psychiatric home fire
• Chechen wedding scandal, defiance over Moscow slaying hand Putin a delicate balancing act
• 4 Officers Killed in Mexico Border City
• Justice delayed for Peru victims of forced sterilization
• Libya Plane Crash Survivor Back Home in Netherlands
• Fire injures scores of people attending party at Taiwan water park
• Fishermen pull tiny Syrian refugee baby from Aegean Sea
• Pope Francis, who once said priestly celibacy 'could change,' is lobbied to make it optional
• Armenians dismayed as Syrian rebels seize historic area, prompting residents to flee
• Cuba releases new photos of Fidel Castro for first time in five months
• UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant live blog
• Chelsea alert for visit of ebullient Villa
• Rights group: At least 51 killed, dozens disappear in sweep against gangs in Congo's capital
• Peter Scholl-Latour, reporter who filmed documentary during Vietcong captivity, dies at 90
• Aljamain Sterling wraps up a submission win over Johnny Eduardo
• Bodies of 15 children killed in Germanwings crash to be returned home for burials
• Chairman of US meat supplier apologizes for China subsidiary at center of food scandal
• Wine-makers in Syria and Lebanon soldier on despite civil war, Islamic extremism
• Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona visits 'old friend' Fidel Castro in Havana
• Thiago Santos punishes Elias Theodorou over three rounds to win decision
• Iraqi Kurdistan to host pan-Kurd conference
• Greek prosecutor asks for lifting of parliamentary immunity for 3 extreme right-wing MPs
• UN environment program aims to boost influence in the push for a global green economy
• Israeli 'wound' must be cleansed: Iran's Rowhani
• EU hails China's commitment to climate change
• US Cables: Mexico drug war lacks clear strategy
• Exotic mini-zoo seized from Singapore flat
• Joseph Kony's rebels trade in ivory, minerals despite hunt for its leaders, say rights groups
• Ukraine says Russia-backed separatists continue their onslaught on key railroad hub
• 19-year-old Sage Northcutt submits Cody Pfister for second UFC win
• Saudi pledges $5 billion in aid to Egypt
• Putin hosts world's Orthodox leaders at unique gathering
• New suspects in Lockerbie bombing include ex-Qaddafi spy chief
• Dempsey: Some Iraqi troops show up for training ill-prepared
• This cut over Elias Theodorou's eye is gnarly
• Japanese Passenger Train Unaccounted for After Powerful Earthquake
• Report: Egyptian prime minister says ousted President Mubarak will return to prison in a week
• Rose Namajunas schools Paige VanZant before finishing by rear-naked choke
• Cycling Activists Run Down in Brazil
• NATO Convoy Attacked in Afghanistan, Killing 17 Including Americans
• At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on churches in Nigeria
• Greg Biffle's 2015 Sprint Cup year in review
• Afghan soldier shot and killed Americans over dispute at firing range: Afghan Defense Ministry
• Reports: Shots fired near major museum and parliament in Tunisia's capital
• 2.2 million Iraqis displaced by Islamic State, report says
• Britain, Argentina in new dispute over the Falkland Islands; this time in talks at Brussels
• Reports: Giants drop out of Heyward hunt, still in mix for Justin Upton
• Overwhelmed EU border agents unable to stop migrants from moving deeper into the EU
• Syrian state media reports troops thwarted Aleppo attack by rebels
• Top Chinese leaders to host Suu Kyi on her 1st visit to China amid uncertain ties with Myanmar
• Carter: Russia must soon meet again with US to talk about Syria flight conflicts
• France prepares for mass anti-terror rally
• Militants flee Pakistan after cross-border attack
• Alleged Mastermind of USS Cole Attack May Face Death Penalty
• Vietnam asks world to condemn China for actions in South China Sea
• Mexico prepares for violence in elections as radical unions, activists vow to block voting
• AP Interview: Tunisia's premier, en route to see Obama, seeks help on economy and security
• South African capital to get giant Mandela statue
• Morsi supporters 'torch three churches' in Egypt
• Palestinian president, premier to meet again Sunday
• American held in Dubai for online parody video, rights group says
• Civilian deaths, injuries double in eastern Ukraine, UN says
• Russia's deputy foreign minister reportedly says Assad losing control, while bomb blast kills 16
• Rare 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card sells at auction
• Iraqi soldiers retake key oil refinery from ISIS militants
• Tibetan exile who cycled through parts of Europe, Asia in rights campaign arrives in India
• US commander: Afghans face Taliban test in 2015
• Owner of sunken ferry arrested in Bangladesh
• Afghan general sounds alarm on US plan to cut local security forces
• NKorean military issues sharp threat to South
• Report: German police conduct anti-terrorism raid near Frankfurt, detain 2
• Syrian army says helicopter crashes over technical problem in country's north, killing crew
• Taliban attempts to seize control of airport as Afghan president vows to retake city
• Thai teen becomes youngest male golf tournament winner
• UN expected to approve resolution to identify perpetrators of Syrian chemical weapon attacks
• Rain, Snow Compound Turkish Quake Hardship
• No time to lose: Global response to Nepal earthquake gears up as airport, overland routes open
• ANALYSIS: Mubarak Finds a Strong Ally in Israel
• Lebanon's Hezbollah holds funeral for Iran Embassy bombing dead, pledges continued Syria fight
• Africa's Sahel region an Islamist breeding ground
• Toyota recalls cars in Japan, China over defective air bags
• Probe Says Hockey Team Crash Caused by Pilot Error
• Pakistan partly suspends polio vaccination program after terrorists kill health workers
• Tiny gambling powerhouse Macau feels strain of Chinese tourists during Lunar New Year
• US drone strike kills at least 10 militants in Pakistan, officials say, as strike comes on heels of verdict on Pakistani doctor
• UN-sponsored Libyan peace talks begin without internationally recognized parliament
• Grisly finds in Iraqi Yazidi village taken back from ISIS militants
• Romania's prime minister is favorite to be its next president; voters blase about corruption
• Girl who survived deadly arson sees Christmas wish for holiday cards go viral
• Puncheon joins Palace on season-long loan
• New clashes in central Bangkok as troops, anti-government protesters face off
• Alleged Auschwitz guard deported from US found unfit for trial in Germany
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized with suspected tumor
• Thawing sanctions against Iran put chill on anti-American feelings
• Bolivia: U.S. Drug Agents Not Welcome Back
• Strike, tear gas in Kashmir after army kills 2
• US-led coalition hits Islamic State group in 4 provinces across northern and eastern Syria
• More turmoil likely after Toronto city council strips mayor of powers during stormy session
• Pressure builds to nix gift of tanks, F-16s to Egypt
• Canada blasts Russia over gay rights snub
• Japan's Nuclear Rescuers: 'Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks'
• Pakistan's Imran fights terror with cricket
• South Africa's Mandela spends 6th day in hospital after report of progress
• Snow, Ice Trap Passengers in Europe's Airports
• Japan's prime minister hints he will announce gradual abandonment of nuclear power
• Zimbabweans who allegedly helped American tourist hunt protected lion appear in court
• Tokyo votes in foretaste of Japan national polls
• Peru overtakes Colombia as No. 1 source of fake US dollars
• New Greek leader Tsipras: priorities include negotiating with creditors for debt solution
• 28 Hezbollah fighters reportedly killed in Syria in clashes by Lebanon border
• 11 hostages in Philippine Muslim clan feud
• At least 50 dead after wave of car bombings in Iraq
• Prince William leaves armed forces
• Bahraini authorities re-arrest senior opposition leader who left prison last month
• Confusion over fate of Jesuit priest in Syria
• Syrian TV says government troops capture key neighborhood in Homs
• Public must wait to see first Taiwan-born panda
• Jailed Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko moved to hospital
• Israel's new opposition leader meets Palestinian president, pledges support for any peace deal
• Merkel seeks 'laptops and lederhosen' election lift
• For good behavior, Berlusconi gets 6 weeks off stint helping elderly after fraud conviction
• Leaked Palestinian government documents spark anger online over corruption among its leaders
• UN has 20 Syrian chemical weapons sites to inspect, official says
• 10 arrests now linked to AP fish slave investigation; Indonesia threatens to sink Thai ship
• Liberation theologians see Pope Francis as fellow traveler, fixing a church 'in ruins'
• Saudi vows to cover any global oil shortage
• UK grants posthumous pardon to WWII codebreaker Alan Turing
• Ukraine parliament pushes back deadline to form new government
• Host Equatorial Guinea faces punishment for crowd violence, but 3rd-place game going ahead
• Ariel Sharon eulogized as Israel's 'military legend,' 'warrior'
• Bank of Japan tankan survey finds big manufacturers' corporate sentiment worsens at plus 12
• Reform advocates look to China's legislature for possible changes in banking, investment
• Facebook alert helps police find abducted baby in Quebec
• deadly attack on Ukraine city of Mariupol violated international law, could be war crime
• Nagasaki marks anniversary of bomb attack
• Israelis Opposed to Palestinian Prisoner Exchange Reportedly Seek High Court Intervention
• Posh, personable Prime Minister David Cameron faces his fate in Britain's knife-edge election
• U.K. Police Arrest Man Suspected of Murder in Riots
• Tens of thousands of Brazilians flood streets to resume protests against government services, corruption
• Eritrea's minerals: blessing or curse?
• With rescue teams and volunteers, China brings resources, experience to quake relief
• Iranian President Rouhani sends message on Jewish new year, cites 'shared Abrahamic roots'
• 4 Mexican federal police commanders suspended following complaints of corruption, drug links
• Kenya president to step down from office during International Criminal Court hearing this week
• Costa Rica probes whether Liberty Reserve founder got citizenship through fraudulent marriage
• OSCE head Zannier says Sept. 1 cease-fire in eastern Ukraine still holding
• China clamps down on discourse, ideology, in face of pressure for change
• Thieves grab Picasso, Monets from Dutch museum in early-hours heist
• Head-on collision between bus, truck in Argentina leaves at least 18 people dead
• UN chief denounces Russian anti-gay laws in address to IOC
• Locals protest detention center in northern Greece
• Al-Qaeda trainees in New Zealand: PM
• Corruption scandals fuel public anger at politicians in austerity-hit Spain, Portugal
• Zetas drug cartel killed rivals, escaped from Mexico prison
• Pakistan power company seeks divine help to stop theft
• Battlefield reversals put pressure on Syria's Assad
• At Least 15 Dead in Anti-Government Protests in Syria
• Indonesian search chief says flight data recorder of crashed plane still missing
• Thai university apologizes for mural featuring Hitler with comic book heroes
• Student protests turn violent in South Africa
• Macedonian parliament approves resignation of 2 ministers in escalating political crisis
• Mauritania talks with opposition ahead of election
• Spain says budget cuts, reforms beginning to pay off, country no longer in need of bailout
• UN agency seeks to quell fears over its plans for the Internet
• Brand-loyal Japan a hotspot for age-old companies that have flexibly adapted to the times
• German Parliament overwhelmingly approves 3rd bailout package for Greece
• Afghan Police Seize 22 Tons of Explosives From Iran
• Syrian planes pound rebel town near Lebanon border
• New Nation of South Sudan to Get New Currency
• New groups to play key role in Spain as local elections deal stinging blow to ruling party
• AirAsia plane with 162 aboard missing after takeoff from Indonesia on the way to Singapore
• Beijing appears to wind down share-buying to support stock prices, leaves next steps unclear
• Nigeria sentences 54 troops to death for refusing to fight extremists; officers to be tried
• Potholes, blackouts are problems that confront Madagascar's president after 1 year in office
• Painstaking recovery mission at treacherous Germanwings crash site in the French Alps
• Voters overwhelmingly back Egypt's new constitution
• Egypt's 2011 jailbreaks still a mystery, carry potential embarrassment for Islamist leader
• Amid media crackdown, Russia's only independent TV channel broadcasts from a living room
• Egyptian investors at the international conference were eyeing new government policies
• The Latest: Greece wants European Central Bank to keep giving its banks emergency help
• Islamic State claims to hold Norwegian, Chinese men hostage, demands ransom
• 'We don't have long,' say Syrian rebels locked in battle with Al Qaeda, Assad
• Peruvian families receive remains of 80 exhumed victims from 1980s dirty war
• Cyprus imposes 100 euro ATM limit of 2 banks
• Minnesota archbishop, deputy resign after sex abuse coverup charges filed against archdiocese.
• French president Sarkozy to file complaint against website that claimed Qaddafi offered millions to his campaign
• J.K. Rowling wrote crime novel under pseudonym
• Sri Lanka editor flees after armed attack
• Obama: US, China reach 'understanding' on deal to eliminate tariffs on high-tech goods
• Police: Bomb blast in cinema in northwestern Pakistan kills 5 people
• Old bookstore run by elderly priest becomes latest victim of Lebanon's growing tensions
• Sweet 16: How the number has fared in NASCAR's top series
• Socialist Francois Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential election
• Pope Francis tells Benedict: 'We're brothers'
• Saudi blogger's flogging reportedly delayed amid international outcry
• UN-sponsored Yemen peace talks postponed indefinitely, officials say
• Egyptian couple accused of trying to smuggle baby through airport security
• Amid unrest in West Bank, Israel demolishes homes of Palestinian militants in east Jerusalem
• Troops step up Baghdad security as world support for new PM grows
• Greek anti-bailout party extends lead in polls, vows to topple government
• Hoy salutes Froome's 'monumental' Tour triumph
• Charles, Camilla Start South African Tour in Soweto
• Berlusconi finishes community service at Alzheimer's ward under tax-fraud sentence
• Nigeria militants seize Chibok, hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls
• Confessed Norway killer says insane diagnosis based on 'fabrications'
• Turkey detains at least 15 IS suspects in new police sweep
• British police seeking sex attacker in Madeleine McCann case
• Israeli PM: North Korea nuclear tests shows sanctions alone won't stop Iran's atomic program
• Official says efforts on to free villagers held by rebels opposing bridge in central India
• Myanmar speaker says govt pivotal in constitutional change
• Egyptians take to the chaotic streets of Cairo in increasingly popular running clubs
• South African official says suspect faces murder charge for killing of soccer team captain
• Brazilian dogs get to party, dress up at own Carnival street fest in Rio
• France turns to crowdsourcing to fight Mali aid corruption
• Panic Buying Adds to Shortages After Japan Quake
• Polish official accuses US of 'absolute ignorance' in seeking Polanski's arrest
• 'I would kill you': ISIS captive held by Kurds admits taking 70 lives
• US Marines recall final hours before Saigon fell, reflect on life 40 years later
• Uruguay abortion law avoids repeal referendum
• Snowden 'chose not to release' most damaging data
• India police close in on homeless men in gang rape of Danish tourist
• Trash protests spotlight Lebanon's dysfunctional politics, but reforms remain elusive
• Tents set up for homeless from Greek earthquakes
• Yemen's government accepts UN invite for talks with Shiite Houthi rebels
• Tunisia PM warns against call to dissolve assembly
• Tunisia PM warns against call to dissolve assembly
• Ozone layer faces record 40 pct loss over Arctic
• Small Dutch Passenger Ferry Capsizes After Crash
• Putin, Obama order FSB, FBI to find solution on Snowden
• Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in South Africa for first official visit in decades
• Radwanska defends 'beautiful' naked photo-shoot
• Shebab says no woman involved in mall attack
• Killings by Jamaica's police down sharply, drawing cautious praise from human rights groups
• China says government to be more open but strict control over web will remain
• Protesters reference Stalin as thousands gather to protest Putin's rule
• More EU nations aide Italy with rescue of migrants from smugglers' boats off Libyan coast
• Satellite data reveals hundreds more objects that may be from missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner
• Ex-wife of late prosecutor says investigative team concludes Alberto Nisman was killed
• Banker 'contract killing' stokes Malaysia crime fears
• Newspaper columnist injured when Iowa St fans storm court
• Glimpse of Chinese New Year, from Taiwanese incense maker whose products are key to tradition
• British Ambassador in Yemen Narrowly Escapes Bomb Attack
• Rain halts fourth Windies-Pakistan one-dayer
• Former Dodger: Puig is 'the worst person I've ever seen in this game'
• Dozens arrested after Hong Kong protesters clash with police
• Pope hails Benedict, other elderly at Vatican fest
• Buildings collapse in Sicily, killing 4 residents
• Women fight on front lines of battle against ISIS in Syria, Iraq
• Six Points: Falcons vs. Panthers
• Column: The last England legend? John Terry going out with a bang at Chelsea but leaves void
• Abbas hails Egypt's new interim president
• Iranian-American pastor held in Iran reportedly moved to more dangerous prison
• South Africa: Police clash with farm workers on second day of strike for higher wages
• Syrian opposition to name delegation for peace conference that's aimed at ending civil war
• Important gas finds in Algeria this year
• Booker Prize expands to all writers in English
• Scrum dominance pivotal to Lions series outcome
• Assad Warns Against Military Invervention in Syria in an Interview Responding to U.S., European Demands
• Uganda warns South Sudan rebel leader against rejecting cease-fire offer
• New Australian PM abolishes climate watchdog
• French pilots convicted for cocaine trafficking flee house arrest in Dominican Republic
• Six Points: Cowboys vs. Packers
• First verdict for Delhi gang-rape due next week: lawyer
• Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says 100,000 security forces to oversee this year's hajj
• Six Points: Bills vs. Eagles
• Monitors Urge Egypt's Election Results Be Annulled
• Iranian official says British Embassy in Tehran to reopen Sunday after nearly 4 years closed
• Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian sniper fire on troops patrolling Israeli side of border
• Six Points: Saints vs. Buccaneers
• Creepy ghost town emerges from sea in Argentina
• Six Points: Redskins vs. Bears
• Gaza conflict: Egypt proposes Israeli-Hamas cease-fire
• Report: Dodgers now showing interest in Johnny Cueto
• Following report that 2015 demand will be lower than previously thought, oil prices fall again
• Six Points: Lions vs. Rams
• EXCLUSIVE: As Security Council Demands End to Syria Violence, U.N. Positions Itself for Assad 'Reforms'
• UN experts, Iran begin talks on restarting probe into Tehran's suspected work on nuclear arms
• Chile poll: Bachelet's approval rating at 26 percent, lowest since she resumed presidency
• Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS
• South Africa: The woman who kidnapped baby is granted bail after girl is found 17 years later
• Foreign forces train Afghans to fight deadliest threat _ roadside bombs _ as withdrawal looms
• Torrential rains, low visibility close ports after disturbing Suez Canal
• Moyes defends Fellaini price hike
• De Klerk suspends Europe trip over Mandela health
• Climate 'nerd's' zero emissions idea gets traction at Peru talks
• Poland resumes gas deliveries to Ukraine that were halted after input from Russia dropped
• Britain withdraws all staff from Yemen embassy
• Hugo Chavez a potent symbol in Venezuela as cult of personality flourishes during long absence
• Blast at radical Myanmar monk event injures 5
• Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan faces baby sex test inquiry
• Ruling party in African mountain kingdom of Lesotho leads in early returns from weekend vote
• Ukraine hikes benchmark interest rate to 30 percent in bid to halt devaluation, inflation
• Kerry visits Syrian refugees camp in Jordan
• Moyes hopes for good news on Fabregas bid
• Six Points: Titans vs. Jets
• Iran's foreign minister, on Facebook, says Iran will continue nuclear talks despite US actions
• Family of 9/11 victims seethe as Guantanamo military trial seems to drift off course again
• Turkish search efforts end after last bodies found in coal mine
• India, Bangladesh swap land enclaves and thousands of people, settling old border dispute
• Venezuelan rum industry succeeding despite _ or because of _ country's economic woes
• Pope decries world's indifference to refugees, wishes Christmas hope and peace for Mideast
• Ukraine's president signs bill dropping nonaligned status; won't seek NATO membership yet
• Egyptian Judge Stops Live Mubarak Trial Broadcasts
• Q&A about Syria's brutal civil war that's at the root of Europe's migrant crisis
• Five die in latest Mumbai building collapse
• Israeli premier's party criticizes Israeli president for his praise of Palestinian president
• Amnesty International: Islamic State group carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Iraq
• Cremation fears in Ebola stricken Liberia leave more than half of hospital beds empty
• Fighting kills 18 Syria rebels in Hama: NGO
• Players lace up for anti-homophobia campaign
• Tunisia faces stark choice in presidential vote: old-regime vet versus Arab Spring champion
• Bahrain: 4 arrested in firebomb attack on foreign ministry
• Moldovans choose between Europe and Russia in local elections, 2 days after PM resigned
• Putin Vows Russia Will Launch Manned Space Missions in 2018
• Seamen's strike leaves Greek islands without ferry links with the mainland for a day
• Big-serving Berdych in Thailand Open semis
• After treacherous crossing comes long, agonizing wait for asylum which may or may not come
• Serbian villagers stock up on garlic in fear of Vampire rumor
• Max Beauvoir, leader of Voodoo priests' organization, dies in Haiti
• North Korea says Kim Jong-un guiding missile drills
• Mexico says 8 citizens died in Egypt attack on tourist convoy
• Investigation of Missing Swiss Twins Thrown Into Doubt
• Ruling party candidate declared winner of Zambia's presidential election
• Norway Killer Returns to Scene of the Crime in Police Reconstruction
• No Syria peace talks before October: Russia
• German president honors peaceful protesters who challenged communist dictatorship 25 years ago
• UK's Cameron: Passports could be seized as part of expanded anti-terror laws
• Electoral success of evangelical lawmakers in Brazil worries advocates for gay rights
• Questions about cancer, politics whirl as Venezuelan government says Chavez in hospital
• One woman dead, two injured in Brixton stabbing
• Casualties feared as suicide bomber in Afghan capital targets soldiers in bus
• Quake in southwestern China kills 4, injures 100
• Italian senator offers roses after racist jibe
• EU plans emergency summit as countries struggle with refugee surge
• Lebanese expert killed, 2 wounded while dismantling bomb near border with Syria
• Kenya says it launched air strikes against Islamic extremists in Somalia after college attack
• South Africans mark the anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela's death
• Survivors found after plane with 21 people on board crashes in northern Nepal
• Watchdog says Syrian regime has destroyed chemical weapons equipment
• Chilean opposition demands investigation into president's son bank loan scandal
• Pope hopes to visit three US cities in 2015
• Iraq's al-Maliki hails high election turnout, says balloting was 'slap in face of terrorism'
• Protests erupt after Shiite rebels seize Yemen's third largest city
• London FTSE opens lower after Asian falls
• London FTSE opens lower after Asian falls
• Day of the Dead marked with flowers, ritual, horse race
• Manny Ramirez quits Taiwan's EDA Rhinos
• New Japanese vacuum robot is trilingual, knows witty dialect
• Tension, violence builds in Ukraine ahead of Crimea secession vote
• Minister: Romania wants ally Turkey to join the 28-nation European Union, renew talks shortly
• UN's Ban Ki-moon arrives in Somalia, without flak jacket
• Germany, France, Italy plan to develop military drones
• Humpback whale beached twice on sand bar in Brazil has little chance of surviving
• Christians and Yazidis still facing harsh conditions in Iraq
• Former champion Garry Kasparov makes another move, this time vying for top chess job
• EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout deal, funded by bank assets seizure
• Kaneria launches another appeal against ban
• Karzai wants US troops to pull back to military bases
• Indian guru at center of police standoff due in court Friday
• China says it will invest in Romanian energy and resume meat imports as PM arrives for summit
• French radio station founded for immigrants takes on new role after Charlie Hebdo attacks
• Church of England declares war on payday loans firm
• Mali towns marked by fighting, airstrikes as France battles Islamist militants
• UN warns of pending 'massacres' as ISIS closes in on Syrian city
• Free From Prison, Assange Back to Leaking Secrets
• A Scottish 'Yes' to independence will mean exit from EU, NATO
• Singapore match-fixing ring was world's biggest: Interpol
• AP ANALYSIS: US-led airstrikes have hardly dented Islamic State's gains in Iraq, Syria
• Czech defense minister awards bomb-sniffing German shepherd seriously injured in Afghanistan
• Philippines broadcasts program about South China Sea territorial disputes
• Big test for Taiwan's leader as foes of China trade pact occupy Taiwan legislature
• Teenager 'played dead' to survive Kenya mall carnage
• 10 dead in Somalia hotel bombings, Islamic extremists claim responsibility
• Israeli Defense Minister Warns of Iran, Says 'We Definitely Might be Put to the Test'
• Pakistani human rights activist fatally shot in southern city of Karachi
• Record floods in the Balkans trap thousands on roofs waiting for evacuation
• Syria says suicide car bombing kills at least 15 in Damascus
• Canadian foreign minister John Baird to step down Tuesday
• Lawmakers in South Sudan vote to extend president's term by 3 years amid violent rebellion
• Quadruplets born to 65-year-old mother in Germany still in intensive care, but gaining weight
• EU Probing if Apple, E-Book Publishers Violated Anti-Trust Laws
• Dog days in Havana: Cubans show off their pooches at annual show
• Russia to deploy 37,000 police to Sochi Olympics
• Poll suggests migrant crisis knocks popularity of Germany's Merkel, but no serious damage
• Police arrest 8th suspect after rape video goes viral in South Africa
• Volcanic activity at Japan's Mount Hakone forces closure of part of popular hot springs area
• Poland honors fighters on 70th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising against Nazi Germans
• Norway shuns Dalai Lama, hoping to mend China ties
• A year after Typhoon Haiyan, some Filipinos move on, others trapped in misery
• US and China agree on North Korea sanctions after nuclear test
• Dismissed South Korean presidential spokesman denies sexual abuse allegations
• Terrorists or journalists? Washington's Newseum to honor fallen Hamas operatives
• Australian prime minister pins government's re-election hopes on new disability welfare fund
• US must apologize to free detainees, North Korea expert says
• Government official refuses court order to arrest Pakistan prime minister
• 7 killed in post-election protests in Venezuela, chief prosecutor says
• With the thawing of relations between Cuba and US, tourism dreams grow in Havana
• Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Baghdad car bombings that killed 37
• Malaysia seeks help in finding more possible MH370 debris
• Deep water search for missing Malaysian jet could turn on robot subs
• Paper lantern starts UK recycling plant fire consuming 100,000 tons of plastic
• Israeli jets stage mock raids over south Lebanon
• Mexico investigators hunting 43 missing students after clashes with police find mass grave
• State television in Iran says Islamic Republic suspends hajj trips to Saudi Arabia amid spat
• North Korean leader reappears in public after 40-day absence, but why the cane?
• Pacquiao loss dampens spirit of typhoon-wracked Philippines
• Yemen jails Qaeda militants for army suicide blast
• Tent Camp, Airlifts to Help Libya Refugees
• Israelis, Palestinians begin peace talks, official says
• Mubarak's health said 'dangerous'
• Bahrain charges opposition leader with 'insults' over uprising museum raided by riot police
• Canada issues coins for Superman's 75th
• Planes laden with shipwreck treasure land in Spain
• Iraqi lawmakers rethink pricey armored car perk
• Gulf states demand UN Security Council meet on Syria
• Petition urges medals for 'Angels of Woolwich'
• South Africa police fire at striking mine workers
• After long battle, Rio de Janeiro, the land of the string bikini, gets 1st nudist beach
• Morsi ouster in Egypt crushes Hamas dreams: analysts
• Iceland's scientists seek signs of eruption as earthquakes surge around glacier-capped volcano
• Assad warns of retaliation if West strikes Syria
• Ex-IMF chief economist to head India central bank
• Japan Discovers More Radiation-Tainted Food As it Faces Troubled Nuclear Plant
• Afghan Militants Attack Pakistani Village; 5 dead
• Bin Laden Deputy Issues Eulogy For Al Qaeda Chief
• Algeria president virtually absent since election year ago despite grave challenges
• Belarus independent journalists targeted ahead of election by gov't determined to control news
• Queen Elizabeth Lands in Ireland as Bomb Found on Bus Before Visit
• Philippines spots new typhoon after 19th howler of the year blows away, leaving 13 dead
• Anti-Islam rally draws big crowds in Dresden, counter protest bigger in other German cities
• Saudi Arabia names Defense Minister Salman new heir to throne
• Assange's Swedish Sex Crimes File Leaked Online
• Balancing homework with grown up jobs: about 15 percent of Honduran children are employed
• Rebel Reinforcements Arrive at Qaddafi Stronghold
• Long-lost Van Gogh painting identified, found in Norwegian attic
• Palestinian president reportedly approves Arafat autopsy
• In pediatrics ward of Gaza hospital, children recover from wounds sustained in Israeli strikes
• Brother, father of cancer-stricken Hugo Chavez to visit Venezuelan leader in Cuba
• Messi brace draws him level with Neymar in Golden Boot stakes as Argentina downs Nigeria 3-2
• Afghan official says suicide bomber targets NATO convoy in Kabul, killing 1 civilian
• Israeli prime minister says 3 missing teens kidnapped by terror group
• India PM tells Pakistan to stop 'anti-India activity'
• Israeli premier warns against potential nuclear deal with Iran, says it remains 'unrepentant'
• Wave of violent attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
• Aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un believed dead, report says
• Official says suicide car bomber attacks police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, killing 8
• Thousands protest Italian austerity measures in Rome as transport workers strike nationwide
• The Dale Jr. Foundation raises more than $833K for charity in '15
• As war ravages economy, Syrians wrestle with blackouts, shortages of fuel and basic staples
• Buried Nazi tunnels? Polish province famed for gold train drills down after explorer's claim
• Palestinians ready to extend talks with Israel if 'framework' deal can be reached by April
• Trillion-dollar euro rescue plan offers short-term relief, stores up longer-term problems
• Nazi hunters launch German poster campaign
• As North Korea gears up for ruling party anniversary, eyes on whether Kim will attend
• Where is Baby Thomas? South African newspaper article draws ire of opposition leader
• Congo army troops return to Goma as rebels remain close
• Downing leaves Liverpool for West Ham
• S. Africa: Parents reunited with kidnapped daughter reached out to Madeleine McCann's parents
• Egypt clashes spill into landmark Cairo hotel
• Former political leaders behind key Japanese WWII apologies urge Abe not to backpedal
• Ahmadinejad: Egyptian Protests Herald New Mideast
• Iraqi officials: Suicide bomber driving tanker truck kills 8 soldiers, Shiite militiamen
• Eurozone finance chiefs halt talks for Greek bailout, aim for deal later this week
• Haitian recycling centers clean up capital's garbage-strewn streets, create new income
• The shoe must go on: Imelda Marcos' designer collection rescued in bid to preserve Philippines history
• Russian court releases Navalny pending appeal
• Remains of 46 Kosovo Albanian civilians killed by Serb forces in 1999 are reburied
• Duvalier faces possible trial in Haiti
• Drawing may provide insight into Iran's nuclear intentions
• Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for visa to Switzerland
• The number of refugees from Syria tops 3 million, up by 1 million from a year ago
• Iran vows legal action against Saudi after hajj stampede disaster
• US troops return to Pakistan for first time since being ordered to leave to aid avalanche recovery
• N.Z. military told to soften line on 'subversive' media
• 3 runners pinned, gored in final running of bulls in Spain
• Argentine midwives bare breasts to protest government's plan for restricting home births
• Electrical failure paralyzes much Belgian air traffic, causing delays, detours, cancellations
• Anti-austerity protesters set fire to German police cars
• Iraqi officials say twin bombing at Baghdad market has killed 8 people
• Hungarian wingsuit flier dies following accident while jumping in China
• Crime wave puts laid-back Malaysia on edge
• Residents in southeastern Czech town honor 8 victims killed in restaurant shooting
• Barrel bombs: From the skies above Syria, the government puts a crude weapon to deadly use
• Chinese spacecraft completes mission: Xinhua
• US move to cut trade privileges 'shocking': Bangladesh
• Martin Truex Jr. joins Peyton Manning, other athletes who've received Colorado honor
• Four Egypt ministers quit Morsi cabinet: top official
• Saudi Arabia's jobs problem: Not enough executioners
• Best of Bake: Time has not been kind to Rockingham Speedway
• Obama Tends to U.S.-Britain Bond During Buckingham Palace Visit
• Egypt deadlocked over crackdown on pro-Morsi camps
• Russia's Putin to reportedly fly hang-glider with flock of birds in stunt
• Minister: Hungary to build fence on Serbia border to stop illegal migrants as fast as possible
• Americans Freed From Iran Prison Begin Trek Home
• Temple's Matakevich wins Bednarik Award as top defensive player
• US money-laundering investigation forces Honduran newspaper owned by suspects to close
• Israel's prime minister says the world must not be 'tempted' by Iran's new diplomacy push
• Britain, France Vow to Topple Libyan Leader
• After rival ousts him, Italy's premier holds final cabinet meeting before resigning
• At least 56 dead in bomb blast at Shiite mosque in Pakistan
• Haitian immigrants' 'Brazilian dream' sours as work hard to find for tens of thousands
• Pope Francis denounces Mafia, says mobsters are excommunicated
• Iraqi man, pictured weeping as he arrived safely in Greece with family, is now in Germany
• France grants French citizenship to Muslim man who saved lives at kosher grocery in Paris
• Sri Lanka pushed back against UN call for inquiry into possible civil war abuses
• Philippine Capital Cleans Up After Massive Typhoon Kills 20
• 5 things to know about the Berlin Wall, as Germany celebrates its fall 25 years ago
• Vivendi in exclusive talks to sell Maroc Telecom stake
• An AP News Analysis: North Korea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace
• Suicide Bombings in Pakistan Kills at Least 12
• Report: Key UGA assistant to be retained by Smart
• ISIS captures 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya, US official confirms
• Forest fire hits large section of zone around Chernobyl reactor
• Economic disaster adds to Syrians' woes
• Australia sack cricket coach Mickey Arthur
• Ukrainian photojournalist killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine
• Disney's Iger: Time running short for 2016 NFL move to LA
• Israeli premier Netanyahu offers French Jews to migrate to Israel following deadly attack
• Trial opens over deadly Brazzaville munitions blast
• Week 14 fantasy football playoffs and DFS strategy chat
• British police stop man with knife from entering Buckingham Palace
• THE LATEST: 2 gunmen kill at least 7 in attack on beach in Tunisia; 1 gunman killed, 1 hunted
• India court convicts ruling party ally in 1990s graft case
• Neo-Nazis dominate tiny German village
• Ukraine embarks on "day of silence" in new effort to forge permanent cease-fire in the east
• European airlines cancel more flights to Israel
• Brothers strangled by python that escaped from aquarium
• Ecuador 'analysing' Snowden asylum request
• UK govt postpones plain cigarette pack plans
• EU nations, parliament get deal on major investment plan to release hundreds of billions
• Hamas tightens its hold on Gaza as Palestinian unity deal falters and reconstruction stalls
• Vatican opens public trial of butler leaks incident
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie file for divorce
• South African President Jacob Zuma deploys 400 troops to Central African Republic
• Lebanese army tries to open roads, get gunmen off streets to avoid new Syria-linked violence
• Austrian investigators discover third property linked to Nazi-tied art dealer
• Execution of North Korean leader's uncle smacks of 20th century-style purge by dictators
• Jenkins misses another Rams practice; Kendricks returns
• Philippines issues warning over lead in lipstick
• Karzai calls for head-to-head race in Afghan election
• Saudi-led coalition says it has seized arms hidden aboard Iranian fishing boat bound for Yemen
• Canada's Hockey Hall of Fame names ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford board member
• NATO secretary general makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
• DNA test identifies Grateful Dead fan killed in 1995 car crash
• US shutdown 'hurts military credibility with allies'
• Observers Head to Syria Amid International Uproar
• No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy as death toll nears 400
• More than 30,000 Syrians enter Iraq amid fighting: UN
• Egypt's Islamist president seen as following in the footsteps of his predecessors
• Amid political uncertainty, economic fear in Egypt leads to hoarding dollars
• French government urges Air France pilots to end strike over shift to low-cost carrier
• Malaysia's military investigating reports that missing plane changed course, made it to country's west coast
• Flight From U.S. Makes Crash Landing in Poland; No Injuries Reported
• Calbuco volcano erupts in southern Chile for first time since 1972; nearby town evacuated
• Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader ends hunger strike after election date set
• North Korean officials complain about UK salon owner's poster mocking Kim Jong-un's hairstyle
• London Marathon runners offer tributes to Boston victims
• Argentine president says US, Israel meddling in country's affairs ahead of protest march
• Blast kills 3 children at swimming area in Iraq
• Sign interpreter at Mandela memorial reportedly once faced murder charge
• Bosnia protests spread to other cities as widespread discontent rages in election year
• NATO Repels Surge on Afghan Base as Man Suspected in Deadly Attack on U.N. Office
• Policy proposals of top 2 candidates in Chile's presidential vote
• Turkey may welcome Muslim Brotherhood brass after ouster from Qatar
• UN Helicopter Fires on Forces of Ivory Coast Leader
• Future of Quebec's separatist party in doubt after crushing defeat in provincial elections
• Sarkozy disciple excluded from regional elections for saying France is nation of 'white race'
• Floods kill at least 10 in Europe
• USAID contractors politically profiled respondents to early texts in 'Cuban Twitter' project
• Malema home sold at forced S. African auction
• Bolivian Leader Lectures Gates about US behavior
• Police say Ottawa gunman driven by ideological, political motives
• Putin drinks tea with US boxer Roy Jones Jr., who asks for Russian citizenship
• Pakistani court upholds death sentence for Christian woman accused of insulting Islam
• Homicide Bomb Kills 6 at Arabic News Channel's Baghdad Office
• Global leaders hail Mandela as towering force for justice
• Zimbabwe PM regrets lack of reforms for free polls
• Father of NSA leaker Snowden vists Moscow to meet son
• US drone kills 4 suspected militants in Pakistan amid supply line tensions
• Endangered giant panda in southwest China reserve gives birth to twins
• Human Rights Watch says civilians harmed as Egypt military creates northern Sinai buffer zone
• Ex-UK minister pleads guilty to fudging expenses; facing jail time
• At training camp, children told to behead dolls as Islamic State militants mold new generation
• Teacher, Teen Rescued from Rubble Almost Three Days After Turkey Quake
• As US defense chief visits Iraq, bomb blast, mortar fire kill 7 people in Baghdad
• Iran president defends right to nuclear energy
• Refugees overwhelm holiday island of Kos, authorities criticized over living conditions
• 6-day-old panda dies of pneumonia at Tokyo zoo
• Two Western Photojournalists Killed in Libya
• Iran says it won't scrap any nuclear facility
• On 3rd anniversary of big Chile quake, survivor recalls deadly jolt that changed his life
• Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria
• Turk who shot John Paul II lays flowers on tomb in St. Peter's Basilica in surprise visit
• Joran van der Sloot Hints He'll Plead Guilty
• Lib Dem minister calls for veil debate
• South Korea ferry disaster: Body of missing shipping tycoon found
• Sahrawi group blasts Morocco after 'mass graves' find
• Massive fire destroys nearly 500 thatched huts in Indian capital; 7 hospitalized for burns
• SodaStream to move its West Bank factory, criticized by activists, to southern Israel in 2015
• North Korea claims US and South Korea are within its missile range
• Riders in Bavarian town brave snow for traditional Easter Monday horse procession to church
• Eight soldiers killed in Thai south blast
• Pope pens Christmas letter to comfort, encourage Mideast Christians, seeks Muslim IS response
• Former China security chief sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges
• Israel moves to counter Gaza militants' new weapon
• Coca-Cola becomes 1st sponsor to call on FIFA President Sepp Blatter to resign now
• French Embassy: Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Arrested
• Wojciech Inglot, Polish chemist and entrepreneur who sold cosmetics worldwide, dies at 57
• Merkel underlines German opposition to recognizing Palestinian state
• Trash collectors' strike that had filled Spain's capital with garbage ends after 13 days
• Syria ballistic missiles killing children: HRW
• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks free after serving 15-day sentence
• Dortmund's Langerak delighted at European start
• Frog die-off in Lake Titicaca puts spotlight on unchecked pollution that threatens livelihoods
• Interior minister says Iraqi forces will recapture Tikrit from Islamic State within 'hours'
• Pope Benedict XVI resigning on Feb. 28 due to age, health reasons, conclave expected in March
• Prosecution in Pistorius trial wraps case
• Pope Francis calls for world peace in first Easter Mass as pontiff
• Iran Unveils 'Ambassador of Death' Unmanned Drone Bomber
• Government, rebel shelling in and around Syrian capital kills 18
• Former court poet to Ceausescu, nationalist politician who lost presidential bid, dies
• Diplomats jostle to lay out their positions on how best to end Syria's civil war
• Pope endorses Sept. 1 interreligious peace match
• Iran's top leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
• Last days of Vietnam War a tale of chaos, sorrow for US Marines who witnessed Saigon fall
• Britons urged to stay in hotels in Egyptian resort
• Searchers find tent and tracks of Colorado climbers missing in Peru
• In grinding battle for Kobani, Syria's Kurds hold out _ for now _ against IS militants
• Veteran Du Preez back for Springboks
• UK emergency response committee meets after man butchered in daylight attack in London
• Honduras opposition candidate says lack of oversight at many polls allowed vote fraud
• Russia's foreign minister warns that Ukraine is preparing for military assault on the east
• Libya election results put secular, liberal alliance first
• Sydney FC release striker Griffiths
• Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams testifies against brother over charges he raped own daughter
• Somali-American who helped Mogadishu government with urban planning killed by gunmen
• Egypt journalist faces military court over 'lies'
• South African photographer recalls joy of Nelson Mandela's release from prison 25 years ago
• Jordan says Syrian prime minister has defected with family, won't stay
• Egypt PM says won't rule out Brotherhood role in govt
• German circus shows off 4 newborn white lion cubs
• As Climate Negotiations Stall, UN Calls on World Leaders
• Militant backlash against western interest feared after US snatched al-Qaida militant in Libya
• UN official expresses concern over human rights, democracy in Macedonia
• Running of the bulls: 1 injury, no gorings in 4th run at Spain's San Fermin festival
• In Iraq, Sunni tribal militias undermined by corruption, left vulnerable to extremists
• Hirayama's widow 'concealed assets'
• Blast in China coal mine traps 27 miners
• Number of Indian poor falls to 22% of population: data
• Rapid growth leaves Asian airlines searching for pilots
• Croatia's plans to allow oil digging in Adriatic Sea splits the newest EU-member nation
• Japanese regulator upgrades severity of radioactive water leaks at stricken nuclear plant
• Afghan government sends team to Pakistan to discuss peace after talks with Taliban suspended
• Media watchdog slams Russian restrictions on Sochi coverage
• Kenya troops kills 6 attackers with machetes; separate police attack toll rises to 22
• 2 Americans, German win Nobel medicine prize for discovery of cell transport system
• Gates: North Korea will pose direct threat to US
• Lebanese man gets 300 lashes, 6 years for helping woman convert to Christianity
• UN envoy calls for intensified campaign against Shebab
• Mexican border city takes down anti-gun billboard to spur tourism
• Mate steering doomed ferry navigating waters for first time, prosecutor says
• Australia resolute on asylum policy
• Human Rights Groups in Egypt Condemn Raids on Their Offices by Police
• Pope Benedict Exonerates Jews for Jesus' Death in New Book
• Up-front losses would be large for Greece, long-term consequences uncertain for Europe
• Rebels Say Qaddafi Must Face Trial as Airstrikes Hit Tripoli
• Australian mining millionaire and his tiny party could have outsized impact on national agenda
• US says bombs dropped on Australia reef to avoid boats
• Right-wing Polish leader Kaczynski says migrants carry diseases to Europe
• Nuclear attack survivors, 70 years later, now fading away; a race to keep stories alive
• New Arson Attack on Berlin Train Tracks Foiled
• Big clothing brands, retailers reject union safety plan as Bangladesh factory deaths mount
• India opposition to announce Modi as PM candidate
• Malala, Mukegwe, Manning (Not Peyton or Eli) and Russian activists in Nobel Peace Prize buzz
• Brazil raises toll of bus accident to 54 dead, 10 injured
• Oscar Pistorius trial: Psychologist testifies for defense as judge deliberates on sentencing
• Boko Haram still killing and burning in face of offensive despite ouster from towns, camps
• Freed Cuban dissidents praise detente with US, pledge to keep pushing for change in country
• Argentina president says prosecutor death not suicide; earlier thought he killed himself
• Israel says missile-defense test successful, system to be deployed next year
• Knox Trial: Convicted Ivorian to Testify
• Japan Tsunami Recovery: Cleaner But Barren
• Syrian first lady's photo ops belie butchery of husband's regime
• 6 people missing, feared dead after fire at rural guesthouse in southern Germany
• Nepal urges foreign rescue workers to scale down operations as hundreds mark Buddha's birthday
• Venezuela expels three US embassy diplomats
• Suspected U.S. Missiles Kill 16 Militants in Pakistan Amidst High Tensions
• Kuwait warns stateless residents over protests
• Gate that separated Suu Kyi from supporters during years of house arrest goes on auction block
• Bale watches on as Wales slump
• Libyans storm Ansar Al-Shariah compound in backlash after attack on US Consulate
• Hundreds watch as authorities cane 4 gamblers in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province
• Putin warns security forces to watch out for foreign-funded sabotage in Russia-annexed Crimea
• Kremlin says Russia lifts its ban on delivery of sophisticated air defense missiles to Iran
• Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
• First verdict due in India gang-rape case
• Congo rebels pulling back; fate of Goma uncertain
• China pledge to end ivory trade delights conservationists, who want to know when it will occur
• Kagawa has work to do, says Man. United's Moyes
• US Army captain who sets out to build local Afghan government known as a king
• Syrian news agency says bombings kill 10 soldiers
• Nepal's parliament elects communist party's deputy leader as nation's first female president
• Walcott hopes Turkish romp will boost Arsenal
• Historic N. Korea city wins World Heritage status
• Smart Korean shoppers go online during Thanksgiving holidays
• UK security 'failed' to stop girls from going to Syria, family says
• Iraq PM insists security campaign to carry on
• A year on, Olympics yet to solve East London's woes
• Israel displays rockets seized in Red Sea raid, levels accusations against Iran
• UK police say fire that gutted landmark seaside pier may have been started deliberately
• US, Australia embassies warn of Malaysia terror threat
• Kenyan kidnapper of UK tourist sentenced to death
• Record sixth gold for Franklin, Sun completes treble
• Blast kills more than 25 in Pakistan's Peshawar
• Asia trio duck under Open cut mark
• Danish foreign minister in quarrel with Russian ambassador over missile shield comment
• Is American tension with Russia renewing the Cold War?
• Jumping shark 'photobombs' surfing competition off Australian town, breaching twice nearby
• UN calls for talks after clash in Myanmar region
• First lady status, in doubt in France, hardly universal despite official title, office
• Iran air scare: Part of engine falls off passenger jet during flight
• China's Joy Air plane veers off runway upon landing; 5 people suffer minor injuries
• Stately sergeant-at-arms lauded for gunning down assailant in attack on Canada's Parliament
• Former Bosnian Serb leader, awaiting verdicts in genocide trial, has gall bladder removed
• Birthday wish of US pastor imprisoned in Iran: Pray for America
• Frustration with Latin America's left on the rise as leaders hit by economic slowdown, scandal
• Anti-government protesters killed in Libyan clash
• Greece's new PM to name caretaker cabinet members as country heads to early election
• German election foes could make up and govern
• Hurricane Patricia makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as Category 5 storm
• Associated Press names Josef Federman as chief of bureau for Israel, Palestinian territories
• Did UN food aid for Yemen go to the not-so-poor?
• British tourist lost in Australia saves himself with beach S.O.S.
• Police in Canada foil Valentine's Day massacre plot
• Duchess of Alba, wealthy Spanish aristocrat, listed as world's most titled noble _ dies at 88
• Jogo Bonito! Goals and great games: The football at Brazil 2014 is beautiful so far
• Syrian president outlines new peace initiative, says funding for rebels must stop first
• Wife of Cuban spy freed by US gives birth to baby girl
• Ukraine's new leaders order arrest of former President Yanukovych
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Fidel Castro in Havana
• A look at major humanitarian crises of recent years with effects still lingering in many areas
• Libyan Rebels Report Gains in Misrata Fighting
• Serbian capital braces for flood surge that threatens Serbia's main power plant
• Egypt timeline of events
• Nation Of Islam Leader Slams Qaddafi's Death
• Leading chefs hoping to make a big difference by urging people to eat more small fish
• Fire breaks out on high-rise tower in Emirati city of Sharjah, near Dubai
• China police hunt Uighur suspects after deadly Beijing car crash
• Islamic State group seizes town in Iraq's Anbar province
• South Korea unveils new missile capable of striking anywhere in North
• Doubts about Europe's chance for recovery drives investors to price in ECB interest rate cut
• Forests, air quality suffer as crisis-hit Greeks burn wood for heat in midwinter
• Pentagon Planning How to Arm Libyan Rebels Against Qaddafi Forces
• Coast guard rescues 242 people after boat capsizes near Lesbos, unclear how many were onboard
• Suspect's possible Yemen travel draws scrutiny; manhunt for brothers enters 3rd day in France
• War-weary Gazans lash out at Hamas
• Officials find mass grave east of Mexico City
• Fighter Jet Pilot Ejects Instant Before Fiery Crash at Canadian Air Show
• Canadian creators of hitchhiking robot mull rebuild after it was destroyed in US
• Lawmaker says woman in Canada had tried to sponsor 3-year-old who drowned off Turkey
• Before ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ Pvt. Smith was saved
• Russia's army of "trolls" lead Putin's online propaganda campaign
• Apartment fire kills 13, many hospitalized in central Chinese city of Zhengzhou
• Syria to ship more chemical weapons abroad for destruction, Russia says
• In Bangladesh, demands grow for execution of man convicted of war crimes during 1971 conflict
• Kidnapped priest in southern Mexico found dead; third prelate killed in area this year
• Brazil unrest could flare anew during papal visit
• Suspected IRA Dissident Arrested in Murder of Northern Ireland Officer
• What we learned at Wimbledon: Djokovic nearly as unbeatable as Williams at Grand Slam time
• Syria, Iran say Assad will remain in power until 2014
• In Iraq, Islamic State group claims it bombed Sunni suburb of mostly Shiite city of Basra
• Pakistan fires defense minister, escalating crisis
• Argentina's president seeks to dissolve spy agency, rejects prosecutor's cover-up accusations
• Mandelson issues warning over Labour energy pledge
• Islamists, separatists clash in Yemen's south as thousands mark 2nd anniversary of uprising
• Pummeled by US-led airstrikes, Islamic State group loses ground in symbolic battle for Kobani
• Alabama's Henry tops McCaffrey, Watson for player of year award
• Victims of the Kenya mall attack
• Rebuilding plans for Haiti capital are ambitious, but the poor being displaced by bulldozers
• College student fought Dutch bureaucrats to obtain justice for Amsterdam Holocaust survivors
• Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil
• South Africa: Retired tennis champion Bob Hewitt allowed to appeal jail sentence
• Six Points: Raiders vs. Broncos
• Unprecedented car-bomb attack on police by Mexican drug cartel puts border town on edge
• Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense
• UCLA's Ka'imi Fairbairn wins Lou Groza Award
• Syria rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers
• Report: Kurdish Militants Claim Car Bomb Attack
• Extortion, bank robbery fuel ISIS bloody drive to establish Sharia caliphate
• Iranian lawmakers authorize retaliation for international inspections of air, sea cargo
• Activists: Syrian government shelling kills 16 in rebel-held area of Aleppo
• Alabama's Derrick Henry wins Doak Walker Award
• Police probe new Diana murder claim
• Alabama's Derrick Henry wins Maxwell, Doak Walker awards
• Iran Threat to Kill American Generals Is Real, Experts Say
• Bombings against Iraq army kill 13: officers
• Syrian helicopters pound Aleppo, activists say
• Huge dinosaur skeleton, found in Wyoming, fetches $650,000 at UK auction
• Romania votes for stray dog cull after boy bitten to death
• Braves trade Christian Bethancourt to Padres in three-player deal
• Kamikaze survivors debunk stereotype with stories of self-sacrifice, love for family and peace
• Lawyers for 2 Australians facing execution in Indonesia seek to overturn president's decision
• Army rescuer in widely used image decorated after Greece shipwreck
• Spain tells VW subsidiary SEAT to return subsidies given to produce clean efficient cars
• Netanyahu likens Iran to the Nazis on Holocaust memorial day
• Syria Promises Free Elections As Military Tightens Siege
• Ukraine guardsmen open fire on crowd as rebels hold 'self-rule' vote
• Mexico votes in local polls after violent campaign
• Russian President Medvedev Orders Probe Into Reported Election Fraud
• Italian judge lifts Costa Concordia captain's house arrest
• Six Points: Chargers vs. Chiefs
• Iranian Diplomats Leave U.K. After Explusion
• Excitement and anxiety mount a day before Scotland votes on independence
• Men on horseback in Spain spear bull to death at festival reviled by animal rights activists
• Braves deal C Bethancourt to Padres after dismal year
• Thailand's military-installed legislature rejects draft of constitution, delaying elections
• Anarchist tactics growing in Brazilian protests as demonstrators battle police
• China factory workers hold US boss over wage dispute
• Egypt's Islamist president calls for staggered parliamentary elections, starting in late April
• European heat wave: German weather service measures record temperature of 40.3 Celsius
• Kerry meets leaders in Israel, says spring remains target for Mideast peace deal
• A breakdown by country of the thousands of refugees to be taken in by EU countries
• Canada announces money for Syrian refugees, but not taking more in
• Super smog chokes north China city; flights canceled
• Gay rights groups to protest Russia's Putin in Amsterdam
• 6 killed as fighting heats up in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
• Christchurch Holds Prayers for Earthquake Victims
• Al-Qaida's Iraq branch asks residents in western city to take up arms against government
• Jenkins misses second Rams practice
• 1 Dead, 42 Injured as Swiss Tourist Train Derails
• Russian opposition activists throw tomatoes at Dutch royal couple during their Moscow visit
• Indians remember telegram heyday as service stops
• Flooded Philippine capital shuts down
• German Court Orders Release of Secret Files on Top-Nazi Adolf Eichmann
• NATO deputy secretary general: Russia wants to shock, intimidate, NATO wants predictability
• Burkina Faso police use tear gas at protests against Senate
• NATO Attacks Pro-Qaddafi Forces Near Sirte
• Serena Williams' winning streak ends in upset loss to Ivanovic in 4th round of Australian Open
• Chelsea Clinton eyes international health schemes in father's foundation, advocates gay rights
• 600-kilo Saudi forklifted to hospital
• Families in Germany airlifted to safety amid raging floods
• Court orders new psychiatric review of Breivik
• 'Ratlines' threaten White House Afghan war plans
• Yemen officials: Saudi airstrikes and fighting in city of Taiz kill 3 children, 10 fighters
• Cholera Rioting Scales Down in Haiti
• Pakistan releases senior Taliban commander
• Rare snowfall shocks much of South Africa
• Palestinian president returns to hero's welcome
• Tunisia presses hunt for jihadists amid political crisis
• Report: Iran says Saudi comment on it being 'part of the problem' in Mideast may damage ties
• Latvia to extradite computer hacker suspect to US
• Six Buddhists to face trial over Muslim bus killings
• Egypt mulls disbanding Muslim Brotherhood as security forces storm mosque filled with protesters
• Marine suspect in killing of transgender Filipino transferred to local custody
• Russia-led trade bloc of 4 nations born in times troubled by ruble's fall, Ukraine tensions
• 5 Britons killed after whale vessel sinks off Vancouver Island; 1 person remains missing
• Tiny, 4-foot home is a big deal in Poland
• Turkish president rules out job swap with Prime Minister Erdogan in August
• South Africa's frequent power blackouts generate frustration, humor, economic problems
• UAE defends its response to the Syrian refugee crisis, citing residency permit extensions, aid
• Putin says Syria chemical arms moves 'inspire confidence'
• North Korea still far away from backing up nuclear threats
• Singaporeans mourn death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew as world leaders pay tribute
• Pakistan orders operation in Quetta after bombing targeting Shiites killed 89 people
• Pope urges bishops put prejudices aside and work for good of church and family at synod start
• Iran begins closed trial of detained Washington Post reporter
• Pope meets with Fidel, but misses out on seeing dissidents after they're blocked from vespers
• Portugal's bailout ends but austerity stays as Europe tries to leave crisis behind
• As new climate change summit looms, UN environment efforts still a mess, study says
• Yacht Steve Jobs commissioned before his death can't set sail due to payment dispute
• Pope gets surprise cake at Vatican 3 days ahead of birthday, promises to say if it's good
• German co-pilot accused of crashing Airbus frequented glider field near crash site as a child
• Myanmar says Doctors Without Borders not expelled; hints work may stop only in Rakhine state
• Clashes erupt in Egypt after security forces postpone plan to disperse protest camps
• French FM slams Iran, Hezbollah 'meddling' in Syria
• Fighting mars truce in Yemen as UN envoy pushes for holding peace talks in Geneva
• Arsenal cruise to victory in Vietnam
• Israel swears in new president amid Gaza war
• Belarus Announces More Arrests in Subway Bombing
• Shell profit tumbles 57% in Q2
• Putin's 'big mistake': How sanctions could cripple Russia
• Cameron wants UK's Parliament to approve joining airstrikes vs. Islamic State group in Iraq
• Germany's Merkel greeted by 'Save the world' chorus
• Iran nuclear talks reportedly down to fine print stage
• Syrian TV reports explosion near school in capital Damascus
• Honda Announces Worldwide Recall of 936,000 Cars
• Ecuador Expels U.S. Ambassador in WikiLeaks Flap
• Haiti police: Canadian priest fatally shot leaving bank, withdrawn money found in wallet
• Taliban and ISIS battle for influence in Afghanistan
• Human rights lawyer: Ex-president's imprisonment marks turn to extremism by Maldives
• China's stock market rescue jolts companies, economic reform plans
• Libyan Fighters Assault Main Qaddafi Base in Sirte
• Concordia University creates grant to honor student murdered
• Egypt's Mubarak cleared in one case, held on other charges
• Once persecuted, Sephardic Jews find Spanish embrace _ with new law offering citizenship
• The Latest: Police on Greek island of Lesbos use batons against demonstrating migrants
• Asian cage-fighter strikes blow for region's women
• Iran's Parliament Ousts Ahmadinejad's Ally
• Ancient Tombs and Mummies Found in Egypt
• Sushmita Banerjee, female Indian author who wrote out about Taliban rule, shot dead
• Spain train driver on phone at time of accident: court
• Egypt's Christian minority find new confidence, rally votes for constitution
• Body of U.S. Jogger Killed in Italy Cremated
• Italy: Video of sunken migrant ship shows 100s of bodies
• Ben Arfa makes difference again for Newcastle
• Noriega: US ally became foe because of drug ties
• Thousands protest slashing of public funding for Christian schools in Israel
• Egypt govt faces huge challenges after crisis
• Syria attack should 'wake up' Assad supporters: Hague
• Guineans to hold first credible parliamentary polls
• Victory for British feminists as Austen named face of ??10 note
• Bosnia's failed sell-offs of state companies after communism root cause of unrest
• Jerusalem mayor fights to hold on to his seat in city vote as Israel holds municipal elections
• Russia's ruble drops to all-time low amid fears over fallout from economic sanctions
• World boxing champion Klitschko leads Ukraine's protests, hopes to become its next president
• Gulf lovers use smartphones to beat segregation
• Officials: After overrunning capital, Yemen's Shiite rebels close in on key Red Sea city
• Russia says Assad could talk to moderate rebels
• Slaves freed from South Korean salt farms struggle to move on; some vow to return to farms
• High-Profile Chinese Activist Released After 3 Months Detention
• Kids as young as 14 pimp other kids out for sex in Indonesia
• Top Ukraine security official says country open to hosting missile defense system
• Kenya unveils memorial to victims of torture and ill-treatment during British colonial rule
• World leaders look beyond economic crises to future growth
• Undaunted Tunisian protesters rally again
• Canada to send military instructors to Ukraine, but not lethal weapons
• US halts some Afghan forces training after recent string of attacks
• Mandela's Robben Island jailer describes their unlikely friendship, praises his success
• Bomb kills Afghan woman, five children in Taliban home
• Russia's Putin fires governor of far-flung region arrested on corruption charges
• More purges could follow North Korea execution of Kim's uncle
• More towns go under water, 150,000 evacuated as Pakistani floods wash into the south
• Hagel, on surprise visit to Afghanistan, says long war has put Afghans on right track
• AP Interview: EU border chief: Europe must stop economic migration, accept political migrants
• Israeli Businessmen Get 7 Years for Trying to Bribe Georgian Official Over Oil Pipeline Deal
• Kim's Death Leaves Nuke Talks Uncertain
• Britain's Prince Philip to undergo exploratory surgery at London hospital
• Hope, fear, waiting at French migrant camp run by smugglers, a business now drawing drug lords
• Japan seeking help from Jordan, other countries, to gain release of Islamic State hostage
• Gaza joy as Palestinian singer wins Arab Idol contest
• Hopes high for Murray, says McEnroe
• Afghan court overturns death sentences in mob killing of woman
• Egyptian military calls for end to demonstrations
• Netanyahu apologizes for offending Arab citizens with election comments
• Desperate African migrants yearn for life in Europe but many languish in Libyan detention
• Homicide Bombers Kill 50 People in Pakistan
• Singapore Airlines, India's Tata to establish new carrier
• Australian PM insists no argument with Indonesia
• Former Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba in court on false evidence charges
• Venezuela VP taking written message from Chavez to Chile summit, says leader in 'best moment'
• Two dead in Sudan anti-government protest
• Afghan Taliban issue statement saying they're 'not aware' of new round of peace talks
• Damage worse than thought in Japanese earthquake
• Eight European hostages still alive : Al-Qaeda group
• 1 More U.N. Worker Dies After August Nigeria HQ Blast
• Kenya gets new US-style constitution; indicted Sudanese president among guests in attendance
• Afghan president condemns terror attacks ahead of international troop drawdown
• Fatal helicopter crash casts pall over Scottish holiday
• EU blacklists 3 nations over illegal fishing, threatens trade sanctions
• Have the heavy weapons really been pulled back? Ukraine's cease-fire deal hurt by deception
• Iran's Rowhani takes presidential oath
• The Latest: Pope Francis heads for eastern Cuba
• Canadian doctor makes posthumous assisted suicide plea
• Mexican federal police take over troubled Guerrero city amid mayhem, killings, mass graves
• Rival Koreas' high-level meeting adjourned after stretching late into the night
• 'Horseburger' scandal touches nerve in Britain; piques curiosity about a taboo meat
• Pope begs for forgiveness at meeting with Catholics sexually abused by clergy
• UK casino accuses American poker star Phil Ivey of cheating
• Colombia presidential race marred by scandal as cynicism with polarized politics grows
• Limbless Frenchman to swim around the world
• Pesticides tainting traditional China herbs: Greenpeace
• Just like watching Brazil as Arsenal cruise
• Syria probe ends ahead of disarmament mission
• Six arrested in French anti-terrorist raid: source
• Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up violent, regional campaign that threatens Syria's neighbors
• Iran, 6 powers try to break deadlock in nuke talks
• Okinawa governor revokes approval for US air base relocation
• Putin, after absence from public view, to meet Kyrgyz leader Monday, Kremlin says
• Qaddafi Unleashes Rocket Barrage on Rebel City
• Insurgents dressed as soldiers kill 4 in Nigeria
• UN to call for investigation of North Korea in new report
• Karzai condemns NATO airstrikes in Afghanistan
• Similar rush expected at Mt. Everest peak days after deaths
• UNESCO Pleads With U.S. to Reinstate Funding
• Tokyo Electron shares soar on US merger deal
• Show of arms: Putin says Russia to get 40 new intercontinental missiles this year
• The Latest: Takaaki Kajita, Arthur McDonald win 2015 Nobel prize in physics
• Thousands march in pro-invasion rally in Moscow while dozens detained at anti-invasion protest
• Iran's Rouhani wants all economic sanctions lifted immediately after nuke deal is implemented
• US military establishes civil affairs brigade in Germany for first time
• Experts board Concordia to see if there is evidence of more than human error in shipwreck
• Syria's President Assad declares candidacy for third 7-year term
• Murdoch's News International Puts Other U.K. Papers Under Review
• Vatican says it's willing to help Venezuela
• Ukraine gov-t under fire from West for sweeping anti-protest laws
• Kerry, ahead of talks with Netanyahu and Abbas, says 'senseless' Mideast violence must end
• Taiwan, courting US support, steers low-carbon, humanitarian course for disputed Asia seas
• U.N. Official: World Should Act on Libya Crackdown
• Israel ambassador: We must respond to Hamas threat
• State Dept. IDs 2 Americans killed in Nepal quake; 2 others reportedly dead
• Egyptian Military Rules Move Up Power Transfer Date to July
• Potential disputes brewing ahead of Chavez inauguration if Venezuela leader too sick to attend
• Sweden's new government recognizes state of Palestine
• Maldives president pledges to work with Islamists
• Britain's Prince Harry qualifies as chopper commander
• At least 21 Filipino villagers killed in attack by Islamic militants
• "Sopranos" star died of heart attack despite battle to save him
• Park seizes share of Canadian LPGA lead
• Murdoch says phone-hacking probes taking too long
• Greek government in emergency meeting as transport strikers defy court, crippling capital
• Father gives 13-year-old daughter to Boko Haram
• Bomb kills 6 at Afghan Interior Ministry compound
• Far-right French party's candidate scores win in local election that drew national attention
• Puerto Rico sees lowest homicide rate in nearly 15 year as island takes steps to fight crime
• Liberians threaten to break Ebola quarantine after UN reportedly stops providing food
• Settlers: Israel Delays 4,300 West Bank Apartments
• In memo to court, Egypt's Mubarak claims innocence
• FTSE up 0.16% at open
• Japan nuclear regulator gives first plant security clearance since Fukushima
• American hostage 'murdered' during failed rescue attempt in Yemen
• Spike in endangered green turtles off Indonesia island risks destruction of food source
• Indian flood-hit temple reopens in the Himalayas
• Mexican police fail to stop protest march in support of jailed drug lord
• Poland to test resilience to attack, due to armed conflict in neighboring Ukraine
• S.Africa wary of Namibia ahead of Cosafa Cup quarters
• Lawyer: Egypt's President el-Sissi pardons Canadian journalist for Al-Jazeera, 99 others
• Syria's Vice President Calls for Transition to Democracy
• Hong Kong launching 2nd debate on choosing leader, an issue that sparked street protests
• Carlos downgraded to Pacific tropical storm off Mexico, expected to regain hurricane status
• Iraq says Al Qaeda fighters crossing from Iraq to Syria and carrying out attacks
• Renovation of Cyprus monastery over St. Andrew's spring helps foster trust between communities
• Mario Monti Sworn in As Italian Premier
• Japanese Typhoon Leaves At Least 20 Dead, 50 Missing
• Alabama RB Henry wins Doak Walker Award as nation's top back
• New Fighting Breaks Out in Libyan Capital
• Bangladesh to drop cases against labour leaders
• Holloway Suspect Arrives in Lima to Face Murder Charges in Peruvian Woman's Death
• 39 dead, dozens missing after Japan landslides
• American among 3 teens missing in West Bank
• U.S. Teen Known as 'Barefoot Bandit' Arrested in Bahamas After Cops Shoot Out Boat Engine
• In 1st public appearance, Turkey's Erdogan asks parties to 'leave egos behind' for a coalition
• Angelina Jolie urges UN Security Council to help end rape in war
• Israeli police say 2 wounded in West Bank shooting attack
• Srinivasan shrugs off critics, eyes BCCI return
• Sarkozy vows to keep up dismantling illegal camps despite criticism of targeting Gypsies
• Afghan presidential candidate quits race, backs front-runner
• Mexico plans how to delicately remove recovered cobalt
• Eurozone unemployment rate remains at record high 12.2 percent in September
• Palestinians celebrate 'lone-wolf' attack on Jerusalem synagogue
• UN: Deaths keep rising in Ukraine, now over 4,300
• Bangladesh police say a pastor in the country's northwest escapes an attempt to kill him
• China issues new judicial guidelines
• Anne Frank's cousin Buddy Elias, who dedicate his life to memory of Holocaust, dies at 89
• Investors turn attention to Draghi comments after European Central Bank leaves rates on hold
• Japan's Abe to visit Middle East in nuclear push
• Colombia scolds rebels over prisoner-taking
• Stanford OL Joshua Garnett wins Outland Trophy
• Ukrainian troops edge closer to city held by pro-Russian separatist rebels
• Egyptian President Morsi leaves presidential palace as protests turn violent
• French court keeps pimping charges against Strauss-Kahn
• Tycoon from Egypt's wealthiest family ready to invest billions to boost 'solid state'
• Turkey Considers Sanctions Against Syria
• Iraq oil exports dip on weather, sabotage
• Whatmore warns Pakistan against complacency
• Analysis: Tied down by civil war, Syria has limited options in response to Israel airstrikes
• Merchants in Sudan's Darfur have lost everything
• Intel Officials See Increased Chatter About Revenge Attacks
• New Zealand government fails to deliver promised budget surplus but says it will next year
• Clemson's Watson wins Davey O'Brien Award as top QB
• Retired Pope Benedict XVI celebrates 88th birthday with pint
• Player dies mid-game, another found dead at hotel at Norway Chess Olympiad
• Royals, reliever Soria finalize three-year, $25 million deal
• Turkish families bury miners as toll rises to 282
• Russia has a problem with doping in schools, sports minister says
• Handicapping top three teams in pursuit of Jason Heyward
• Egyptian mosque turned into house of torture for Christians after Muslim Brotherhood protest
• Nielson: Western Illinois or South Dakota?
• Dozens of homes flooded in Bosnia after heavy rainfall, many for the fifth time in 20 months
• McCarthy: Packers CB Shields 'playing the best football of his career'
• After lengthy delays, reconstruction begins on first homes destroyed in last year's Gaza war
• In a saga of family unity, six brothers form the core of the West Bank's best soccer team
• Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen to transfer
• N. Korea agrees to hold family reunions with S. Korea: KCNA
• French farmers stage 1,000-strong tractor protest in Paris
• Iowa's Desmond King wins Jim Thorpe Award
• Head of Libya's parliament resigns over law banning Gadhafi-era officials from senior posts
• Funeral held for senior Afghan official assassinated this week in high-profile bombing
• Israeli Labor party joins former government partner in bid to unseat Netanyahu
• Anarchists Claim Responsibility for Pair of Embassy Blasts in Rome
• Human rights group claims Syrian troops has executed more than 100 civilians
• Court OKs involuntary evaluation of Norway killer
• Kazakhstan to vote for long-term ruler to stay put while keeping eye on unrest in Ukraine
• 2 captive Goodyear bosses holed up overnight at factory in northern France
• Minister will not be at Kate's side for royal birth
• Cassel knows drill: Go to Bryant, king of Cowboys' receivers
• China Orders Safety Inspections After Train Crash
• Rebels Stand Ground in Benghazi in Face of Qaddafi's Threats as U.N. Backs No-Fly Zone
• Powell sacked as England women's coach
• Brady penalty gives Hull second successive win
• Syrian prime minister survives assassination attempt, state media says
• Libyan on trial for US embassy bombings dies
• Iraq officials say new bombs go off in mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad; day's death toll at 33
• South African judge sentences tennis champ Bob Hewitt to 6 years for rape
• Colombia's FARC guerrillas thank US lawmakers for supporting Havana peace process
• ISIS beheads 82-year-old archaeologist in Palmyra, Syrian official says
• Islamic militants, sympathizers celebrate death of Saudi King Abdullah on social media
• Former US President Jimmy Carter says he is 'concerned' over democracy in Egypt ahead of vote
• UN says pace of Israeli settler attacks almost quadruples
• Cuban, US doctors at odds over jailed American's health
• Venezuela government, Church spars over prayer commemorating Hugo Chavez
• Medical tests ordered for Guatemala ex-dictator Rios Montt to determine whether fit for trial
• Coroner to determine how 2 hostages were killed as inquest into Sydney cafe siege opens
• Afghan army's future depends on govt reforms: NATO
• Failure to clean Niger Delta oil pollution still devastating people's health: Amnesty
• Serena Williams and older sister Venus both lose in 2nd round of French Open
• Middle-distance showdown set at Kenyan trials
• French president defends himself against ex-first lady's accusations that he hates the poor
• Hodgson plays down talk of World Cup woe
• Pro-Qaddafi Forces Try to Retake Strategic City
• Egyptian security forces arrest deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood party
• UK PM to challenge Brussels over welfare powers
• Putin says Russia regained 'historic roots' in Crimea
• Egypt's presidency denies pressure from hardline Salafis spurred suspension of Iran tourism
• Malaysia PM calls for cease-fire in area around MH17 crash site
• Palestinian teaches Hebrew, tolerance as he builds life after 20 years in Israeli prisons
• Rebels threaten to storm 2 Syrian Christian towns
• Twist in mystery over Argentine prosecutor's death: judge allows money laundering probe
• Eli Lilly 'concerned' by China bribery allegations
• Antarctica tourism thrives but tourists must brace for wild and unexpected forces of nature
• Iraq's Shiite militias rush to defend oil-rich Kirkuk from Islamic State
• At least 2 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza farm as Israel, Palestinians trade more fire
• EasyJet shareholders approve huge Airbus order
• A look at what's behind the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria
• Austria: No Children Born in Alleged Incest Case
• Prince William has paved way for baby's 'normal' life
• Putin strikes conciliatory note on Ukraine, signaling desire to de-escalate crisis
• A look at the countries involved in the Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes targeting Yemen rebels
• Germanwings co-pilot's torn sick note, recent treatment at hospital provide clues in crash probe
• Two Syrian journalists killed in Damascus, reports say
• 3 dead, 900,000 evacuate as typhoon slams Philippines
• Pakistani Court Blocks Release of American Diplomat Suspect
• French security forces to receive better weapons, more protection to fight terror
• Syrian regime claims gains in Aleppo, rebels deny
• 'Telegraphing' of plan to retake Mosul not unprecedented, may be strategic
• Srebrenica as divided as ever as Bosnian Serbs put up anti-EU posters on massacre site
• No mechanical problem with crashed jet: Asiana
• Myanmar leader embarks on trip to London and Paris
• Striking miners set man ablaze in South Africa, another is fatally shot
• Clinton Urges Pakistan to Crack Down on Militants
• Nearly 20 Dead as Crackdown Escalates in Syria
• Al Qaeda in Pakistan Aids Yemen Terror Plots
• Nigerian army says it has rescued 200 girls, cannot confirm if they are kidnapped schoolgirls
• Mass Graves Found in Syria, Residents Say
• First skyscraper race held in China
• Reports: Car attempts to crash gate of army barracks in Belgium, shots fired
• Tensions between students, police at Paris protest over immigrant expulsions
• 16 killed in China coal mine collapse
• Family of slain American activist Rachel Corrie appeals to Israeli Supreme Court
• Are we all Charlie? Paris attack sparks debate about free speech, and its limits
• American Civil War commemorated way down south of Dixie by Brazilian heirs of Confederates
• A look at how migrants newly arrived in Germany experience the first 24 hours
• Iranian boats shadow US aircraft carrier in Gulf
• Divers recover more bodies in sunken South Korean ferry, raising death toll to 260
• UK urges gyms to provide needles for steroid users
• Thailand's ousted PM files hits back at opponents with criminal case against attorney-general
• Turkish opposition likely to demand limits on Erdogan's role
• Mexican girl who was wrongly seized and sent to US is reunited with family
• Turkey warns Syrian Kurd leader against autonomy plans
• Wenger denies Ozil wants 'easy' Arsenal life
• Evidence growing that Hamas used residential areas as cover for firing rockets at Israel
• Rides of a bygone era: Pakistan's vintage car collectors preserve a part of region's history
• Slovak court defers top Nazi war crimes suspect hearing
• EU leaders ponder tougher sanctions against Moscow for its involvement in Ukraine crisis
• Westfield out to atone for spot-fixing shame
• Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 14 workers
• Mexico catches Zetas drug lord Ivan Velazquez Caballero
• Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir, killing 2
• 2 Afghan boys beheaded by Taliban fighters, officials say
• Zimbabwe's innovative lion guard program protects both rural communities and lions
• Ukrainian opposition leader expresses willingness for talks, but only if police punished
• Tharanga on high as Sri Lanka hammer India
• Russia marks anniversary of its ban on Western food by launching destruction of contraband
• Supporters rally to help Afghan civil rights advocate attend college in U.S.
• Canada's church-run schools for Indians were "cultural genocide," says report
• Signal problems, heat may have played role in collision of 2 French trains
• Pope Accepts Resignation of German Bishop in Abuse Case
• Pakistan Militants Kill 35 Despite Floods
• German draft law would cut migrants benefits, speed up deportations for failed asylum seekers
• European Union Imposes Sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad
• Kerry says Assad cannot be part of Syrian transition, urges world to unite to end conflict
• Anti-bailout party leads Greek coalition talks
• Palestinians, Israeli Arabs mark 'Land Day' to protest policies seen as discriminatory
• 5 accused men plead not guilty in India gang rape
• FBI searches lake in San Bernardino shooting inquiry
• Ukraine tests ground for lasting cease-fire with Russian-backed separatists with one-day truce
• Meiyappan ran IPL's Chennai team, says Hussey
• Palestinians afraid to criticize Abbas
• Miller takes BBC to task over 'derogatory' remark
• First former fishing slaves from Indonesia home in Myanmar, Cambodia; hundreds still waiting
• A week after devastating earthquake, officials say Nepal still urgently needs shelter, food
• Somalia facing 'cash flow disaster'
• Court hands down long sentence to 3 who confessed to murdering Venezuelan soap opera actress
• At least 36 presumed dead as recovery of bodies halted at Japanese volcano
• NASA, Russian astronauts land in Kazakh steppe
• US reportedly bolsters presence in Persian Gulf during Iranian missile tests
• China says 96 killed in week of violence in restive Xinjiang province
• Number of Russian Muslims making pilgrimage to Mecca almost halved this year due to ruble drop
• From NZ rubble, haunting texts to Mom beg for help
• Germany's Merkel signals readiness for concessions to Britain in squabble over EU leadership
• Boko Haram reportedly beheads 7 in revenge attacks
• Colombia rebels say Canadian hostage release closer
• Russian missing on Indonesian volcano
• John Elway has a message for Heisman finalist Christian McCaffrey (Video)
• U.N. Adds Radical Cleric Awlaki to Terror List
• North Korea's rocket display shows lack of progress
• Correction: Vietnam 40th-Last Marines Out story
• US-led coalition sees lower casualties in 2013 as Afghan forces take lead in fighting
• Winter World Cup would cause 'chaos': Scudamore
• Kosovo signs stabilization and association agreement, first integration step with EU
• Egypt's chief justice sworn in as interim president after Morsi's ouster
• Rights group: Tibetan lama Tenzin Delek dies in Chinese prison 13 years into bombing sentence
• Fidel Castro rumors sweep across social media, but with no sign of death in Cuba
• 2,000 Brazilian couples say 'I do' in Rio's largest collective wedding
• UN says outbreak of clashes in blockaded area of Syrian capital have halted aid to thousands
• Galapagos Island volcano erupts after 33 years, threatening fragile ecosystem
• Pope Urges World Peace, End to Syrian Bloodshed in Christmas Message
• Netanyahu dismisses Kerry warning about boycott threat
• Somalia vows action over alleged rape by African Union troops
• Bosnian vote hinges on unemployment and nationalist divisions
• Thai Floods: Roads Turn to Rivers in Hard-Hit City
• Germany's Merkel presses for solution to Russia-Ukraine gas spat ahead of new round of talks
• Defoe hits hat-trick in big Spurs win
• Libya at Risk of Civil War as International Community Aims to Isolate Muammar al-Qaddafi
• Czech leader eyes possible October snap vote
• Ukraine says it will probe school shelling that left 2 teenagers dead in rebel-control east
• Top commander in Kony's rebel army captured by Ugandan troops, official says
• Former PM bids to become Mali's next president
• Russian plane crash investigation blames faulty pilot maneuvers
• Popular Colombia soccer team sanctioned by US government for alleged ties to drug cartel
• Venezuela's opposition leader says court should decide on postponement of Chavez's inauguration
• US urges last-ditch WTO trade agreement, India won't budge; body's effectiveness questioned
• Damascus suburb market blast kills 2, wounds many who went shopping before Muslim holy month
• Indian troops search for Maoist rebels who attacked ruling party convoy, killing 24
• Lebanese TV Stations Scrap Controversial Jesus Show
• Egypt allows Gaza bus through closed Rafah crossing
• Dozens of Russian gay rights activists detained, attacked at rally in Moscow
• German president, chancellor Merkel to show solidarity with Muslims in rally for tolerance
• Li Na, China's 1st Grand Slam singles champion, retires from tennis tour due to injuries
• Nobel Literature winner too sick to accept prize
• Russian troops seize hospital, missile base in Ukraine's Crimea
• Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil
• Shops, businesses closed as separatists protest Indian prime minister's visit to Kashmir
• Workers commemorate deadly May Day in Turkey, demand job security, better pay across Asia
• Locked and loaded: Pakistan's largest city gets first woman leader of a police station
• 3,000 typhoon survivors swarm airport, desperate to leave a city littered with bodies
• Two officers among three killed in Pakistan blast
• UN chief, Malala urge global leaders to ensure children's education worldwide
• UK economy accelerates into recovery
• U.S. Set to Fly Thousands of Americans From Egypt
• At least 17 dead after explosion at Russia railway station, officials say
• Five arrested in S.Africa over circumcision deaths
• Cambodian king urges opposition to join parliament
• Crumbling, WW II-era US warship makes final stand for Philippines in dispute with China
• Shinkansen at 50: How Japan's bullet train revolutionized rail travel and what's next
• Director James Cameron announces he will shoot 3 'Avatar' sequels in New Zealand
• Still stuck in economic crisis, Italy sets back again date to balance budget; now aim is 2016
• Official: Battle between Islamic State group, Kurdish forces in north Iraq kills 30 peshmerga.
• Dam projects on mighty Salween River threaten to re-ignite Myanmar's civil war
• Hong Kong police arrest demonstrators at protest site
• American veteran wins daredevil UK cheese rolling race
• 5 climbers killed after volcano spews rock and ash in the Philippines
• UK reporter won't be prosecuted for hack leaks
• Bodies of drowned boys return to Syrian hometown for burial
• Cameron Defends Arrested Aide in Hacking Scandal
• Macedonia to hold early elections by end of April to resolve political crisis, leaders decide
• Teary-eyed Australian prime minister introduces new tax bill to improve disability care
• Hunger-striking Pussy Riot member 'held incommunicado'
• Israeli defense ministry says plans for new West Bank settlement housing moving forward
• Two Thai soldiers killed by roadside bomb
• Bahrain authorities investigate car bomb that led to fire on F1 race day
• Hamilton proves king of qualifying again
• Peace deal announced for Central African Republic after weeks of violence
• UN authorizes 300 Syria cease-fire observers
• Nepalis cope with fuel and food shortages by carpooling, riding bikes, eating local produce
• Colombian capo Pablo Escobar's former hit man freed from prison despite protests
• India defense minister: 'It is clear' Pakistan army involved in fatal attack
• Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate says at least 150 people dead in hajj stampede
• Efforts to oust Assad from Syria shift after US presidential election concludes
• Israeli president hospitalized for hernia during trip to Canada
• Mixed Reaction After Video of Kids Cage Fighting Surfaces
• Syrian army kills dozens of rebels trying to break siege on opposition-held areas of Homs
• Trial of Italy's 'Captain Coward' set to start
• Lawyer claims Tunisian suspect in Libya attack freed due to lack of evidence
• Ethiopia: Preliminary results show ruling coalition winning parliamentary elections
• Jihadists torch statues, crosses in Syria churches
• U.S. Apologizes for Attack on Pakistani Soldiers
• Madeleine McCann parents prevented from testifying in Lisbon libel case by procedural delay
• Bulgaria closes book on Cold War London 'umbrella killing'
• Japan paper's social media accounts 'blocked in China'
• Canadian prime minister to meet with crews battling raging wildfires in British Columbia
• European Central Bank weighs rate cut to stimulate stalling economy
• Ivey and Jefferson named as All-SEC Freshman selections
• French aid to Syrian rebels offers limited help
• Deadly Day in Yemen in Clashes Between Military, Militants
• Utah punter Tom Hackett wins second consecutive Ray Guy Award
• Mugabe says 'whole country' will vote for his ZANU-PF party
• Saudi but stateless: born on the margins of society
• Giants' Posey, A's Beane among worst water-hog offenders in Bay Area
• Afghans worry about international aid vacuum after 2014 troop withdrawal
• Clemson's Watson wins Davey O'Brien Award as nation's top QB
• Analysis: Iran deal leaves Israel few options for confronting nuclear program
• Suicide bomber targets police on edge of Kabul: officials
• Tony Blair says radical Islam a growing threat
• Syria refugee quotas offered by 17 countries: UNHCR
• Baylor's Coleman wins Biletnikoff as nation's top receiver
• Poverty, environment, even traffic fatalities: UN’s sweeping sustainable development goals aim to fix everything -- on paper
• London shares close higher
• Turkey rolls back secular education as part of Erdogan's vision of 'pious generation'
• Nielson could leave WIU for South Dakota
• Thousands of Catalonians prepare 'human chain' demo
• 3 Women Accept Nobel Peace Prize
• Three killed in Kenya attacks near Somali border
• Police investigate ties between Rome gangsters, corrupt politicians over lucrative contracts
• 50 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram reportedly seen in Nigeria three weeks ago
• EgyptAir resumes international flights
• AP Interview: Japanese WWII leaders' descendants try to play a role in reconciliation
• Sri Lanka make two changes for tri-nation
• US D-Day vets return to Normandy to honor fallen comrades, and to keep memory of battle alive
• Spain: Bail set for jailed former ruling party finance chief who allegedly ran slush fund
• The Latest: Greece rescues 1,624 migrants in 3 days in nearly 50 incidents
• WikiLeaks says it has obtained 2.4 million emails from Syria, claims revelations forthcoming
• Violence flares across Venezuela as nation waits for word on fate of jailed opposition leader
• Panetta says US giving intelligence gathering, other aid to French forces in Mali
• Angels get INF Escobar from Nationals for Gott, Bradley
• Strategic Ukraine town under rebel control; 11 reported killed in Donetsk shelling
• Xinhua journalist accuses China official of 'huge graft'
• Violence, street clashes mar elections in Bangladesh
• 2 top former Yugoslav agents go on trial in Germany over 1983 killing of dissident near Munich
• The formula for Steelers OLBs: Play well, stay in the game
• Wilson and Seahawks' offense making their own statement
• Britain demands jobless work for state hand-outs
• Hundreds storm office of Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan, 55 wounded in clashes with police
• Spurs in talks with Bale to stop move to Real Madrid
• Thousands of migrants still trapped on the border between Greece and Macedonia
• Vikings without 4 defensive starters vs Arizona
• Gower urges Broad to smile
• Rosol squeezes by Kubot at Thailand Open
• Beijing official faces rare show of defiance in Hong Kong on decision to limit vote reform
• China's Guangzhou to empty labour camps
• Heavy monsoon rains kill 40 people in Pakistan, government issues warning on flash floods
• Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist detained at Berlin airport in Germany on Egyptian arrest warrant
• Ukraine's president: I have no doubt US will send weapons to Ukraine
• 15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy in Afghanistan
• Pakistan lawmakers to elect new president
• Iran's foreign minister meets Kuwaiti ruler after Tehran pledges to build Arab ties
• Tunisia announces cabinet for new minority government, Islamists and leftists excluded
• South Africans hold separate memorial services for compatriots slain in Yemen and Afghanistan
• Casual, chatty pope puts Vatican on alert with off-the-cuff homilies, interviews, one-liners
• Heir to Blair? Britain's defeated Labour Party seeks a new leader to restore its fortunes
• Foundation stone for memorial to Egyptians killed in uprising damaged in Cairo's Tahrir Square
• Refugee children resorting to 'survival sex'
• Foreign affairs expert: Egypt’s General Al-Sisi may run for president
• Qaddafi Official Urges Filipinos to Come to Libya
• Mexican mariachi musicians honor patron saint with serenade, procession and Mass at basilica
• Hezbollah ministers, allies storm out of Lebanese Cabinet meeting over growing trash crisis
• Palestinians say talks with Israel to start Tuesday
• Pro-democracy protests expand in Hong Kong
• Iraqi forces, civilians flee as ISIS gains control of Ramadi, US official says
• UN chief says 'massive deaths and destruction in Gaza have shocked and shamed the world'
• 54 bodies found as Bangladesh ferry search resumes
• 638 illegal elephant tusks found at Kenyan port, destined for Indonesia; elephant deaths mount
• German leader wants Turkey's EU talks to move forward, remains skeptical about outcome
• Billionaire's son arrested in connection with wife's death
• Australia's Abbott in 'sex appeal' blunder
• Indonesia governor tipped for presidency
• Greek prime minister optimistic deal with bailout creditors will be reached soon
• Sierra Leone appoints first woman football chief
• Head of extremist Islamic State group says will fight to last man in new audio
• US Secretary of State calls for global effort against extremism that avoids alienating Muslims
• Kenya's Ruto: from rags to riches to international dock
• Labour's new 'shadow chancellor' breaks with government, says no to more austerity
• NATO Continues Airstrikes Near Qaddafi's Compound
• Trial opens for Australian, Thai journalists charged with defaming Thailand's navy
• UN envoy warns: Yemen is being pushed 'to the edge of civil war'
• Walmart says cannot meet India's local sourcing rules
• Pope prays for plane crash victims; French official hopes for recovery of bodies within week
• Japanese share their thoughts on the Islamic State group hostage crisis
• Ankara softens stance on Syria's emboldened Kurds
• Tunisia: 23 arrested in connection to deadly Tunis museum attack, 3 foreigners still sought
• CBI raises growth forecasts
• With no success in plane hunt, questions grow over 'inexact science' of estimating location
• Attack on Lebanese army bus wounds 7 soldiers; troops clash with rebels from Syria near border
• As Sunni violence spirals, some Shiites issue call to arms and Iraqi government seeks US help
• 1.5 carat meal: Man swallows diamond in Sri Lanka
• Former Guatemalan President Perez Molina appeals judge's order to hold him in prison
• Court sentences Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to 3 years in prison, fine on corruption charges.
• Serbian officials 'shocked' by Hungary's plans to build a border fence to stop migrant flow
• Disillusioned former Israeli peace negotiator looks online for hopeful future for Middle East
• Australian Labor powerbrokers acted corruptly: inquiry
• Cardinals agree to 2-year deal to bring back RP Broxton
• Turkey's Davutoglu expected to be a docile prime minister _ with Erdogan calling the shots
• Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume: China
• Tunisia tourism lifeline may be crippled by European warnings; Arab Spring legacy threatened
• Police fire on protesters in strike-hit Bangladesh
• Russia-backed rebel leader says Kiev blocks political solution for eastern Ukraine
• Russia's Caucasus: breeding ground for terror
• Guatemala's embattled president, and the corruption case against him: Here's what to look for
• In Mexico, violent protests over missing students scare off tourists
• 7.5 magnitude quake hits Nepal, heavy damage expected, says US agency
• Thousands join anti-government march in Sri Lanka, protesting attacks on journalists
• McCain: US should sell more defensive weapons to Vietnam in case of conflict with China
• Venezuela's VP: Chavez increasingly stable as he recovers from latest cancer-related operation
• Japanese city devastated by tsunami receives gift of gold worth $250,000
• Algeria leader attends his first cabinet meeting of 2013
• Gasoline truck drivers end strike in Sao Paulo
• France commemorates 70th anniversary of WWII liberation
• Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass after excoriating staff for sins at start of busy holiday
• Farah bids to emulate Bekele at World Championships
• Thousands flee after militants seize towns in Iraq
• US citizen held in Egypt near death after 230-day hunger strike
• Blues coach Kirwan incensed over ref ruling
• Afghan bomb 'kills 11 civilians near Herat'
• Child among at least 43 dead in bus-truck crash on French highway
• Vatican: "Communist crucifix" given to pope by Morales is a symbol of dialogue, not ideology
• Bale keeps quiet over Real Madrid reports
• After Kobani victory over Islamic State group, Syrian Kurds seek alliance with moderate rebels
• Mexico City prosecutor: Video shows 3 suspects at scene of killing of journalist, 4 others
• Teen activist shot by Taliban speaks out for women's rights
• Pakistani air force planes crash, 4 pilots killed
• Philippine storm batters northern provinces, leaves 5 dead, displaces thousands
• Key World War I battle re=enacted in Poland on eve of war's outbreak a century ago
• Riots, bombs reported as Bangladeshi opposition coalition enforces general strike
• Swedish prosecutors present WikiLeak case against Assange
• Thailand's attorney general presses criminal charges against ex-PM over rice subsidy scheme
• Iran opens nonaligned summit with nuclear appeals
• Afghanistan suicide bombing targets NATO convoy, kills 4 civilians
• Blatter finds sanctuary in tiny hometown of Visp, far from turmoil at FIFA headquarters
• Brazilian officials approve temporary stands for World Cup opener in Sao Paulo
• British prime minister frustrated by lack of ability to grow facial hair to support campaign
• Jet airplane crash in Pakistan likely kills all 127 on board
• Brazil Debates Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting
• Troops, Police Patrol Moscow After Protests Over Voter Fraud
• Nepal vows new safety rules for trekkers after deaths of 41 killed in blizzard, avalanches
• Top-ranked golfer Rory McIlroy reaches out-of-court settlement with former management company
• Iran Sets Date for Trial of American Hikers
• 2 years into Cuba's free market experiment, small entrepreneurs struggle to stay afloat
• Refugees from war-torn Syria are no longer welcome in Lebanon
• Chess grandmaster faces ban after being caught cheating in bathroom
• Survey: As in rich countries, money and the stuff it buys bring happiness in emerging Asia
• Egypt considers Gaza wall to block Hamas terror attacks
• Nigeria schools close to protest government inaction on kidnapped girls
• 3 of 8 Chinese fishing boats leave disputed shoal
• The Latest on Indonesia: Bodies being brought out of hospital; backhoe digs at crash site
• Refugees from civil war in Syria top 3 million, UN says
• Egypt to Hold Presidential Elections by November
• Survivors, US veterans mark 70th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation, recall horror of camp
• Twin car bombings at Baghdad hotels kill at least 15
• One of two men accused of Al Qaeda-linked plot to attack passenger train appears in Canada court
• Togo counts votes as incumbent seeks third term in presidential election
• Paris set to get its first woman mayor, either leftist front-runner or conservative challenger
• Egypt's interim president says PM has right to give military arrest powers
• Israeli Ethiopian protest against racism turns violent
• Mali announces first post-war government
• 2 men claim to find mystery Nazi train loaded with gold and other treasure in Poland
• Austria welcomes migrants from Hungary with open arms
• Muslim cleric accused of framing Christian girl for burning Koran could face blasphemy charge
• Judge to rule on death sentence for Delhi gang rapists
• Drugs, sex and bad banking: Downfall of minister-turned-bank boss grips Britain
• 22 dead in monsoon floods in Nepal
• AP IMPACT: As world hesitates, al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali, prepares to defend it
• All aboard capsized Philippine ferry accounted for; 45 dead, 142 survivors
• U.N. Building Binge: Spokesman Objects to Fox News Coverage, Fox News Replies
• Ikea pulls sausages from Russian stores after horsemeat find
• Iraq militant leader calls for Muslims to build Islamic state
• Workers strike through Europe to protest austerity, layoffs
• Lebanon troops die in clash with Sunni radicals
• Double Bombing Kills 12 Outside Bank in Iraq
• Close ally urges Toronto mayor Rob Ford to address crack video
• Subway, trains hit by strike in Brazil's Sao Paulo 1 week before World Cup opener
• Australia Deports U.S. Man Convicted in Wife's Death
• US Gen. Petraeus praises Pakistan in first visit since taking over in Afghanistan
• Yemeni Troops Defy Orders to Withdraw From Capital
• Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
• Obama commits to working on financial markets
• Prosecutors: Mubarak, Aides Ordered Killings of More Than 800 Protesters
• China launches security crackdown in Muslim region after blasts raise concerns over terrorism
• Boston Marathon bomb victim went to elite school in China
• Supporters of American pastor jailed in Iran take case to UN
• Chinese authorities escalate efforts to recover more than 420 missing from capsized river boat
• Suspect in Case of Maryland Woman Missing in Aruba Reportedly Took Out $1.5M Insurance Policy
• Muammar al-Qaddafi's Leadership Isn't Up for Negotiation, Says Libyan Prime Minister
• Nepali police dig bodies from village and popular trekking route
• Nigeria to withdraw some troops from Mali
• Another Death at Taiwanese iPhone Plant
• Fuel truck explodes in Saudi capital, killing at least 22 people
• Japan marks 2 years since earthquake and tsunami with moment of silence
• Snake on plane grounds Qantas flight
• The great retreat: Taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland reins in ambitions amid huge losses
• Study finds bears, wolves and other large carnivores gaining ground in Europe
• UN mission in South Sudan evacuates non-critical staff amid attacks, escalating violence
• Untangling Syria's war: Buffeted by migrant crisis, Europe's top diplomats mull new strategy
• The Latest: Shares in German car companies rise as VW board meets to discuss new CEO
• Oscar Pistorius released from prison, put under house arrest
• Pakistan militants preparing for Afghanistan civil war
• Hamilton fears tyres could blow title bid
• Christians arm as Middle East perils mount
• Three Dead After Strong Aftershock Rattles Japan
• Berlusconi's defence sums up ahead of landmark ruling
• Bahrain Detainees Allege Abuses at Coup Plot Trial
• Spanish police cordon off area close to ruling party HQ after car rammed office front
• Yemen Arrests 14 Suspected Al Qaeda Members
• Asylum-seeker home in northwestern Germany firebombed overnight; no injuries
• Venezuelan protest leader Lopez to skip trial until appeals court rules on UN call for release
• Fear of assassinations haunt opposition in Egypt, fueled by Tunisia killing, fatwas
• Taliban say they held indirect talks with US about possible prisoner exchange
• Snow woe: Winter weather causes delays, cancelations at Heathrow, other European airports
• Kerry says nuclear negotiations with Iran represent world's best chance for long-term peace
• Accused killer of British serviceman says victim was 'the soldier that was spotted first'
• Pistorius brothers both due in court next week
• Pope torn over who to support in Italy v Argentina
• Syrian Activists Say Up to 30 Killed in 24 Hours
• Bomber Kills 31 at Northwest Pakistan Funeral
• UN nuke agency reports failed Iran talks
• Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb
• Thousands Protest Against Putin After Russian Parliamentary Vote
• Ex-IRA man linked to 2005 murder shot dead in Belfast
• Australian leader urges Europe to get tough on border control in wake of Mediterranean tragedy
• Internal study shows UN's payroll system adds to dysfunction that defines Ban Ki-Moon tenure
• Nelson Mandela discharged from the hospital, South Africa says
• Malaysia Airlines searchers say they'll deploy sub to search for jet wreckage
• ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for Cairo bombing that left 29 injured
• Somali-owned shops re-open after attacks in South Africa
• Australia floods could be costliest disaster ever
• 16 Killed in Bombing on UN Building in Nigeria's Capital
• U.S., NATO Look to Use Local Police in Afghanistan
• Judge orders trial for captain of wrecked Costa Concordia
• Costa Concordia ship officer says captain was 'distracted' with phone chat before deadly crash
• 19 dead in two days of Iraq violence
• Egypt's Military Rulers Dissolve Parliament, Suspend Constitution
• Cruise line: Crippled ship to reach land Thursday
• James Cameron's sub makes successful unmanned test dive to far reaches of ocean
• Wife of US citizen jailed in Baghdad says he's on hunger strike over beatings
• France presents its 2016 budget, including 11 billion euros ($12,3 billion) in tax cuts
• Afghan war review shows tilt to hitting militants
• Redemption for Magnussen as Franklin strikes again
• BoE strikes deal with China central bank
• Double Black gold as NZealand sweep WCup Sevens
• Chief of Libya's Former Rebels Arrives in Tripoli
• Ahmadinejad urges Obama to accept nuclear swap deal or lose chance of any future cooperation
• French far right leader Le Pen wants mosque surveillance, child military service after attacks
• Iraq's Sunni Vice President Denies Hit Squad Accusations