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Strong quake kills girl, ruins homes in Indonesia
A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes.
Israel vote presents diplomatic, domestic choices
—WHO IS RUNNING? Polls indicate about a dozen of 32 parties competing in Tuesday's election have a chance of winning seats in the 120-member ...
AP photos: crowd fills Mall to cheer Obama
President Barack Obama's inauguration Monday brought out a festive crowd of flag-wavers who filled the National Mall to overflowing, hailed his moment ...
As Israelis vote, peace seems distant
Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised for re-election as Israel's prime minister in Tuesday's voting, the result of the failure of his opponents to unite ...
3 Americans die in Algeria attack, 7 survive
Three U.S. citizens were killed in last week's hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama ...
India gang-rape trial opens Thursday in new court
The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long ...
Inside job, 2 Canadian militants in Algeria siege
The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, ...
UK's Prince Harry returns from Afghanistan
Capt. Wales is coming home to be Prince Harry once again. The Ministry of Defense revealed Monday that the 28-year-old prince is returning from a ...
Ble Goude charged with war crimes in Ivory Coast
Authorities in Ivory Coast have charged former youth leader Charles Ble Goude with war crimes over his alleged role in violence linked to the ...
AP Interview: WEF founder still sees crisis risks
The world has not yet escaped the risk of a collapse in the global economy despite some renewed confidence heading into 2013, the founder of the World ...
Moscow to start evacuating Russians from Syria
Russia said Monday it is sending two planes to Lebanon to start evacuating its citizens from Syria, the strongest sign yet that President Bashar ...
Dead and missing from siege at Algerian gas plant
Here's the latest information from Algeria on the dead and missing after a bloody, four-day hostage siege at the country's remote Ain Amenas natural ...
French seize control of 2 key Mali towns
French troops in armored personnel carriers rolled through the streets of Diabaly on Monday, winning praise from residents of this besieged town after ...
Egypt's Morsi opposes French intervention in Mali
Egypt's Islamist president on Monday stated his opposition to France's military intervention in Mali, saying its actions there would create a "new ...
Obamas attend congressional luncheon
President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he's confident they can act together to make a difference for the country's children, "and our children's ...
French: Turkish suspect probed in Kurd killings
French prosecutors have filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges against a Turkish citizen who worked as a driver for one of three Kurdish ...
Pakistani intelligence held men without evidence
Pakistan's most powerful intelligence agency held seven suspected militants sought by the Supreme Court for more than a year and a half without ...
In Mexico, self-defense squads battle violence
The young man at the roadside checkpoint wept softly behind the red bandanna that masked his face. At his side was a relic revolver, and his feet were ...
Jailed American pastor to be released on bail
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a jailed American pastor of Iranian origin is to be released imminently after posting $ ...
Kremlin to start evacuation of Russians from Syria
The Russian government says it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate Russians from Syria, the first such effort since the uprising against ...
Obama inaugural speech references Stonewall riots
President Barack Obama referenced the Stonewall gay-rights riots in his inaugural address, classing them as a civil rights watershed along with key ...
Arab League: Syria envoy mission makes no progress
The Arab League chief says the mission of the international envoy tasked with resolving Syria's crisis has not yielded even a "flicker of hope." Nabil ...
Officials: Pirates seize oil tanker in Ivory Coast
Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5,000 tons of jet fuel from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana, though its precise ...
Obama: Freedom must be secured
President Barack Obama says that "while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on Earth." Delivering his second inaugural ...
Chaotic Kenya primaries a preview of March poll
Political parties on Monday announced the names of those who won Kenya's primary elections, which observers said were flawed and served as a bad sign ...