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10 killed as Syria army storms new towns

DAMASCUS, (AFP) - Syrian forces killed at least 10 people Thursday, including seven as they stormed another two towns in pursuit of anti-regime protesters, defying Western calls for action after a "chilling" UN Security Council briefing. The killings occurred soon after columns of tanks

Aug. 11, 2011

Afghan president will not seek third term

KABUL, (AFP) - President Hamid Karzai, who has been the only leader in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down the Taliban, will not seek a third term in office, his palace said Thursday.　“The constitution of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to run for the presidency for more than t

Aug. 11, 2011

Israel, Arabs back ...nuke meeting: report

VIENNA (AP) ― Following more than a decade of diplomatic maneuvering, Israel and Arab nations have tentatively accepted an invitation by the U.N. nuclear agency for preliminary talks on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, in correspondence shared with the Associated Press.Israel is commonly consi

Aug. 11, 2011

British police out in force as violence subsides

Cameron says ‘fightback’ under way after a meeting of the crisis committeeLONDON (AP) ― Britain’s cities were largely quiet early Thursday after days of rioting and looting that drew thousands of extra police officers onto the streets and a stern warning from Prime Minister David Cameron that order

Aug. 11, 2011

British police out in force as violence subsides

The increasing popularity of “ernai,” or mistresses among wealthy men is emerging as a problem in Chinese society, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.Amid the rapid development of the country’s economy, large numbers of those fortunate enough to enjoy the prosperity are having affairs with mis

Aug. 11, 2011

China starts sea trials of first carrier

BEIJING (AP) ― China’s first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underline the country’s big naval ambitions and fuel concerns about its growing military strength amid regional territorial disputes.The ship is former Soviet craft that China acknowledg

Aug. 10, 2011

China starts sea trials of first carrier

International pressure on Syria grows

Turkey urges Damascus to stop violence, U.S. will demand Assad to goBEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian President Bashar Assad came under a new barrage of international pressure Tuesday with the Turkish foreign minister urging him to stop killing protesters and U.S. officials saying the Obama administration is pre

Aug. 10, 2011

Perry seeks to shake up GOP race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ― Though he’s not officially a candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s visits this weekend to three important presidential nominating states threaten to overshadow any lift his would-be rivals hope to gain from a big week in Iowa.Perry’s expected entrance into the Republican race lo

Aug. 10, 2011

Obama honors troops killed in Afghan attack

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (AP) ― For the second time in his presidency, Barack Obama was at Dover on Tuesday, saluting troops who died on his watch.Sadness hung everywhere. For Obama, it was a day to deal with the nation’s single deadliest day of the decade-long war in Afghanistan. For the fami

Aug. 10, 2011

Obama honors troops killed in Afghan attack

Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assault

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs recorded everything he said. Thousands of pages, written with Biblical flourish, about God wanting him to take 12-year-old wives. About those girls needing to sexually please him. About men he banished for not building his temple fast enough.C

Aug. 10, 2011

Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assault

A grieved wife addicted to eating dead husband’s ashes

A 26-year-old widow adopted a shocking way of mourning her dead husband when she became addicted to eating his cremated ashes as a form of comfort, according to the Huffington Post.Casie, was devastated when she lost her husband Shawn to a sudden asthma attack after two and a half years of marriage.

Aug. 10, 2011

Landslide destroys 100 houses in Philippines

SUBIC, Philippines (AP) ― Heavy rains have triggered a landslide that destroyed about 100 houses in a mountainside village west of Manila.Mayor Jefferson Khonghun says no injuries were reported as the 300 or so villagers had fled the area in time.Khonghun says he had posted guards to watch condition

Aug. 9, 2011

Syria assault town, replaces defense minister

Envoys from India, Brazil and South Africa head to Damascus to appeal for end to violenceBEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced his defense minister Monday with the army chief of staff in the midst of a brutal military crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising, the state-run news agency said

Aug. 9, 2011

Deadly crash highlights role of U.S. elite forces

KABUL (AP) ― The loss of dozens of elite American troops to a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade is a window on the war to come ― focused increasingly on the type of special operations the troops were pursuing when their helicopter crashed.The U.S. military released new details Monday about the crash

Aug. 9, 2011

US mom who killed son agonized over school costs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ben Barnhard finally had reason to be optimistic this summer: The 13-year-old shed more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) at a rigorous weight-loss academy, a proud achievement for a boy who had endured classmates' taunts about his obesity and who had sought solace in the quiet of hi

Aug. 9, 2011

US mom who killed son agonized over school costs

Professional statistician wins lottery four times

A woman from Texas has reportedly won the lottery four times, prompting interest towards the secret of the unbelievable luck.Joan R. Gither, 63, has won four fortunes worth millions of dollars in the span of 15 years. First she won $5.4 million in 1993, and 10 years later $2 million. Then, another t

Aug. 9, 2011

Britain burns: Riots spread through UK cities

LONDON (AP) -- A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.British police officers stand around as a car, back

Aug. 9, 2011

Britain burns: Riots spread through UK cities

U.N. chief to Fukushima evacuees: Hang in there

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AFP) ― U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday pledged the world body’s solidarity with Japan after its quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster and encouraged radiation evacuees to “hang in there”.Traveling in the disaster-struck northeast, Ban became one of the most senior foreign leaders to

Aug. 8, 2011

Dalai Lama’s successor sworn in

DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) ― Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, was sworn in Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, replacing the Dalai Lama as the movement’s political leader.In an historic shift from the dominance of Tibetan politics by religious figures, the new prime minist

Aug. 8, 2011

New unrest in north London night after riot

LONDON (AP) ― New unrest erupted on north London’s streets, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.Police on Sunday deployed extra officers on the streets to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s violence in north London’s Tottenham area, which

Aug. 8, 2011

New unrest in north London night after riot