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Huge rally raises question on Malaysia poll timing

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A massive street rally demanding electoral reforms in Malaysia raised questions Sunday about whether the long-ruling coalition government will delay calling elections in the face of such a strong show of force by the opposition....

Vietnam arrests US pro-democracy activist

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist has been arrested and accused of terrorism for allegedly trying to sabotage liberation celebrations commemorating the end of the Vietnam War, state media said Sunday....

Colombia: French journalist missing, 4 killed

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's military says a French journalist has gone missing during combat with leftist rebels in which four security force members were killed....

7 killed as bus crashes on way to Tokyo Disneyland

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
TOKYO (AP) -- A bus carrying dozens of holidaymakers has crashed on a highway while heading for Tokyo Disneyland, killing seven passengers....

Cuban officials, exiles dialogue via video

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban officials reached out to U.S. exiles on Saturday with a videoconference between Havana and Washington, promising a highly anticipated migratory reform, but cautioning that its scope might not satisfy everyone....

Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and China days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and China days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

Pirate party makes a raid on German politics

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BERLIN (AP) -- Pirates are capturing Germany's political system....

Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military ruler said Wednesday he hopes that a "great leader" will emerge from the country's upcoming presidential election, and said it will be a free and fair vote that will reflect the will of the people....

Anxiety, not celebration as Egypt elects president

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
CAIRO (AP) -- Faced with a choice between Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate, Egyptians entered their latest round of elections in an atmosphere of suspicion, resignation and worry, voting in a presidential runoff that will mean the difference between installing a remnant of the old regime and bringing more Islam into government....

Israeli ex-intel chief slams PM's Iran stance

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The former head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency has accused the country's political leaders of exaggerating the effectiveness of a possible military attack on Iran, in a striking indication of Israel's turmoil over how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program....

Blind lawyer's escape to overshadow US-China talks

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Less than a week before annual U.S.-Chinese diplomatic and economic talks, relations between the powers risked sharply deteriorating Saturday with an escaped Chinese activist reportedly under American protection and a U.S. fighter jet sale to Taiwan now being considered....

Blind lawyer's escape to overshadow US-China talks

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Less than a week before annual U.S.-Chinese diplomatic and economic talks, relations between the powers risked sharply deteriorating Saturday with an escaped Chinese activist reportedly under American protection and a U.S. fighter jet sale to Taiwan now being considered....

Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton....

Blind lawyer's escape to overshadow US-China talks

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Less than a week before annual U.S.-Chinese diplomatic and economic talks, relations between the powers risked sharply deteriorating Saturday with an escaped Chinese activist reportedly under American protection and a U.S. fighter jet sale to Taiwan now being considered....

Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer in a sharp escalation of tension between two regional powerhouses already on shaky terms due to uprisings in the Arab world....

Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer in a sharp escalation of tension between two regional powerhouses already on shaky terms due to uprisings in the Arab world....

Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer in a sharp escalation of tension between two regional powerhouses already on shaky terms due to uprisings in the Arab world....

Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 17:43
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer in a sharp escalation of tension between two regional powerhouses already on shaky terms due to uprisings in the Arab world....
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