International
Chancellor Merkel: $29.6 billion in aid for Greece planned as bailoutBERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved legislation on Monday that would give Greece euro22.4...
Gunshot starts stampede at Mexico cattle fair, five trampled to deathMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Five people were trampled to death early Sunday when a gunshot fired at a cattle fair sent a panic-stricken...
Anti-U.S. demonstrations mark the April 28 birthday of Saddam HusseinDAMASCUS (AP) — Supporters of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein gathered in Damascus Thursday to denounce the U.S. "occupation"...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dying Oregon comedian's last words will be written on his cremation urns — and the message will be sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.The animal...
Insurgents attack in Kandahar in south Afghanistan, kill threeKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai urged the international aid community not to pull out...
Roman bishop on trial for knowing about abuse in Vatican backyardROME (AP) — The bishop responsible for a politically connected priest accused of molesting seven boys has admitted in court papers...
Top Peruvian cop under cloud put on rights commission
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian police chief facing homicide charges over a deadly clash with Indian protesters has been named to a government commission...
Killings of anti-Taliban leades put Pakistan's Swat on the edgeMINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — The targeted killings of a handful of anti-Taliban leaders has shaken Pakistan's Swat Valley and raised fears...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in helicopters and boats searched the Gulf of Mexico for 11 missing workers Wednesday after a thunderous explosion rocked a huge oil drilling platform and lit up the night...
Sri Lanka ruling party increases gains in revote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Veteran politician Dissanayake Mudiyansalage Jayaratne took the oath of office Wednesday as Sri Lanka's 20th prime minister...
Church pedophilia scandal grows in Latin AmericaSAO PAULO (AP) — The detention of an 83-year-old priest in Brazil for allegedly abusing boys as young as 12 has added to the scandals hitting the Roman...
First ladies' goals good for US-Mexico relationsMEXICO CITY (AP) — Their presidential husbands establish official policy and formally pledge bilateral cooperation, but first ladies are often the...
