World News
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Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Monday, May 20, 11:05 pm
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering that the trial be taken... Read more...
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Venezuela opposition: Audio suggests Cuba meddling
Monday, May 20, 10:55 pm
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence... Read more...
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Oil price rises to near $97 per barrel
Monday, May 20, 10:37 pm
BANGKOK (AP) - The price of oil rose toward $97 per barrel Tuesday, but gains were checked as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy. Benchmark crude... Read more...
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Asia stocks fall ahead of Fed statements
Monday, May 20, 10:16 pm
BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. The Fed is conducting... Read more...
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China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
Monday, May 20, 9:39 pm
BEIJING (AP) - China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in... Read more...
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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
Monday, May 20, 9:37 pm
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) - Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. People in La Ruana in... Read more...
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Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
Monday, May 20, 9:33 pm
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago were released Tuesday, easing the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies. Owner... Read more...
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Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21
Monday, May 20, 8:00 pm
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 21,... Read more...
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Ex-Arg. dictator Videla died after shower fall
Monday, May 20, 3:29 pm
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Preliminary autopsy results say former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla died from fractures and a hemorrhage suffered in a fall in the shower while he was serving... Read more...
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Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
Monday, May 20, 2:25 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past... Read more...
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Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
Monday, May 20, 2:16 pm
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised... Read more...
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Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy
Monday, May 20, 2:02 pm
LONDON (AP) - Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships _ an important compromise that must still pass further... Read more...
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Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Monday, May 20, 1:16 pm
BAGHDAD (AP) - Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: _ May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at markets and rush hour crowds,... Read more...
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Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war
Monday, May 20, 12:45 pm
BEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists... Read more...
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Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Monday, May 20, 12:30 pm
CAIRO (AP) - Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border... Read more...
