INTERNATIONAL
Kenya foreign minister says West wasting money on anti-piracy ships
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kenya's foreign minister said Saturday the millions being spent to fight pirate attacks off...
INTERNATIONAL
Spanish legislators who banned bullfights allow flaming horns
MADRID (AP) — Run with the bulls, let them tumble into the sea during the chase, even stick fireworks or flaming...
Venezuelans to elect 165 members of National Assembly on Sunday
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opponents and supporters of President Hugo Chavez held their final rallies on Thursday ahead of legislative...
Hurricane Igor hits Canada with heavy rains, communities flooded
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Hurricane Igor pelted Canada's Atlantic coast province of Newfoundland with heavy rain Tuesday, flooding...
Suicide attack on Somalia's government failed
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A police officer in Somalia says a suicide bomber who attempted to attack the presidential palace in Mogadishu has been shot...
Strong earthquake strikes Chile's disaster area; no damage reported
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit the same part of Chile that suffered a catastrophic quake in February....
Nuclear chief: Iran has the right to bar UN inspectors from program
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's nuclear chief said it has the right to bar U.N. inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear...
Mexico captures reported drug lord, savage assassin ‘the Barbie'
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's...
Thai teacher caught on cell phone hitting students with electrical cane
BANGKOK (AP) — Secretly recorded cell phone footage has exposed a teacher at a Catholic boarding school in northeastern Thailand...
Number of US troops in Iraq below 50,000 for first time since 2003BAGHDAD (AP) — The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and...
Suspected US missiles kill 10 people in militant-controlled Pakistan areaDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected U.S. missiles killed 10 people in a militant-controlled region close to the Afghan...
Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship from piratesABOARD THE HSMS CARLSKRONA (AP) — Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates, freeing...
