Jaime Orozco, Missing Mexican Mayoral Candidate, Found Dead By Police
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities say police have found the body of a man running for mayor of a northern Mexico town known for drug trafficking. He had been missing for three days. Chihuahua state...
View ArticleNATO convoy attacked by suicide bomber in Afghanistan; 2 Afghan civilians...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Authorities say two civilians were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of NATO-led coalition troops in western Afghanistan. Farah provincial governor spokesman Abdul...
View ArticleIran’s president-elect says his win at ballot box was a vote for change
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s newly elected president says his election was a vote for change and vows to remain committed to his campaign promises of moderation and constructive interaction with the outside...
View ArticleObama: There’s ‘more than enough time’ for House to pass immigration bill...
PRETORIA, South Africa — President Barack Obama is urging the House to quickly send him an immigration bill, saying there’s more than enough time to do so before Congress takes its August recess....
View ArticleAs rival demonstrators gather, Egyptians brace for the worst before Sunday’s...
CAIRO — As the streets once again fill with protesters eager to oust the president and Islamists determined to keep him in power, Egyptians are preparing for the worst: days or weeks of urban chaos...
View ArticleRising star in Israel’s ruling Likud Party emerging as powerful right-wing...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Danny Danon says he has no problem with his party leader, Israel’s prime minister — so long as he doesn’t make peace. The ambitious deputy defense minister isn’t a household name...
View ArticlePlane smashes into western Guatemala mountain, killing 6 men, sparking looting
MEXICO CITY — A small plane crashed in an isolated mountain area of western Guatemala on Friday, killing six men and causing scores of villagers to swarm the site and carry off bags of cash, according...
View ArticleS. Africa’s president says country continues to pray for Nelson Mandela’s...
PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa’s president says the nation continues to pray for Nelson Mandela’s health and well-being as the 94-year-old beloved leader remains hospitalized in critical...
View ArticleThousands gather in Istanbul’s Taksim Square to demand justice for slain...
ISTANBUL — Thousands have gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, demanding justice for a protester slain by police fire during demonstrations that have swept Turkey this month. The protesters on...
View ArticleTunisian lawmakers postpone vote on bill to ban ex-regime figures from...
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian lawmakers have postponed debate on a bill that would ban from office ex-members of the North African country’s former dictatorship. The controversial bill would prevent...
View ArticleGunmen kill Mexico mayor candidate
Gunmen have shot dead a mayoral candidate in Mexico's forthcoming election, the latest in a series of violent attacks on politicians. Officials said Ricardo Reyes Zamudio was kidnapped while attending...
View ArticleIncidents of violence hit China’s far west ahead of anniversary of deadly...
BEIJING — Violent attacks have spread this week in a tense minority region of western China, state media reported Saturday, just days before the anniversary of a bloody clash between minority Uighurs...
View ArticleMexico: Leader of Leftist Party Is Fatally Shot
The leader of Mexico’s main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been found slain, little more than a week before local elections. The Oaxaca attorney general’s office said the body of...
View Article>Mexico leftist party leader found slain in Oaxaca
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say the leader of Mexico's main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been...
View ArticleIran’s conservatives face identity crisis
TEHRAN — Hassan Rouhani’s surprising victory in the June 14 presidential election has left Iran’s conservative political establishment, which dominated Iranian politics for the past decade, wondering...
View ArticleMexico leftist party leader found slain in Oaxaca with elections looming
MEXICO CITY — Authorities say the leader of Mexico’s main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been found slain, little more than a week before local elections. The Oaxaca attorney...
View ArticleClashes erupt as Egyptian president’s backers, opponents rally ahead of big...
CAIRO — Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied Friday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people...
View ArticleNicolas Estrada Merino, Mexican Leftist Party Leader, Found Murdered In Oaxaca
MEXICO CITY -- Authorities say the leader of Mexico's main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been found slain, little more than a week before local elections. The Oaxaca attorney...
View ArticleMexico leftist party leader found slain in Oaxaca
MEXICO CITY — The leader of Mexico's main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been found slain, little more than a week before local elections. The Oaxaca attorney general's office said...
View ArticleTWO CANDIDATES QUIT MEXICAN ELECTION RACE AFTER KILLING
CULIACAN, Mexico Two candidates in a local election in the state of Sinaloa, home to Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, have dropped out of the race after a member of their coalition was shot to...
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