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Israel’s Peres calls for return to peace talks

admin — Sun, 26 May 2013 09:11:50 +0000

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israeli President Shimon Peres says it is possible for Israelis and Palestinians to overcome differences and skepticism over peacemaking.

Fragments of biblical treasure are up for sale

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:55 +0000

JERUSALEM (AP) — Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale — in tiny pieces.

Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final on Robben goal

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 21:08:36 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Arjen Robben found redemption at Wembley Stadium.

French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 18:35:21 +0000

PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists.

‘Friend’ of suspect in UK slaying arrested

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 09:58:56 +0000

LONDON (AP) — British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism.

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:05:49 +0000

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period."

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 09:45:26 +0000

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.

16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 08:01:59 +0000

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said.

‘Yugonostalgia’ as Croatia prepares to join EU

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:20 +0000

KUMROVEC, Croatia (AP) — Forget the European Union, many in this Croatian village are saying. The group of nations being celebrated this weekend is one that died more than 20 years ago when Yugoslavia — now fervently remembered as a haven of peace, prosperity and equality — fell apart in a cascade of ethnic wars.

Chile’s Indians take on world’s largest gold miner

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:46:13 +0000

EL CORRAL, Chile (AP) — The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water.