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Pit bulls in Philippine dog fights to be put down

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- At least nine pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines were euthanized Tuesday and dozens more are likely to be because there are no facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from reappearing in underground arenas....

James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
LONDON (AP) -- Media executive James Murdoch, under pressure over his role in Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, has stepped down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting PLC, the company announced Tuesday....

From war victims to world champions in Bosnia

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Two decades ago, young Bosnians worshipped the tall, muscular basketball players who smiled down on them from posters plastered across their rooms....

German magazine cleared of defaming Greece

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Greek court dismissed defamation charges Tuesday against a German magazine that had illustrated an article on Greece's economic crisis with a doctored photo of the Venus de Milo statue making a lewd gesture....

Survey: petty corruption costing Greeks millions

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- An international watchdog says petty corruption in the public sector is still costing Greeks millions of euros (dollars) a year, even though the country's financial crisis has led to a reduction in the size of bribes....

BkyB confirms James Murdoch steps down as chairman

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
LONDON (AP) -- British Sky Broadcasting PLC says James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman, but will remain a member of the broadcaster's board....

Pit bulls in Philippine dog fights to be put down

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Veterinarians and animal welfare workers Tuesday euthanized at least nine pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines because there are no facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from again being used in underground arenas....

Syrian troops bomb rebel-held neighborhood in Homs

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian troops on Friday heavily shelled a rebel-held neighborhood in the flashpoint central city of Homs as the military appeared to be readying to storm the area, activists said....

Twice-exiled former Ottoman princess dies

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Neslisah Osmanoglu, an Ottoman princess who married an Egyptian prince and was twice forced into exile when both royal households were abolished, has died. She was 91....

Sanctions go into effect in post-coup Mali

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Malians lined up outside gas stations holding jerrycans, water bottles and plastic jugs, as the landlocked West African nation braced itself Tuesday for sanctions imposed overnight as a consequence of a coup last month....

Titanic museum launched in Southampton, England

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) -- Most people associate the drama of the Titanic with icebergs, lifeboats, and flares fired into the night. Few think of the heartbreak that took place as news of the tragedy filtered home....

French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
PARIS (AP) -- French presidential candidate Francois Hollande, leading in polls but lacking in ideas that stick in voters' minds, finally dropped a bombshell: As president, he would levy a 75 percent tax on anyone who makes more than (EURO)1 million ($1.33 million) a year....

French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
PARIS (AP) -- French presidential candidate Francois Hollande, leading in polls but lacking in ideas that stick in voters' minds, finally dropped a bombshell: As president, he would levy a 75 percent tax on anyone who makes more than (EURO)1 million ($1.33 million) a year....

French Socialist's big idea: tax the rich

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
PARIS (AP) -- French presidential candidate Francois Hollande, leading in polls but lacking in ideas that stick in voters' minds, finally dropped a bombshell: As president, he would levy a 75 percent tax on anyone who makes more than (EURO)1 million ($1.33 million) a year....

French official: Islamists planned to kidnap judge

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
PARIS (AP) -- Preliminary charges are being filed against 13 Islamist radicals in France, a prosecutor announced Tuesday, saying some had been calling for Muslim Shariah law in the country, doing weapons training and even planning to kidnap a judge....

EU probes Motorola Mobility's patent enforcement

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union's competition watchdog on Tuesday opened two investigations into whether Motorola Mobility, which is being bought by Google, is unfairly restricting competitors from accessing essential patents....

British Airways unveils Olympic 'dove' plane

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
LONDON (AP) -- It's a bird, it's a plane - it's a plane that looks a bit like a bird....

Pit bulls in Philippine dog fights to be put down

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Veterinarians and animal welfare workers Tuesday euthanized at least nine pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring in the Philippines because there are no facilities to rehabilitate them and prevent them from again being used in underground arenas....

Officials: US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani intelligence officials say an American drone attack has killed eight suspected militants in a region close to the Afghan border....

US offers $10 million for Pakistani militant chief

Thu, 2024-11-28 23:45
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for the founder of the Pakistani militant group blamed for the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people, a move that could complicate U.S.-Pakistan relations at a tense time....