CAIRO (AP) ― Prosecutors on Thursday called for Hosni Mubarak to be hanged, saying he bore full responsibility for the killing of protesters during the uprising against him, in a courtroom moment unthinkable barely a year ago when the longtime leader held unquestioned power.The demand for the death penalty at the 83-year-old former president’s trial played to the widespread resentment of Mubarak among Egyptians who hoped that punishment for his oppressive rule would be fruit of the Arab Spring.S

Over 3,000 people were killed in South Sudan in brutal massacres last week in an explosion of ethnic violence that forced tens of thousands to flee, the top local official in the affected area said Friday."There have been mass killings, a massacre," said Joshua Konyi, commissioner for Pibor county in Jonglei state."We have been out counting the bodies, and we calculate so far that 2,182 women and children were killed and 959 men died."United Nations and South Sudanese army officials have yet to

CHICAGO (AFP) ― Detroit’s Big Three automakers posted solid December U.S sales Wednesday, driving a strong 2011 performance and expectations for an even better 2012 as the industry slowly climbs out of a deep downturn.Last year, the rebirth of the U.S. auto industry was solidified after years of bleeding balance sheets, painful restructuring and the government-backed bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler.It was also a year that likely saw Toyota lose its global sales crown after inventorie

ATHENS (AFP) ― Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Wednesday said Greece faced an “uncontrolled default” in March unless unions and employers can quickly agree on labor cost cuts to boost competitiveness.At a round of meetings with social partners, Papademos said the labor issue would be key to an EU-IMF evaluation of Greece’s economy later this month and determine the conclusion of a debt-saving agreement for the country.“Without the agreement and the funding linked to it, Greece faces an immedia

BERLIN (AP) ― Germany’s president said Wednesday that his angry phone call to a leading newspaper’s editor as it prepared to publish a story about a private loan he had received was a serious mistake, but insisted he has no intention of resigning.Christian Wulff, who was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s candidate for the largely ceremonial presidency in 2010, went on German public television to defend himself amid mounting speculation that he would have to go.“I carry my responsibility (as president)

BUENOS AIRES (AP) ― Argentina’s president was awake and recovering Wednesday after a 3.5 hour operation to remove her cancerous thyroid gland.Cristina Fernandez’s surgery went without complications and all her vital signs were good, her spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro announced, prompting cheers and applause from supporters gathered outside the hospital.Doctors had expected a routine surgery and predicted a complete cure without chemotherapy, since preoperative tests showed the cancer had not spre