(AP) MOSCOWHackers have broken into a prominent Russian opposition leader’s Twitter and email accounts, replacing his image with an iconic Russian musketeer movie character, and sending his followers abusive messages. Alexei Navalny’s spokeswoman, Anna Veduta, told The Associated Press on Tuesday
By HARUNA UMAR and BASHIR ADIGUNAssociated PressMAIDUGURI, NigeriaA top radical Islamist sect member blamed for a deadly Christmas Day church bombing in Nigeria has been killed by security forces, says the sect, which demonstrated in a prison break Sunday that
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTA Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families. The general defected in
(AP) Poll: 1-in-4 uncommitted now in White House raceBy LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThey shrug at President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. They’re in no hurry to decide which one to support in the White House race.
By LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThey shrug at President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. They’re in no hurry to decide which one to support in the White House race. And they’ll have a big say in determining
By PETER ORSIAssociated PressASUNCION, ParaguayFernando Lugo emerged early Sunday to denounce his ouster as Paraguay’s president as a “parliamentary coup” and a “foreordained sentence” that was not based on proper evidence. Lugo said his truncated presidency was targeted because he
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROIslamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt’s first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant
(AP) Syrian civilians hit hard by spreading violenceBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressKHAN SHEIKHOUN, SyriaHer daughter, 8, often hides in a closet, terrified of flying bullets. Her son, 6, still asks for his father months after he turned up in a morgue.
(AP) Ecuador’s envoy heads to Quito for Assange talksDAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONEcuador’s embassy in London said Saturday that ambassador Anna Alban was traveling to her country’s capital to brief President Rafael Correa on the bizarre request for political asylum made by
(AP) Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece’s new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures imposed under its international
By MARK SCOLFORO and GENARO C. ARMASAssociated PressBELLEFONTE, Pa.Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts at his child sex abuse trial. Jurors announced the verdict Friday night after weighing 48 charges accusing him
By SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military and the Muslim Brotherhood traded blame for rising tensions Friday as the country awaited the outcome of a presidential runoff vote that pits an Islamist against ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s former
By SELCAN HACAOGLU and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeySyria says it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to “determinedly take necessary steps” in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation
DANIEL WOOLLS and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s troubled banks could need as much as (EURO)62 billion ($78.6 billion) in new capital to protect themselves from economic shocks, according to independent auditors hired by the government to assess the country’s struggling financial
AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban stormed a lakeside hotel north of Kabul, killing three security guards, taking hostages and staging an hours-long gun battle with Afghan security forces, police said Friday. At least three suicide bombers _ armed with machines
(AP) Poll: Obama, Romney even amid economic worriesBy JIM KUHNHENN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONFewer Americans believe the economy is getting better and a majority disapproves of how President Barack Obama is handling it, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country’s international bailout commitments. The move ends a protracted
By HILARY FOXAssociated PressLONDONCarrie Underwood is all about the music, not politics. Yet the 29-year-old country music star has found herself in a media storm after voicing support for gay marriage. In an interview with British newspaper The Independent, Underwood,
By GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorEcuador’s foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation’s embassy in London and is seeking political asylum. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador is weighing the request.
By PHIL COUVRETTE and ROB GILLIESAssociated PressMIRABEL, QuebecA Canadian porn actor suspected in the dismemberment of a Chinese student arrived in Canada on Monday via military transport from Germany, where he was arrested this month. Luka Magnotta did not fight
(AP) Study: State pension shortfall ballooned in 2010By CHRISTOPHER WILLSAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according
DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressSANT CLIMENT DE LLOBREGAT, SpainDrop those cherries, you’re under arrest. Crops and cops are converging along Spain’s journey through economic crisis: People enduring hardship are stealing the earth’s bounty from farmers to help get by from day to
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMANAssociated PressLANSING, Mich.A state lawmaker who says she was barred from speaking in the Michigan House because Republicans objected to her saying “vagina” during debate on anti-abortion legislation is set to perform “The Vagina Monologues” on the
(AP)By GEORGE JAHN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVMOSCOWIran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said. But with six
(AP) Romney looks to build on GOP gains in WisconsinBy KASIE HUNT and SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressJANESVILLE, Wis.Mitt Romney is looking to capitalize on a big Republican victory in Wisconsin as he visits the state for the first time since GOP
