| Israel OK's prisoner release, step to peace talks Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — A divided Israeli Cabinet agreed Sunday to release 104 long-term Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks, clearing a hurdle toward resuming Mideast peace talks and giving U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy.
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| 2nd body found in NY river where best man fell in Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:50 AM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A second body was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after a nighttime boat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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| 2nd body found in NY river where best man vanished Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:37 AM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A second body was pulled from New York's Hudson River on Sunday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after a boat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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| Pope draws 3M in Rio, one of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:51 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.
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| Pope draws 3M in Rio in 1 of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:51 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history. |
| Boats ply NY river in search for missing best man Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Search boats plied the Hudson River on Sunday for any sign of the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge. |
| Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:50 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.
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| Death toll from Spain's train crash rises Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:50 AM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — An official says the death toll from Spain's train derailment has risen to 79 after an injured passenger died in a hospital.
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| Cambodian opposition makes gains in elections Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's opposition appeared to make significant gains in parliament in Sunday's general election, while the ruling party claimed a victory that would deliver another mandate for long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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| Search resumes for best man after NY boat crash Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:02 AM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities returned to the Hudson River on Sunday to search for the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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| Weiner's campaign manager in NY mayoral race quits Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:47 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's campaign manager has quit after the New York City mayoral candidate admitted to additional raunchy online correspondence with women.
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| Witness: Spain train driver said he couldn't brake Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:47 AM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a speeding Spanish train that derailed, killing 78 people, said minutes after the crash that he had been going fast and couldn't brake, a local resident who rushed to the scene of the accident said in an interview broadcast Sunday. |
| Driver: Bus brakes failed in Ind. crash; 3 dead Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:16 AM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The brakes on the bus carrying teenagers home from a youth camp in northern Michigan failed as the vehicle exited the Indianapolis interstate, causing it to strike a retaining wall and flip on its side, according to a newspaper report Sunday.
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| Mali holds 1st poll since coup; rebels warn voters Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT  KIDAL, Mali (AP) — The United Nations peacekeepers deployed here did their best to paint over independence slogans emblazoned on the concrete wall surrounding one of the main polling stations in this contested city, the epicenter of last year's rebellion against Malian rule. The white paint they used wasn't thick enough though, and the slogans were still legible to the voters who lined up outside.
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| Witness: Spain train driver said he went fast Posted: 28 Jul 2013 06:16 AM PDT A local resident of the town where a train derailed, killing 78 people, says the driver said minutes after the crash that he had been going fast and couldn't brake. |
| Cambodian opposition claims election victory Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's opposition party has claimed an upset victory in an election the longstanding incumbent had been expected to easily win. |
| Mali votes for president; few go to polls in Kidal Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT KIDAL, Mali (AP) — Voters headed to the polls Sunday in Mali's first election since last year's coup, struggling to cast their ballots despite the logistical and technical problems that have plagued the hastily-organized poll. Tens of thousands of people who registered to vote do not appear on the voter roll. |
| Israeli PM faces objections to Palestinian deal Posted: 28 Jul 2013 03:59 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his skeptical coalition partners Sunday to agree to free Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S efforts to resume peace talks, calling the deal a "tough decision" that he took for the good of the country.
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| Austrian flap over bell dedicated to Hitler Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:27 AM PDT  VIENNA (AP) — Like many others in Austria's countryside, a tower bell above the red-tiled rooftops of Wolfpassing village marks the passing of each hour with an unspectacular "bong." But this bell is unique: It is embossed with a swastika and praise to Adolf Hitler.
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| Egypt: Death toll in Cairo clashes rises to 72 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:12 AM PDT  The death toll from weekend clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted president and security forces backed by armed civilians in Cairo has risen to 72, the deadliest single outbreak of violence since the army deposed the Islamist Mohammed Morsi in a July 3 coup, a health ministry official said on Sunday.
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| Eagles WR Maclin tears ACL, could miss season Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:57 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during practice and could miss the season.
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| Investigators probe Ind. bus crash that killed 3 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:11 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bus carrying teenagers from a youth camp in northern Michigan was just minutes from home when it came speeding off an Indianapolis interstate, struck a retaining wall and flipped on its side. |
| Ruling party favored as Cambodians go to polls Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodians went to the polls Sunday in an election almost certain to deliver another mandate for veteran Prime Minister Hun Sen amid cries of foul play by his opponents.
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| Anthony Weiner's campaign manager reportedly quits Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT Anthony Weiner's campaign manager reportedly quit Saturday amid turmoil over the mayoral hopeful's admission that he exchanged lewd messages with women he met online even after a sexting scandal forced him out of Congress. |
| 1 body found, 1 person missing in NY boat crash Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:41 PM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Police say Brian Bond was disoriented and suffering from head trauma but was able to call 911 after the speedboat he was in with his fiancee and four friends crashed into a construction barge on New York's Hudson River. |
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