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Obama rejects notion that trade deal is in danger
April 24, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — As trade negotiators struggled to overcome their differences, President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected suggestions that an Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger and urged the U.S. more »»
South Sudan president fires longtime army leader
April 24, 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The removal of South Sudan's military chief of staff — who comes from the same ethnic group as rebels fighting the government — further freezes a powerful minority out of to... more »»
Russia to hold new military exercises in southwest
April 24, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's defense minister has announced new military exercises in Russia's south and west in reaction to the mounting unrest in eastern Ukrain. more »»
Families of ferry's lost confront SKorea officials
April 24, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — Angry relatives of some of the more than 130 people still missing from the sinking of the ferry Sewol surrounded the fisheries minister and the coast guard chief... more »»
Clashes in east Ukraine leave at least 2 dead
April 24, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by th... more »»
Clash in east Ukraine leave at least 2 dead
April 24, 2014 SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by th... more »»
Afghan hospital guard kills 3 American doctors
April 24, 2014 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan security guard opened fire on a group of foreign doctors at a Kabul hospital on Thursday morning, killing three American physicians and wounding a U.S. more »»
Bloodied shirt, unwashed fork: JPII relics abound
April 24, 2014 ROME (AP) — Inside a chapel on the edge of Rome, a nun uses a key to open a wooden wall panel, revealing a hidden niche. more »»
Suicide attack in Iraq kills at least 11 people
April 24, 2014 BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police checkpoint south of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 11 people, officials said, the latest episode in an... more »»
Crusades fought, eBay bids sought for relics
April 24, 2014 ROME (AP) — Wars have been fought to obtain them. Medieval monks and modern-day bandits have pilfered them. more »»
China splurging on military as US pulls back
April 24, 2014 QINGDAO, China (AP) — China's navy commissioned 17 new warships last year, the most of any nation. more »»
Bomb kills 4 in Pakistan; airstrikes hit militants
April 24, 2014 KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A bombing in southern Pakistan killed a police officer known for his anti-militant campaigns and three other people on Thursday while army officials said the Pakistani ai... more »»
Arab-Israeli women break ground on pro soccer team
April 24, 2014 PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — When the Israeli women's soccer team Hapoel Petah Tikva lost a number of its players to Israel's national team ahead of World Cup qualifiers, founder Rafi Subra made a... more »»
EU, post-Soviet republics meet on partnership plan
April 24, 2014 PRAGUE (AP) — Amid Ukraine's deepening crisis, the presidents of post-Soviet republics and EU member states are gathering in Prague to save a project to boost their ties. more »»
Obama to Russia: More sanctions are 'teed up'
April 24, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — Accusing Russia of failing to live up to its commitments, President Barack Obama warned Moscow on Thursday that the United States has another round of economic sanctions "teed up" —... more »»
Classes begin at SKorean school full of mourning
April 24, 2014 ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — Students in the city hit hardest by the South Korean ferry disaster returned to classes Thursday, their school campus a tragic landscape of yellow ribbons, chrysanthemum... more »»
Obama: US would defend Japan in islands dispute
April 24, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — Showing solidarity with Japan, President Barack Obama affirmed Thursday that the U.S. more »»
Obama: New sanctions against Russia are 'teed up'
April 24, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — Warning Russia that new economic sanctions are "teed up," President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to an agreement last week to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine. more »»
Nepal officials go to Everest to try to end crisis
April 24, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — With the Mount Everest climbing season increasingly in doubt, Nepalese tourism officials traveled to base camp Thursday to negotiate with Sherpas who want to walk off the... more »»
Obama calls for peaceful end to island dispute
April 24, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that he wants to see a dispute between China and Japan over islands in the East China Sea resolved peacefully, while affirming that America's... more »» |
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