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Worshippers throng to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday
Hundreds of Christians marked Palm Sunday in the Holy Land, the start of the Catholic Holy Week that concludes with Easter. Crowds of faithful ...
Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog
Although the number of pending veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ...
Syrian opposition coalition falls into disarray
Syria's Western-backed opposition plunged into disarray on Sunday as its president resigned and its military leader refused to recognize a prime ...
Erdogan: No quick restoration of ties with Israel
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested "normalization" of ties with Israel would take time, hinting that Turkey wanted to ensure the ...
Arab League gives Syrian seat to opposition
In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main ...
Yemen clashes between al-Qaida, militiamen kill 9
Yemini security officials say clashes in the south between al-Qaida and pro-government fighters have killed nine. The officials said Sunday that ...
New pope opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm Sunday
Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart and promising to go to ...
Pilot whales beach in South Africa
Six of 19 pilot whales that were stranded Sunday on a beach in the South African city of Cape Town have died and authorities said they planned to ...
120 inmates freed in Nigeria attacks, 25 die
Officials say gunmen attacked a remote town in Nigeria's northeast, killing 25 and freeing 120 inmates. Adamawa State's head of prisons, Andrew Barka, ...
UN : At least 35 people killed by Congo fighters
The United Nations mission in Congo says at least 35 people were killed after hundreds of militia fighters attacked the southeast mining center of ...
UN Myanmar envoy visits ruined city after violence
The top UN envoy to Myanmar on Sunday toured a central city destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, calling ...
Israeli military responds to fire from Syria
Israel's army said it fired a guided missile into Syria on Sunday, destroying a military post after gunfire flew across the border and struck an ...
Notorious Ivory Coast militia leader killed
A regional official says a notorious militia leader accused of enlisting child soldiers for cross-border raids from Liberia into western Ivory Coast ...
Afghan president to visit Qatar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Qatar and discuss the possible opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state, the foreign ministry said on ...
Rights groups praise Oman pardon for protesters
International rights groups and others are hailing Oman's decision to pardon all activists jailed for offending the nation's ruler or joining protests
Musharraf heads to Pakistan amid death threats
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible ...
AP Photos: Cities go dark for 'Earth Hour'
It's something of a voluntary rolling blackout: Communities around the globe are going dark for an hour on Saturday evening as part of an initiative ...
UK police: Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead
Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken Russian tycoon who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in ...
Radical Islamists attack Malian city of Gao
Islamic extremists infiltrated and attacked the northern Malian city of Gao, the mayor and residents said late Saturday. It was the third major attack ...
Greece: 2 hurt, 11 escape in prison shooting
At least 11 inmates escaped from a Greek prison Friday night after gunmen brazenly attacked the site with grenades and automatic weapons, kicking off ...
Kerry sees Abbas and Netanyahu after Obama trip
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday, following up on President Barack Obama's talks with each earlier ...
Rebels enter C. African Republic capital
Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Central African Republic on Saturday, posing the gravest threat to President Francois Bozize's government ...
France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid
The death of a top al-Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a ...
After violence, Egypt groups blame each other
Egypt's political groups blamed one another on Saturday for one of the year's worst bouts of violence between supporters and opponents of the ...
Holder averts furloughs of prison staffers
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other ...