Search resumes for missing Malaysian jet
Hanoi (AFP) – Mystery surrounded the identity of two passengers who appear to have used stolen European passports to board a Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished carrying 239 people, as... Read more »
View ArticleCold War kids Merkel and Putin square off over Crimea
BERLIN – Could a fateful meeting between a doughty physicist, a steely ex-KGB agent and a slobbery black Labrador retriever hold the key to defusing Ukraine’s Crimean crisis? As Russia’s... Read more »
View ArticleMotel hit by deadly fire housed Sandy victims
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — A fire early Friday destroyed a New Jersey shore motel that was housing people displaced by Superstorm Sandy, killing four people and injuring eight,... Read more »
View ArticleGM recall: Why were so many victims young?
DETROIT (AP) — As the deaths are tallied from General Motors’ delayed recall of compact cars, one thing is becoming clear: Of those killed, the majority were young. In a... Read more »
View ArticleTime ticks slowly for drug offender
DUBLIN, Calif—Scrawled on the inside of Barbara Scrivner’s left arm is a primitive prison tattoo that says “Time Flies.” If only that were the case. For Scrivner, time has crawled,... Read more »
View ArticleObama warns North Korea over fourth nuke test
Seoul (AFP) – North Korea will gain nothing by making threats, US President Barack Obama said Friday, warning it of sanctions with “more bite” if it went ahead with a... Read more »
View Article19 injured in Beirut blast
A suicide bomber blew up his car in southern Beirut on Monday night near an army checkpoint, killing himself and wounding several people watching the soccer World Cup in a... Read more »
View ArticleIsrael, Hamas defy truce calls on Gaza bloodiest day
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The world implored Israel and Hamas to end hostilities Saturday, but the violence escalated with the toll in Israeli strikes rising to 157 and... Read more »
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