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Tunisia chief backs conviction for Islam insult

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Two men have been convicted and sentenced to prison in Tunisia for posting Facebook images of the Prophet Muhammad in a compromising position, a court decision that drew support Friday from the presidency of this once staunchly secular country....

Tunisia chief backs conviction for Islam insult

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Two men have been convicted and sentenced to prison in Tunisia for posting Facebook images of the Prophet Muhammad in a compromising position, a court decision that drew support Friday from the presidency of this once staunchly secular country....

Mali's parliamentary head returns from exile

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Mali's parliamentary head, who was forced into exile after last month's coup, returned Saturday to this nation in crisis, marking the first step in Mali's path back to constitutional rule....

Russia criticism of Assad hints at calculus change

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
MOSCOW (AP) -- After a year of iron support for its embattled Middle East ally, Russia's recent criticism of Syrian President Bashar Assad suggests that Moscow could be planning for a future without the Arab strongman....

Russia criticism of Assad hints at calculus change

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
MOSCOW (AP) -- After a year of iron support for its embattled Middle East ally, Russia's recent criticism of Syrian President Bashar Assad suggests that Moscow could be planning for a future without the Arab strongman....

Russian Orthodox patriarch's watch causes buzz

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia is abuzz with talk of the Orthodox Church's wealth and its close links to the Kremlin after an expensive watch was seemingly airbrushed from the wrist of the church's patriarch in a website picture....

Fierce clashes stoke tensions ahead of Egypt vote

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's worst violence in months escalated the confrontation between political forces and the ruling military ahead of a landmark presidential election, as suspected army supporters attacked mainly Islamist protesters outside the Defense Ministry Wednesday, sparking clashes that left at least 11 people dead....

Malawi's president dies after heart attack

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika has been hailed as an economic hero and decried as an autocrat since taking office eight years ago, along the way clashing with his own political mentors and foreign donors....

Malawi's president dies after heart attack

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika has been hailed as an economic hero and decried as an autocrat since taking office eight years ago, along the way clashing with his own political mentors and foreign donors....

Bosnia marks 20 years since war broke out

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Bosnians walked silently and sobbed on Sarajevo's main street, leaving flowers and gifts on 11,541 red chairs arranged in seemingly endless rows - the number represents the men, women and children killed in a siege that ended up being the longest in modern history....

Airline employee resigns amid celeb tip-off claims

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
LONDON (AP) -- A Virgin Atlantic employee has resigned following newspaper allegations that she routinely fed information about the company's celebrity clientele to a paparazzi agency, the airline said Friday....

Japan sets new safety standards for nuclear plants

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan is setting stricter, clearer safety guidelines for nuclear power plants to ease public concern about restarting reactors idled after the disasters a year ago....

Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Mali's Tuareg rebels, who have seized control of the country's distant north in the chaotic aftermath of a military coup in the capital, declared independence Friday of the Azawad nation....

Filipino Good Friday devotees nailed to crosses

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) -- Thousands of people gathered in Philippine villages to watch devotees being nailed to crosses as they marked Good Friday by re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering, a yearly rite that continues even as church leaders discourage the practice....

Bosnia marks 20 years of the beginning of its war

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Exactly 11,541 red chairs have been lined up in rows along Sarajevo's main street - one for every man, woman and child killed in the siege that ended up being the longest in modern history....

Lawyer: Bahrain hunger striker's daughter jailed

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A Bahraini lawyer says the daughter of a jailed human rights activist on a nearly two-month hunger strike has been transferred to prison after her arrest....

Reports: Malawi president hospitalized in S.Africa

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi's president is being treated in South Africa for an undisclosed ailment, state media reported Friday....

Israeli chefs target every last crumb for Passover

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- The Jewish springtime holiday Passover is known as a festival of freedom, but its hallmark is a litany of dietary restrictions centered on not eating leavened bread for a week....

Israeli chefs target every last crumb for Passover

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- The Jewish springtime holiday Passover is known as a festival of freedom, but its hallmark is a litany of dietary restrictions centered on not eating leavened bread for a week....

NKorea leader visits unit known for anti-US feats

Fri, 2024-11-29 03:56
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a naval unit credited with anti-U.S. feats....