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Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced residents to scramble for cover in basements and makeshift bunkers, activists said....
Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out
MOSCOW (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported....
Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said....
North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said....
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering....
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined....
Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer....
Tunisia security blocks salafi conference
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) -- Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country....
Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
CAIRO (AP) -- Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands....
Obama to speak on legality of drone program
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said....
