Thursday August 13, 2009 Updated 12:25 PM PDT
Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said.
Philippine troops overran two jungle camps of al-Qaida-linked militants in their deadliest clash in years, with 23 soldiers and 31 guerrillas killed.
Helicopter gunships pummeled a key Taliban commander's bases in Pakistan's northwest, killing at least 12 insurgents as government forces ratcheted up pressure.
Zeca Schall, a black politician in Germany, vowed to continue campaigning for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party despite suffering racial abuse from far-right opponents.
(08-13) 12:16 PDT KABUL, (AP) -- Voting observers expect fraud during next week's Afghan presidential election and warn that cheating...
AP 8.13.09 12:16 PM
(08-13) 12:13 PDT ROME, Italy (AP) -- Italy's record-breaking state lottery on Thursday once again disappointed millions of Italians...
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(08-13) 12:09 PDT MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) -- Gunmen shot and killed four police officers and seven civilians in a restive Russian...
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(08-13) 12:07 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- A disabled woman won her suit for wrongful dismissal Thursday against Abercrombie ...
AP 8.13.09 12:07 PM
(08-13) 12:02 PDT MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- State security officials have banned police from setting up sobriety checkpoints in the...
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(08-13) 11:32 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- Government programs to support the auto industry helped Germany and France return to...
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(08-13) 11:16 PDT ISTANBUL, (AP) -- Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the...
AP 8.13.09 11:16 AM
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