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- U.S. businessman abducted overseas
- Castro turns 85 quietly but still a force in Cuba
- Obama, foreign leaders urge end to Syrian violence
- Germany marks construction of the Berlin Wall
- Zawiya taken by rebels
- Wealthy fly out of Mexico to shop in U.S.
- Scandal hinders Rio recovery
| U.S. businessman abducted overseas Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan -- Gunmen kidnapped an American development expert after tricking his guards and breaking into his house in Pakistan on Saturday, a brazen raid that alarmed aid workers, diplomats and other foreigners who already tread carefully in t ... |
| Castro turns 85 quietly but still a force in Cuba Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) -- Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro marked his 85th birthday behind closed doors Saturday as the aging leader famous for railing against Washington increasingly fades from the spotlight -- even if his outsize persona continues to cast a ... |
| Obama, foreign leaders urge end to Syrian violence Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama reached out to the leaders of Britain and Saudi Arabia on Saturday to build consensus for an end to the violent crackdown by Syria's government. The White House said Obama spoke separately to British Prime ... |
| Germany marks construction of the Berlin Wall Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:59 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) -- The Berlin Wall's construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city's mayor said Saturday as a united Germany commemorated the bitter anniversary. Seeing Berlin d ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT BIR SHAEB, Libya -- Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from Moammar Gadhafi's forces holding the ci ... |
| Wealthy fly out of Mexico to shop in U.S. Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:28 PM PDT McALLEN -- As drug violence rises, Mexicans with means accustomed to making weekend jaunts to Texas are increasingly taking to the skies to bypass one of their country's deadliest states. Less than two years ago, trips from the industrial hub of M ... |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 05:27 PM PDT TERESOPOLIS, Brazil -- When the avalanche of mud swept through Vanessa Silva's neighborhood, it punched out the front wall of her house and poured right into her kitchen and bathroom.Six months later, the mess of brick, twisted metal and dirt is stil ... |
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