World News
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UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
Tuesday, May 21, 9:25 am
GENEVA (AP) - U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly... Read more...
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Rebels in C. African Republic protest conditions
Tuesday, May 21, 9:23 am
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based. Their... Read more...
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Spain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels
Tuesday, May 21, 9:18 am
MADRID (AP) - Spain says it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" that could include arms to help protect the population. To... Read more...
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Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
Tuesday, May 21, 9:17 am
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. President... Read more...
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2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden
Tuesday, May 21, 9:11 am
HUSBY, Sweden (AP) - Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting... Read more...
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Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
Tuesday, May 21, 9:04 am
TOKYO (AP) - Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient... Read more...
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Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
Tuesday, May 21, 9:00 am
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and... Read more...
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Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances
Tuesday, May 21, 8:49 am
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts. Islanders... Read more...
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Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case
Tuesday, May 21, 8:39 am
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy... Read more...
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Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
Tuesday, May 21, 8:38 am
BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the third... Read more...
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5 Serbs released from Libya after 21 months
Tuesday, May 21, 8:35 am
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Officials say five Serbian citizens have returned home after spending 21 months in captivity in Libya. Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says the men flew back to... Read more...
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2 donkeys suspected in mauling death in Hungary
Tuesday, May 21, 8:25 am
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian police say they are investigating an incident in which an elderly man may have been mauled to death by two donkeys. It happened May 13 in the western Hungarian... Read more...
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How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's
Tuesday, May 21, 8:15 am
Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's: How Europe's Top Economies Compare France... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia says arrests 10 from Iranian spy ring
Tuesday, May 21, 8:09 am
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - A Saudi official says police have detained 10 more members of an alleged Iranian spy ring _ eight Saudis, one Lebanese and one Turkish national. Interior Ministry... Read more...
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Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead
Tuesday, May 21, 8:07 am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday.... Read more...
