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Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
June 17, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready t... more »»
North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
June 17, 2013 PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. more »»
Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest
June 17, 2013 ISTANBUL (AP) — Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on... more »»
Report: UK spies hacked foreign diplomats
June 17, 2013 LONDON (AP) — The Guardian newspaper says the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. more »»
Man survives plunge from 15th floor in New Zealand
June 17, 2013 AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A man was recovering in a hospital Monday after surviving a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building. more »»
Iran reformists dance in streets for new president
June 16, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on... more »»
Riot police end Istanbul park protest
June 16, 2013 ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon took less than half an hour on Saturday to bring to an end an 18-day occupation of an Istanbul park at the center of the stronges... more »»
Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'
June 16, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new... more »»
Syrian troops capture Damascus suburb near airport
June 16, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.. more »»
White House: US respects Iran election results
June 16, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Offering praise for Iranians and reproaching their government, the Obama administration said Saturday it respected the results of a presidential election conducted under restrictiv... more »»
For Belfast, keeping peace means a city of walls
June 16, 2013 BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British Protestants to come... more »»
Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed
June 16, 2013 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — For more than three months, the U.S. more »»
US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat
June 16, 2013 LONDON (AP) — A plane from Cairo bound for New York was diverted by fighter jets to an emergency landing in the U.K. more »»
Hezbollah says it will keep fighting in Syria
June 15, 2013 BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. more »»
Brazil protesters promise more demonstrations soon
June 15, 2013 SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters on Friday promised more organized action across Brazil in the days to come, following clashes in which police in Sao Paulo set upon thousands of young demonstrators... more »»
US letter: Syria regime used sarin twice in Aleppo
June 15, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's government used the nerve agent sarin on two occasions in the embattled city of Aleppo in March and April, according to a letter from a top U.S. more »»
EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate
June 15, 2013 LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union worked around French objections on Friday to agree on a free trade negotiating mandate for sweeping talks with the United States that President Barack Obama want... more »»
Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
June 15, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a... more »»
Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
June 15, 2013 CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Islan... more »» |
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