Jordan's king steers nation through turbulence
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King Abdullah II, a Western-oriented...
View ArticleGreece gets bailout extension
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras says Greece has achieved an extension to meet the terms of its international bailout program.Greece's government has been locked in talks with...
View ArticleBBC Trust warns U.K. government over Savile investigation
LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the BBC Trust has underscored the organization's independence, issuing a thinly-veiled warning to the British government to refrain from interfering in the pedophile...
View ArticleIran studies tougher tactics in stalled nuke talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials say the country is considering a harder line in nuclear talks with world powers, threatening to step up uranium enrichment unless the West makes immediate...
View ArticleDiplomat: Syria envoy hopes cease-fire is a start
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria told the U.N. Security Council that he hopes a temporary cease-fire in Syria can break the cycle of violence and allow space for a political...
View ArticleTraditionalists expel Holocaust-denying bishop
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A traditionalist group of breakaway Catholics on Wednesday expelled a Holocaust-denying bishop whose views sparked a major Vatican crisis in 2009.The Society of St. Pius X said its...
View ArticleTunisia: Reported consulate suspect arrested
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Tunisian government has confirmed it has arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian reportedly linked to the U.S. consulate attack in Libya.Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman Tarrouch...
View ArticleLargest US-Israel military drill under way
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. and Israel are carrying out their largest joint military drill, simulating rocket attacks as real ones fired from Gaza are exploding in southern Israel.President...
View ArticleHurricane kills two in Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican police say Hurricane Sandy has killed another person.An elderly man died when he was crushed by a boulder that rolled onto his clapboard house. Earlier today, a woman...
View ArticleNew Chinese activity seen near disputed isles
TOKYO (AP) — Japan says Chinese ships have entered waters near a group of disputed islands for the first time in three weeks.Japan's Coast Guard said the four Chinese surveillance ships were spotted...
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