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Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protest

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just before a visit by China's president and following dozens of self-immolations done in China in protest of its rule over Tibet....

Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protest

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just ahead of a visit by China's president and amid a series of self-immolations done inside Tibet to protest Beijing's rule....

North Korea's rocket plan hijacks nuclear summit

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The security summit opening Monday was supposed to be an opportunity for President Barack Obama and other leaders to find ways to keep nuclear material away from terrorists. So far, North Korea has upstaged that agenda....

Pope Benedict wins over Mexico; next stop Cuba

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
LEON, Mexico (AP) -- He donned a sombrero and was serenaded by mariachi bands, embraced by Mexicans who called him their brother. Pope Benedict XVI has a bit of a tougher sell as he heads to a Cuba that until recently was officially atheist....

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

Senegal president concedes defeat to ex-protege

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- President Abdoulaye Wade said Monday he had kept his promise by conceding defeat just hours after results showed his opponent winning, a move that solidified Senegal's reputation as one of few established democracies in western Africa....

Senegal president concedes defeat to ex-protege

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- President Abdoulaye Wade said Monday he had kept his promise by conceding defeat just hours after results showed his opponent winning, a move that solidified Senegal's reputation as one of few established democracies in western Africa....

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few and their friends fewer as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

UK regulator fines queen's bank Coutts $13.8M

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's financial regulator has fined the queen's bank, Coutts Bank, 8.75 million pounds ($13.8 million) for failing to maintain effective controls on accounts of high-risk customers and to prevent money laundering....

Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protest

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
NEW DELHI (AP) -- A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a protest in the Indian capital Monday, just ahead of a visit by China's president and following self-immolations in the Himalayan region against Beijing's rule....

Pope Benedict wins over Mexico; next stop Cuba

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
LEON, Mexico (AP) -- He donned a sombrero and was serenaded by mariachi bands, embraced by Mexicans who called him their brother. Pope Benedict XVI has a bit of a tougher sell as he heads to a Cuba that until recently was officially atheist....

Myanmar exiles test government's promise of change

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
BANGKOK (AP) -- For years, Myanmar's former military regime regarded Aye Chan Naing as an enemy of the state, jailing 17 of his reporters and denouncing the exiled news organization he leads as a producer of "killer broadcasts" and a threat to national security....

Myanmar exiles test government's promise of change

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
BANGKOK (AP) -- For years, Myanmar's former military regime regarded Aye Chan Naing as an enemy of the state, jailing 17 of his reporters and denouncing the exiled news organization he leads as a producer of "killer broadcasts" and a threat to national security....

UN observers in Syria suspend patrols

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
BEIRUT (AP) -- U.N. observers suspended their patrols in Syria on Saturday due to a recent spike in violence, the strongest sign yet that an international peace plan was unraveling despite months of diplomatic efforts to prevent the country from plunging into civil war....

US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chief

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for a Pakistani militant leader who allegedly orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai attacks and has been directing an anti-American political movement in recent months....

Santiago Catholics eye big day with pope visit

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) -- This sun-scorched city is accustomed to playing second fiddle to Havana at the other end of Cuba. On Monday, Santiago de Cuba gets a real day in the sun because Pope Benedict XVI is beginning his Cuba trip here....

Pakistan bans film featuring Indian James Bond

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Indian James Bond can disarm a bomb while flying a helicopter, dodge bullets from deadly assassins and save his country from nuclear disaster. But getting into cinemas in neighboring Pakistan has proved to be an impossible feat....

Pakistan bans film featuring Indian James Bond

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Indian James Bond can disarm a bomb while flying a helicopter, dodge bullets from deadly assassins and save his country from nuclear disaster. But getting into cinemas in neighboring Pakistan has proved to be an impossible feat....

Pakistan bans film featuring Indian James Bond

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Indian James Bond can disarm a bomb while flying a helicopter, dodge bullets from deadly assassins and save his country from nuclear disaster. But getting into cinemas in neighboring Pakistan has proved to be an impossible feat....

Dubai port firm to repay $3 billion in debt early

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 01:37
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Dubai port operator DP World says it will pay off $3 billion of debt months before it becomes due....
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