June 19, 2013

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  • Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform

    06/18/13 06:03 PM

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule. The court says it's unconstitutional to require direct popular elections for an expanded magistrates'...

  • UN likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force

    06/18/13 06:03 PM

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant says there is "strong support" in the council for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's...

  • Ammunition fire rages at Russian military base

    06/18/13 05:49 PM

    MOSCOW (AP) — Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been...

  • Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29

    06/18/13 05:19 PM

    Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad Tuesday, killing 29 people and reviving fears the country is headed back toward the widespread sectarian bloodshed.(June 18) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Baghdad, 18 June 2013 1. Distraught woman running and...

  • Montreal interim mayor resigns after fraud arrest

    06/18/13 05:17 PM

    MONTREAL (AP) — For the second time in less than a year, a Montreal mayor has stepped down amid corruption scandals ripping through Canada's second-largest city. Interim Mayor Michael Applebaum came into office vowing to clean up government. He resigned Tuesday, a day after his arrest on...

  • Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo

    06/18/13 05:05 PM

    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President...

  • Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm rebels

    06/18/13 05:04 PM

    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime....

  • Poland, Germany probe Nazi-led unit commander

    06/18/13 04:51 PM

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said Tuesday they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence to press charges and request his extradition from the United States. An Associated Press investigation...

  • Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal

    06/18/13 04:34 PM

    ROME (AP) — Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence...

  • A look at US-Taliban relations

    06/18/13 04:21 PM

    Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A look at the evolution of U.S. relations with the Taliban: 1980s —The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist...



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