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3 US soldiers, 18 Afghans killed in suicide attack

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked U.S. and Afghan forces at a checkpoint Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, killing 21 people, including three U.S. soldiers, U.S. and Afghan officials said....

Man on trial over wife's murder

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife, who disappeared in Moray in 1998, gets under way.
Categories: BBC, News

Bolton boss rues 'freak injuries'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Owen Coyle says Bolton have suffered a 'freak season in terms of injuries' as he prepares to give a debut to 18-year-old Josh Vela.
Categories: BBC, News

April nor'easter dumps rain, snow on East Coast

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A spring nor'easter packing soaking rain and high winds churned up the Northeast on Monday morning, unleashing a burst of winter and up to a foot of snow in higher elevations inland, closing some schools and sparking concerns of power outages.

"It's unusual, but not unheard of," ...

MP brands PM 'arrogant posh boy'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Tory MP Nadine Dorries describes David Cameron and George Osborne as "two arrogant posh boys" with "no passion to want to understand the lives of others".
Categories: BBC, News

Syria army 'kills dozens in Hama'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Shells and gunfire from Syrian security forces have killed 33 people in the city of Hama, activists say, as the EU imposes a new round of sanctions.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Inquest into MI6 spy death begins

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
The inquest has begun into the death of an MI6 officer whose body was found padlocked inside a large bag, with the coroner saying intelligence agents could give evidence anonymously.
Categories: BBC, News

Men set to live as long as women

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.
Categories: BBC, News

Zelizer: Next president's hands tied?

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Julian Zelizer says Obama, Romney run the risk that their words may make it impossible for them to be effective if elected
Categories: CNN, News

Which workers are really key?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Tanker drivers, teachers, Tube drivers - 2012 has been dominated by the threat of key workers striking. But who's the "keyest"?
Categories: BBC, News

New N. Korea threat against South

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
North Korea said Monday that it would soon initiate "special actions" aimed at destroying the South Korean president and his government.
Categories: CNN, News

Day in pictures: 23 April 2012

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
24 hours of news photos: 23 April 2012
Categories: BBC, News

Boat Race swim accused in court

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
A man who has been accused of halting the University Boat Race by swimming in the River Thames appears in court.
Categories: BBC, News

Life-saver dachshund up for award

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
A dog who has twice saved the life of her owner when she suffered a seizure is in the running for an award.
Categories: BBC, News

Hollande enjoys upper hand in French elections

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
PARIS (AP) -- Francois Hollande charged back into campaign mode Monday with momentum on his side to capture France's presidency, after the Socialist won the most votes in the first round of voting that put him into a runoff with conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy....

Allen apologises for Cao remarks

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Mark Allen apologises for accusing Chinese opponent Cao Yupeng of failing to declare a foul in the World Championship.
Categories: BBC, News

EU suspends most Burma sanctions

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
The European Union formally agrees to suspend sanctions against Burma for a year in recognition of "historic changes" in the past year, officials say.
Categories: BBC, News

Zimmerman released from Florida jail on bail

SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman, who slipped out of jail on $150,000 bail in the early morning darkness, went back into hiding Monday and likely fled to another state to avoid threats as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin.

His release from jail came ...

VIDEO: Two rescued from fishing trawler

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Two fishermen have been rescued from their sinking trawler off the South coast.
Categories: BBC, News

Romney: Extend lowered student loan rates

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:04
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that he supports extending lowered rates on a popular federal student loan program for low- and middle-income undergraduates.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics
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