US Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the Middle East later this week to resume efforts to draw Israel and the Palestinians back into direct negotiations, reports said on Sunday. According to the top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily
Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden said the US National Security Agency operates broad secret spying partnerships with other Western governments now complaining about its programmes, in an interview published Sunday. Snowden said in comments made before his exposure of US
Militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula bombed a gas pipeline to Jordan on Sunday, witnesses said, amid a surge in attacks on police and soldiers since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s removal from office. Witnesses told AFP the blast took place near
(AP) Jordan charges radical Muslim clericBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA Jordanian military prosecutor says he has charged a radical Muslim preacher with conspiring to carry out al-Qaida-linked attacks on Americans, Israelis and other Westerners in this key U.S. ally. Abu
(AP) Russia official: Venezuela last chance for SnowdenMOSCOWAn influential Russian parliament member who often speaks for the Kremlin is encouraging NSA leaker Edward Snowden to accept Venezuela’s offer of asylum. Alexei Pushkov, who heads the international affairs committee in Russia’s
(AP) Weidman beats Silva to win UFC middleweight titleLAS VEGASChris Weidman stopped Anderson Silva in the second round of their UFC middleweight title fight on Saturday night, ending the champion’s long stay on top of the division. Weidman landed a
(AP) Johnson 1st driver to sweep Daytona since 1982By JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.Jimmie Johnson became the first driver in 31 years to sweep Daytona International Speedway, accomplishing the feat with a dominating run Saturday night for his
(AP) 30 killed in school attack in northeast NigeriaBy ADAMU ADAMU and MICHELLE FAULAssociated PressPOTISKUM, Nigeria Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At
(AP) A look back at previous airport approach crashesBy The Associated PressA number of major commercial airliners have crashed while landing or on approach at airports around the globe. Below is a list of some of the most notable crashes
(AP) Davis tops fan vote, O’s have 3 All-Star startersBy HOWIE RUMBERGAP Sports WriterNEW YORKBaltimore first baseman Chris Davis has been picked to start for the American League in the All-Star game, drawing the most fan votes in the major
(AFP) – The United States is “not aligned” with any political party or group in Egypt following the ouster of Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, President Barack Obama said Saturday. Obama, who spoke with members of his National Security Council via
(AP) – The Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit out a cloud of ash and vapor 2 miles (3 kilometers) high over several days of eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke Saturday to find a fine layer
(AP) By TERRY COLLINS – An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, forcing passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety. It was not immediately known whether
(AP) By TERRY COLLINS – An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others and forcing passengers to jump down the emergency
(AFP) – A Boeing 777 aircraft crash landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, US aviation authorities said, with no immediate reports of casualties. Still pictures showed the plane, an Asiana Airlines passenger aircraft arriving from Taipei, engulfed in
(AP) Dominant Froome wins Stage 8 of Tour de FranceBy JEROME PUGMIREAP Sports WriterAX 3 DOMAINES, FranceTour de France favorite Chris Froome overpowered his main rivals on the first tough mountain climb of the race Saturday and won the eighth
(AP) No. 1 Djokovic, No. 2 Murray building Slam rivalryBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterLONDONNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray are building their own Grand Slam rivalry, one that perhaps someday will merit mention alongside Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, or Djokovic
(AFP) – The United States has warned Americans against travel to the southern Philippines just days after Australia and Canada issued similar advice. A “security message” from the US embassy in Manila earlier this week said diplomatic staff had been
(AFP) – Gunmen believed to be Islamists from Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgent group killed 42 people, mostly students, in an overnight attack on a secondary school in restive Yobe state, a medical worker and residents said Saturday. “We received 42
(AP) By HAMZA HENDAWI – Security forces boosted positions near a protest camp by supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi as authorities Saturday plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36 lives across the country and deepened the
(AP) By DAVID SHARP – Nearly two-dozen Egyptians who arrived in Maine last month at a special camp aimed at helping Israeli and Arab teens overcome their differences will return home to a country that ousted its leader following the largest
(AFP) – Syria’s main political opposition on Saturday elected Ahmad Assi Jarba to lead the movement which groups opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, spokesman Khaled Saleh said. Jarba, who represents the faction of veteran secular dissident Michel Kilo and who
(AFP) – Troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized several buildings on the edges of rebel-held districts of Homs as they pressed an eight-day assault on the central Syrian city, activists said on Saturday. The army launched its all-out assault
(AP) Furloughs begin for Defense Department civiliansBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONMore than 650,000 civilian Defense Department workers will begin taking the first of their 11 unpaid days off next week, but the cut in salary they will see in the
(AP) GOP presses Democrats for student loan changesWASHINGTONCongressional Republicans are pushing to overhaul the government’s student loan program, as both Democrats and the GOP blame each other for letting interest rates on the subsidized loans double last Monday. In the
