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Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day
Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced ...
Hamstring injury knocks Bolt out of Jamaica meet
Usain Bolt has withdrawn from a meet in his native Jamaica this weekend because of a hamstring injury. The Olympic 100-meter and 200-meter champion ...
Argentines cheer new Dutch queen as their own
Argentines and Dutch citizens living in the South American country gathered Tuesday to hail the first Argentine-born queen. The 46-year-old wife of ...
Mexican official's daughter gets restaurant closed
A Mexican official's daughter has caused a scandal by sending inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the table she wanted. It's the ...
Blatter seems secure as captain of FIFA's ship
Borrowing a favorite Sepp Blatter phrase, he seems a happy FIFA president. Blatter will attend the Asian Football Confederation elections this week ...
British warship patrols waters of Turks & Caicos
The British Navy has been called in to help the Turks & Caicos Islands fend off Haitian migrants. Monday's statement from the Caribbean territory's ...
Mexican journalists march against attacks on press
Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. The muckraking reporter, found beaten and suffocated in her house, was just the ...
Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins'
A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose ...
American charged, ex-general held in Venezuela
An American filmmaker was formally charged late Saturday by Venezuelan officials who accuse him of paying right-wing groups to foment postelection ...
Leader of Cuban opposition group visits exiles
The leader of a Cuban opposition group awarded Europe's top human rights prize spoke strongly against the Castro brothers during a visit Saturday to ...
Ex-French president top gift giver to Obama family
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife, Carla Bruni, were clearly taken with President Barack Obama and his family back in ...
Chile hunts sect members accused of burning baby
Chilean police are searching for three people accused of burning a baby alive in a doomsday ritual. Police began searching for the suspects on Friday ...
Swedish man dies climbing famed St. Lucia mountain
A Swedish tourist has died while trying to climb one of the highest peaks in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Police said in a statement ...
St. Lucia police detail rescue after boat sinking
A boat captain and his first mate swam through dangerous waters for nearly a day before they were rescued after a sinking that was also survived by ...
Mexican, Brazilian lead race to be next WTO chief
A Latin American is set to take the helm of the World Trade Organization after the field for the agency's next director general has narrowed to ...
Bolivia launches world court case against Chile
Land-locked Bolivia has launched a case at the United Nations' highest court seeking to compel neighboring Chile to negotiate access to the Pacific ...
Venezuela: Opposition to boycott vote audit
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Thursday that his movement will boycott an audit of election results and push the government ...
Charge disclosed in Cuban spying against US
An alleged accomplice in a major spy case involving Cuba helped recruit a friend and colleague to spy for the Cuban Intelligence Service against the U
Pope plans to visit Assisi, home of St Francis
Pope Francis plans to visit Assisi, the birthplace of the Italian saint who inspired his name. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said ...
Did dictators fix WCup title for Italy, Argentina?
Football's biggest prize may have twice been won with the help of dictators fixing matches for the host team. Argentina's triumph in 1978 and Italy's ...
Argentina's congress limits judicial independence
Argentina's congress passed new limits on judicial independence Thursday, key parts of a package of laws the government promises will "democratize" ...