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Haiti protest signals political tension for future

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Several thousand supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide filled the streets of Haiti's capital Wednesday on the eighth anniversary of his ouster, accusing the country's current leader of not doing enough to improve their lives....

Death toll in clash in China's far west at 20

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
BEIJING (AP) -- Officials have raised the death toll from a clash in China's heavily Muslim far west to 20, with police having shot a higher number of assailants from the Uighur ethnic group than previously reported....

Haiti protest signals political tension for future

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Several thousand supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide filled the streets of Haiti's capital Wednesday on the eighth anniversary of his ouster, accusing the country's current leader of not doing enough to improve their lives....

Poor Brazilians eke out life in seized high-rises

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
SAO PAULO (AP) -- They've squatted for years, living in a 22-story building they took over in the heart of South America's biggest city....

Chavez's health key to Venezuela political future

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- It's hard to imagine an election in Venezuela without Hugo Chavez, the larger-than-life personality who gazes down from billboards and murals and fills the airwaves for hours at a stretch with his unique mixture of fiery speeches and folksy banter....

UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

North Korea says it will halt nuclear activities

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- North Korea raised hopes Wednesday for a major easing in nuclear tensions under its youthful new leader, agreeing to suspend uranium enrichment at a key facility and refrain from missile and nuclear tests in exchange for a mountain of critically needed U.S. food aid....

Senegal heading to runoff in presidential race

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Presidential election results published late Wednesday dealt a humiliating blow to Senegal's aging leader, who had boasted that he would win the race outright and instead will have to face his former protege in a runoff election next month....

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for consumer testing

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Microsoft on Wednesday let consumers start trying out its upcoming touch-based Windows 8 operating system, which aims to power a new wave of computer tablets and traditional PCs designed to counter Apple's big gains in the market through its Macs and iPads....

James Murdoch quits role at UK newspaper branch

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
LONDON (AP) -- James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father's media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled British newspaper subsidiary embroiled in a deepening phone hacking scandal....

James Murdoch quits role at UK newspaper branch

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
LONDON (AP) -- James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father's media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled British newspaper subsidiary embroiled in a deepening phone hacking scandal....

James Murdoch quits role at UK newspaper branch

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
LONDON (AP) -- James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father's media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled British newspaper subsidiary embroiled in a deepening phone hacking scandal....

Key dates in the life of Gitmo prisoner Majid Khan

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
Key dates in life of Majid Khan, former U.S. resident who pleaded guilty to war crimes before military tribunal at Guantanamo:...

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt lifted a travel ban Wednesday on seven Americans charged with fomenting unrest by working for illegally funded pro-democracy groups, signaling an end to the worst crisis in Egypt-U.S. relations in 30 years....

Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt lifted a travel ban Wednesday on seven Americans charged with fomenting unrest by working for illegally funded pro-democracy groups, signaling an end to the worst crisis in Egypt-U.S. relations in 30 years....

Spain student protests turn violent in Barcelona

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 10:38
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Tens of thousands of students protested education spending cuts in big cities across Spain on Wednesday, and the demonstrations turned violent in Barcelona as angry young adults clashed with police....
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