Cuba’s Raul Castro mentions possible retirement
Paul Haven/ AP Writer Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has…
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Lima’s reformist mayor battles to stay in office
Carla Salazar and Frank Bajak/ AP Staff After becoming the first woman ever elected to run Peru’s capital, Susana Villaran did what no modern predecessor…
Serbia withdraws suspected toxic milk
Dusan Stojanovic and Jovana Gec/AP Staff Serbian officials ordered some brands of milk taken off store shelves Wednesday, despite earlier claims that they were safe and not…
NATO and Afghan forces kill 25 insurgents
Patrick Quinn/AP Writer NATO and Afghan forces have killed at least 25 insurgents and three of their commanders in separate operations around the country, Afghan and coalition officials said Wednesday. The size and scope of the…
Egypt’s military signals impatience with president
HAMZA HENDAWI/AP Writer Egypt’s powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country’s Islamist leaders, indirectly criticizing their policies and issuing thinly veiled threats that it might seize…
Meteorites fly over South Florida and the world
When you wish upon a star, make sure it stays in the sky first.
Residents of South Florida looked up this past Sunday and saw a ball of light resembling a meteor in the sky. The sighting duration was recorded at about three seconds.
South Africa academic to form new party
Michelle Faul/AP Writer Academic and co-founder of South Africa’s Black Conscious Movement, Mamphela Ramphele, announced the creation of a new political party Monday “to build…
US legislators in Mali on fact-finding mission
Rukmini Callimachi/AP Writer A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali’s capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention…
Russian scientists recover meteor fragments
Vladimir Isachenkov/ AP Writer Scientists have found more than 50 tiny fragments of a meteor that exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains, and preliminary tests are…
China takes control of strategic Pakistani port
Sebastian Abbot/AP Writer China took over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport Monday that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing…