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Clashes in rival towns kill 22 in western Libya

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Militias from rival towns in western Libya battled each other with tanks and artillery on Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed at least 22 people, local officials said....

2 Brazilian women kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
AL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- Armed tribesmen on Sunday kidnapped two Brazilian women and their Egyptian tour guide as they were traveling on a bus near Mount Sinai, according to security officials....

Census documenting Great Depression to be released

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a decade when tens of millions of people in the U.S. experienced mass unemployment and social upheaval as the nation clawed its way out of the Great Depression and rumblings of global war were heard from abroad....
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Egypt Christians pay final respects to their pope

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
CAIRO (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Coptic Christians lined up outside a cathedral in the Egyptian capital on Sunday to pay their final respects to the spiritual leader of their ancient church, whose body was seated inside on an ornate throne....

Buried amid rape kit backlog: Justice for victims

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
DETROIT (AP) -- For nearly two decades, Carol Bart's untested rape kit collected dust in a police evidence room. Her attacker, who kidnapped her from outside her Dallas apartment and repeatedly raped her at knifepoint, had spent time in prison by coincidence, but not for sexually assaulting Bart....
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Cuba's Ladies in White protest without incident

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban dissident group known as the Ladies in White held its customary weekly protest without incident Sunday on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the island....

Tonga's King Tupou V dies at 63

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga dies in Hong Kong at the age of 63, officials confirm.
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Royal Mail pension move imminent

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
Royal Mail pension fund assets and liabilities are set to be transferred to the government next month, the BBC understands.
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Military Wives top albums chart

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
The Military Wives have topped the album chart with their debut collection In My Dreams, according to the Official UK Charts Company.
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In pictures: Football unites for Muamba

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
Pictures as the world of football supports Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a cardiac arrest against Tottenham on Saturday.
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WILLIAMS: The betrayal of Congressman West

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Can someone please explain to me why the Republican Party in Florida allowed Rep. Allen B. West to be gerrymandered out of his congressional district?

Mr. West is the most prominent and best-spoken elected conservative in the United States. He's a motorcycle-riding war hero, a passionate Christian and a ...

Occupy Wall Street marks 6 months

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
New York police arrested dozens of people in lower Manhattan as the Occupy Wall Street movement marked six months of protests, authorities said Sunday.
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Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, while others held a weekly protest march through Havana....

Nurses accused of Uruguay deaths

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
Two male nurses in Uruguay are charged over several deaths at Montevideo hospitals, amid suspicions they may have killed dozens of patients.
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VIDEO: Support for Muamba 'incredible'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
Bolton manager Owen Coyle has spoken about the support being shown for the critically ill Fabrice Muamba, who collapsed during a match on Saturday afternoon.
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VIDEO: Syria government accused of attacks

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
The Syrian opposition has accused President Assad's government of staging a series of fatal car bomb attacks over the weekend.
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Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their alleged involvement in rampant violent crime....

Gauck elected new German president

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
BERLIN (AP) -- A far-reaching majority of lawmakers elected former East German pro-democracy activist Joachim Gauck as Germany's new president Sunday....

New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
DENVER (AP) -- Officials are grappling with a problem no one's sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive?...
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Lawyer for Afghan suspect to visit with him Monday

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-03 08:17
SEATTLE (AP) -- With formal charges looming against his client within days, the lawyer for an Army sergeant suspected in the horrific nighttime slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers was flying Sunday to Kansas and getting ready to meet for the first time with the 10-year veteran....
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