5 Pakistanis killed in robbery outside Cape Town
AP Staff South African police say two robbers stealing a safe shot and killed five Pakistani men and wounded a sixth in a ghetto outside…
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Battle for control over Russia’s Bolshoi escalates
AP Staff The Bolshoi Theater’s general director has rejected criticism from an assertive principal dancer who is openly aspiring to take his job at the…
Surviving a surge in street violence in Venezuela
E. Eduardo Castillo/ AP Writer On their daily cable car rides to and from home in Venezuela’s capital, Maria Gonzalez and Jose Rafael Suarez soar…
Delicate diplomacy: Pope meets Argentine president
Nicole Winfield/ AP Writer Pope Francis’ diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday as his political nemesis, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, asked him to…
Central African Republic rebels threaten new fight
Hippolyte Marboua and Krista Larson/ AP Staff A coalition of rebel groups that signed a peace accord with the Central African Republic government two months…
Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talk offer
Rasool Dawar and Riaz Khan/ AP Staff The Pakistani Taliban on Monday withdrew their offer of holding peace talks with the government, saying that the…
Czech lawmakers charging president with treason
Karel Janicek/AP Writer The Czech Republic’s conservative President Vaclav Klaus is facing high treason charges over his controversial amnesty of thousands of prison inmates and…
Venezuela says Chavez receiving chemotherapy
Jorge Rueda and Fabiola Sanchez/ AP Staff President Hugo Chavez has been receiving chemotherapy since recovering from a severe respiratory infection in mid-January and “continues…
Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan
Heidi Vogt and Kimberly Dozier/ AP Staff Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out once again at his supposed ally, Pakistan, saying Monday that a statement…
Tobacco cuisine on display at Cuba Cigar Festival
Peter Orsi/AP Writer Tobacco: It’s what’s for dinner. A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco…