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APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
Satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch ...
London police investigate corruption allegations
London's Metropolitan Police say they are investigating allegations that police officers accepted illegal payments from a private investigation agency ...
'What to Expect..' stars in London for UK premiere
The stars of the romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" had plenty of praise for each other — and a warning about making out on the ...
Egypt's presidential race is haunted by the past
Egypt's presidential campaign has been full of startling moments. At one point, ousted President Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister rode into a rally ...
Legion's latest admission revives hypocrisy charge
The Legion of Christ religious order, already discredited for concealing the crimes of its pedophile founder, suffered another blow to its credibility ...
Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom
Iran made the first move Tuesday in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit
The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders.
Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes
British director Ken Loach's new movie "The Angels' Share" is set in Scotland — the perfect excuse to bring out the kilts in Cannes. With a Scottish ...
NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program
North Korea on Tuesday vowed to push ahead with its nuclear program because of what it called U.S. hostility, as an outside analysis of satellite ...
Tunisia to extradite ex-Libyan prime minister
Tunisia said Tuesday it will soon extradite Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi back to his homeland, after detaining the former Libyan prime minister for eight ...
Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping
The leader of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the ...
UN prosecutor: Mladic trial should start in weeks
The chief U.N. prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that evidence errors that postponed the trial of Ratko Mladic are of "limited" impact ...
SAfrica: Zuma seeks ban on artwork; vandals hit
South African President Jacob Zuma and his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to have a painting depicting the president's ...
Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally ...
Egypt's election fever comes to Garbage City
Election fever has even come to Cairo's Garbage City, the sprawling neighborhood built on — and living from — the waste of the Egyptian capital.
Londonderry police seize bombs, arrest IRA suspect
Residents of a Londonderry street voiced their anger Tuesday at Irish Republican Army die-hards after police seized at least two bombs in an apartment ...
Elephant and pig tapped to predict Euro 2012 games
Who's going to win the European Championship? Time to ask an elephant — or a pig. Poland's answer to Paul the Octopus — the tentacled tipster who ...
UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand
A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion ...
Hezbollah urges calm after Shiites abducted
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has appealed for calm following the abduction of 12 Lebanese Shiites in Syria. Security officials say ...
EU 'concerned' over conviction of Palestinian
The European Union says it is "concerned" over Israel's conviction of a prominent Palestinian protest leader. An Israeli military court on Sunday ...
W. African group probes attack on Mali president
West Africa's regional bloc said Tuesday it will impose sanctions on those it finds responsible for allowing an attack on Mali's president at his ...
Greek party leader warns austerity threatens euro
The leader of a radical left Greek coalition some see as the front-runner in fresh elections due next month warned the EU Tuesday that austerity ...
Officials: Syrian rebels kidnap 12 Lebanese
Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria on Tuesday, adding to fears that Lebanon is getting drawn into the chaos next door, ...