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Israel policy of detaining kids questioned

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
BEIT UMAR, West Bank (AP) -- When Mahmoud al-Alami was 9 years old, an Israeli soldier caught him throwing rocks, took him out of his uncle's arms, slung him over his shoulders and carried him away....

Israelis laugh about Iran nukes, government threat

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The threat of Iranian nuclear weapons and a possible Israeli military strike are not the usual ingredients of comedy....

Israelis laugh about Iran nukes, government threat

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The threat of Iranian nuclear weapons and a possible Israeli military strike are not the usual ingredients of comedy....

Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs; 38 killed

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces pounded parts of central Homs province Sunday in a renewed push to regain control of rebel-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed by shelling there over the past 24 hours....

Chavez back in Venezuela after cancer surgery

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela looking haggard but expressing optimism he will survive after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba....

Chavez back in Venezuela after cancer surgery

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela looking haggard but expressing optimism he will survive after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba....

Chavez makes energetic homecoming after surgery

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez led an energetic homecoming celebration on Saturday, rallying thousands of supporters from a balcony of the presidential palace after three weeks in Cuba for cancer surgery....

East Timor votes for new president in key test

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
DILI, East Timor (AP) -- East Timor started voting for a new president Saturday, putting to test the young nation's political stability ahead of the departure of U.N. troops later this year....

East Timor votes for new president in key test

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
DILI, East Timor (AP) -- East Timor started voting for a new president Saturday, putting to test the young nation's political stability ahead of the departure of U.N. troops later this year....

East Timor votes for new president in key test

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
DILI, East Timor (AP) -- East Timor started voting for a new president Saturday, putting to test the young nation's political stability ahead of the departure of U.N. troops later this year....

China concerned over NKorea planned rocket launch

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
BEIJING (AP) -- China has expressed its concern about North Korea's plan to launch a satellite into space, saying all parties should avoid escalating tensions in the region....

China concerned over NKorea planned rocket launch

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
BEIJING (AP) -- China has expressed its concern about North Korea's plan to launch a satellite into space, saying all parties should avoid escalating tensions in the region....

Chavez returns home to Venezuela after surgery

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, saying he is praying for life and is confident he will survive and triumph in his re-election bid....

Eritrea: Ethiopia attacked us over border dispute

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The Eritrean government said Friday that an attack on its military outposts by neighboring Ethiopia was carried out with the help of the U.S. and meant to divert attention from a decade-old border dispute between the two countries....

Eritrea: Ethiopia attacked us over border dispute

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The Eritrean government said Friday that an attack on its military outposts by neighboring Ethiopia was carried out with the help of the U.S. and meant to divert attention from a decade-old border dispute between the two countries....

Mexican politico slammed for 'prostitute' remarks

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Mexican congressman who said all pretty women become prostitutes was asked by his party to give up his bid to run for the Senate on Friday....

Mexican politico slammed for 'prostitute' remarks

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Mexican congressman who said all pretty women become prostitutes was asked by his party to give up his bid to run for the Senate on Friday....

In Afghan killings case, questions over alcohol

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn't stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear - a fact highlighted by investigators' probe into whether alcohol played a role when a U.S. sergeant allegedly carried out a killing spree that left 16 Afghans dead....

In Afghan killings case, questions over alcohol

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 14:00
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn't stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear - a fact highlighted by investigators' probe into whether alcohol played a role when a U.S. sergeant allegedly carried out a killing spree that left 16 Afghans dead....
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