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SKorea ferry toll hits 156 as search gets tougher
April 23, 2014 JINDO, South Korea (AP) — As the 156th body was pulled from waters where the ferry Sewol sank a week ago, relatives of the nearly 150 still missing pressed the government Wednesday to finish the... more »»
Shakespeare's Globe taking 'Hamlet' to 200 nations
April 23, 2014 LONDON (AP) — Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare is probably Britain's best-known export, his words and characters famous around the world. more »»
Snowden installed as University of Glasgow rector
April 23, 2014 LONDON (AP) — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been installed as the official representative of students at the University of Glasgow. more »»
Yemen examines DNA of slain al-Qaida militants
April 23, 2014 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's president on Wednesday said that the death toll of this week's military campaign against al-Qaida has reached over 60 suspected militants, including several of the... more »»
Gaza official: Israeli airstrike wounds 3
April 23, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah on Wednesday agreed to form a unity government and hold new elections, making a new attempt to overcome a seven-year... more »»
Obama opens Japan trip at famous sushi restaurant
April 23, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday opened a four-country Asia tour aimed at reassuring allies in the region that the U.. more »»
FM vows response if Russians attacked in Ukraine
April 23, 2014 DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday promised a firm response if its citizens or interests come under attack in Ukraine — a vow that came after Ukraine announced a... more »»
Europe recovery shows signs of strengthening
April 23, 2014 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched survey has found business activity across the 18-country eurozone running at a three-year high, in perhaps the clearest sign yet that the economic... more »»
Train derails in Congo, dozens dead
April 23, 2014 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Officials in Congo say a freight train has derailed in the country's southeast, killing at least 30 people. more »»
Sherpas leave Everest; some expeditions nix climbs
April 23, 2014 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of Sherpa guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest's base camp Wednesday, after the deaths of 16 of their colleagues in an avalanche exposed an... more »»
Greece hits milestone, opens way for debt relief
April 23, 2014 BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece has reached a major financial milestone that its creditors demanded as a precondition for being granted more debt relief, the European Commission said Wednesday. more »»
Yields fall sharply in Portuguese debt auction
April 23, 2014 LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's chances of ending its three-year bailout program without requiring more help have increased after interest rates fell steeply in a 10-year bond auction Wednesday. more »»
SKorean city full of grief prepares for more
April 23, 2014 ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — The altar of the memorial is a wall of white and yellow flowers and greens, surrounding photos of 47 students and teachers whose bodies have been identified after being... more »»
Pro-Russian insurgents hold US journalist captive
April 23, 2014 DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian gunmen in eastern Ukraine admitted on Wednesday that they are holding an American journalist, saying he was suspected of unspecified "bad activities. more »»
Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt
April 23, 2014 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Unidentified material that washed ashore in southwestern Australia and is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane is unlikely to have come from the jet,... more »»
France unveils plan to fight jihadist threat
April 23, 2014 PARIS (AP) — France is cracking down on youth who leave their homes to fight with Islamist radicals in Syria's civil war. more »»
UN study: Cellphones can improve literacy
April 23, 2014 PARIS (AP) — A study by the U.N. education agency says cellphones are getting more and more people to read in countries where books are rare and illiteracy is high. more »»
Finalists named in Bloomberg European city contest
April 23, 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Amsterdam wants to create an online game to get unemployed young people engaged in finding jobs across Europe. more »»
Pakistan's army seeks closure of TV channel
April 23, 2014 ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army has filed a complaint asking the government to shut down the country's leading private Geo News TV channel over what the military calls "false" reports, an... more »»
Blair: Radicalized Islam a growing threat
April 23, 2014 LONDON (AP) — The West should set aside its differences with Russia and China to focus on the growing threat from radical Islam, Tony Blair said Wednesday, in a speech that included a call to... more »» |
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