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Nicaragua evacuates 3,000 as volcano spews ash
The San Cristobal volcano spewed out a column of ash and gas 2½ miles high Saturday, leading Nicaraguan authorities to evacuate about 3,000 people ...
Egypt flights delayed due to work slowdown
Dozens of airplane flights leaving Cairo were delayed Saturday because of a work slowdown by the baggage handlers of Egypt's national carrier, ...
Southern Yemen clashes kill 6
Clashes in southern Yemen have killed five al-Qaida militants and one pro-government tribal fighter in the past 24 hours, a military official said ...
Greek PM: Painful cuts will restore credibility
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras insisted Saturday that the latest package of deep spending cuts, which will once again affect wages and pensions, ...
Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander
A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist ...
McCain: Iran situation a 'train wreck'
U.S. Sen. John McCain says he is disappointed with his party's presidential candidate for sidestepping world affairs in his campaign for the White ...
Suicide bomb kills 6 near NATO gate in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber struck at the heart of NATO's operation in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least six Afghan civilians in an attack that officials ...
Egypt football federation delays league games
Egypt's Sports Ministry has decided to delay the start of the country's premier league for one month, following the storming by angry fans of the ...
Twins born in Turkey, returned to Syrian border
Pregnant with twins, Fatima Abdallah survived shelling, hid under relatives' beds and went without food during a treacherous weekslong trip across the ...
Madrid chosen for EuroVegas gambling resort
The decision by Las Vegas Sands to choose Madrid for a big "EuroVegas" casino project was welcomed by city officials Saturday, but potential obstacles ...
Ex-Beatle McCartney gets French legion of honor
France's Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. On Saturday the ...
Egypt says Sinai campaign coordinated with Israel
Egypt said Saturday that it has coordinated an ongoing security sweep of the Sinai Peninsula with Israel, and that the campaign does not violate the ...
Ashton: more sanctions on Syria, Iran an option
The European Union is considering imposing more sanctions on Syria in a bid to end its civil war and against Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, the ...
Pakistan, India sign new visa agreement
Pakistan and India signed a new visa agreement Saturday that makes cross-border travel easier, the latest sign of thawing relations between two ...
4 French hostages appeal for their release
In a video released Saturday by the private Mauritanian news website SAHARAMEDIAS, four French hostages held for nearly two years urge France's ...
Russia rebuffs Clinton on Syria, Iran penalties
Russia on Saturday soundly rejected U.S. calls for increased pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to relinquish power. U.S. Secretary of State ...
Tweets of false shootouts cause panic in Mexico
Mothers rushed to pull their kids out of school, shopkeepers slammed down their metal gates, and bus drivers radioed one another about streets to ...
3 dead in Russian military chopper crash
A Russian military helicopter has crashed into a mountain in the republic of Dagestan, killing all three crewmen aboard. Interior Ministry spokesman ...
HK drops plans for Chinese patriotism classes
Hong Kong officials backed down Saturday on plans to make students take Chinese patriotism classes following a week of protests in the former British ...
Paul McCartney recibe la Legión de Honor francesa
El ex Beatle Paul McCartney ha sido galardonado con la Legión de Honor francesa por sus servicios a la música, anunció el sábado el palacio ...
Alps slaying victims each shot twice in head
Officials say the four people brutally slain while vacationing in the French Alps each suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. Eric Maillaud, the ...
Rally denounces pressure on Ukrainian TV channel
Hundreds of demonstrators have rallied in the center of the Ukrainian capital to protest what they call the government's crackdown on one of the few ...
Pakistan frees Christian girl accused of blasphemy
A young Christian girl accused of burning pages of Islam's holy book was freed Saturday from a jail near the capital where she had been held for three ...
Palestinian leader says government short of funds
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that government employees will not receive full salaries this month because donor countries have not ...