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10 Things to Know for Today

YoopyaJun 26, 2013August 11, 20240

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. U.S. AWAITS LANDMARK VOTE ON GAY MARRIAGE

20 bodies found in India rescue helicopter crash

YoopyaJun 26, 2013August 11, 20240

GAUCHAR, India (AP) — Paramilitary soldiers on Wednesday recovered 20 bodies from a steep hillside in northern India where a helicopter crashed while on a

South African archbishop prays for Mandela

YoopyaJun 26, 2013August 11, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African archbishop who visited Nelson Mandela in a hospital has offered a prayer in which he wishes for a “peaceful,

Obama hit by Snowden setbacks with China, Russia

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 11, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s globe-trotting evasion of U.S. authorities has dealt a startling setback to efforts

10 Things to Know for Today

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 11, 20240

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. RUSSIA CALLS DEMAND FOR EXTRADITING SNOWDEN `UNACCEPTABLE’

Officials: 3 dead in Afghanistan palace assault

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 11, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say a brazen Taliban assault on the presidential palace in Kabul has left three guards dead. The militant group

Key points in the leadership switch in Qatar

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 16, 20240

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Background on Tuesday’s leadership transition in Qatar from the 61-year-old emir to his 33-year-old son, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Snowden whereabouts unknown as Russia resists U.S. pressure

YoopyaJun 24, 2013August 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden’s whereabouts were a mystery on Monday as Russia resisted White House pressure to send him back to the

South Africa: Mandela still in critical condition

YoopyaJun 24, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s condition in a Pretoria hospital remained critical for a second straight day Monday, said South Africa’s president who described the

By taking in Snowden, Ecuador would defy US again

YoopyaJun 24, 2013August 4, 20240

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Rafael Correa of Ecuador embraces his role as a thorn in Washington’s side, railing against U.S. imperialism in speeches and