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Malaysia says not sure which way jet was headed
March 12, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than four days after a Malaysian jetliner went missing on route to Beijing, authorities acknowledged Wednesday they didn't know in which direction the plane and... more »»
Malaysia's air force says jet may have turned back
March 12, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The missing Malaysian jetliner may have attempted to turn back before it vanished from radar, but there is no evidence it reached the Strait of Malacca, the country'... more »»
Malaysia's air force jet may have turned back
March 12, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's air force chief has denied remarks attributed to him in a local paper that a passenger jet missing for more than four days had been tracked by military... more »»
Malaysian military: Missing jet changed course
March 12, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course over the sea, crossed Malaysia and reached the Strait of Malacca — hundreds of miles from its last position recorded b... more »»
Pope's Franciscans kick-start fundraising effort
March 11, 2014 ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, founded his order of mendicant friars in the 13th century after receiving a calling from God to "rebuild my church. more »»
CIA accused: Senator sees torture probe meddling
March 11, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary public accusation, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee declared on Tuesday that the CIA interfered with and then tried to intimidate a congressiona... more »»
Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change
March 11, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test. more »»
Haitians sue UN over cholera epidemic
March 11, 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 1,500 Haitians filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking compensation from the United Nations for victims of a cholera outbreak that health officials say has killed more than 8,000... more »»
Teen hit by Turkish police dies after 9-month coma
March 11, 2014 ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police clashed with thousands of protesters Tuesday following the death of a Turkish teenager, who had been in a coma since being hit by a police tear-gas canister during... more »»
Malaysian military: Missing jet changed course
March 11, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course over the sea, crossed Malaysia and reached the Strait of Malacca — hundreds of miles from its last position recorded b... more »»
Friend: Pistorius fired guns in public
March 11, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius fired guns in public in the months before he killed his girlfriend — once out of a car sunroof on a road and once in a crowded restaurant, a onetime... more »»
Israeli drone crashes in Gaza; airstrike kills 3
March 11, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed three Gaza militants on Tuesday near an area where an unmanned Israeli surveillance aircraft crashed earlier in the day, an official in th... more »»
2 airlines to check passports on Interpol database
March 11, 2014 LYON, France (AP) — Interpol is allowing two airlines to check passenger passports against its vast database of lost and stolen travel documents — in a test project aimed to let private sector... more »»
Gitmo detainee challenges force-feeding procedures
March 11, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — A detainee at Guantanamo Bay is challenging force-feeding practices at the facility imposed on prisoners who go on hunger strikes. more »»
UN: 5.5 million Syrian children affected by war
March 11, 2014 BEIRUT (AP) — The number of Syrian children affected by the civil war in their homeland has doubled in the past year to at least 5. more »»
France arrests 8 in raid on Syrian-bound radicals
March 11, 2014 PARIS (AP) — Prosecutors say seven men and a woman have been arrested in France on suspicion of planning to join radical Islamic groups fighting in Syri. more »»
Libyan prime minister ousted by parliament
March 11, 2014 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's parliament ousted the prime minister in a Tuesday vote of confidence, after his government was embarrassed this week when a militia controlling an eastern port defie... more »»
Egypt's el-Sissi in UAE in first Gulf visit
March 11, 2014 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The official news agency of the United Arab Emirates says Egypt's military chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is in the country attending the closing... more »»
Spain recalls Madrid train bombs a decade later
March 11, 2014 MADRID (AP) — Spain's King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy joined families of victims of the Madrid train bombings Tuesday for a 10th anniversary Mass in memory of one of Europe's... more »» |
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