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Murdoch testimony spotlights UK Olympics minister

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LONDON (AP) -- News Corp. executive James Murdoch's behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday, casting a harsh light on the British government's Olympics czar....

EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
BRUSSELS (AP) -- For more than a year European Union officials seeking to solve Europe's debt crisis have been baying for austerity, austerity and more austerity. Now the people of Europe are taking their backlash from the streets to the ballot box - possibly forcing a change of direction....

Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
DJEMA, Central African Republic (AP) -- An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are starting to ask a question their top commanders prefer to ignore: Is it possible he is dead?...

Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
DJEMA, Central African Republic (AP) -- An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are starting to ask a question their top commanders prefer to ignore: Is it possible he is dead?...

Pope stakes out church's course entering 8th year

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI began his eighth year as pope on Tuesday after spending the waning days of his seventh driving home his view of the Catholic Church, with a divisive crackdown on dissenters and an equally divisive opening to a fringe group of traditionalists....

Caretaker Dutch PM seeks consensus on cuts

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte appealed to a polarized Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to help him make painful budget cuts rather than let the country drift in political limbo until new elections....

Caretaker Dutch PM seeks consensus on cuts

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte appealed to a polarized Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to help him make painful budget cuts rather than let the country drift in political limbo until new elections....

Caretaker Dutch PM seeks consensus on cuts

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte appealed to a polarized Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to help him make painful budget cuts rather than let the country drift in political limbo until new elections....

Death of UK runner touches hearts, pocketbooks

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LONDON (AP) -- The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported....

Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
DJEMA, Central African Republic (AP) -- An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching for the man are starting to ask a question their top commanders prefer to ignore: Is it possible he is dead?...

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Pope stakes out church's course entering 8th year

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI began his eighth year as pope on Tuesday after spending the waning days of his seventh driving home his view of the Catholic Church, with a divisive crackdown on dissenters and an equally divisive opening to a fringe group of traditionalists....

Swiss scientists demonstrate mind-controlled robot

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralyzed person can control a robot by thought alone, a step they hope will one day allow immobile people to interact with their surroundings through so-called avatars....

Murdoch quizzed on private lobbying of UK leaders

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LONDON (AP) -- James Murdoch's behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign spilled out into the public domain Tuesday as documents detailing his close ties to the British establishment were examined by a judge-led inquiry into media ethics....

Breivik hears witnesses recall turmoil after blast

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone."...

Death of UK runner touches hearts, pocketbooks

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
LONDON (AP) -- The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported....

US general in Tunisia warns of stability threats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 15:35
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The head of the U.S. Africa command has warned against the threats to stability in Africa from militant groups and proliferating weapons....
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