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Obama in NYC: We never forget

NEW YORK (AP) ― President Barack Obama solemnly honored victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and declared that the killing of Osama bin Laden was an American message to the world: “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.”Standing at the gritty construction site of ground zero Thursday, where the World Trade Center towers fell and a memorial now rises, the president laid a w

World News May 6, 2011

‘Only one bin Laden guard shot at SEALs’

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Americans who raided Osama bin Laden’s lair met far less resistance than the Obama administration described in the aftermath. The commandos encountered gunshots from only one man, whom they quickly killed, before sweeping the house and shooting others, who were unarmed, a senior defense official said in the latest account.In Thursday’s revised telling, the Navy SEALs mounted

World News May 6, 2011

Bin Laden gone, but threat lives on

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Osama bin Laden’s death may temporarily decapitate al-Qaida, but the threat of terror attacks remains, and it could spike in coming days from individuals or small extremist groups inspired to take revenge for the killing, terror experts said Monday.Would-be successors to the terror leader pose a threat as they jostle for power and attention. And other jihadists inspired by the ex

World News May 3, 2011

World cheers bin Laden’s death as victory

KABUL (AP) -- The death of Osama bin Laden was celebrated around the world as a victory for justice, but many people cautioned that it would not end terrorist attacks or ease the suffering of those who lost loved ones in bombings by al-Qaida-linked militants.　Spontaneous, celebratory rallies broke out in New York City at ground zero, where the twin towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001 and outside the Whi

World News May 2, 2011

Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15

World News April 29, 2011

Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border

World News April 29, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests

World News April 29, 2011

Fear dampening Arab criticism of Syria’s Assad

DUBAI (AFP) ― Gripped by fears of contagion and desperate to maintain the fragile status quo in the region, Arab regimes are choosing to remain silent as deaths mount in a Syrian crackdown on protesters. Analysts say Arab leaders, wary of the uprisings which toppled the veteran rulers of Tunisia and Egypt, are adopting a “better the devil you know” attitude and hope President Bashar al-Assad’s reg

World News April 28, 2011

Shuffle adds to U.S. troubles in Afghanistan

World News April 28, 2011

U.S. sends drones to Libya

World News April 22, 2011

Blast kills 16 as Pakistan vows to defeat terror

KARACHI (AFP) ― At least 16 people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a blast at a gambling den in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi late Thursday, senior police and government officials said.The explosion ripped through the city’s biggest gambling complex, known as the Rummy Club, senior government official Sharfuddin Memon said.“It was a homemade bomb placed in a packet inside the cl

World News April 22, 2011

Japan seals off no-go zone around nuclear plant

FUTABA, Japan (AP) ― Japan sealed off a wide area around a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant Friday to prevent tens of thousands of residents from sneaking back to the homes they quickly evacuated, some with little more than a credit card and the clothes on their backs.Fearing they might not see their homes again for months, evacuees raced into the deserted towns Thursday before the ban took e

World News April 22, 2011

Prayers test Assad’s response to protests

World News April 22, 2011

U.N. chief: More nuclear accidents likely

KIEV (AP) ― The world must prepare for more nuclear accidents on the scale of Chernobyl and Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, the U.N. chief warned, saying that grim reality will demand sharp improvements in international cooperation.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and others portrayed the growth of nuclear power plants as inevitable in an energy-hungry world as they spoke at a Kiev conference W

World News April 21, 2011

U.N. chief: More nuclear accidents likely

Asian markets slump after U.S. debt warning

BANGKOK (AP) ― Asian markets tumbled Tuesday, a day after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt.The announcement raised concerns about the world’s No. 1 economy and expectations of cuts in government spending. Benchmark crude for May delivery dropped 42 cents to $106.70 a barrel. On Monday, the contract settled at $107.12 on the New York Mercantile Exchang

World News April 19, 2011

Asian markets slump after U.S. debt warning

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