Activists say shelling kills 24 in Syrian city AP - 5 hrs agoActivists say troops have shelled several neighborhoods in a central Syrian city, killing at least 24. More »Activists say shelling kills 24 in Syrian city
Activists say troops have shelled several neighborhoods in a central Syrian city, killing at least 24.
Russia says both Syrian sides to blame for massacre Reuters - 1 hr 34 mins agoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow was deeply alarmed by the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla but that it was clear both President Bashar al-Assad's … More »Russia says both Syrian sides to blame for massacre
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow was deeply alarmed by the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla but that it was clear both President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebels were to blame. "We are dealing with a situation in which both sides evidently …
Pakistan: U.S. missiles kill 5 militants in NW AP - 5 hrs agoAmerican missiles killed five suspected Islamist militants close to the Afghan border, the latest in a barrage of attacks that show Washington is ignoring Islamabad's demands it halt the strikes, Pakistani officials said … More »Pakistan: U.S. missiles kill 5 militants in NW
American missiles killed five suspected Islamist militants close to the Afghan border, the latest in a barrage of attacks that show Washington is ignoring Islamabad's demands it halt the strikes, Pakistani officials said Monday.
Tropical Storm Beryl could snarl holiday traffic AP - 45 mins agoTropical Storm Beryl threatened to snarl traffic on Memorial Day as it brought drenching rain, winds and the possibility of flooding to the southeastern U.S. coast. More »Tropical Storm Beryl could snarl holiday traffic
Tropical Storm Beryl threatened to snarl traffic on Memorial Day as it brought drenching rain, winds and the possibility of flooding to the southeastern U.S. coast.
Franchitti wins third Indianapolis 500 @ Yahoo! Sports - 12 hrs agoDario Franchitti did his part in the sport's biggest race, taking the twin checkered flags in Sunday's 96th Indianapolis 500, having overcome an early spin on pit road and a desperate takeover bid by Takuma Sato for the lead … More »Franchitti wins third Indianapolis 500
Dario Franchitti did his part in the sport's biggest race, taking the twin checkered flags in Sunday's 96th Indianapolis 500, having overcome an early spin on pit road and a desperate takeover bid by Takuma Sato for the lead on the last lap – a move that sent Sato's car piling into the Turn 1 wall.
Blair: I chose not to fight the 'powerful' press AFP - 1 hr 17 mins agoFormer British prime minister Tony Blair said he made a strategic decision not to take on the power of the media during his time in office, as he testified at a press ethics inquiry on Monday. More »Blair: I chose not to fight the 'powerful' press
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said he made a strategic decision not to take on the power of the media during his time in office, as he testified at a press ethics inquiry on Monday.
World stocks inch higher on Greek vote hopes AP - 26 mins agoEuropean markets posted modest gains Monday morning after weekend opinion polls strengthened hopes that Greece might stick with the euro and austerity measures. More »World stocks inch higher on Greek vote hopes
European markets posted modest gains Monday morning after weekend opinion polls strengthened hopes that Greece might stick with the euro and austerity measures.
- Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM AP - 2 hrs 11 mins ago
Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45.
- Almost half of new U.S. veterans seek disability AP - 19 hrs ago
America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
- Egypt presidential candidates charge vote fraud AP - 6 hrs ago
CAIRO - Three top candidates in Egypt's presidential race have filed appeals to the election commission, alleging violations in the first round vote that they say could change the outcome.
- Reports: Two Tibetans set themselves ablaze in Lhasa AFP - 52 mins ago
Two Tibetan men have set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa and one has died, reports said Monday, as a wave of self-immolations in China's Tibetan areas spread to the heavily guarded city.
- Police: Zanzibar Islamists burn churches, riot Reuters - 6 hrs ago
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Hundreds of supporters of a separatist Islamist group set fire to two churches and clashed with police during protests in Zanzibar over the weekend against the arrest of senior members of the movement, police and witnesses said. Police accused the Uamsho (Awakening) group of ordering its supporters …
- Vatican faces widening of leaks scandal Reuters - 18 hrs ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican faces a widening scandal that in one short week has seen Pope Benedict's butler arrested, the president of its bank unceremoniously dismissed and the publication of a new book alleging conspiracies among cardinals. It was a poisonous Pentecost Sunday for the pope, who likely had the …
- Attempts to revive language spoken in Jesus' time AP - 3 hrs ago
Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.
- USGS: Strong quake strikes northern Argentina Reuters - 6 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Argentina early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake occurred at 2:07 a.m. local time (1.07 a.m. EDT) and was centered 72 miles east-southeast of Santiago del Estero, the USGS said. Police in the town said there were no immediate reports …
- Lighter winds help in fight against N. Mexico fire AP - 4 hrs ago
Lighter winds aided crews battling a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest, but they still were unable to stop the blaze that has raged across more than 190 square miles of mountainous forest lands since last week.
- Driving season begins, as does griping about gas AP - 17 hrs ago
It's Memorial Day weekend and our national obsession with the price of gasoline is in focus once again.
Azarenka survives in 1st round of French Open AP - 55 mins ago
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka survived a scare in the first round of the French Open. More »Azarenka survives in 1st round of French Open
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka survived a scare in the first round of the French Open.
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