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Dutch trains collide; dozens injured

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Two busy passenger trains collided head-on near an Amsterdam park Saturday, injuring scores of people including more than 50 seriously, a police spokesman said....

Bahrain tense ahead of F1 after protester dies

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- The discovery of a protester's body near the scene of clashes on Saturday threatened to tip Bahrain deeper into unrest as a 14-month-old uprising overshadows the return of the Formula One Grand Prix to the strategic Gulf kingdom....

Lawyer: Jailed Bahrain activist granted bail

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A court in Bahrain granted bail Sunday for a jailed rights activist, but he remained in detention to await another court hearing later this week, a defense lawyer said....

Bahrain welcomes back F1 amid security crunch

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Under heavy security, Bahrain's embattled leaders toasted the return Sunday of the coveted Formula One Grand Prix even as riot police used armored vehicles to virtually seal off opposition strongholds and fight hit-and-run clashes in the Arab Spring's longest-running street battles....

Bahrain activists recount abuse claims in retrial

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A Bahraini defense lawyer says jailed activists challenging verdicts issued against them by a military-led tribunal recounted in court that they had been subjected to torture and beatings after their arrest....

Hollande, Sarkozy heading to French vote runoff

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
PARIS (AP) -- Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe's political and economic landscape....

It's all about emotion in French presidential race

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
PARIS (AP) -- Like Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change. Sarkozy's wave crashed on the global financial crisis and his own failings. On Sunday, the French leader faces a tough fight against nine challengers in presidential elections awash in fear and anger....

It's all about emotion in French presidential race

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
PARIS (AP) -- Like Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change. Sarkozy's wave crashed on the global financial crisis and his own failings. On Sunday, the French leader faces a tough fight against nine challengers in presidential elections awash in fear and anger....

Yemen: US drone strike kills 5 militants

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A U.S. drone strike Monday aiming for an al-Qaida leader has killed five militants in the country's south as part of a Yemeni offensive against the Islamist group, Yemeni officials said....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Russia chides ally Syria over massacre of 108

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
BEIRUT (AP) -- A weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unusually hard line against President Bashar Assad's regime....

Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) -- For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that Kony hunters worry more about the threats of the jungle: Armed poachers, wild beasts, honey bees, and even a fly that torments their ears....

Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate a tragedy that has revived fears about the safety of aviation in a country saddled by massive economic problems....

Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate a tragedy that has revived fears about the safety of aviation in a country saddled by massive economic problems....

Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate a tragedy that has revived fears about the safety of aviation in a country saddled by massive economic problems....

Pakistan probes jet crash amid criticism

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-03 22:27
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan on Saturday barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate a tragedy that has revived fears about the safety of aviation in a country saddled by massive economic problems....
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