CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's army chief warned Tuesday of the "the collapse of the state" if the political crisis roiling the nation for nearly a week continues. Lombardy stars as kingmaker in national elections
MILAN (AP) -- One region looms large over Italy's upcoming election: Lombardy. Tuareg rebels say they have seized Kidal, other northern Mali towns from Islamist extremists
SEVARE, Mali – Tuareg fighters in northern Mali say they have seized control of the strategic city of Kidal and seven other northern towns from Islamist extremists.
Japan government to review statements on history
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's government will review statements by previous administrations about wartime history including a landmark 1995 apology, Japan's e ducation minister said, but added that any changes would not mean rejecting those statements but making them more "forward-looking". Any moves to renege on the 1995 apology by then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama – now in Beijing on a mission aimed at soothing tension over a territorial row – would raise hackles in both China and South Korea, where bitter memories of Japan's military aggression and colonization run deep. … Lawyers for woman accused of murdering ex-boyfriend in Arizona to begin making their case
PHOENIX – Defence attorneys on Tuesday will begin making their case in the trial of a woman accused of killing her motivational speaker ex-boyfriend more than four years ago in a jealous rage.
Syrian troops battle rebels in oil-rich east
BEIRUT (AP) -- Activists say Syrian troops are fighting rebels over a government intelligence complex and a major prison where opposition figures are reportedly being held in the oil-rich east of the country. Egypt's army chief warns of 'the collapse of the state' if political crisis continues
CAIRO – Egypt’s army chief has warned of “the collapse of the state” if the political crisis roiling the nation for nearly a week continues.
Report: Passenger plane crashes outside Kazakhstan's businesses capital, 21 believed onboard
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – News agencies in Kazakhstan say a passenger plane carrying more than 20 people has crashed outside of Almaty, the country’s principal city.
Celebrity guitar auction to precede Eiteljorg exhibit exploring instrument's Western links
INDIANAPOLIS – Autographed guitars from the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Keith Urban, Carlos Santana, Pearl Jam, and others will be auctioned off at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in downtown Indianapolis next month during a preview party for a new exhibit.
Kurdish militants set to halt Turkey hostilities in February: paper
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants will announce a halt to hostilities with the Turkish state in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending a 28-year-old insurgency, a newspaper report said on Tuesday. As an initial confidence-building step, around 100 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group will disarm and withdraw from Turkish soil, the Hurriyet daily said. …
British man gets 6 years in Bali drug trial
BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian court sentenced a Briton to six years in prison Tuesday for his role in a cocaine-smuggling case that led to a death sentence last week against a British grandmother.
Tuaregs say they seized Mali towns from Islamists
SEVARE, Mali (AP) -- Tuareg fighters in northern Mali say they have seized control of the strategic city of Kidal and seven other northern towns from Islamist extremists.
Malian military says its forces are in control of Timbuktu after French-led operation
SEVARE, Mali – A Malian military spokesman says that soldiers are now in control of Timbuktu a day after the French-led operation to retake the fabled city from grip of Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaida.
Trash piles at Madrid airport as cleaners strike
MADRID (AP) -- Empty bottles, cans and trash are piling up at Madrid's airport as cleaners enter the fifth day of a strike to protest proposed layoffs. Humble, rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel with storied history likely to fetch millions at auction
RICHMOND, Va. – A humble nickel from 1913 could be worth millions when it goes up for auction this spring.
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