Looters attack S. Korea embassy in Libya: official

South Korea‘s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been attacked by looters amid the chaos arising from battles to topple leader Moamer Kadhafi, a Seoul official said Monday.Some 10 armed attackers stormed the mission on Sunday afternoon and tried to steal furniture and electronics, said foreig

Aug. 29, 2011

33 killed in fiery day across Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) ― Bombs in Baghdad killed six people Saturday night, capping a deadly day in which at least 33 people died across Iraq, officials said.Late Saturday night, a bomb hidden in a bicycle outside a Sunni mosque killed three worshippers and wounded eight others leaving evening prayers at the

Aug. 28, 2011

Iran warns of crisis if Syria falls

BEIRUT (AP) ― Syria’s closest ally, Iran, warned Saturday that a power vacuum in Damascus could spark an unprecedented regional crisis while urging President Bashar Assad to listen to some of his people’s “legitimate demands.” Thousands of protesters, meanwhile, insisted they will defy tanks and bul

Aug. 28, 2011

Al-Qaida's No. 2 reported killed by US in Pakistan

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. and Pakistani officials said Saturday that al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat.Since Navy SEALs stormed Osama bin Laden's compound

Aug. 28, 2011

Irene churns up US coast, weaker but ferocious

NAGS HEAD, North Carolina (AP) -- A weaker but still menacing Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the East Coast on Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets

Aug. 28, 2011

World‘s oldest person marks 115th birthday in Ga.

MONROE, Ga. (AP) — About 15 to 20 friends and relatives have gathered in Georgia to celebrate the birthday of Besse Cooper, who is listed as the world’s oldest person.Cooper turned 115 Friday.Her daughter-in-law Edith Cooper said the group gathered at a Monroe nursing home, where Besse Cooper

Aug. 27, 2011

Mexico reels from deadly arson attack on civilians

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Lorena Villareal Elizondo went to meet a friend at the Casino Royale, a popular low-cost lunch spot, when armed men burst through the door shouting: “Get out! Get out! We’re going to burn everything!”It was only 19-year-old Carla Maria Espinoza Vega‘s second day at wor

Aug. 27, 2011

Rebels prepare to attack Gadhafi hometown

British warplanes bombed a bunker in Moamer Gadhafi's birthplace of Sirte as rebel fighters prepared to attack the town, one of the last major regime holdouts east of Tripoli.As insurgent leaders moved into Tripoli to begin a political transition, the African Union called Friday for that process to

Aug. 27, 2011

Seven dead as ferry sinks in Indonesia

Seven people were killed and several others were believed to be missing after a ferry sank in Indonesia on Saturday, an official said.The ferry sank 15 miles (24 kilometres) from Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi province, port chief Zainuddin said, adding that 93 people had been rescued."We have found 6

Aug. 27, 2011

N. Korea to allow trans-Korean Peninsula gas pipeline through its territory: report

   MOSCOW-- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has expressed support for a Russian project to pipe Siberian natural gas to South Korea through his country's territory, a Russian news agency said Friday, quoting a Russian official.   The gas pipeline project was a major topic when Ki

Aug. 27, 2011

Japan P.M. resigns amid sinking public confidence

TOKYO (AP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he was resigning after almost 15 months in office, amid plunging approval ratings over his government’s handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.Kan’s resignation perpetuates the high turnover in Japanese political leadership

Aug. 26, 2011

Man, 95, stung some 400 times in Calif. bee attack

PDT Redondo Beach, Calif. (AP) --Police in Redondo Beach say a 95-year-old man is doing well after being stung more than 400 times by a swarm of bees.Sgt. Phil Keenan said the man was walking near his home Wednesday afternoon when the bees attacked him. He said the bees were probably agitated by a f

Aug. 26, 2011