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Aftershock shakes Mexico, no injuries reported

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico was shaken Monday by what officials described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two people and destroyed thousands of homes late last month....

Aftershock shakes Mexico, no injuries reported

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico was shaken Monday by what officials described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two people and destroyed thousands of homes late last month....

Irish Catholic Church probes porn slideshow

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
DUBLIN (AP) -- The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland said Monday it's investigating how a priest offering a presentation to parents on their children's upcoming Confessions instead ended up showing them a computer slideshow of gay porn....

Irish Catholic Church probes porn slideshow

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
DUBLIN (AP) -- The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland said Monday it's investigating how a priest offering a presentation to parents on their children's upcoming Confessions instead ended up showing them a computer slideshow of gay porn....

Irish Catholic Church probes porn slideshow

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
DUBLIN (AP) -- The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland said Monday it's investigating how a priest offering a presentation to parents on their children's upcoming Confessions instead ended up showing them a computer slideshow of gay porn....

Egypt Brotherhood candidate stirs unease

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
CAIRO (AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's surprise decision to field a presidential candidate is stirring fears that the two biggest powers to emerge from the ouster of Hosni Mubarak - the Islamists and the military - are maneuvering to put in place a new rule in Egypt not much different from the old, authoritarian one....

Egypt Brotherhood candidate stirs unease

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
CAIRO (AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's surprise decision to field a presidential candidate is stirring fears that the two biggest powers to emerge from the ouster of Hosni Mubarak - the Islamists and the military - are maneuvering to put in place a new rule in Egypt not much different from the old, authoritarian one....

Blaze hits Russian skyscraper, no injuries

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MOSCOW (AP) -- Huge flames danced for hours on the top floors of an under-construction Moscow skyscraper that is to be Europe's tallest, lighting up the night sky Monday. No injuries were reported in the blaze....

Argentina still wants Falklands 30 years after war

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's president said Monday that she's asked the International Red Cross to persuade Britain to let its DNA experts identify unknown soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands....

Russia: Siberian plane in crash not de-iced right

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MOSCOW (AP) -- A plane that crashed Monday into a snowy field in Siberia, killing 31 people, appears to have been improperly de-iced, but there was no indication that negligence caused the crash, Russia's civil aviation chief said. Investigators said evidence so far suggests a technical failure as the cause....

Under-construction Moscow tower ablaze

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MOSCOW (AP) -- Firefighting helicopters are trying to put out a spectacular blaze atop an under-construction Moscow skyscraper, planned to be Europe's tallest building....

Israeli army orders settlers out of Hebron house

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
HEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- The Israeli military on Monday ordered dozens of Jewish settlers to evacuate a building they occupied last week in the heart of Hebron, the West Bank's most volatile Palestinian city....

Syria overruns rebellious village, violence spikes

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces overran a mountain enclave near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday, seizing the territory back from rebels as a serious escalation in violence signaled both sides are using more powerful weapons....

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

Gulf plan could be blank check for Syrian rebels

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
BEIRUT (AP) -- A Gulf plan to funnel millions of dollars a month to Syrian rebels - payments earmarked for salaries for the fighters - could amount to a blank check for the opposition to build up an arsenal against President Bashar Assad's forces, analysts say....

Aftershock shakes Mexico, no injuries reported

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico was shaken Monday afternoon by a strong apparent aftershock from a powerful earthquake late last month....

Bin Laden's relatives get short prison sentence

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-19 19:53
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani court sentenced Osama bin Laden's three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days in prison on Monday for illegally living in the country, ordering them deported when the sentence ends, their lawyer said....
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