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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
Obama exhorts US, allies to bolster Arab spring
WARSAW, Poland - Holding out Poland's transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy a…
World/Nation Briefs May 28, 2011
Mladic could be extradited to The Hague on Monday
Faulty readings preceded Air France crash
PARIS (AP) - Confronted with faulty instrument readings and alarms going off in the cockpit, the pilots of an Air France jetliner struggled to tame the aircraft as it went into an aerodynamic stall, rolled, and fin…
The Few. The Proud. The Marines.
The USMC Heritage Press International says "Each U.S. Marine, past and present, is a part of the mythical fellowship of valor. Hallowed rituals, an unbending code of honor, and gallantry in combat are the hallmarks…
Serbian commander hauled into court
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Sixteen years after the bull-necked military commander went on the run, a pale and shrunken Ratko Mladic was hauled into a courtroom Thursday to face charges of genocide in ordering torture,…
Congress renews Patriot Act powers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the Senate and …
Palin gets ready for bus tour
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Sarah Palin will embark this weekend on a campaign-style bus tour along the East Coast, sending a jolt through the now-sleepy Republican …
World Briefs May 26, 2011
Life sentence for Smart kidnapper
Obama tends to U.S. bond with Britain
LONDON - In the splendor of Buckingham Palace and even a fast game of table tennis with British kids, President Barack Obama spent a full day of his European tour on Tuesday tending to and underlining the importanc…
Flights canceled as volcanic ash drifts
LONDON (AP) - Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano is bringing disruption and days of uncertainty to more parts of Europe, as officials in Germany said dozens…
Suicide bombing kills 2, injures 22 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck a police facility in an army cantonment in Pakistan's main northwest city early Wednesday, officials said, killing two people and wounding at least 22 in the la…
Volcanic cloud looms over Iceland again
LONDON (AP) - A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights, forcing President Barack Obama to s…
Obama enjoys Ireland visit; tough trip ahead
DUBLIN - He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village o…
World Briefs May 23, 2011
Yemen leader again balks at leaving
Iceland volcano erupts
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday - just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days.