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Afghan villagers pray during a prayer ceremony for the victims of Sunday's killing of civilians by a U.S. soldier in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March. 13, 2012. Taliban militants opened fire Tuesday on a delegation of senior Afghan officials including two of President Hamid Karzai's brothers visiting villages in southern Afghanistan where a U.S. soldier is suspected of killing 16 civilians. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghan lawmakers angry after accused American soldier flown to Kuwait, threaten pact with US

Afghan lawmakers expressed anger Thursday that the U.S. flew an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians to Kuwait, saying Kabul shouldn't sign a strategic partnership agreement with Washington unless...

news / world Thu, Mar 15, 2012 - 7:21am

Gambling charges dropped against 40 elderly women - including 98-year-old - in Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Cyprus' attorney general has dropped gambling charges against about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-and-bridge party had been raided by police. The women,...

news / world Fri, Mar 02, 2012 - 8:19am

Al-Qaida in Yemen confirms senior leader's death

CAIRO (AP) -- Yemen's branch of al-Qaida has confirmed the death of a senior leader, who officials say died in a bloody family feud. A statement posted on a militant...

news / world Mon, Feb 20, 2012 - 10:02am

Reporter Anthony Shadid, in Washington, then a Washington Post reporter in May 2004. Shadid died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, apparently of an asthma attack, while on assignment for the New York Times in Syria, the paper said. He was 43. (AP Photo/The Washington Post, Julia Ewan)

NY Times Pulitzer-winning reporter dies in Syria

NEW YORK -- New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by...

news / world Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 7:40am

Olympics 2020: Madrid officials say financial crisis won't affect bid

MADRID (AP) -- Leaders of Madrid's 2020 Olympic candidacy say Spain's financial crisis will not affect the city's third consecutive bid and believe hosting the games could help the country...

news / sports / world Mon, Jan 30, 2012 - 11:36am

Commentary: Echoes of World War II in land of Normandy

No one told me that January is the wrong time to visit Normandy (until afterwards, that is). Most of the places we went to visit were closed. It was cold...

opinion / commentary / world Sat, Jan 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Letter: Our greatest generation

Dec. 7, 2011, marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the day that does in fact live "in infamy." For on that fateful day in history, America...

opinion / letters / world Wed, Dec 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Associated Press
The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after winning the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 7 on Friday in St. Louis.

Cardinals stun Rangers

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 29, 2011 - 12:28am

St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese hits a walk-off home run during the 11th inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won the game 10-9 to tie the series 3-3. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Cards' Series Game 6 win remind Twins fans of 2001 game 6 win (video)

Minnesota Twins fans who stayed up late Thursday night to watch the St. Louis Cardinals' dramatic 10-9 comeback win over the Texas Rangers in Game 6 of the World Series...

sports / pro / world / Cardinals Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - 9:24am

Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws during the first inning in Game 5 of the World Series against the Rangers Monday in Arlington, Texas.

Rain could allow Cards to start Carpenter in Game 7

By Ronald Blum AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS -- Bruce Hurst was in his room at the Grand Hyatt in New York when he got the call exactly 25 years...

sports / pro / world Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - 12:01am

Rescuers work today to save people from debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey. At least 270 people are dead after a powerful quake in eastern Turkey, and dozens of people are still trapped in hills of debris. Authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

4 quake survivors pulled out alive in Turkey

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) -- Four people were pulled alive from the rubble today when one managed to call for help on his cell phone after a 7.2-magnitude quake leveled buildings...

news / world Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - 9:15am

Napoli gives loaded Texas lineup some extra punch

By Stephen Hawkins AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas -- When Mike Napoli was playing for the other team, Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler had a serious dislike for him...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 22, 2011 - 12:30am

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Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler slaps Elvis Andrus, right, on the back of the neck as they take batting practice Friday in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers play St. Louis in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday.

Hamilton gets excused absence from Series

By Jaime Aron AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton was an excused absence from the World Series on Friday. Actually, Hamilton was following orders by staying home and...

sports / pro / world Sat, Oct 22, 2011 - 12:27am

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter looks up after diving to tag first base to get Elvis Andrus of the Texas Rangers out during the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday in St. Louis. Associated Press.

Cards take Game 1

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- Nobody plays a hunch like Tony La Russa. Not this October, anyway. The St. Louis manager once again looked like a...

sports / pro / world Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - 12:52am

Will Rangers, Cardinals make Series a TV hit?

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- A big star who's overcome personal adversity. A popular band that everyone counted out. A crazy critter with a cute nickname...

sports / pro / world Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - 12:56am

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