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Bereaved walk among dead after Nigeria plane crash

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Mourners silently walked between rows of the dead from a plane crash in Nigeria that killed the 153 people aboard the airliner and others on the ground, peering into burned faces in hopes of claiming the remains of their loved ones on Tuesday....

Carrier defends itself over Nigeria plane crash

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A Nigerian airline whose airplane crashed in the country's largest city, killing 153 on board and more on the ground, defended itself Wednesday against growing public criticism, saying its own chief engineer died on the doomed flight....

Bereaved walk among dead after Nigeria plane crash

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Mourners silently walked between rows of the dead from a plane crash in Nigeria that killed the 153 people aboard the airliner and others on the ground, peering into burned faces in hopes of claiming the remains of their loved ones on Tuesday....

Bereaved walk among dead after Nigeria plane crash

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Mourners silently walked between rows of the dead from a plane crash in Nigeria that killed the 153 people aboard the airliner and others on the ground, peering into burned faces in hopes of claiming the remains of their loved ones on Tuesday....

US official: Al-Qaida No. 2 killed by US drone

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. official says a drone strike in Pakistan's northwest tribal region has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command....

ECB holds off to force politicians' hand in crisis

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank has a powerful weapon that just might push political leaders into solving the continent's financial crisis once and for all: withholding further help....

Crowds cheer queen on last day of Jubilee

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
LONDON (AP) -- Pealing church bells, artillery salutes and crowds cheering "God save the queen!" greeted Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, the last of four days of Diamond Jubilee celebrations honoring her 60 years on the throne....

Canada: Video suggests suspect ate parts of body

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
MONTREAL (AP) -- Canadian police say video footage from the killing and dismembering of a Chinese student seems to show the suspect eating the body....

US ends funding for Pakistan's 'Sesame Street'

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street," the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative....

Spain premier calls for EU bank unity plan

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's prime minister appealed Tuesday for European leaders to push toward greater fiscal unity - a step that would allow its troubled banks to get direct financial help - while a top government official warned that the country's high borrowing costs meant it faced increasing trouble accessing credit markets....

Official: Mubarak's health deteriorating in prison

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:51
CAIRO (AP) -- The health of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak deteriorated sharply on Tuesday, three days after a court sentenced him to life imprisonment in connection to the killing of protesters, a security official said....
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