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Believers see May 21 come and go without Rapture

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT


OAKLAND, Calif. -- They spent months warning the world of the apocalypse, some giving away earthly belongings or draining their savings accounts. And so they waited, vigilantly, on Saturday for the appointed hour to arrive.
When 6 p.m. came and we ...

Palestinians doubtful about talks

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian officials said Saturday that Israel's dismissive response to President Barack Obama's new Mideast peace proposal proves there's not enough common ground for meaningful negotiations.Despite such skepticism, Palestini ...

Yemen's president agrees to step down

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT


SANAA, Yemen -- Under pressure from protesters and regional allies, Yemen's president said Saturday he will sign a deal to step down after 32 years in power. Still, he condemned the proposal as "a coup" and warned the U.S. and Europe that his depar ...

Oil tankers complex to attack, blow up

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:11 PM PDT


NAIROBI, Kenya -- Supertankers -- the hulking, slow-moving ships that transport half the world's oil -- have few defenses against terrorist hijackers like those envisioned by Osama bin Laden, security experts said Saturday.
Al-Qaida operatives wit ...

Obama pays visit to European allies

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political up ...

Bomber kills 6 in a Kabul military hospital

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber targeting NATO medical trainers infiltrated Kabul's main military hospital on Saturday and blew himself up in a tent full of Afghan medical students eating lunch, killing six and wounding 23.
No forei ...

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