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Algerian government parties dominate elections

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Algeria's two government-allied party dominated parliamentary elections and achieved an absolute majority, the Interior Ministry announced Friday, prompting cries of fraud from an Islamist alliance that had thought it would do well....

Shoe-thrower interrupts Breivik trial

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- An Iraqi man whose brother was killed in Norway's worst peacetime massacre hurled a shoe at the confessed killer and urged him to "go to hell" in a rare outburst Friday that briefly interrupted the terror trial of Anders Behring Breivik....

Shoe-thrower interrupts Breivik trial

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- An Iraqi man whose brother was killed in Norway's worst peacetime massacre hurled a shoe at the confessed killer and urged him to "go to hell" in a rare outburst Friday that briefly interrupted the terror trial of Anders Behring Breivik....

Shoe-thrower interrupts Breivik trial

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- An Iraqi man whose brother was killed in Norway's worst peacetime massacre hurled a shoe at the confessed killer and urged him to "go to hell" in a rare outburst Friday that briefly interrupted the terror trial of Anders Behring Breivik....

Russian crash shows risks of informal demo flights

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The crash of a Russian-made passenger jet into the flanks of an Indonesian volcano has put a spotlight on the notoriously informal atmosphere aboard new aircraft during manufacturer demonstrations - known here as "joy flights."...

Russian crash shows risks of informal demo flights

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The crash of a Russian-made passenger jet into the flanks of an Indonesian volcano has put a spotlight on the notoriously informal atmosphere aboard new aircraft during manufacturer demonstrations - known here as "joy flights."...

AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors and another two for other alleged crimes, The Associated Press has learned....

Cambodian villagers honor slain environmentalist

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- A prominent environmentalist who was fatally shot last month by a policeman after investigating illegal logging was mourned Friday by more than 500 villagers who gathered in a forest that the activist had sought to protect....

Egyptians abroad vote in presidential elections

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian expatriates in 166 countries are heading to the polls for elections to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak that are hoped to be the first genuinely contested presidential vote in the country's history....

AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors and another two for other alleged crimes, The Associated Press has learned....

EU observers suggest more transparency for Algeria

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The European Union observer mission Saturday called Algeria's elections an important step toward reform, even as the opposition denounced the overwhelming win by government parties as resulting from fraud....

Breivik trial interrupted by unruly spectator

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- The trial of Anders Behring Breivik was interrupted briefly Friday by a spectator who hurled a shoe at the confessed mass killer and yelled "go to hell" before being escorted from the court room, witnesses said....

Merkel faces more ballot woe in German state vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
BERLIN (AP) -- A bad European week for Chancellor Angela Merkel looks likely to end with more electoral woes - this time, the likely re-election of a center-left government in Germany's most populous state, which Merkel has sought to portray as irresponsibly addicted to debt....

12 bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- Search teams found at least 12 bodies Friday on the steep slope of an Indonesian volcano where a Russian-made jetliner crashed while demonstrating the plane for potential buyers from airlines, an official said....

AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors and another two for other alleged crimes, The Associated Press has learned....

12 bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia (AP) -- Search teams found at least 12 bodies Friday on the steep slope of an Indonesian volcano where a Russian-made jetliner crashed while demonstrating the plane for potential buyers from airlines, an official said....

In West Bank, barrier threatens Roman terraces

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
BATTIR, West Bank (AP) -- One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier....

In West Bank, barrier threatens Roman terraces

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
BATTIR, West Bank (AP) -- One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier....

Flash flood in north Afghanistan kills at least 27

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A flash flood swept through villages in a mountainous area of northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 27 people, authorities said....

Argentina gender rights law: A new world standard

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:42
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Activists say Argentina now leads the world in transgender rights after giving people the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity simply because they want to, without having to undergo judicial, psychiatric and medical procedures beforehand....