More than 1,000 inmates escape Libyan prison Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — More than 1,000 detainees escaped from a prison near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in a massive jailbreak Saturday, officials said, as protesters stormed political party offices in Libya's main cities. |
NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — NBC says it's planning a four-hour miniseries about Hillary Clinton. |
Body found in NY river where bride-to-be vanished Posted: 27 Jul 2013 10:51 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A female body was pulled from the Hudson River on Saturday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after their boat crashed into a construction barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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Vote in Mali's north may decide country's future Posted: 27 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT KIDAL, Mali (AP) — This desert town and the surrounding region house just 0.5 percent of the people who registered to vote in Mali's presidential election, a number likely to have little impact on the race's outcome. Yet experts say the future of Mali is likely going to be decided by how this region that has been at the epicenter of multiple rebellions handles Sunday's poll.
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At least 38 Morsi supporters killed in Egypt Posted: 27 Jul 2013 09:04 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted early Saturday in Cairo between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killing at least 38 protesters and overwhelming field hospitals with the wounded, the Health Ministry said, in an outburst of violence that put the possibility of political reconciliation in the deeply divided nation ever further out of reach.
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Gunman among 7 dead after Fla. apartment shootout Posted: 27 Jul 2013 09:04 AM PDT A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an hours-long standoff, police said.
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Bride-to-be, best man missing after NY boat crash Posted: 27 Jul 2013 08:17 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A bride-to-be and her fiance's best man were missing Saturday after a speedboat carrying six friends crashed into a construction barge near New York's Tappan Zee Bridge. Four others, including the groom-to-be, were hurt.
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Officials: Train driver suspected of negligent homicide Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:45 AM PDT Spain's interior minister announced Saturday that the driver whose speeding train crashed, killing 78 people, is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide.
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Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana dies at 97 Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana, who used the soft-spoken grace of a plantation lady to fight for civil rights during nearly 18 years in Congress after succeeding her late husband in the House, died Saturday. She was 97 |
Bananas thrown at black Italian minister during speech Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT Italy's first black minister, a target of racist slurs since her appointment in April, condemned a spectator who threw bananas toward her while she was making a speech at a party rally.
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At least 38 killed near pro-Morsi rally in Egypt Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:58 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in east Cairo left at least 38 protesters dead on Saturday, a doctor at the demonstrators' field hospital said. They followed a day of massive pro-military rallies backing a tough hand against Morsi's backers and the Muslim Brotherhood group from which he hails.
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Spanish train driver's declaration delayed Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:41 AM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Spanish judicial authorities say the driver in charge of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed, killing 78 people and injuring dozens more, will not be appearing before a judge on Saturday as had been hoped.
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San Diego mayor's therapy plan flops with critics Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:13 AM PDT Mayor Bob Filner's announcement that he will undergo two weeks of full-time therapy defies leaders of his own political party who demanded he resign over allegations of sexual harassment.
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Man admits to captivity, abuse of 3 Ohio women Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping three women, keeping them captive in his Cleveland home for a decade and raping them repeatedly is waiting to be sentenced after pleading guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
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Judge deliberates in GI's WikiLeaks trial Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:41 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge is deliberating the fate of an Army private accused of aiding the enemy by engineering a high-volume leak of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks.
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Bombings at busy market in north Pakistan kill 49 Posted: 27 Jul 2013 12:09 AM PDT The death toll from a pair of overnight bombings at a busy market in northern Pakistan rose to 49 on Saturday with 10 more people dying at a hospital, officials said.
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Egypt's army shoots dead at least 38 Mursi supporters in Cairo Posted: 26 Jul 2013 11:55 PM PDT Security forces killed at least 38 supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi early on Saturday.
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Bynes' parents 'deeply concerned' for actress Posted: 26 Jul 2013 11:09 PM PDT OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Amanda Bynes' parents are deeply concerned that their daughter may hurt herself or others unless they are allowed to assume control over her medical care and finances, court filings show.
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Egypt: 16 Killed in Clashes Near Pro-Morsi Rally Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:38 PM PDT Egypt doctor at field hospital: At least 16 killed in clashes near pro-Morsi rally |
Egypt: 16 killed in clashes near pro-Morsi rally Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:38 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian doctor at a field hospital says at least 16 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi have been killed near a Cairo demonstration following clashes with security forces.
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North Korea military parades through Pyongyang Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:52 PM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea's adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
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Mitchell's tenacity led to US energy boom Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The technological breakthrough pioneered by George P. Mitchell, the billionaire Texas oilman and philanthropist who died Friday at age 94, reversed the fortunes of the U.S. energy industry and reshaped the global energy landscape. |
The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:05 PM PDT  August 24, 2012. - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express white water team members TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., right, and JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE, of Peru, drive their raft through rapids in the Rio Mantaro.(Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA) |
No death penalty for Snowden if convicted, US says Posted: 26 Jul 2013 06:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the former National Security Agency systems analyst.
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San Diego mayor seeks therapy, won't quit amid sex scandal Posted: 26 Jul 2013 06:04 PM PDT Bob Filner defies calls to resign over a hail of sexual harassment allegations.
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