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Egypt soccer fans, troops clash; 1 killed

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian soldiers clashed with thousands of angry soccer fans in a Mediterranean coastal city over the suspension of their club following a deadly riot last month, witnesses said Saturday. A medical official said a teenager was killed and 68 people injured....

Search resumes for Maine toddler missing 3 months

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) -- With the ground clear of winter's snow, about 100 searchers aided by tracking dogs failed to turn up any new clues Saturday as they renewed their search for a Maine toddler who's been missing for more than three months....
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CofE dioceses reject unity plan

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
The Anglican Covenant - aimed at maintaining unity in the worldwide Anglican Communion - is rejected by Church of England dioceses.
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US believes accused soldier split killing spree

AP - Politics - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American officials say U.S. investigators now believe the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again....

VIDEO: Shot Russian's identity confirmed

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
A 45-year-old man who was shot several times in east London is former Russian banker German Gorbuntsov, Scotland Yard has confirmed.
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Search resumes for Maine toddler missing 3 months

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) -- Searchers aided by dogs have failed to turn up any new clues as they renewed their search for a Maine toddler who's been missing for more than three months....
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French investigators focus on gunman's brother

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
PARIS (AP) -- The brother of an Islamist fanatic behind a deadly shooting rampage in France celebrated his martyr-like death and may have helped him, police and a lawyer said Saturday....

8 killed, including 6 kids, in W.Va. house fire

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Eight people, including a woman celebrating her 26th birthday and six young children who stayed over for a family slumber party, died Saturday when fire tore through a two-story home while they slept, officials and witnesses said....
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Stoke 1-1 Man City

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
Manchester City draw at Stoke to top the Premier League on goal difference having played a game more than Manchester United.
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Chief threatened in Fla. town where teen was shot

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man is charged with threatening the police chief who had been overseeing the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a neighborhood watch captain.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says John Carnduff Stewart of Melbourne Beach emailed Sanford ...

Afghan father tries to cope with shooting rampage

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
HARMARA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Mohammad Wazir can barely take a sip of water because it reminds him of his 7-year-old daughter, who brought him a glass three days before she was killed with 10 other loved ones in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan....

Afghan father tries to cope with shooting rampage

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
HARMARA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Mohammad Wazir can barely take a sip of water because it reminds him of his 7-year-old daughter, who brought him a glass three days before she was killed with 10 other loved ones in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan....

Afghan father tries to cope with shooting rampage

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
HARMARA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Mohammad Wazir can barely take a sip of water because it reminds him of his 7-year-old daughter, who brought him a glass three days before she was killed with 10 other loved ones in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan....

Sandusky judge denies accusers' bid for pseudonyms

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Alleged victims of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will have to testify using their real names, and tweets or other electronic communications by reporters will not be permitted during the trial, the judge ruled Monday....
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Pope's arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
LEON, Mexico (AP) -- It had become tradition in Mexico. Before daybreak, youths would creep as close as security permitted and serenade their beloved Pope John Paul II with a song of greeting and celebration....

Egypt liberals boycott panel vote

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
Egypt's liberal MPs walk out of a vote to choose a panel drafting a new constitution over fears Islamists will monopolise the process.
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In pictures: UK basks in spring sunshine

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
Britain basks in spring sunshine - with more to come
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Peace bid as fighting grips Syria

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, arrives for talks in Moscow amid reports of 24 civilian deaths in continuing violence.
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Officials: Pakistani Taliban training Frenchmen

AP - World News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks following the shooting deaths of seven people in southern France allegedly by a man who spent time in the region, Pakistani intelligence officials said Saturday....

VIDEO: Inside F1 - Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying

BBC - News - Tue, 2026-05-05 13:38
Lee McKenzie is joined by David Coulthard and Sauber's Sergio Perez as they look back on qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang where Lewis Hamilton claimed pole ahead of McLaren team-mate Jenson Button. (UK users only)
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