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China adds 6 ethnic Uighurs to its terrorist list

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
BEIJING (AP) -- China's Ministry of Public Security has added six men to its list of terrorists, accusing them of being behind terrorist activities in the far west region of Xinjiang....

Chavez back from treatment in Cuba, goes to Mass

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attended a Mass with family Thursday after returning from his latest round of radiation therapy treatment in Cuba....

Mexican art show focuses on weapons, effects

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An art and photo show focusing on the trade in firearms and their deadly effects in Mexico may soon be going to the United States, the same place where many of the weapons come from....

Mexican art show focuses on weapons, effects

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- An art and photo show focusing on the trade in firearms and their deadly effects in Mexico may soon be going to the United States, the same place where many of the weapons come from....

Barney McKenna, last of original Dubliners, dies

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
DUBLIN (AP) -- "Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the troupe....

Barney McKenna, last of original Dubliners, dies

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
DUBLIN (AP) -- "Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the troupe....

Puerto Rico warns Occupy Movement to clean up mess

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico officials threatened the island's Occupy Movement with legal action Thursday if its supporters do not clean up a public park they occupied for five months and abandoned suddenly this week....

Puerto Rico warns Occupy Movement to clean up mess

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico officials threatened the island's Occupy Movement with legal action Thursday if its supporters do not clean up a public park they occupied for five months and abandoned suddenly this week....

World powers worry Syria sliding to civil war

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
GENEVA (AP) -- World powers share a belief that Syria could descend into civil war and plan to map out possible ways to avoid such a disaster for the region, a deputy to international envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday....

Satellites said to show Syria not abiding by truce

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
GENEVA (AP) -- Satellite imagery and other credible reports show that, despite its claims, Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, international envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said Tuesday....

UN agency criticizes Brazilian court's rape ruling

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it was deplorable that Brazil's top appeals court ruled that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape....

UN agency criticizes Brazilian court's rape ruling

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it was deplorable that Brazil's top appeals court ruled that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape....

Venezuelan horse race preserves cowboy customs

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAN FERNANDO DE APURE, Venezuela (AP) -- At the blast of a whistle, a half dozen horses plunge into the Apure River and set out for the distant shore in a unique annual spectacle commemorating a historic battle....

Sequel to anti-warlord video addresses criticisms

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A wildly popular Internet video turned African warlord Joseph Kony into a household name and boosted the international hunt for the brutal rebel leader. Can a sequel do more?...

Storm kills at least 13 in Argentine capital area

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- A strong storm in Argentina's capital has blown down trees and destroyed roofs, killing at least 13 people in the region and leaving more than 20 injured....

Storm kills at least 13 in Argentine capital area

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- A strong storm in Argentina's capital has blown down trees and destroyed roofs, killing at least 13 people in the region and leaving more than 20 injured....

Berlusconi ally quits in corruption scandal

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
ROME (AP) -- The firebrand founder of a populist anti-immigrant party in Italy, whose crucial support kept Silvio Berlusconi in power in three governments, resigned Thursday amid a widening corruption scandal over party funds....

Berlusconi ally quits in corruption scandal

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
ROME (AP) -- The firebrand founder of a populist anti-immigrant party in Italy, whose crucial support kept Silvio Berlusconi in power in three governments, resigned Thursday amid a widening corruption scandal over party funds....

Egypt panel definitively bars 3 president hopefuls

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's election commission rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president Tuesday, definitively removing the most polarizing candidates from the race to become the country's first elected leader since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak....

Chilean lawmakers block abortion bills

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 14:09
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The Chilean Senate has rejected three bills that would have eased the country's absolute ban on abortions....
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