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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit
CAIRO - In his first response to the unrest sweeping his nation, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet Saturday and promised reforms but refused to step down, setting the stage for perhaps even heavier street battles…
After failed Iran nuclear talks: What now?
ISTANBUL - The collapse of another attempt at international outreach to Iran on Saturday has left world powers with few options except to wait - and hope that …
Karzai backs down in dispute with Afghan lawmakers
KABUL, Afghanistan - Under heavy pressure from Afghan lawmakers and Western diplomats, President Hamid Karzai agreed on Saturday to convene the newly elected parliament, ending a political standoff that threatened …
South Korean raid frees hostage crew from pirates
SEOUL, South Korea - As dawn broke, South Korean commandos steered their boats to a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. Under covering fire from a destroyer and a Lynx helicopter, they scrambled up ladders onto …
World/Nation Briefs January 19, 2010
Duvalier faces embezzlement, corruption case
Violence-scarred Tunisia announces new government
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising to free political prisoners and opening its government to oppos…
World Briefs January 16, 2011
New Tunisian leader is sworn in
Tunisians riot, force leader from power
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment a…
Cross-eyed opossum latest German 'star'
BERLIN (AP) - Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum, is the latest creature to rocket from Germany's front pages to international recognition, capturing the world's im…
Walking in her footsteps
JERUSALEM - Israel is inviting tourists to retrace the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, officials said Tuesday, in the latest campaign to bring Christian pilgrims…
Eight dead in new flood; Australia crisis worsens
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rescuers raced Tuesday to reach people trapped on roofs after a flash flood hurled a tsunami-like wall of water through Australia's waterlogged east, tossing cars like toys, killing at le…
Romania's witches curse new income tax
MOGOSOIA, Romania - Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dea…
British government warns aviation industry of threat
LONDON (AP) - British transport authorities have warned aviation officials that al-Qaida is considering an attack against a U.K. airport or other airline industry target in a threat described as credible, the BBC r…
New storms soak flood-weary Australia
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - New thunderstorms brought more pounding rains to a waterlogged coastal community in northeastern Australia on Thursday, as the mayor…
Brisbane, Australia braces for flooding; woman killed
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Military planes were flying food and other supplies toward a major city being slowly swamped in Australia's flood emergency on Monda…