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Lawyer: Mubarak fears prison doctors want him dead

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CAIRO (AP) -- Hosni Mubarak's condition stabilized Tuesday but his lawyer said the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and fears they are out to kill him....

WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke....

WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke....

WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke....

WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke....

Lawyer: Mubarak fears prison doctors want him dead

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CAIRO (AP) -- Hosni Mubarak's condition stabilized Tuesday but his lawyer said the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and fears they are out to kill him....

Chavez makes energetic start in re-election bid

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo is releasing a lengthy plan to deepen his socialist policies as he officially launches his campaign to win another six-year term in October....

Egypt Christians rally behind rival of Islamists

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CAIRO (AP) -- In the small southern Egyptian town of Azaziya, where almost all the residents are Christians, few doubt that nearly everyone who can is going to vote for Ahmed Shafiq, ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and his longtime friend, in this weekend's presidential election....

Syria observer chief says violence hinders mission

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
BEIRUT (AP) -- The head of the U.N. observers in Syria said Friday that a recent spike in bloodshed is derailing the mission to monitor and defuse more than a year of violence and could prompt the unarmed force to pull out....

UK's John Major: Murdoch tried to change policy

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Former British Prime Minister John Major said Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch tried to influence his government's dealings with the European Union, even hinting that the politician could lose the support of the media mogul's newspapers if he didn't change direction....

Spain borrowing cost crisis: Rate at euro-era high

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's benchmark borrowing rate hit its highest level Tuesday since the country adopted the euro currency, after ratings agency Fitch downgraded 18 banks on Tuesday and investors continued to find more questions than answers in the country's decision to seek help for its ailing bank sector by tapping a (EURO)100 billion ($125 billion) eurozone bailout fund....

Yemen drives al-Qaida from 2 major strongholds

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni troops and armed tribesmen drove al-Qaida militants from two southern strongholds on Tuesday, a major victory in a U.S.-backed offensive to seize territory held for more than a year by the terror network as it exploited political turmoil to gain a foothold in the strategic area....

UK's John Major: Murdoch tried to change policy

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- Former British Prime Minister John Major said Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch tried to influence his government's dealings with the European Union, even hinting that the politician could lose the support of the media mogul's newspapers if he didn't change direction....

Spain bond yields at record as Fitch cuts 18 banks

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's benchmark borrowing rate hit its highest since the country joined the euro currency after Fitch credit ratings agency downgraded 18 domestic banks on Tuesday....

Chavez makes energetic start in re-election bid

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez sang, danced and gave a marathon speech at the launch of his re-election bid, offering a preview of a campaign in which he is likely to push his limits trying to show Venezuelans he is emerging from cancer's shadow....

Opposition rally in Moscow draws tens of thousands

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
MOSCOW (AP) -- Undeterred by a sudden escalation in the Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition, tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow's tree-lined boulevards Tuesday in the first mass protest against President Vladimir Putin since his inauguration in May....

Opposition rally in Moscow draws tens of thousands

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
MOSCOW (AP) -- Undeterred by a sudden escalation in the Kremlin's crackdown on the opposition, tens of thousands of Russians flooded Moscow's tree-lined boulevards Tuesday in the first mass protest against President Vladimir Putin since his inauguration in May....

Pakistani probe finds case against ex-envoy

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A judicial investigation has concluded Pakistan's former ambassador to the U.S. did write a secret letter to American officials requesting their help in reining in the powerful army last year, a lawmaker and state media said Tuesday. The finding could lead to treason charges against the envoy....

Health of Egypt's Mubarak stabilizes in prison

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
CAIRO (AP) -- Medical officials say Hosni Mubarak's condition has stabilized after the former president slipped in an out of consciousness over the past 24 hours....

Queen's granddaughter Zara to seek Olympic glory

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:33
LONDON (AP) -- One thing is often said about Queen Elizabeth II's oldest granddaughter, Zara Phillips: she thrives under pressure. It's about to be a very useful skill....