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Argentine commuter train crash kills 50 and injures hundreds

By The Associated Press
February 24, 2012

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines desperately searched hospitals Thursday in hopes that loved ones survived a train crash that killed 50 people and sent hundreds to emergency rooms. A stunned...

Teen tries to hit passengers, references bin Laden on flight

By The Associated Press
February 24, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Saudi Arabian teenager has been indicted on charges of interfering with a flight crew after authorities alleged he tried to hit fellow passengers, took a swing at a flight...

An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus Feb. 23 after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraq.

Widespread shootings and bombings kill 55 across Iraq

By The Associated Press
February 24, 2012

BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs and deadly shootings relentlessly pounded Iraqis on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 225 in a widespread wave of violence the government called a "frantic...

Female heir, future queen born to Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria

By The Associated Press
February 24, 2012

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to her first child Thursday, a baby girl who will one day become queen, prompting banner headlines and 21-gun salutes across the country. The...

Man charged after cooking own meal at Denny’s, posing as manager

By The Associated Press
February 24, 2012

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who claimed to be the new manager of a Denny's restaurant in Wisconsin then cooked himself a cheeseburger and fries is facing charges. Police say 52-year-old James Summers,...

Drawing holds $80 million price tag

By The Associated Press
February 23, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — One of four versions of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby's auction house announced Tuesday. Sotheby's estimates that the work,...

Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he’s only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall, sits on a chair Wednesday in Katmandu, Nepal.

Nepalese man Dangi, 22-inches tall, claims to be world’s shortest

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur...

President Hugo Chavez’s surgery throws Venezuala into uncertainty

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez has never been one to share decision-making authority. Now, the voluble socialist strongman and acerbic critic of the U.S. may have no choice but to...

Egyptian judge sets June 2 verdict date for former President Murabak

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which could put the man who spent nearly 30 years...

Commissioner David Stern says NBA is talking to buyers for Hornets

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Commissioner David Stern says the NBA is talking to a couple of buyers for the Hornets and hopes to have a deal by March 1. Stern did not name the potential buyers during an NBA...

Charles “Buddy” Roemer leaving GOP, but not presidential campaign

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer is giving up his attempt to win the Republican nomination for president. But he's not giving up his bid for the White House, instead...

Occupy Wall St. protestors to hold conference in Philadelphia

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement plans to elect 876 "delegates" from around the country and hold a national "general assembly" in Philadelphia...