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Correction: Britain-Mass Slaying story
In a story Aug. 24 about a mass slaying on the British Channel Island of Jersey, The Associated Press erroneously reported the charge for which Damian ...
UN forecasts deterioration in Gaza conditions
A new United Nations report is painting a dire picture of the Gaza Strip at the end of the decade. The tiny Palestinian enclave has been hit hard by ...
Civic groups condemn Uganda oil secrecy
The closed-door arbitration between Uganda and the U.K.-listed Heritage Oil is the latest example of the secrecy plaguing the East African country's ...
Barnes & Noble partnership with John Lewis
U.S. bookseller Barnes & Noble says it will enter into a partnership with British retailer John Lewis to offer its Nook electronic readers in the U.K.
Wife of Russian opposition activist gets jail
A Russian opposition activist was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison in a review of her drug-related case —twice as long as prosecutors had ...
AstraZeneca announces new chief executive
Drug maker AstraZeneca has appointed former Roche executive Pascal Soriot as its chief executive officer. Soriot was chief operating officer of the ...
Norway PM apologizes for flawed massacre response
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday apologized for flaws in the response to last year's bomb and gun rampage by a right-wing ...
Britain's 'Chief Mouser' records first kill
Britain's most prestigious house cat has finally earned its keep. Larry, a tabby recruited by Prime Minister David Cameron to ward off mice at his ...
Large iron ore discovery in Namibia
The Namibian Press Agency reports the discovery of large deposits of iron ore that are the first found in the mineral-rich southwest African country.
Zimbabwe PM: No more talks on new constitution
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday he won't renegotiate over a draft constitution despite demands by President Robert Mugabe for ...
Debt inspectors face dilemma over Portugal
Foreign inspectors faced a dilemma as they began assessing Portugal's compliance with the terms of its financial bailout agreement Tuesday.
French fin min announces gasoline price cut
France's finance minister says the price of gasoline and diesel fuel will be lowered by up to six euro cents per liter in a move aimed at fulfilling ...
Gold-based scam unravels, robbing Poles of savings
It was pretty much all the money Bozena Oracz had after a working life as an accountant: the equivalent of $15,000. She placed it in a fund investing ...
Wong Kar-wai to head Berlin festival jury
Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say Chinese director Wong Kar-wai will lead the jury at next year's event in February.
Lufthansa cabin crew to strike
A union representing cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa says its members plan to go on strike after talks on pay and conditions broke down.
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
NATO says one of its helicopters has crashed in eastern Afghanistan. It says no one was killed. Lt. j.g. Amy Hession says the helicopter made a hard ...
Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead
An intense fire at a Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after an explosion killed at least 41 people and ...
Isaac tests the resolve of a Haitian family man
Ousner Benjamin usually worries about supporting his common-law wife and five children. But on the eve of Tropical Storm Isaac's passage across ...
Nicaragua probes drug network of fake journalists
Nicaraguan authorities are investigating what they call a vast network of drug criminals behind a seizure of $9.2 million in vans driven by people ...
Mexican sect faces down police in school fight
Mexican authorities were unable Monday to overcome the resistance of an apocalyptic religious sect in western Mexico that has refused to allow public ...
South African adventurer shot in Peru
A young South African adventurer seeking to follow the Amazon River from its origin to its mouth was in stable condition in a Lima hospital Monday ...
10,000 Syrian refugees stuck at Turkish border
Some 10,000 Syrian refugees are waiting on the Syrian side of the border as Turkey rushes to build more camps to accommodate the influx and carries ...
France would recognize Syrian opposition govt
French President Francois Hollande urged Syria's divided opposition on Monday to form a provisional government, promising that France would recognize ...
Syria sectarian divide turns to fear and flight
Abu Qais, a Sunni Muslim in Syria's capital Damascus, says six members of his extended family have been killed by gunmen who belong to the minority ...
Egypt president names mainly Islamist adviser team
Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi on Monday named a team of 21 advisers and aides that includes three women and two Christians and a large ...