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London's Cockneys compete for Olympic attention
With a memorable, rhythmic slang, one of London's oldest communities is trying not to get lost in the Olympic clamor befalling the British capital.
Mother of man who set off Tunisia revolt sentenced
The mother of the fruit-seller whose self-immolation touched off Tunisia's uprising has received a four-month suspended sentence Friday for "verbally ...
Saudi to non-Muslims: Respect fast or be expelled
Saudi authorities warned non-Muslim expatriates on Friday, the first day of Ramadan, not to eat, drink, or smoke in public until the end of the Muslim ...
5 Afghan police killed in roadside bombing
Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed a district police chief and four other policemen in southern Afghanistan. Gulab Khan, director of ...
North Korea speculation rampant in Seoul
The surprise news set off a predictable wildfire of speculation and rumors south of the border. Almost as soon as North Korea announced this week that ...
Russia opposes ending UN observer mission in Syria
Russia says it will veto a British resolution that would extend the 300-strong U.N. observer force in Syria for a final 30 days. Russia supports a ...
Israeli protester who set himself on fire dies
An Israeli hospital says a man who set himself on fire a week ago to protest the country's high cost of living has died of his wounds. The Sheba ...
Glance at the bailout of Spain's trouble banks
On Friday, finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro approved the terms of the bailout of Spain's troubled banking sector. Here is a ...
South Africa's former top cop gets medical parole
South Africa's former police chief, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption, will be set free on health grounds, the country's prison ...
Rebels: $18.4 million paid for hostage release
The Islamist rebel group that freed three European hostages in north Mali this week claimed Friday that they received a ransom of €15 million ($18.
Oil below $92 as weak demand, Iran tension weighed
Oil slipped below $92 a barrel Friday, after a big jump the day before, as weak demand was weighed against rising Middle East tensions. By early ...
Russian envoy to France: Assad ready to step down
Russia's ambassador to France says Moscow believes Syria's president is ready to step down "in a civilized way." But the Syrian government immediately ...
UK public sector borrowing overshoots forecasts
U.K. public sector borrowing rose more than expected in June, to 14.4 billion pounds ($22.6 billion), according to official data released Friday that ...
Muslims get ready for Ramadan fast in summer heat
Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are steeling themselves for the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades. No food or drink, not even a sip of ...
Recipe for cream cheese-stuffed jalapeno poppers
The recent heat wave and drought across the upper Midwest have taken a toll on some crops, but the weather has helped make some peppers extra-spicy ...
Russia and China again veto Syria resolution
Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad's government to end the escalating ...
Beijing court rejects appeal from artist Ai Weiwei
A Beijing court on Friday rejected artist Ai Weiwei's appeal of a more than $2 million fine for tax evasion, a case he says is part of an intimidation ...
Police seek bomber identity, Israel blames Iran
He looked like any other impatient tourist checking the big board at airport arrivals: a lanky, long-haired man in a baseball cap with his hands in ...
Mideast nations declare Friday start of Ramadan
Religious authorities in most Middle Eastern countries declared that Friday will be the start of the holy month of Ramadan, a period devoted to ...
Syria's Assad appears on TV after bombing
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance Thursday since a bomb killed some of his top lieutenants, looking calm and composed on state ...
Rebels kill 21 Syrian guards, overtake border post
Rebels attacked Syrian forces Thursday on two spots along the nation's porous border with Iraq, killing 21 soldiers and seizing control of one of the ...
Senior Yemen policeman killed by bomb in car
A bomb hidden inside the car of a senior Yemeni police official exploded and killed him Thursday in the south of the country, a provincial official ...
Italian freed after 10-month Africa ordeal home
Three European aid workers kidnapped 10 months ago in north Africa returned home late Thursday, with the Italian saying she wants to go back to work ...
Egypt's ex-spy chief Omar Suleiman dies
Democracy activists denounced plans for a military funeral honoring Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman, who was the ousted President Hosni ...
UK terror plot foiled after husband, wife fall out
A planned bomb attack on Jewish sites in the English city of Manchester was foiled when the husband-and-wife team behind the plot became embroiled in ...