Senior al-Qaida leader believed dead

WASHINGTON — An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in bombing a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. offic… more

Tensions ease in east Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday lifted its tight restrictions on Palestinian access to Jerusalem’s holiest shrine and called off an extended West Bank closure after days of clashes between Palestinian… more

Twelve slaughtered in latest religious battle

LAGOS, Nigeria — Attackers killed 12 people Wednesday morning in a small Christian village in central Nigeria, officials said, cutting out most of the victims’ tongues in the latest violence in a regi… more

Hit may have been botched

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fear… more

Thai protesters splatter own blood at government headquarters

BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai protesters seeking a change of government turned to shock tactics Tuesday, pouring litres of th… more

Mexican tour bus overturns in Texas, killing at least 2 people, injuring others

CAMPBELLTON, Texas — Officials said a tour bus headed for Mexico carrying 40 people overturned along a southern Texas hi… more

U.S., Israel at odds over housing

JERUSALEM — The Obama administration is demanding that Israel call off a contentious building project in east Jerusalem … more

Priest suspended for sexual abuse

BERLIN — The pope’s former diocese said Monday a priest who had been convicted of sexually abusing minors during the pon… more

Life teems below Antarctic ice

WASHINGTON — In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-… more

Tiger on verge of extinction

DOHA, Qatar — The world has “failed miserably” at protecting tigers in the wild, bringing an animal that is a symbol for… more
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