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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
Vatican calling
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help.
Palestinians more skeptical about Mideast talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian officials said Saturday that Israel's dismissive response to President Barack Obama's new Mideast peace proposal proves there's not enough common ground for meaningful negotiations.
Saleh to step down
SANAA, Yemen - Under pressure from protesters and regional allies, Yemen's president said Saturday he will sign a deal to step down after 32 years in power. St…
Plane crashes in south Argentina; 22 dead
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A commercial airplane crashed Wednesday in Argentina's southern Patagonia region and all 22 people on board are dead, said a local hospital director.
World/Nation Briefs May 18, 2011
IMF chief under suicide watch
One pooch per
SHANGHAI - China's largest city is setting a limit of one dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.
Pakistani Intelligence: Friend or foe?
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The twin towers in New York were still smoldering in September 2001 when Pakistan spy chief Gen. Mahmood Ahmed went to Afghanistan with t…
World/Nation Briefs May 11, 2011
Mississippi Delta braces for flood
World/Nation Briefs May 10, 2011
Pakistan may have leaked CIA chief's name
What might come next
After an extraordinary week of events in the United States and abroad, one thing is clear: Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of American forces has the pote…
Pakistan, CIA differ over bin Laden's last days
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's military paints a different picture than the United States of Osama bin Laden's final days: far from the terror mastermind still trying to strike America, he's seen as an aging terrorist…
Information from bin Laden raid shows interest in U.S. trains
WASHINGTON - Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But counterterrorism offic…
Bin Laden unarmed when killed
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was unarmed when Navy SEALs burst into his room and shot him to death, the White House said Tuesday, a change in the official account that raised questions about whether the U.S. ever p…
Afghan Taliban: Spring offensive starts now
KABUL, Afghanistan - The spring fighting season in Afghanistan geared up this weekend with a war of words.
World Briefs May 1, 2011
Iraq approves $400M payment to Americans