ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – There was a time when Mayor Leo Abbass knew almost everyone in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, a subarctic town of about 7,600 people near the mouth of Labrador’s Churchill River.
Laid-back beach, lost in time, in carefree hippie haven of Zipolite, Mexico
ZIPOLITE, Mexico – “You’re going to like it here in Zipolite,” Daniel Weiner, the owner of Brisa Marina hotel said with a wry smile as he handed me the keys to my quarters. “You’re not going to want to leave in five days.”
Prosecutors do not object to delaying trials of 4 Kenyans charged in post-election violence
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court say they do not object to delaying the start of the trials of four prominent Kenyans charged with orchestrating post-election violence in 2007-2008.
Violence rages near historic Syria mosque
BEIRUT (AP) -- Combat raged near a historic mosque in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday while anti-government activists reported fresh clashes near a police academy west of the city. NY marks 20th anniversary of '93 World Trade Center bombing with a ceremony at 9-11 memorial
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A ceremony honouring six people who died 20 years ago in the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was being held Tuesday at the 9-11 memorial, where the twin towers were destroyed eight years later.
Shiite militant threatens Iranian exiles in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The head of a new Shiite militant group in Iraq on Tuesday threatened to carry out more attacks on a refugee camp for Iranian exiles that was struck by dozens of rockets and mortar shells earlier this month.
Egypt's main opposition coalition to boycott vote
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt’s main opposition coalition announced on Tuesday it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, a decision likely to deepen the nation’s political crisis and worsen an already troubled economy.
Tunisia: 4 in custody for politician's slaying
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Four suspects belonging to a radical Islamist group have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a leftist politician that plunged the country into a crisis, but the killer himself remains at large, Tunisia’s interior minister said Tuesday.
Bahrain court clears 2 police in protester death
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has acquitted two policemen charged in the shooting death of a protester at the beginning of the 2-year-old uprising in the Gulf nation.
Egypt hot air balloon crash death toll rises to 19
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -- A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world's deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new blow to Egypt's ai ling tourism industry. First Gaza rocket in 3 months rattles cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Gaza militants on Tuesday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time in three months, rattling a cross-border truce that has held since Israel's military offensive against the Hamas-run territory. Egypt's main opposition coalition announces boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections.
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt’s main opposition coalition announces boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections. .
Tunisia: 4 in custody for politician's murder
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia’s interior minister said Tuesday that four suspects belonging to a radical Islamist group are being held for their involvement in the murder of a leftist opposition politician earlier this month that plunged the country into a political crisis.
Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills 18 tourists
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -- A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 18 foreign tourists in one of the world's deadliest ballooning accidents and a new blow to Egypt's ailing tourism industry. Ally of Iran president accused in protester deaths
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran’s state TV says prosecutors have accused a close ally of the Iranian president of involvement in the deaths of detainees during unrest after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election nearly four years ago.
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