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German inflation drops to near 3 year low

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:29am
BERLIN (AP) — Inflation in Germany, Europe's largest economy, has hit its lowest rate in nearly three years largely on the back of a fall in fuel costs.

Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:28am

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City.


James, Heat beat Bulls 88-65 for 3-1 series lead

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:18am

CHICAGO (AP) — The way this series is turning out, it's hard to believe the Miami Heat ever trailed the Chicago Bulls.


O'Neill hopes Goldencents finishes in money

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:15am

BALTIMORE (AP) — Just like last year, Doug O'Neill was the first trainer to bring his Kentucky Derby entrant to Pimlico Race Course for the Preakness.


Tea party targeting not disclosed by IRS official

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:14am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Commissioner Steven T. Miller had been briefed on the matter.


Lundqvist leads Rangers past Caps 5-0 in Game 7

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:12am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals.


Bergeron leads Bruins to 5-4 OT win over Leafs

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:11am

BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron put the winning touch on an extraordinary comeback, then raced into the arms of smiling teammate Zdeno Chara.


HRW: Sex workers in China subject to police abuse

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:47am

BEIJING (AP) — Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, a rights group said Tuesday in a report that called on the government to discipline abusive officers.


Ex-Philippine president wins as mayor of Manila

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:46am

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former President Joseph Estrada was proclaimed Tuesday as the new mayor of the Philippine capital, his first elected post since he was ousted in an anti-corruption revolt 12 years ago.


Egyptian assembly approves higher taxes on the wealthy

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:46am
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament approved a new income tax law on Monday that will increase levies paid by the wealthy and by companies but reduce it for people in lower income brackets. Income inequality was one of the issues that sparked the uprising that ousted autocratic president Hosni Mubarak in 2011. President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood held up the changes as proof of its commitment to social justice - a possible vote winner with parliamentary elections approaching later this year. The new tax regime may also help Egypt in its negotiations for a $4. ...

Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:44am

By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservatives will unveil a draft bill on Tuesday that could make Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally binding. In a political gamble aimed at shoring up Cameron's leadership, the bill would pave the way for an in-out vote by the end of 2017 that will decide Britain's geopolitical and economic destiny for decades ahead. However, the Conservatives are part of a two-party coalition and do not have a parliamentary majority, so the bill's chances of success aren't guaranteed. ...


Both sides condemn convicted Pa. abortion doctor

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:43am

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell considered himself a pioneering inner-city doctor who helped desperate women get late-term abortions, but a Philadelphia jury called him a murderer who killed three babies after they were born alive.


Prince Harry to see NJ storm damage, visit NYC

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:38am

MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry is headed to the New Jersey shore to visit two communities hard hit by Superstorm Sandy. From there he'll travel to New York City to promote British trade and a community baseball program.


Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:46am

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos.


Upton huge game in his return to Arizona

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:41am

PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton put on quite a show in his return to Phoenix.


Israel PM Netanyahu to visit Russia's Putin on Tuesday for Syria talks

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:38am
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Russia on Tuesday for talks about the Syria crisis, Israeli officials said. Netanyahu would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Black Sea resort of Sochi and return to Israel by evening, the beginning of a major Jewish festival, they said. Israel is concerned that Russia plans to sell Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an advanced air defense system that could complicate any foreign intervention in the more than two-year-old insurgency that has killed tens of thousands. ...

Bomber targets US special forces in Afghanistan

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:36am
KABUL (AP) — NATO says a suicide bomber has targeted U.S. special forces north of the Afghan capital but there were no casualties among the troops.

Court urged to reject Jackson doctor's appeal

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:35am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor should not be overturned because there were no serious errors made by the judge overseeing his criminal case, a state attorney wrote in a filing urging a court to reject his appeal.


Nationals beat Dodgers 6-2, lose Harper

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:32am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann won his NL and major league-leading seventh game, Ryan Zimmerman drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Monday night after losing Bryce Harper in a violent collision with the wall in right field.


Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:28am

RAIWIND, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a violation of the country's sovereignty — perhaps hinting the government's grudging compliance may change.