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Palestinian rivals set timetable for unity deal

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed on Sunday on a new timetable for a power-sharing deal that envisions elections in about six months, officials from both sides said....

Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates:...

Bomb explodes during UN visit in Syria

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, the latest incident in which the unarmed observer mission has nearly been caught up in the country's bloodshed....

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60....

Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....

Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) -- A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese....

What to look for at the NATO summit

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday....

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60....

Strong quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) -- A strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early Sunday, killing four people, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the streets. Aftershocks wreaked more havoc in the region, including knocking down a clock tower and injuring a firefighter....

Jailed Israeli president freed briefly

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding....

Yemen troops clash with al-Qaida in south; 17 dead

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key town in the county's south that fell to the militants more than a year ago....

Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60....

Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....

Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....

Bomb explodes near UN observers' chief in Syria

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday, blowing off the front of a parked vehicle but causing no casualties....

Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) -- One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people, collapsing factories and sending residents running out into the streets, emergency services said....

Italy bombing revives memories of dark era

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
ROME (AP) -- A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has revived dark memories of the 70s and 80s, when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks across the country....

Italy bombing revives memories of dark era

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
ROME (AP) -- A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has revived dark memories of the 70s and 80s, when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks across the country....

Lawyers for fugitive Iraqi VP quit case in protest

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads that targeted Shiite officials and pilgrims quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges would not let them present evidence at the trial....

Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

Thu, 2024-11-28 14:48
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) -- One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said....