World News
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China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
Sunday, May 19, 6:22 pm
BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media said. The... Read more...
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Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident
Sunday, May 19, 1:48 pm
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack. Awd el-Buraasi told reporters... Read more...
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Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
Sunday, May 19, 1:39 pm
CAIRO (AP) - Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure... Read more...
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Drug charge for Virgin Islands environment officer
Sunday, May 19, 1:22 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the U.S. Virgin Islands environment agency on drug trafficking charges after he was allegedly caught with a... Read more...
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Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Sunday, May 19, 12:07 pm
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his... Read more...
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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
Sunday, May 19, 11:42 am
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) - Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated... Read more...
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
Sunday, May 19, 11:34 am
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. Brig.... Read more...
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Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
Sunday, May 19, 11:31 am
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should... Read more...
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Israel disputes French TV claim on boy's death
Sunday, May 19, 11:27 am
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Sunday completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying... Read more...
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Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
Sunday, May 19, 10:45 am
NEW DELHI (AP) - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old... Read more...
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Algerian editor accuses government of censorship
Sunday, May 19, 10:25 am
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati... Read more...
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'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
Sunday, May 19, 9:58 am
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with... Read more...
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Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse
Sunday, May 19, 9:53 am
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the... Read more...
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Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out
Sunday, May 19, 9:51 am
MOSCOW (AP) - The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal... Read more...
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Pope: church should open up but follow teaching
Sunday, May 19, 9:14 am
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. About 200,000... Read more...
