| Egypt on edge with mass protests in Cairo Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:55 PM PDT  The ousted president is being investigated for charges that include murder.
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| Guns, fake IDs, stacks of cash: Whitey Bulger prosecution rests Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:25 PM PDT  Federal attorneys tied a ribbon around their case against alleged killer and organized crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger Friday, presenting physical evidence found at the California apartment where he was arrested: guns, fake IDs, and stacks of cash totaling $822,000.
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| Hunting for baby parrots in India Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:37 PM PDT  A Man feed a baby Parrot which were caught and preserve by local hunter for sale at a private resident in Dimapur, India north eastern state of Nagaland on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Wildlife were hunted down for consumption or for sale in the India eastern state of Nagaland, which make a living for the hunter. Photo: Caisii Mao/NurPhoto/Sipa USA |
| Rapper's force-feeding video riles Gitmo medics Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT  By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they're not impressed. "It's ridiculous. It's 100 percent false," said a Navy nurse known as "Ensign Lodowick" at the detainee hospital where real names are protected for security reasons. ...
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| Christine Quinn calls Weiner scandal 'a circus' Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:51 AM PDT  NEW YORK — For the third day in a row, mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn took aim at rival Anthony Weiner, arguing his admission that he continued to send sexual messages to women he met online after he left Congress has become a distraction from real issues in the race for City Hall.
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| Korean divide lives on 60 years after end of war Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT  PANMUNJOM, North Korea (AP) — Some Americans call it the "Forgotten War," a 1950s conflict fought in a far-off country and so painful that even survivors have tried to erase their memories of it.
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| Millions rally in Egypt, responding to army call Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Called out by the army, the largest crowds in 2 1/2 years of upheaval filled Egypt's streets Friday, while ousted President Mohammed was formally placed under investigation on a host of allegations including murder and conspiracy with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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| AP EXCLUSIVE: Egypt military builds case on Morsi Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's criminal investigation against the ousted president, announced Friday, is likely just the start of wider legal moves against Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood — ominous prospects for a country seething with violent divisions.
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| US seeks transfer of 2 Gitmo detainees to Algeria Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a renewed push to close the contentious military-run facility in Cuba.
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| Spain train crash investigation turns to driver Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:33 PM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Investigations into Spain's deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered: Experts said Friday that the driver, not a computer, was responsible for applying the brakes because no "fail-safe" system has been installed on the dangerous stretch of bending track.
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| Feds ban some Medicare providers in crackdown Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:57 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — For the first time in history, federal health officials said Friday they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three high-fraud cities from enrolling in the taxpayer-funded programs for the poor as part of an effort to prevent scams. |
| Rio's Copacabana stages show for pope Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:11 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion that received a Broadway-like treatment befitting its improbable location, Rio's hedonistic Copacabana beach.
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| Snowden's remaining docs unlikely to tie US hands Posted: 26 Jul 2013 12:41 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the stuff of spy novels: The hunted-down protagonist wins in the end because he's got damaging documents squirreled away, a bargaining chip against the bureaucrats who want to silence him.
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| Pope's slum visit: Impressive but little impact Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:53 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The day before Pope Francis visited Marizete Marques' slum, the 62-year-old retired maid cleaned her humble home until her hands hurt.
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| Manning arguments wrap up; judge to deliberate Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:39 PM PDT  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for worldwide attention and a young, naive intelligence analyst who wanted people to know about the atrocities of war.
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| San Diego mayor to get therapy amid scandal Posted: 26 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Declaring he "must become a better person," San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said Friday he will undergo two weeks of counseling after a series of women claimed he made unwanted sexual advances that included groping, kissing and offensive comments.
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| Pope shows off spiritual side with solemn rite Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion in the improbable location of Rio's hedonistic Copacabana beach, as he headed into the home stretch of his first international trip for World Youth Day. |
| US govt says won't seek death penalty for Snowden Posted: 26 Jul 2013 11:42 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government that the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden.
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| Al Qaeda on the rise in Iraq, Syria Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT  Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group's influence is on the rise.
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| Cleveland kidnap suspect avoids death penalty Posted: 26 Jul 2013 11:08 AM PDT  In what might be the first act of mercy shown to his victims, the man charged with kidnapping, raping and beating three Cleveland, Ohio, women agreed to a plea deal on Friday that would spare the women the agony of reliving the horrific details of their years in captivity during a jury trial.
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| Celebrated computer hacker Barnaby Jack dies Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:13 PM PDT  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. The New Zealand-born Jack, 35, was found dead on Thursday evening by "a loved one" at an apartment in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a police spokesman. He would not say what caused Jack's death but said police had ruled out foul play. ...
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| Missionary from Utah survives Spanish train wreck Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Seconds before the Spanish train he was aboard lifted off the tracks "like a roller coaster," Mormon missionary Stephen Ward said he glanced up from the journal he was writing and noticed a backpack tumble from a rack. Moments later, he blacked out as the train smashed into a concrete wall at high speed.
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| Police detain Spain train crash driver as suspect Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:55 AM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police said Friday they arrested the driver of the train that blazed far over the speed limit into a curve and toppled over, killing 78 people, and planned to question him as a suspect for "recklessness."
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