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May 23, 2013 @ 10:47 am
AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities
Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:40 am
15 injured in clash with security forces in Guinea
A government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea's capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the ongoing fight between the country's opposition and the ruling party over the details of a much-delayed parliamentary election. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:32 am
S. Sudan leader: Int'l court 'humiliates' Africa
South Sudan's president is criticizing the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:30 am
Iran's Rafsanjani blasts clerics, says report
Banned from upcoming elections, Iran's former president has leveled harsh criticism at the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers, saying they are doing a poor job running the country, an Iranian pro-reform website reported late on Wednesday. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:11 am
US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart
The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:10 am
Cayman opposition will lead coalition gov't
Election officials in the Cayman Islands say the opposition party has won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority needed to control the British territory's legislature. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:00 am
86 sentenced in Macedonia highway toll scam case
A criminal court in Macedonia's capital has sentenced 86 employees of a road management company to prison terms ranging from eight months to more than six years for involvement in a massive highway toll scam. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 10:00 am
Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now
An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:53 am
Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:49 am
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:48 am
UN chief visits Goma, Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed Thursday that security must go hand-in-hand with development in Congo's troubled eastern city of Goma, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to allow the visit to proceed. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:40 am
Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:15 am
Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil
A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:10 am
Appellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme
A Milan appeals court has explained why it upheld Silvia Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction, saying the politician illegally purchased the rights to broadcast U.S. movies on his private TV network, then falsely declared the payments to avoid taxes. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 9:08 am
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Continue reading >