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Nicaragua canal fast-tracked with Chinese boost

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:49pm

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — For centuries, tycoons and adventurers alike have dreamed of building a canal through Nicaragua between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and riding a boom in international trade to new riches. Up until now, however, all comers were forced to admit defeat when faced with the sheer challenge of building a man-made river through dense, hilly jungle.


Police show weaponry used by Santa Monica killer

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:45pm

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities displayed weapons and ammo that a gunman had when he was fatally shot by police at Santa Monica College.


Sudan orders South Sudan oil pipeline closed

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:41pm
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan's official news agency says the country's president has ordered the closure of pipelines exporting South Sudanese oil.

Candidate vows to reset Iran's foreign ties

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:35pm

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's former top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next week's presidential elections, vowed Saturday he will reset the country's economy and reverse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's foreign policy stance if elected.


Wizz Air jet makes safe emergency landing in Rome

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:30pm

ROME (AP) — Officials at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport say a Wizz Air jet has made a safe emergency landing there after reporting a landing gear problem.


Family connections probed of Santa Monica shooter

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:27pm

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are looking into family connections to determine what led a man to kill his brother and father before going on a shooting rampage across Santa Monica.


Judge weighs voice experts in Zimmerman trial

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:26pm
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge suspended until Monday a hearing to determine if voice- recognition experts will be allowed to testify at George Zimmerman's trial.

Cleveland man to plead 'not guilty' to kidnap, rape, murder: lawyer

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:25pm

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them captive in his Cleveland home for a decade will plead "not guilty" to several hundred charges that also include rape and aggravated murder, his attorney said on Saturday. Former school bus driver Ariel Castro was indicted on Friday on 329 criminal counts in connection with the imprisonment of Gina DeJesus, 23, Michelle Knight, 32, and Amanda Berry, 27. The women were freed from Castro's house on May 6. ...


7 killed in clashes in eastern Libya's Benghazi

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:21pm
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A health official in Libya's second largest city of Benghazi says seven people have been killed in clashes between protesters and former rebels aligned with the military.

Chase Elliott wins ARCA race at Pocono

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:20pm
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Chase Elliott has won the ARCA Racing Series race Saturday at Pocono Raceway.

Car bomb kills 7 people in central Syrian city

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 2:16pm

BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people, a state-owned TV station reported. Meanwhile, government troops took control of a key village as the regime presses its offensive to clear a path between Damascus and the Mediterranean coast.


Syrian forces capture final rebel stronghold in Qusair region

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:59pm

By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by Hezbollah guerrillas seized the western village of Buwayda on Saturday, ending rebel resistance around the town of Qusair in a fresh success for President Bashar al-Assad. The swift fall of Buwayda came just three days after rebels were swept out of Qusair, denying them an important supply route into neighbouring Lebanon and giving renewed momentum to Assad's forces battling a two-year civil war. ...


Yemen president warns al-Qaida seeks to rule again

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:54pm

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's president said Saturday that al-Qaida militants in his country are trying to retake areas they once controlled in the south, but that a military offensive this week helped thwart those plans.


Yanks' 1st-rounder sorry for pre-draft video crack

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:52pm
NEW YORK (AP) — A high school pitcher taken by the New York Yankees in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft is apologizing for comments that barbed the team.

AEG exec, lawyer spar in Jackson trial's 6th week

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 1:13pm

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:


Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:33pm

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston resident Cheryl Strain's inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun.


Murder charge sought in Paris activist death

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:22pm

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, while authorities opened a murder investigation against a 20-year-old skinhead suspected of delivering the fatal blow in a killing that has shocked France.


State laws varied on gun, abortion laws

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 12:12pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns.


Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:56am

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional wedding ceremony in Stockholm.


Sweden's royal wedding at a glance

Sat, 06/08/2013 - 11:50am

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Princess Madeleine married New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a grand ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday. Here's a look at key facts about the couple and the wedding.