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San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its disputed nuclear program....

Georgia's Stalin museum to focus on his atrocities

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
GORI, Georgia (AP) -- A museum that has honored Josef Stalin in Georgia since 1937 is being remodeled to exhibit the atrocities that were committed during the Soviet dictator's rule....

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its disputed nuclear program....

South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials....

Japan gives preliminary OK to restart 2 reactors

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy minister said Monday two nuclear reactors tentatively met government safety standards even though completing improvements will take several years, paving the way for final approval for their startup soon....

Total's North Sea leak draws comparisons with BP

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
PARIS (AP) -- Oil giant Total has moved to reassure investors and environmental activists over the past week that the financial and environmental damage from its gas leak in the North Sea would be limited, a task made more difficult by comparisons to BP's handling of a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico nearly two years ago....

Mediator: Constitutional court meeting in Mali

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Mali's highest court met Monday to determine the next step after both the democratically elected president and the coup leader stepped aside, leaving the helm of the West African nation vacant....

Pakistan avalanche shines light on 'futile' war

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- An avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India has put a spotlight on what critics say is one of world's most pointless military deployments: two poverty-wracked nations engaged in a costly standoff over an uninhabitable patch of mountain and ice....

Pakistan avalanche shines light on 'futile' war

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- An avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India has put a spotlight on what critics say is one of world's most pointless military deployments: two poverty-wracked nations engaged in a costly standoff over an uninhabitable patch of mountain and ice....

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program....

Next round of Iran nuclear talks set for Moscow

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month for another round of talks but agreement on little else....

Yemen drives al-Qaida from 2 major strongholds

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni troops backed by armed tribesmen routed al-Qaida on Tuesday from two southern strongholds the terror network had held for more than a year, the most significant victory so far in a monthlong offensive against a local franchise that has tried time and again to bomb U.S.-bound planes....

Queen Elizabeth II grants Camilla new honor

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II has appointed the Duchess of Cornwall to the highest female rank in the Royal Victorian Order, Buckingham Palace said Monday....

France takes new look at radicalization in prisons

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
PARIS (AP) -- French authorities contend the gunman in a killing spree in Toulouse took the path to religious radicalization behind bars - with neither teacher nor network....

France takes new look at radicalization in prisons

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
PARIS (AP) -- French authorities contend the gunman in a killing spree in Toulouse took the path to religious radicalization behind bars - with neither teacher nor network....

Japan nuke operator submits safety upgrade plans

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese utility sought government approval Monday to restart two nuclear reactors even though some key upgrades to prevent another nuclear crisis will take three years....

Kyrgyz new anti-graft police take test on live TV

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan began testing members of the new anti-corruption agency on live television Monday in a bid to display an unusual level of transparency in this corruption-riddled Central Asian nation....

Kyrgyz new anti-graft police take test on live TV

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:45
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan began testing members of the new anti-corruption agency on live television Monday in a bid to display an unusual level of transparency in this corruption-riddled Central Asian nation....
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