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• Ukraine launches airstrike on pro-Moscow rebels
• Pope wraps up delicate Mideast pilgrimage
• Old West outlaw's pistol goes up for auction
• Ukraine launches air strikes at eastern gunmen
• White House mistakenly reveals CIA official's name
• Obama leads country in celebrating Memorial Day
• U.S. veterans honored over Memorial Day weekend
• After Euroskeptic rise, EU leaders step into fray
• Crews search for 3 people in Colorado mudslide
• Ukraine's new leader to talk to Russia and east
• Pope honors Holocaust survivors in Israel
• Ukraine's new leader to talk with the east, Russia
• Pro-military fervor at polls as Egyptians vote
• Train accident kills at least 40 in north India
• Thai coup leader: don't protest, it's no use
• Russia ready to speak with new Ukrainian president
• After anti-EU parties surge, what's ahead?
• Obama seeks to reframe foreign policy as war ends
• Pope prays at Western Wall, leaves note
• Pope calls Muslims 'brothers' at Dome of the Rock
• Pope takes off shoes to enter Dome of the Rock
• Thai junta leader says king endorses coup
• Alaska wildfire grows, spurs evacuations
• Blown engine ends Busch's 'Double' run
• Deputies never saw menacing videos before rampage

Ukraine launches airstrike on pro-Moscow rebels Posted: 26 May 2014 12:47 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president-elect said Monday he wants to begin talks with Moscow and end a pro-Russia insurgency in the east, but the rebels escalated the conflict by occupying a major airport, and the government in Kiev responded with an airstrike.

Pope wraps up delicate Mideast pilgrimage Posted: 26 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his Mideast pilgrimage Monday with a balancing act of symbolic and sometimes spontaneous gestures to press his call for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and friendship between Jews and Muslims in the land of Jesus' birth.

Old West outlaw's pistol goes up for auction Posted: 26 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A pistol and other possessions belonging to a one-time Old West outlaw who later ran for governor of Oklahoma and became an actor are going up for auction next month.

Ukraine launches air strikes at eastern gunmen Posted: 26 May 2014 09:42 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president-elect promised Monday to negotiate an end to a pro-Russia insurgency in the east and said he was willing to begin talks with Moscow. Yet he described the separatists as "Somali pirates" and authorities in Kiev launched an airstrike against the militants occupying a major eastern airport.

White House mistakenly reveals CIA official's name Posted: 26 May 2014 09:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration accidentally revealed the name of the CIA's top official in Afghanistan in an email to thousands of journalists during the president's surprise weekend trip to Bagram Air Field.

Obama leads country in celebrating Memorial Day Posted: 26 May 2014 08:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute.

U.S. veterans honored over Memorial Day weekend Posted: 26 May 2014 08:18 AM PDT Marine veteran, retired Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers salutes riders in the annual Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' motorcycle rally in Washington, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

After Euroskeptic rise, EU leaders step into fray Posted: 26 May 2014 07:59 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Euroskeptics celebrated across the continent on Monday, from Britain to France and beyond, over their unmatched success in the European Parliament election. Now they are keen to put up internal borders again, keep foreigners out of their labor markets, abolish the common euro currency and let their nations go it alone in a globalized world.

Crews search for 3 people in Colorado mudslide Posted: 26 May 2014 07:59 AM PDT GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Rescue teams are resuming the search for three men reported missing after a large mudslide in western Colorado.

Ukraine's new leader to talk to Russia and east Posted: 26 May 2014 05:34 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president-elect wasted no time Monday immediately focusing on the top issues at hand — promising to negotiate an end to a pro-Russia insurgency in the east and saying he was willing to begin talks with Moscow.

Pope honors Holocaust survivors in Israel Posted: 26 May 2014 05:02 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis honored Jews killed in the Holocaust, kissing the hands of six survivors in an emotional ceremony at Israel's national Holocaust memorial on Monday as he capped a Mideast trip with poignant stops at some of the holiest and most haunting sites for Jews.

Ukraine's new leader to talk with the east, Russia Posted: 26 May 2014 04:30 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president-elect wasted no time Monday immediately focusing on the top issues at hand — promising to negotiate an end to a pro-Russia insurgency in the east and saying he was willing to begin talks with Moscow.

Pro-military fervor at polls as Egyptians vote Posted: 26 May 2014 04:14 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Supporters of retired Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi danced to pop tunes praising the military and sported T-shirts bearing his image as they cast ballots Monday in a presidential election that is considered certain to vault the former military chief to office.

Train accident kills at least 40 in north India Posted: 26 May 2014 03:43 AM PDT LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An express train slammed into a parked freight train in northern India on Monday, killing at least 40 people, officials said.

Thai coup leader: don't protest, it's no use Posted: 26 May 2014 02:40 AM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Bolstered by a royal endorsement to run the country after last week's coup, Thailand's junta leader warned Monday against mounting opposition to the takeover, ordering Thais not to cause trouble, not to criticize, not to protest — or else face a return to the "old days" of street violence.

Russia ready to speak with new Ukrainian president Posted: 26 May 2014 02:25 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says that Moscow is ready for a direct dialogue with Ukraine's new president, adding it doesn't need any Western mediation.

After anti-EU parties surge, what's ahead? Posted: 26 May 2014 12:50 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's voters have spoken, and the result "is a shock, an earthquake," France's prime minister said.

Obama seeks to reframe foreign policy as war ends Posted: 26 May 2014 12:50 AM PDT BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — For much of President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have provided a well-defined framework for his foreign policy philosophy. He ran for the White House pledging to bring the conflicts to a close and promised the American people that he would seek to avoid unnecessary war.

Pope prays at Western Wall, leaves note Posted: 26 May 2014 12:19 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis has prayed at Jerusalem's Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, bowing his head as he touched the wall in the same gesture used a day earlier to pray at the Israeli barrier surrounding the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.

Pope calls Muslims 'brothers' at Dome of the Rock Posted: 25 May 2014 11:32 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday urged his "brother" Muslims to never abuse God's name through violence as he opened the third and final day of his Mideast pilgrimage with a visit to the Dome of the Rock, the iconic shrine located at the third-holiest spot in Islam.

Pope takes off shoes to enter Dome of the Rock Posted: 25 May 2014 11:19 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Pope Francis has entered the Dome of the Rock, the iconic shrine located at the third-holiest spot in Islam, on the third and final day of his Mideast pilgrimage.

Thai junta leader says king endorses coup Posted: 25 May 2014 09:58 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's coup leader said Monday that the country's king had officially endorsed him to run the nation after the armed forces seized power last week. The announcement came one day after the junta warned protesters it was ready to crackdown on civilian opposition to its takeover.

Alaska wildfire grows, spurs evacuations Posted: 25 May 2014 09:27 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A massive wildfire pushed by wind in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage continued to explode in size, leading to mandatory evacuations of 1,000 structures, officials said Sunday.

Blown engine ends Busch's 'Double' run Posted: 25 May 2014 08:37 PM PDT CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch's moonlighting gig at Indy was a smashing success. His day job in NASCAR was a bust courtesy of a blown engine, sending his bid to complete "The Double" up in smoke.

Deputies never saw menacing videos before rampage Posted: 25 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies who showed up at Elliot Rodger's doorstep last month to check on his mental health hadn't seen online videos in which he threatens suicide and violence even though those recordings were what prompted his parents to call authorities.

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