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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
Al-Zawahri new al-Qaida leader
CAIRO (AP) - Osama bin Laden's longtime second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, has taken control of al-Qaida, the group declared Thursday, marking the ascendancy of a man driven by hatred of the United States who hel…
Libyan rebels break out toward Tripoli
MISRATA, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels Monday broke out toward Tripoli from the opposition-held port of Misrata 140 miles to the east, cracking a government siege as fighters across the country mounted a resurgence in…
Suspect in embassy blasts killed
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces who didn't immediately real…
Blast kills 34 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Two explosions went off minutes apart in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar Sunday, killing 34 people and injuring nearly 100 in one of the deadliest attacks since the U.S. raid that…
Gates questions future of NATO alliance
BRUSSELS (AP) - In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk because …
World/Nation Briefs June 8, 2011
Obama worried about slowing economy
World/Nation Briefs June 7, 2011
British, French strike Gadhafi troops
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - British and French attack helicopters struck for the first time inside Libya, giving the NATO campaign more muscle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Hours later, Tripoli was hit by another ro…
Al-Qaida: Militant killed by US drone
ISLAMABAD (AP) - An al-Qaida leader sought in the 2008 Mumbai siege and rumored to be a longshot choice to succeed Osama bin Laden was believed killed in a U.S…
World/Nation Briefs June 2, 2011
Republicans press Obama on spending cuts, Medicare
South African president: Gadhafi is ready for truce
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Moammar Gadhafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, the visiting South African president said Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler, but he listed familiar Gadhafi condit…
World/Nation Briefs May 31, 2011
Obama settles on Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman
Troops in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Nearly a decade later, after more than 1,400 killed in combat, some U.S. troops paused for a moment Sunday to remember what brought A…
Egypt reopens its border with Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Pa…
North Korea freed American without aid promise
BEIJING - North Korea freed an American it held for a half year for reportedly proselytizing, handing him Saturday to a U.S. envoy who said Washington had not …