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Soldier's slaying prompts UK security review
Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal...
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Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle with police in the heart of Kabul . The attack,...
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UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested
Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. A...
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Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both sides. Doubting that Damascus is serious and may...
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Toronto mayor says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine
Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall held...
