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Pope recalls 'joy,' difficulties in final audience
Pope Benedict XVI bid an emotional farewell Wednesday on the eve of his retirement, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy, but also ...
Defense questions FBI agent in NY cannibal plot
A defense attorney for a police officer accused in a cannibalism plot pressed an FBI agent to explain where fantasy ends and reality begins Wednesday ...
Lawmakers, vet groups panning Pentagon's new medal
The military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such ...
Recommendation on Boeing 787s expected next week
Experts at the Federal Aviation Administration are expected to say next week whether they recommend accepting Boeing's plan to fix its troubled 787 ...
Bipartisan House bill toughens penalties on Iran
House leaders are pushing for tougher penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions, introducing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would pressure ...
Slovenia's troubled government ousted
Slovenia's parliament ousted Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative government Wednesday, while designating a financial expert from the ...
AP INTERVIEW: Iraq PM warns Syria war could spread
Iraq's prime minister warned Wednesday that a victory for rebels in the Syrian civil war would create a new extremist haven and destabilize the wider ...
Panel: change sentencing in child porn cases
The U.S. Sentencing Commission says the advent of the Internet has led to broad sentencing disparities in child pornography cases, and that the ...
Ranulph Fiennes evacuated from Antarctica base
Veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes was being evacuated from Antarctica on Wednesday, days after he reluctantly pulled out of a polar expedition ...
Brazilian priest investigated for alleged abuse
A Roman Catholic priest is being investigated for allegations of sexual abuse of three young girls in his parish in southeastern Brazil, police said ...
Iraq resumes flights to Kuwait after 22-year halt
An Iraqi Airways flight landed in Kuwait on Wednesday for the first time since Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of the tiny emirate as the neighboring ...
Multilingual Kerry charms French, German hosts
Secretary of State John Kerry is charming his way through the capitals of western Europe with his knowledge of local languages, delighting audiences ...
Threats of violence in Kenyan slums color election
Dozens of shack homes have been burned to the ground in recent weeks in Mathare, Nairobi's most dangerous slum. Families are moving into zones ...
House committee takes up school safety issues
The top Democrat on the House education committee says any discussion about school safety needs to be coupled with "common sense strategies to keep ...
Syrian army clashes with rebels around Aleppo
Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes on rebels trying to storm a police academy outside Aleppo on Wednesday, activists said, while jihadi fighters ...
Iran opposition group urges more security in Iraq
An Iranian opposition group urged the U.N. refugee agency Wednesday to provide better protection for its members in Iraq following a mortar attack on ...
Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons
Fighting tears, the father of one of the first graders slain in the Newtown, Conn. mass shooting is begging the Senate Judiciary Committee to ban ...
Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
A shark possibly 14 feet (4 meters) long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to ...
Taliban kill 17 Afghans in attack in east
Taliban insurgents poisoned, then shot and killed 17 people as they slept at a local police post in eastern Afghanistan, one of two attacks in as many ...
Census body: Egypt population reaching 92 million
Egypt's government says in March, the number of Egyptian citizens will reach 92 million. Of those, 84 million live in Egypt and 8 million abroad.
Guinea police fire tear gas at march, many injured
Officials say security forces fired tear gas at protests that turned violent after opposition marchers started throwing stones in Guinea's capital.
3 dead in Swiss workplace shooting
A longtime employee opened fire at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland on Wednesday, leaving three people dead, including the assailant, ...
Diplomats urge EU to block Jerusalem settlements
Nearly two dozen European diplomats have urged the EU to intensify efforts to block Israeli settlement in and near Jerusalem, saying such construction ...
Yemen's ousted leader urges 'forgiveness'
In his first public speech in more than 18 months, Yemen's ousted autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh pleaded for "forgiveness of the past" on ...
Israel: Mortar shell from Syria lands in Golan
A mortar shell fired from Syria exploded in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Wednesday, falling in an open area and causing no casualties, the ...