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Musical harmony: NKorean, French orchestras play

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
PARIS (AP) -- A North Korean and a French orchestra performed a landmark concert on Wednesday, adding a note of harmony to longstanding tensions between the isolated nation and the West....

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) -- A tour bus carrying schoolchildren home from a class trip slammed head-on into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps, killing 22 Belgian students and six adults and instantly changing a joyous skiing vacation into a tragedy spanning two European nations....

Illegal gold miners riot in Peru's Amazon

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Thousands of illegal gold miners battled police for control of a regional capital in the Amazon basin on Wednesday and at least three people were killed by gunfire....

Dissidents occupy Cuba church, seek papal audience

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island....

Dissidents occupy Cuba church, seek papal audience

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island....

UK paper claims to have Syrian leader's emails

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar Assad and his wife show the Syrian president took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, joked about his promises of reform and bypassed U.S. sanctions to shop on iTunes, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday....

UK paper claims to have Syrian leader's emails

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar Assad and his wife show the Syrian president took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, joked about his promises of reform and bypassed U.S. sanctions to shop on iTunes, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday....

UK paper claims to have Syrian leader's emails

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar Assad and his wife show the Syrian president took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, joked about his promises of reform and bypassed U.S. sanctions to shop on iTunes, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday....

UK paper claims to have Syrian leader's emails

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Bashar Assad and his wife show the Syrian president took advice from Iran on how to handle the uprising against his rule, joked about his promises of reform and bypassed U.S. sanctions to shop on iTunes, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday....

Israeli court clears 2 of faking Jesus-era box

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Is the purported burial box of Jesus' brother James fake or authentic?...

Panetta: Patience with Pakistan 'reaching limits'

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The United States stepped up pressure on Pakistan Thursday as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "we are reaching the limits of our patience" with a nominal ally that continues to provide a safe haven to al-Qaida-linked militants....

Officials: Iraq, Kuwait settle airline dispute

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq reached a $500 million deal Wednesday with Kuwait to settle a Saddam-era legal dispute that has for years snarled business for Iraq's national airline, officials said....

Saudi oil chief pledges to offset shortfalls

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top oil official said Wednesday his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply, as fears of a showdown with Iran over its nuclear program help drive prices higher....

Syrian Kurds get cold reception from Iraqi Kurds

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
QAMISHLI, Iraq (AP) -- Kurdish Syrians fleeing their nation's bloody uprising are all but prisoners in northern Iraqi refugee camps, though they seek shelter in a region that was created specifically as a safe haven for ethnic Kurds....

Nigeria says Briton, Italian killed before rescue

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

Nigeria says Briton, Italian killed before rescue

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Briton and Italian kidnapped in Nigeria were abducted by a splinter cell of a radical Islamist sect and executed before a failed commando rescue operation, the nation's secret police said Wednesday....

Dissidents occupy Cuba church, seek papal audience

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island....

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
SION, Switzerland (AP) -- A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swiss police said Wednesday the vehicle was not speeding and everyone was wearing seat belts....

Ahmadinejad in hostile turf: Iran's parliament

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- It was literally a command performance in Iranian political theater: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dragged Wednesday before parliament to face unprecedented questioning over his policies, suffering another blow from hard-line opponents who now have the upper hand....

Syrian rebels lack guns, money after key defeats

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-17 09:50
BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....
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