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Israel on alert as locusts cross in from Egypt
A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the ...
Londonderry cops stop IRA mortars in van, arrest 3
Northern Ireland police stopped an Irish Republican Army splinter group from firing mortar shells at a police station in an attack that could have ...
Egypt: Christian arrested on molesting charge
An official says a Coptic Christian has been arrested on charges of molesting a neighbor child, adding to sectarian tensions in Egypt's south.
Czech lawmakers charging president with treason
The Czech Republic's conservative President Vaclav Klaus is facing high treason charges over his controversial amnesty of thousands of prison inmates ...
'Batman' hands suspect over to UK police
A man dressed as Batman has brought a suspected burglar into a police station in northern England. West Yorkshire Police said Monday that they do not ...
Officials: 42 Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush
At least 42 Syrian soldiers were killed in a well-coordinated ambush Monday after seeking refuge across the border in Iraq following clashes with ...
Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims
A British judge was shown graphic pictures of dead and mutilated Iraqis who allegedly died at British hands as a public inquiry began Monday into ...
AP PHOTOS: Kenya votes; long lines and violence
Kenyans are waiting in long lines to cast their ballots five years after more than 1,000 people died in election-related violence. Multiple attacks ...
Protests over Pakistan bombing turn deadly
Gunmen shot and killed two people returning from a funeral Monday for Shiite Muslim victims of a massive bombing in Karachi, highlighting escalating ...
Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at his supposed ally, Pakistan, saying Monday that a statement by a Pakistani cleric endorsing ...
Removal of Berlin Wall section put on hold
After facing protests, a real estate developer has put on hold until at least mid-March plans to remove a piece of one of the few remaining sections ...
Trial starts in UAE for 94 charged in coup plot
Ninety-four people in the United Arab Emirates pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to overthrow the government on Monday, with several telling the ...
US, Saudi present united front on Syria, Iran
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Monday presented a united front to Iran and Syria. They warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that they will ...
Pope's new clothes? Check. Tailor rolls out robes
White cassock? Check. White skullcap? Check. Red shoes? Check. Cardinals haven't even begun meeting in the Sistine Chapel yet to elect the new pope ...
Guinea: Attacks on 2 private radio stations
A journalists' association in Guinea says that two privately-owned radio stations have been attacked, as political tensions rise before Guinea's ...
Argentina has very different papal candidates
Both are the sons of Italian immigrants. Both are doctrinal conservatives. And both are known for their warm personalities. But the two Argentine ...
UNICEF: Quarter of Congo's children not in school
The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of Congolese children are not going to school, including 1.3 million in the mineral-rich ...
Ex-Libyan rebel offers to settle with UK govt
A Libyan military commander who is suing the British government over its alleged role in his detention and rendition has offered to settle for 3 ...
Gaza Hamas rulers to start campaign to catch spies
Gaza's Hamas rulers say they will begin a new campaign to find Palestinian collaborators with Israel. Col. Mohammed Lafi of Gaza's Interior Ministry ...
UN cannot guarantee all Iranian nuke work peaceful
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he cannot guarantee that all of Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful unless Tehran provides more ...
Case for 8 charged in dragged man case postponed
The bail application for the eight South African police officers facing murder charges in last week's death of a Mozambican taxi driver dragged by a ...
Israel blames Hamas for keeping shut Gaza crossing
An Israeli military spokesman says the militant Islamic group Hamas has pressured a Palestinian contractor into keeping closed the Gaza side of the ...
Violent start in Kenyan election; police killed
Five years after more than 1,000 people were killed in election-related violence, Kenyans on Monday began casting votes in a nationwide election seen ...
Egypt's army intervenes in Port Said clashes
The military intervened in clashes between thousands of protesters and police in a restive Egyptian canal city on Sunday, the latest in a cycle of ...
Car bomb kills 37, wounds 141 in southern Pakistan
A car bomb exploded outside a mosque on Sunday, killing 37 people and wounding another 141 in a Shiite Muslim dominated neighborhood in the southern ...