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Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15

Apr 29, 2011
Royal wedding apathy matches passion in Britain

Apr 29, 2011
Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border

Apr 29, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests

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

Apr 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

Apr 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

Apr 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

Apr 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

Apr 28, 2011
Baathists quit over Syria’s crackdown

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

Apr 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

Apr 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
Obama releases birth document, decries silliness

Apr 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama has produced his detailed birth certificate from Hawaii, hoping to clamp off a resurrection of claims he was born outside the United States and declaring the country did not have the “time for this kind of silliness.”The timing of Obama’s nationally televised statement and release of the document coincided with persistent charges from potential Republican p
Hamas, Fatah reach unity deal

Apr 28, 2011

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ― Rival Palestinian groups said they reached an agreement Wednesday on reuniting their governments in the West Bank and Gaza after years of bitter infighting that weakened them politically and caused the deaths of hundreds in violent clashes and crackdowns since.Even as the tentative agreement revived hopes among Palestinians that they might be able to form a unified fro
'Weirdos' camp on London streets for royal wedding

Apr 28, 2011

People camping infront of Westminster Abbey (Yonhap News) LONDON, (AFP) - An elite band of Diana fanatics, knitting grandmothers and self-confessed "weirdo" students camped out Tuesday opposite Westminster Abbey, bagging a prime spot to watch the royal wedding.John Loughrey, 56, said he was never going to be anywhere else ahead of Friday's big day for Prince William and Kate Middleton.A self-conf