| Benghazi attacks suspect pleads not guilty Posted: 28 Jun 2014 03:10 PM PDT  A Libyan militia leader pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court on Saturday to a terrorism charge in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi that killed four Americans. Ahmed Abu Khatallah was transferred to the U.S. District Court in Washington on Saturday morning from a Navy warship where he had been held since his June 15 capture by U.S. special operations forces in Libya. He was charged at an afternoon hearing with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists resulting in death in the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi. The Sept. 11, 2012, attack triggered a political firestorm for President Barack Obama, with Republicans accusing his administration of misrepresenting the circumstances and of lax protection for diplomats.
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| Mars 'flying saucer' splashes down after NASA test Posted: 28 Jun 2014 03:49 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle launched by balloon high into Earth's atmosphere splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, completing a successful test on Saturday of technology that could be used to land on Mars.
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| Arizona wildfire passes lines; shelter opens Posted: 28 Jun 2014 12:18 PM PDT  VERNON, Ariz. (AP) — Fire crews are hoping that lighter winds on Saturday will spur progress against a wildfire that has charred more than 8 square miles in eastern Arizona's White Mountains and prompted crews to set up a shelter for evacuees.
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| Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks Posted: 28 Jun 2014 09:49 AM PDT  Party leaders planned delicate talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's divisive rule after a top Shi'ite cleric called for a new premier to be chosen without delay to tackle Islamist rebels threatening to tear apart the country.
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| High court poised to decide birth-control dispute Posted: 28 Jun 2014 06:04 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice.
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| Iraq launches push for militant-held northern city Posted: 28 Jun 2014 09:43 AM PDT  Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation early Saturday aimed at dislodging Sunni militants from the northern city of Tikrit.
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| Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty before judge Posted: 28 Jun 2014 03:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks that have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics appeared briefly for the first time in an American courtroom, pleading not guilty Saturday to a terrorism-related charge nearly two weeks after he was captured by special forces.
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| Iraq forces launch push for insurgent-held city Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:37 PM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government launched its biggest push yet to wrest back ground lost to Sunni militants, as soldiers backed by tanks and helicopter gunships began an offensive Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit.
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| Warrant: Man did Web search on kids dying in cars Posted: 28 Jun 2014 03:44 PM PDT  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man charged with murder after his 22-month-old son died in a hot SUV searched online for information about kids dying in cars and told police he feared it could happen, according to documents released Saturday as the boy's family held his funeral in Alabama.
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| US takes gay rights global, despite unsure welcome Posted: 28 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken the U.S. gay rights revolution global, using American embassies across the world to promote a cause that still divides his own country.
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| Bosnia marks end of Europe's violent century Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:43 PM PDT  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Artists and diplomats declared a new century of peace and unity in Europe on Saturday in the city where the first two shots of World War I were fired exactly 100 years ago.
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| From Morocco to Jakarta, Muslims mark Ramadan Posted: 28 Jun 2014 11:34 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Across a wide belt that stretches halfway around the globe, the world's estimated 1.6 billion Muslims will mark the beginning of Ramadan this weekend. The holy season is marred by unprecedented turmoil, violence and sectarian hatreds that threaten to rip apart the Middle East, the epicenter of Islam.
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| US man rows across Atlantic, reaches Caribbean Posted: 28 Jun 2014 12:19 PM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three times, Victor Mooney tried to row across the Atlantic. Three times he failed. One boat sank. Another lost its freshwater system. A third sprang a leak and left him drifting on a life raft for two weeks. As he planned for a fourth attempt, his wife made it clear it would be the last.
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| BRAZIL BEAT: Spidey Bear travels the world Posted: 28 Jun 2014 04:42 PM PDT  SAO PAULO (AP) — Spidey Bear sat intently and quietly (as usual) on a table some 8 feet from the TV as Brazil went into a shootout and salvaged its World Cup with a win over Chile.
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| Thai coup leader denies conspiracy with protesters Posted: 28 Jun 2014 12:00 AM PDT  Thailand's junta-leading Army Chief has dismissed allegations he plotted to seize power for years before May's coup, issuing an apparent rebuke to the leader of the protests that crippled the former government. "It is not true" General Prayut Chan-O-Cha said, addressing accusations that he had discussed uprooting the divisive Shinawatra clan from politics with firebrand protest chief Suthep Thaugsuban. Supporters of ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra have blamed a coalition of establishment-linked forces -- including the army and judiciary -- for colluding to overthrow the government, the second such army putsch in eight years. He has imposed martial law on the kingdom, suspended the constitution, muzzled dissent and detained or arrested hundreds of people -- mainly supporters of the former government.
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| Russia accuses US of fueling Ukrainian crisis Posted: 28 Jun 2014 08:57 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister on Saturday accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine to challenge Moscow and heavily weighing in on the European Union.
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| Monsoon floods kill 11 in India, maroon thousands Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:48 AM PDT  Indian authorities rush food and drinking water to thousands marooned by monsoon rains and mudslides.
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| Soul legend Bobby Womack dead at 70 Posted:  The legendary soul singer, known for hits like "It's All Over Now," has died at age 70.
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| Venezuela blackout hits much of country Posted: 27 Jun 2014 06:06 PM PDT  A power plant failure knocked out electricity across a big swath of Venezuela on Friday, darkening the lights at a nationally televised presidential ceremony and forcing a suspension of subway and train services around the country
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| 6 killed in fiery crash in Kentucky Posted: 27 Jun 2014 04:45 PM PDT  A station wagon lost control on a busy highway, crossed the median and plowed head-on into a minivan, sparking a fiery crash that killed six people — including three children — in central Kentucky.
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