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Pakistan appoints new head of intelligence

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan appointed a new head of intelligence on Friday, injecting some uncertainty in America's dealings with an agency crucial to its hopes of negotiating a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban and keeping pressure on al-Qaida....

Samba dancers entertain Prince Harry at Rio party

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain's Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy footwork was contagious....

Samba dancers entertain Prince Harry at Rio party

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain's Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy footwork was contagious....

Brazil wants Mexico to limit car exports

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The Brazilian government officially asked Mexico to set a $1.4 billion annual limit on the auto exports it ships to Brazil, an official with direct knowledge of trade talks between the two nations said Friday....

Killing of 4 youths horrifies central Mexico city

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The slayings of four youths whose bodies were cut to pieces and left in plastic bags has horrified the central Mexico city of Cuernavaca, calling up memories of a similar crime a year ago that spurred the creation of a national crime victims' movement....

Afghanistan, US sign deal on prison handover

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military and the Afghan government sealed an agreement Friday on the gradual transfer of control of the main U.S. prison in the country, a last-minute breakthrough that brings the first progress in months in contentious negotiations over a long-term partnership....

Clash kills Palestinian militant, Israeli soldier

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A Palestinian militant sneaked into Israel early Friday, opening fire on Israeli troops and killing one soldier, the military said. The troops fired back, killing the infiltrator in the incident that touched off fresh violence in the volatile border area, which had been mostly quiet since March....

Samba dancers entertain Prince Harry at Rio party

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Samba dancers in orange feathers have greeted Britain's Prince Harry at an event at Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain....

NKorea vows to keep its nuke promises: senator

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent U.S. senator met Friday with North Korea's nuclear envoy who promised to live up to commitments made in an agreement last week with the United States....

NKorea vows to keep its nuke promises: senator

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent U.S. senator met Friday with North Korea's nuclear envoy who promised to live up to commitments made in an agreement last week with the United States....

NKorea vows to keep its nuke promises: senator

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent U.S. senator has met with North Korea's nuclear envoy who promised to live up to commitments made in an agreement last week with the United States....

Greek radical leftist insists on canceling bailout

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's bailout conditions are so catastrophic for the country they must be rejected, the radical left-wing party leader who has a strong chance of winning the country's critical election this weekend insisted Tuesday....

Greece secures biggest debt deal in history

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's private creditors agreed Friday to take cents on the euro in the biggest debt writedown in history, paving the way for an enormous second bailout for the country to keep Europe's economy from being dragged further into chaos....

Israeli deputy FM: Arab demos 'diplomatic terror'

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's deputy foreign minister says an annual protest Palestinians mounted over the weekend is "political terrorism."...

Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a U.S. list of countries that are a potential hub for money laundering, saying it was only natural to be included given its recent efforts to conform to international standards....

In US election year, Palestinians sidelined

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- President Barack Obama has told the Palestinians to sit tight during a U.S. election year, while holding out the promise of a serious push for Palestinian statehood if he wins a second term, the Palestinian foreign minister said Friday....

In US election year, Palestinians sidelined

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- President Barack Obama has told the Palestinians to sit tight during a U.S. election year, while holding out the promise of a serious push for Palestinian statehood if he wins a second term, the Palestinian foreign minister said Friday....

In US election year, Palestinians sidelined

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- President Barack Obama has told the Palestinians to sit tight during a U.S. election year, while holding out the promise of a serious push for Palestinian statehood if he wins a second term, the Palestinian foreign minister said Friday....

2 hostages in Nigeria lived final days in squalor

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) -- The two hostages from Italy and Britain found dead during a botched rescue operation spent their final days living in bare squalor under the watchful eye of their alleged al-Qaida-linked captors, drinking water drawn from an underground tank and possibly enduring bouts of malaria and other illnesses....

2 hostages in Nigeria lived final days in squalor

AP - World News - Fri, 2025-05-16 08:31
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) -- The two hostages from Italy and Britain found dead during a botched rescue operation spent their final days living in bare squalor under the watchful eye of their alleged al-Qaida-linked captors, drinking water drawn from an underground tank and possibly enduring bouts of malaria and other illnesses....
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