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Royal wedding apathy matches passion in Britain

World NewsApr 29, 2011
Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border

World NewsApr 29, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests

World NewsApr 29, 2011
Microsoft Windows sales slip

World BusinessApr 29, 2011
U.S. economic growth slows, inflation surges

World BusinessApr 29, 2011
US couple plead guilty to girl's kidnap, rape

World NewsApr 29, 2011

Nancy Garrido, who along with her husband, Phillip Garrido, faces multiple charges in the 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, talks with her attorney, Stephen Tapson, before the start of an arraignment hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Thursday April 7, 2011. Both of the Garridos pleaded not guilty to all charges. Judge Douglas C. Phimister set a trial date of Au
Royal wedding eve: Crowds swell outside the abbey

World NewsApr 29, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Each step has been rehearsed, each flower meticulously arranged, the aisle of Westminster Abbey transformed into a flowering avenue of trees.With just hours to go before his wedding to Kate Middleton, dedicated royal watchers camped outside got an unexpected surprise _ a visit from Prince William.The 28-year-old groom-to-be emerged from his residence Thursday night to greet the hord
Tornadoes devastate US South, killing at least 280

World NewsApr 29, 2011

This aerial photo shows the devastation of the Alberta section of Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Thursday, April 28, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama (AP) _ At least 281 people were killed across six states _ more than two-thirds of them in Alabama _ as America's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades pulverized entire neighborhoods.Firefighters searched one splintered pile after ano
Fear dampening Arab criticism of Syria’s Assad

World NewsApr 28, 2011

DUBAI (AFP) ― Gripped by fears of contagion and desperate to maintain the fragile status quo in the region, Arab regimes are choosing to remain silent as deaths mount in a Syrian crackdown on protesters. Analysts say Arab leaders, wary of the uprisings which toppled the veteran rulers of Tunisia and Egypt, are adopting a “better the devil you know” attitude and hope President Bashar al-Assad’s reg
Shuffle adds to U.S. troubles in Afghanistan

World NewsApr 28, 2011
Fed says bond program to end soon

World BusinessApr 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The economy and job creation have strengthened enough for the Federal Reserve to end on schedule a program of buying Treasury bonds to help the economy, the Fed said Wednesday.Ending a two-day meeting, the Fed made no changes to the program. The decision was unanimous. The bond purchases were intended to lower loan rates, encouraging spending and boost stock prices. But critics w
BOJ seen holding fire, cutting growth forecast

World BusinessApr 28, 2011
Baathists quit over Syria’s crackdown

World NewsApr 28, 2011
U.N. fails to agree on condemning Syria

World NewsApr 28, 2011

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The deeply divided U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a European and U.S.-backed statement condemning Syrian violence against peaceful protesters on Wednesday, with Russia saying security forces were also killed and the actions don’t threaten international peace.“A real threat to regional security in our view could arise from outside interference in Syria’s domestic sit
Violent storms smack Southern U.S., kill at least 85

World NewsApr 28, 2011

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) -- Fierce storms obliterated large swathsof land from Mississippi to Georgia, wiping out homes and businesses, causing a nuclear power plant to use backup generators and even forcing the evacuation of a National Weather Service office.The death toll was staggering _ at least 85 people killed in five states, including 61 in Alabama alone, a number that was likely to increas