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• Mood tense on 20th anniversary of Ohio prison riot
• Woman leads closing prayer at Mormon conference
• 6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks
• 5 dead in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt
• Suspected cabin burglar on how he evaded capture
• Obama: Budget not 'ideal' but has 'tough reforms'
• EU: Nuclear talks with Iran have failed
• South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital
• New prime minister chosen in Lebanon
• Suicide bomber kills at least 20 at Iraq political rally
• Safecrackers steal nearly $3 million in S.Africa rhino horn
• Egyptian court drops lawsuit to ban comedy show
• Obama: Proposed budget not his 'ideal plan'
• France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently
• Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills at least 36
• Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits
• IKEA halts moose lasagne sales after pork traces found
• Could N. Korea hit its neighbors with nukes?
• Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson scholar, dies at 91
• No deal in sight on final day of Iran nuclear talks
• Kan. House passes sweeping anti-abortion bill
• Death toll rises to 72 in Mumbai building collapse
• USGS: Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya, Indonesia
• Joint chiefs chairman in Afghanistan for talks
• Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed

Mood tense on 20th anniversary of Ohio prison riot Posted: 06 Apr 2013 01:42 PM PDT It's been two decades this month since the longest deadly prison riot in U.S. history broke out in southern Ohio and there's trepidation in the air.

Woman leads closing prayer at Mormon conference Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT For the first time in the event's 183-year history, a woman has led a prayer at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks Posted: 06 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT Militants killed six Americans and an Afghan doctor in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months.

5 dead in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:50 AM PDT Clashes between Egyptian Muslims and Christians erupted early Saturday in a town near Cairo, leaving at least five people dead, security officials said.

Suspected cabin burglar on how he evaded capture Posted: 06 Apr 2013 09:20 AM PDT Troy James Knapp was dodging authorities, again. Knapp survived by holing up inside the cabins, sleeping in the owners' beds, eating their food and listening to their AM radio for updates on the manhunt.

Obama: Budget not 'ideal' but has 'tough reforms' Posted: 06 Apr 2013 08:50 AM PDT The president says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his "ideal plan" but offers "tough reforms" for benefit programs and scuttles some tax breaks for the wealthy.

EU: Nuclear talks with Iran have failed Posted: 06 Apr 2013 07:50 AM PDT Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU's foreign policy chief declaring that the two sides "remain far apart on substance."

South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital Posted: 06 Apr 2013 06:34 AM PDT The South African presidency says former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after an improvement in his condition.

New prime minister chosen in Lebanon Posted: 06 Apr 2013 06:04 AM PDT A prominent Lebanese politician named prime minister on Saturday after receiving vast support from parliament said he will work to end divisions in Lebanon and prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into the country.

Suicide bomber kills at least 20 at Iraq political rally Posted: 06 Apr 2013 04:32 AM PDT Officials say a suicide bomber has killed 20 people and wounded more than 50 in an attack at political rally in the Iraqi city of Baqouba.

Safecrackers steal nearly $3 million in S.Africa rhino horn Posted: 06 Apr 2013 04:02 AM PDT Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner....

Egyptian court drops lawsuit to ban comedy show Posted: 06 Apr 2013 03:46 AM PDT A Cairo court has turned down a lawsuit demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned.

Obama: Proposed budget not his 'ideal plan' Posted: 06 Apr 2013 03:31 AM PDT Confronting bipartisan criticism, President Barack Obama conceded Saturday his proposed budget is not his "ideal plan" but said it offers "tough reforms" to the nation's benefit programs while closing loopholes for the wealthy ...

France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently Posted: 06 Apr 2013 02:46 AM PDT France has proposed keeping a permanent force of 1,000 French troops in Mali to fight armed Islamist militants, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.

Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills at least 36 Posted: 06 Apr 2013 02:00 AM PDT At least 36 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded after crashing into a crowded bus in southern Nigeria, officials said on Saturday.

Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits Posted: 06 Apr 2013 01:44 AM PDT President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks.

IKEA halts moose lasagne sales after pork traces found Posted: 06 Apr 2013 01:29 AM PDT Furniture retailer IKEA said on Saturday it had halted sales of moose lasagne after traces of pork were found in a batch of the product ...

Could N. Korea hit its neighbors with nukes? Posted: 06 Apr 2013 01:14 AM PDT North Korea is widely recognized as being years away from perfecting the technology to back up its bold threats of a pre-emptive strike on America. But some nuclear experts say ...

Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson scholar, dies at 91 Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:59 AM PDT Robert V. Remini, an award-winning scholar of Andrew Jackson and 19th century politics who viewed Washington firsthand in the 21st century when he became the official historian for the U.S. House of Representatives, has died. He was 91.

No deal in sight on final day of Iran nuclear talks Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:28 AM PDT By Justyna Pawlak and Yeganeh Torbati ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers and Iran began the second day of nuclear talks on Saturday with little hope of striking a breakthrough deal in the decade-old dispute that threatens to erupt into a new Middle East war. Negotiators failed to narrow their differences when the two-day meeting began on Friday, which followed a round of talks in February, also in Kazakhstan's commercial hub, Almaty. ...

Kan. House passes sweeping anti-abortion bill Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:12 PM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A sweeping anti-abortion bill is headed to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.

Death toll rises to 72 in Mumbai building collapse Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:57 PM PDT The death toll from a collapsed building in India's financial center Mumbai rose to 72 on Saturday, as an injured woman trapped for 36 hours was freed from the rubble ...

USGS: Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya, Indonesia Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:26 PM PDT An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck 256 km (159 miles) east of Enarotali in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Joint chiefs chairman in Afghanistan for talks Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:56 PM PDT A weekend visit to Afghanistan by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is aimed at assessing the type and level of additional training that U.S. troops could provide to Afghan defense forces after 2014.

Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:42 PM PDT A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in the New York Times that criticized "blatant racism" on the island.

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