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UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:40 EDT

British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.

Pirates release German ship's 4 crew members

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30 EDT

A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast.

Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:25 EDT

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic.

Priest who defied Mafia is beatified in Sicily

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:11 EDT

An Italian priest who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching and was gunned down by mobsters has been honored by the Vatican as a martyr.

16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35 EDT

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 be engulfed in flames, police said.

'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:21 EDT

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.

Ex-sex slave says Japan mayor's remark 'absurd'

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:05 EDT

A former sex slave says a Japanese mayor's remarks about Japan's wartime sex slavery are "absurd."

Dozens march in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10 EDT

At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:00 EDT

The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:45 EDT

A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.

Jordan king says extremism 'grown fat' on conflict

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:45 EDT

Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:15 EDT

An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.

Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:10 EDT

Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.

2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00 EDT

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:35 EDT

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:05 EDT

Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire.

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:05 EDT

Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.

7 Filipino marines, 5 militants killed in clash

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:40 EDT

At least seven Filipino marines and five militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines.

Reversal of Rios Montt verdict in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:29 EDT

The overturning this week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt’s conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala’s brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: Prosecutors badly overreached when they tried to pin accusations of genocide on the 86-year-old former president.

Honduran gangs to announce truce to cut violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04 EDT

Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said Friday.