Jets’ Cromartie ‘better,’ Holmes’ status a concern
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Antonio Cromartie says his ailing hip is “feeling a lot better,” and hopes to play in the New York Jets’ game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. The...
View ArticleHelicopter crashes into pub in Glasgow, Scotland
LONDON — Helicopter crashes into pub in Glasgow, Scotland. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos of...
View ArticlePolice forcefully break up demonstration in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine — Police in Ukraine’s capital have forcefully broken up a large protest gathering in the central city, beating some demonstrators with truncheons. Police moved in on the hundreds of...
View ArticlePolice in Kiev forcefully disperse hundreds of protesters in city center,...
KIEV, Ukraine — Police in Kiev forcefully disperse hundreds of protesters in city center, beating some. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleNKorean media say US tourist has apologized for "hostile acts;" no direct...
Travel Deals $99 & up -- Atlantis Bahamas 5-Day Sale for 2014 Travel See all travel deals » The Associated Press Posted: Friday, November 29, 2013, 10:42 PM SEOUL (AP) - NKorean media say US...
View ArticleN. Korea says detained American tourist apologizes
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea state media say an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for “hostile acts” against the state...
View ArticleNKorean media say US tourist has apologized for “hostile acts;” no direct...
SEOUL — NKorean media say US tourist has apologized for “hostile...
View Article3 in intensive care after Glasgow helicopter crash
LONDON — Scottish officials say there may be more fatalities from the deadly helicopter crash in Glasgow. Eight deaths have been confirmed so far. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmon told the BBC on...
View ArticleCentral American mothers look for missing children
GUATEMALA CITY — Fifty Central American mothers have gathered in Guatemala to begin their trek through Mexico to look for their missing sons and daughters who disappeared there on their way to the...
View Article40 inmates escape in Libyan prison break
TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan security official says 40 inmates have escaped from a prison in the southern city of Sabha after it came under attack by unknown gunmen. The local official said Saturday that...
View ArticleThai police say more gunshots fired a day after political violence leaves 1...
BANGKOK — Thai police say more gunshots fired a day after political violence leaves 1 dead, 35 wounded . Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleNew Rubik’s Cube models include puzzle for blind
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Company executives say new models of Rubik’s Cube are being launched in an effort to battle counterfeit models, many of which are made in China. Janos Kovacs, brand manager for...
View ArticleCroatia votes on whether to allow gay marriages
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatians are voting in a referendum on whether to allow gay marriages after Catholic Church-backed conservative groups have demanded that country’s constitution define marriage as a...
View ArticleRomney’s son says he helped people in Utah crash
SALT LAKE CITY — Josh Romney says he helped four people after a vehicle crashed into a house Thanksgiving night in suburban Salt Lake. The son former presidential candidate Mitt...
View ArticleStay classy ND: Ron Burgundy co-anchors newscast
BISMARCK, N.D. — Television viewers in Bismarck, N.D., were treated to some real class this weekend when none other than the great Ron Burgundy read them the news. Actor and comedian Will...
View ArticleAl-Qaida’s American spokesman accuses US of piracy
CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s American spokesman says the U.S.’s kidnapping of an al-Qaida suspect from Libya is a crime of piracy, urging Libyans to attack U.S. interests everywhere. Adam Gadahn, a former Osama...
View ArticleIsrael’s former leader slams Netanyahu over US
TEL AVIV, Israel — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his successor has severely damaged the country’s relations with the United States. Speaking before a security conference, Olmert said...
View ArticleTriple bombing kills 9 mourners in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Authorities in Iraq say a triple bombing at a funeral has killed nine mourners in a town northeast of Baghdad. Police officials say bombs went off Sunday morning at a gathering of mourners in...
View ArticleNamibian news agency: Police say Mozambique Airlines plane crashed, all 33 on...
JOHANNESBURG — Namibian news agency: Police say Mozambique Airlines plane crashed, all 33 on board killed. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleLarge protests over Bedouin resettlement in Israel
JERUSALEM — Police in Israel say protests over a plan to resettle nomadic Bedouin Arabs in the southern Negev desert caused injuries and led to some arrests. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says hundreds...
View ArticleHouston’s Smith questions Patriots after loss
HOUSTON — Houston defensive end Antonio Smith questioned how New England knew what the Texans were going to do on defense after a 34-31 win by the Patriots on Sunday. Smith told...
View ArticleIndia says its Mars spacecraft on course
NEW DELHI — India’s Mars orbiter mission has ventured out of Earth’s sphere of influence in an attempt to reach the red planet’s orbit after a critical maneuver. The Bangalore-based Indian Space...
View ArticlePuerto Rico to debate daylight saving time plan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Legislators in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are expected to debate a proposal that would create a daylight saving time like the one imposed in the U.S. mainland. Sen....
View ArticleShelling of market in northern Syrian town kills 6
BEIRUT — Activists say government shelling of a market in a northern Syrian town has killed at least six people. The attack happened Saturday in al-Baba near Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. Rami...
View ArticleUkraine: Tens of thousands march through Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine — Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators are marching through Ukraine’s capital to protest the president’s refusal to sign an agreement with the European Union. The...
View ArticleClashes in northern Lebanon over Syrian war kill 2
BEIRUT — Lebanese police officials say clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian government have left two people dead in the northern city of Tripoli. The officials said the guard of a...
View ArticleTrinidad shaken after girl, 6, found beaten, raped
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — People in Trinidad are demanding better child protections after the body of a 6-year-old girl was found stuffed in a plastic bag after police said she had been beaten and...
View ArticleCyclist brings Tibetan rights campaign to India
DHARMSALA, India — A 42-year-old Tibetan has arrived at the headquarters of the government-in-exile in India after cycling through Europe and Asia in a campaign protesting China’s heavy-handed rule in...
View ArticleGuyana police say girl, 13, raped; family killed
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Police in Guyana are looking for a man they say raped a 13-year-old girl and killed her mother and brother in an attack near a rural mining town in the South American country....
View ArticleIsrael police say volunteer killed Palestinian
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say one of their volunteers shot and killed a Palestinian staying inside Israel illegally during an arrest raid. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Border Police were seeking...
View ArticleAmnesty calls for release of Mali child soldiers
DAKAR, Senegal — Amnesty International is calling on the Malian government to release five adolescents held by the military for up to seven months. An Amnesty delegation met the five teenagers, aged...
View ArticleFrance to host meeting on Central African Republic
PARIS — An official says France will host an informal meeting on the crisis in Central African Republic next month in Paris. Leaders of countries including Gabon, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville and Chad...
View ArticleThai protest leader says he talked with Thai PM under military auspices, but...
BANGKOK — Thai protest leader says he talked with Thai PM under military auspices, but no deal reached. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleRomanian PM calls on Britain not to discriminate
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s prime minister has called on Britain not to treat Romanians as “second-rate citizens” when work restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian workers are lifted on Jan. 1....
View ArticleCuba says 2 dead as heavy rains collapse buildings
HAVANA — Cuban authorities say two people are dead due to torrential rains that have lashed the country for the last two days. Communist Party newspaper Granma said Saturday the deluge caused the...
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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president condemns the violent dispersal of pro-EU protesters by riot police. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleIran to produce more gas from Qatari-shared field
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his country intends to increase production from a giant gas field shared with neighboring Qatar. The Sunday report by state TV quotes Rouhani as...
View ArticleRiot police in Ukraine use gas, truncheons to push protesters away from...
KIEV, Ukraine — Riot police in Ukraine use gas, truncheons to push protesters away from president’s office. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleScotland police: All 3 aboard police chopper killed in crash, 5 dead found...
LONDON — Scotland police: All 3 aboard police chopper killed in crash, 5 dead found inside Glasgow pub. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleScotland Police: 32 people taken to Glasgow hospitals after police helicopter...
LONDON — Scotland Police: 32 people taken to Glasgow hospitals after police helicopter crashed into pub. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleGunshots heard in Thai capital at scene of clashes between government...
BANGKOK — Gunshots heard in Thai capital at scene of clashes between government supporters and foes. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleThai police confirm 1 dead, 5 hurt from gunshots in clash between gov’t...
BANGKOK — Thai police confirm 1 dead, 5 hurt from gunshots in clash between gov’t supporters and foes. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...
View ArticleScotland police: Death toll rises to 8 from police helicopter crash into...
LONDON — Scotland police: Death toll rises to 8 from police helicopter crash into Glasgow pub. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...
View ArticleQuotations in the News
“I have been guilty of a long list of indelible crimes against DPRK government and Korean people.” — An apology North Korea says was written by Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old U.S. tourist who has been...
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