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Zimbabwe stock market tumbles after disputed poll

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 26, 20240

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Brokers in Zimbabwe say stock prices have tumbled sharply, reflecting mounting worries over the troubled economy after President Robert Mugabe won

HRW: Syrian missiles kill hundreds of civilians

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 26, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels captured four Alawite villages on the country’s mountainous Mediterranean coast on Monday as they battled government troops in one of

Concern about Hawaii’s fly homeless home program

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 26, 20240

HONOLULU (AP) — A program that would help fly homeless people in Hawaii back to the mainland is being greeted with skepticism by the state’s

US official visits senior Egypt Islamist in jail

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 26, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — A top U.S. diplomat met with a jailed senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood early Monday as part of mediation efforts to

Deaths from heavy rains up to 53 in Pakistan

YoopyaAug 5, 2013May 15, 20240

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy rains that caused flash floods and collapsed houses in different parts of Pakistan have killed 53 people over the past three

African Union cautiously approves Zimbabwe vote

YoopyaAug 2, 2013May 15, 20240

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African election observers on Friday generally approved Zimbabwe’s voting process, giving the main opposition party that has alleged massive fraud few

Group warns Egypt against ending sit-ins by force

YoopyaAug 2, 2013May 15, 20240

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president-elect called Israel’s control of Jerusalem and Palestinian lands a “wound” for the Islamic world in relatively moderate remarks Friday

Sikh son first saw father at dad’s Wis. funeral

YoopyaAug 2, 2013May 15, 20240

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Gurvinder Singh approached his father’s open coffin with one thought: “Please, god, it’s not my dad.” As he stepped closer,

Threat closes US embassies in Muslim world for day

YoopyaAug 2, 2013May 15, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, officials said.

Interest grows in New Zealand’s designer drug law

YoopyaAug 2, 2013May 15, 20240

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A novel New Zealand law that could legalize some designer drugs is being scrutinized with interest by other countries struggling