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Sherpas leave Everest; some expeditions nix climbs
April 23, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sherpa guides were leaving Mount Everest's base camp on Wednesday as part of a walkout following the mountain's deadliest disaster, as some expedition companies announced... more »»
Obama visit to Asia seen as counterweight to China
April 23, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama's travels through Asia aim to reassure partners about the renewed U.S. more »»
'Piles and piles' of bodies in S. Sudan slaughter
April 23, 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The townsfolk believed the mosque was safe. They crammed inside as rebel forces in South Sudan took control of the town from government troops. But it wasn't safe. more »»
SKorea ferry toll hits 146 as search gets tougher
April 23, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The grim work of recovering bodies from the submerged South Korea ferry proceeded rapidly Wednesday, with the official death toll reaching 146, though a government... more »»
Cries of anguish as SKorea ferry toll reaches 135
April 23, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster rose to 135 Wednesday, but there were many more bodies left to be retrieved as divers swam through tight,... more »»
Cries of anguish as SKorea ferry toll reaches 130
April 23, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — For a moment there is silence in the tent where bodies from the ferry disaster are brought for identification. Then the anguished cries begi. more »»
Amnesty: Qatar fails to protect domestic workers
April 22, 2014 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An international human rights group has slammed Qatar for failing to protect foreign maids and other domestic workers from exploitation, adding pressure on the... more »»
Analysis: Putin likely to ignore West on Ukraine
April 22, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — Since he took over Crimea, President Vladimir Putin has seen his popularity soar and his opposition fall silent. So when the U.S. more »»
Ukraine orders new military operation in the east
April 22, 2014 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting president ordered security forces to resume operations in the country's east on Tuesday after the bodies of two people allegedly abducted by pro-Russia... more »»
Activity at NKorea site hints at nuke test preps
April 22, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Commercial satellite imagery shows increased activity at North Korea's nuclear test site but not enough to indicate an underground atomic explosion is imminent, a U.S. more »»
Militants attack balloting center in Iraq, kill 10
April 22, 2014 BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants wearing military uniforms carried out an overnight attack against a balloting center in a remote area of the country's north and killed 10 guards, a senior police officia... more »»
Ukraine orders 'anti-terror' operation to resume
April 22, 2014 DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's acting president is ordering security forces to resume operations in the country's east, and the Defense Ministry says a military aircraft was struck by gunfire... more »»
US reviewing plans for fewer troops in Afghanistan
April 22, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is reviewing a new series of options that would leave fewer than 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan next year, a U.S. official said Tuesday. more »»
Novartis reshapes business with GSK, Lilly deals
April 22, 2014 GENEVA (AP) — Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis AG launched a major overhaul of its business Tuesday, unveiling a series of multibillion-dollar deals with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC and the U. more »»
'Piles and piles' of bodies in S. Sudan slaughter
April 22, 2014 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen in South Sudan who targeted civilians including children and the elderly left "piles and piles" of bodies, many of them in a mosque and a hospital, the U.N. more »»
Fearing the Icefall: On Everest, dangers are clear
April 22, 2014 NEW DELHI (AP) — On Everest, everybody knows that the Khumbu Icefall is dangerou. more »»
Ebola outbreak death toll in West Africa over 140
April 22, 2014 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization says the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 140 people. more »»
Most Sherpas decide to leave Everest for season
April 22, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Most Sherpa mountain guides have decided to leave Mount Everest in a walkout certain to disrupt a climbing season that was already marked by grief over the lives lost last... more »»
Somali lawmaker shot and killed in latest attack
April 22, 2014 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two gunmen belonging to an Islamic extremist group shot and killed a Somali legislator on Tuesday as he stepped out of his home in the capital, the second fatal attack o... more »» |
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