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Witnesses describe island massacre in Norway trial

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Witnesses have described in chilling detail how mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik tricked them into believing he was a policeman on a ferry to Utoya island where he killed 69 people in a shooting spree on July 22....

26 die as last day of Iraq pilgrimage hit by bombs

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two car bombs in Iraq's capital killed at least 26 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit by multiple bombings. The blasts, one in a heavily guarded area close to a revered shrine, raised the week's death toll to more than 100 and cast further doubt on the divided government's ability to secure the country after the American withdrawal....

Tunisian court orders fine on TV station owner

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- A lawyer says a Tunisian court has fined the head of a private TV station for allegedly disrupting public order by airing an animated film that some religious groups claim violates Islamic principles....

Spain crisis: Bond yield hits bailout danger zone

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's ability to manage its debt without an international bailout was thrown into doubt Monday after investors pushed its borrowing rates up to the level at which Greece, Portugal and Ireland had sought help....

France's borrowing costs fall in $9.7BN auction

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
PARIS (AP) -- France's borrowing costs fell in a bond auction that sold (EURO)7.4 billion ($9.7 billion) in long-term debt....

In UK election, Cameron expects anger over economy

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
LONDON (AP) -- Opinion polls indicate London's outspoken, but well-liked, mayor Boris Johnson is on course to retain City Hall in British elections and lead the capital during the Summer Olympics....

Hollande: A kinder, gentler France ahead?

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
PARIS (AP) -- If polls are to be believed, leftist Francois Hollande will soon be French president, and will tell Barack Obama next month that France is speeding up its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan - bucking NATO's slower timetable....

Russia: US missile defense talks close to dead end

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's defense minister has warned that talks between Moscow and Washington on the U.S.-led NATO missile defense plan are "close to a dead end."...

Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty....

US says it's still trying to help Chinese activist

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. officials said Thursday they are still trying to help a blind Chinese activist who says he fears for his family's safety, and denied he was pressured to leave the American Embassy to resettle inside China....

Nepal PM to form new consensus government

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- In a last-ditch effort to finish years of work on Nepal's new constitution, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will dissolve his Cabinet and form a new coalition government that includes members of the main opposition parties, an aide said Thursday....

Barbie helps long-hidden Indonesian sisters shine

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MOUNT BATUR, Indonesia (AP) -- Putu Restiti and her little sister, Alit, have felt invisible most of their lives, hidden in a run-down shack because they were born with twisted limbs some believe were caused by evil spirits....

Barbie helps long-hidden Indonesian sisters shine

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MOUNT BATUR, Indonesia (AP) -- Putu Restiti and her little sister, Alit, have felt invisible most of their lives, hidden in a run-down shack because they were born with twisted limbs some believe were caused by evil spirits....

Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty....

Ex-junta prisoner, Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country's main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside government for the first time....

Ex-junta prisoner, Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country's main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside government for the first time....

Clinton urges China to protect human rights

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cautioned China to protect human rights Thursday, in remarks that rejected Beijing's criticism of the U.S. for getting involved in the case of a blind dissident whose fate overshadowed the opening of annual talks between the powerful countries....

Hollande stands firm in French presidential debate

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only head-to-head debate in France's presidential campaign, the last major hurdle just four days before Sunday's election finale....

Hollande stands firm in French presidential debate

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only head-to-head debate in France's presidential campaign, the last major hurdle just four days before Sunday's election finale....

As Egypt votes on president, military shows power

Fri, 2024-11-29 17:45
CAIRO (AP) -- As Egyptians voted in a second day of elections for a successor to Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military issued an interim constitution Sunday defining the new president's authorities, a move that sharpened the confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood and showed how the generals will maintain the lion's share of power no matter who wins....