Pakistan says Indian planes violated its airspace
ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani Air Force says two Indian aircraft violated Pakistan's airspace, and that it scrambled two fighter jets to "challenge the intruders."
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Police move past barricades into Istanbul square
ISTANBUL -- Hundreds of police in riot gear pushed past improvised barricades early Tuesday to reach Istanbul's central Taksim Square, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter...
Charges sought for Iraqi held at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- U.S. military prosecutors announced plans Monday to add another case to the docket of the war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo amid efforts by President Barack Obama to move the proceedings to the United States and shutter the detention center.
Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy
CANBERRA, Australia -- On a tropical island where most people live in huts, assailants armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed the wooden house by night. They set the building on fire and took away four female relatives to be tortured. Their alleged crime: witchcraft.
Thai pet shop owner with 14 rare lions arrested
BANGKOK -- Thai police found 14 albino lions imported from Africa and hundreds of other protected animals in a warehouse near Bangkok and have arrested a pet shop owner.
German WWII bomber raised from English Channel
LONDON -- A British museum on Monday successfully recovered what could be the last intact model of a famous German World War II bomber from beneath the English Channel.
Austrian UN troops to begin Golan pullout soon
VIENNA -- An official says Austria will begin withdrawing its 377 U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights on Wednesday.
Istanbul soccer fans united by anti-govt protests
ISTANBUL -- The protests in Turkey have accomplished the seemingly impossible: uniting fans of Istanbul's three bitterly rival soccer teams.
Australian McCardel eyes swim from Cuba to Florida
HAVANA -- Australian Chloe McCardel will battle exposure, swift sea currents, stinging jellyfish, sharp-toothed sharks and her own physical limits when she attempts a record swim from Cuba to Florida this week.
Egypt warns all options open for Ethiopia Nile dam
CAIRO -- Egypt's president warned Monday that "all options are open" in dealing with Ethiopia's efforts to build a dam that threatens to leave Nile-dependent Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
Brazil govt to perform crash tests after AP report
SAO PAULO -- The Brazilian government says it's building its first auto crash test facility to try to improve the safety record of cars sold in the country.
UN condemns eviction of about 150 Haiti families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The United Nations is condemning the eviction of up to 150 Haitian families living in a makeshift settlement established after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Mandela remains in serious but stable condition
JOHANNESBURG -- Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection, and a foundation led by retired archbishop Desmond Tutu described the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero as an "extraordinary gift" to South Africa.
NSA leaker could be latest to seek help in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- From seafaring Vikings to digital dissenters, Iceland has always attracted outsiders.
Afghan Taliban boldly attack on Kabul airport
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Seven Taliban fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns launched a rare assault on NATO's operational headquarters at the military section of Kabul's international airport on Monday. All seven militants were killed.
Car bombs hit markets in central Iraq, killing 22
BAGHDAD -- Militants detonated explosives-laden cars around two busy markets in central Iraq on Monday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens, the latest in a wave of violence ravaging the country.
No hope for 55 people lost in Indian Ocean capsize
CANBERRA, Australia -- Rescue authorities have given up hope of finding any survivors after an asylum seeker boat carrying at least 55 people to Australia capsized in the Indian Ocean.
Militants attack NATO trucks in Pakistan, kill 4
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Militants dressed as policemen and armed with assault rifles and rockets attacked a NATO convoy in Pakistan carrying supplies Monday for the U.S.-led coalition in neighboring Afghanistan, killing four people, officials said.
Turkey's leader lambasts protesters
ANKARA, Turkey -- In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government protests that have spread across the country, saying those who do not respect the government will pay.
Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon
BEIRUT -- Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday during a rally against the militant group's participation in the Syrian civil war. One protester was killed, a senior Lebanese military official and witnesses said.
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