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Myanmar's Suu Kyi poised for public office

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
WAH THIN KHA, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's former military rulers once despised Aung San Suu Kyi so much they would not speak her name....

Cruise ship drifting after fire off Philippines

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A cruise ship with about 1,000 people on board was drifting in waters south of the Philippines after a fire disabled its engines, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Five crew members were injured....

China punishes social media, websites on coup talk

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
BEIJING (AP) -- China is shuttering more than a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of a coup that rattled Beijing in the midst of its worst high-level political crisis in years....

Mexican presidential candidates kick off campaigns

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The four candidates for Mexico's presidency officially launched their campaigns for the July 1 election on Friday, all of them promising change....

Mexico: 2 kids, woman killed in Saint Death ritual

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Eight people have been arrested for allegedly killing two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in ritual sacrifices by the cult of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, prosecutors in northern Mexico said Friday....

Mexico: 2 kids, woman killed in Saint Death ritual

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Eight people have been arrested for allegedly killing two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in ritual sacrifices by the cult of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, prosecutors in northern Mexico said Friday....

Venezuelan authorities shut down 4 radio stations

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan regulators shut down four radio stations on Friday for allegedly operating without licenses, including one run by a brother of a state governor on the outs with President Hugo Chavez....

Cuba dissident identifies papal Mass protester

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HAVANA (AP) -- A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI this week before being hustled away by security agents....

Cuba dissident identifies papal Mass protester

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HAVANA (AP) -- A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI this week before being hustled away by security agents....

Cuba: Freed agent on island to visit brother

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban intelligence agent on probation after imprisonment in the United States arrived Friday for a two-week visit to see his ailing brother in Cuba, where authorities consider him and four other agents national heroes....

Cuba: Freed agent on island to visit brother

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban intelligence agent on probation after imprisonment in the United States arrived Friday for a two-week visit to see his ailing brother in Cuba, where authorities consider him and four other agents national heroes....

Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Government troops and warplanes pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29 militants as part of a ramped up campaign against the group, military officials said....

Brazil: Critics slam court's underage sex verdict

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian court decision that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape has caused outrage among human rights activists in the country....

Residents: South Libya tribal fighting continues

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- A senior Libyan government official said Friday that warring tribes in the south have brokered a cease-fire after five days of deadly clashes, but residents and tribes said the fighting continues and is inching toward another city....

Brazil: Critics slam court's underage sex verdict

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Human rights advocates in Brazil have slammed a recent appeals court ruling that found that having sex with a minor does not necessarily constitute statutory rape....

Cuba dissident identifies papal Mass protester

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HAVANA (AP) -- A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI this week before being hustled away by security agents....

1 wounded in man's shooting spree in Finland

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HELSINKI (AP) -- A 23-year-old gunman wounded the father of his former girlfriend in an office building in Finland on Friday, then went to a nearby school and fired several shots through a classroom door, police said....

1 wounded in man's shooting spree in Finland

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
HELSINKI (AP) -- A 23-year-old gunman wounded the father of his former girlfriend in an office building in Finland on Friday, then went to a nearby school and fired several shots through a classroom door, police said....

Eurozone boosts financial buffers to $1.1 trillion

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- The 17 countries that use the euro have boosted their emergency funding for heavily indebted countries to (EURO)800 billion ($1.1 trillion) - an amount that falls short of what the currency union's international partners had said is needed to calm financial markets....

France detains 19 suspected Islamist extremists

Thu, 2024-11-28 18:38
PARIS (AP) -- Police led pre-dawn raids across France on Friday in a crackdown against suspected Islamist extremists, arresting 19 people and carting off automatic rifles and other guns in authorities' latest response to a wave of terrorism that has shaken the country....