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Associated Press U.S. Navy sailor Stormie Chandler of Truth or Consequences, N.M., scans the sea from aboard the USS Ponce, a floating base to support mine countermeasure operations, Saturday in the Persian Gulf. More than 30 nations are participating in an exercise responding to simulated sea-mine attacks in international waters.
US Navy’s new floating base gets a workout in Gulf
ABOARD THE USS PONCE — A new, key addition to American-led naval efforts to ensure Mideast oil keeps flowing has emerged as an unusual mix of a ship combining decades’ worth of wear and tear with s...
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AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (left) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second left) at his office in Jerusalem in July. It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel's closest ally.
Netanyahu causing concern
JERUSALEM — It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel’s closest ally. So some Israelis are squirming over a perception...
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Syrian rebels move command center from Turkey to Syria
BEIRUT — The leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army said Saturday they have moved their command center from Turkey to Syria with the aim of uniting rebels and speeding up the fall of President Basha...
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Zimbabwe residents synchronize toilet flush
HARARE, Zimbabwe — City authorities in Zimbabwe’s second largest city said Saturday they were appealing to home owners to flush their toilets at a specified time as a way to unblock sewers after da...
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Associated Press Soldiers from the Libyan National Army get ready to enter Rafallah al-sahati Islamic Militia Brigades compound Saturday in Benghazi, Libya. On Friday, hundreds of protesters angry over last week's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist Ansar al-Shariah Brigade militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building.
Protests show frailty of Libyan state
BENGHAZI, Libya — Residents of Libya’s second-largest city warned on Saturday of a “revolution” to get rid of militias and Islamic extremists after protests against the armed groups, spurred in par...
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Riot erupts outside MTV music event in Madrid
MADRID — Fans trying to attend a free concert hosted by MTV rioted outside a Madrid theater early Saturday after it closed its doors to avoid exceeding capacity limits, officials said. About 60 peo...
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Associated Press Libyans protest against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias Friday in front of Tebesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. The attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has sparked a backlash among frustrated Libyans against the heavily armed gunmen, including Islamic extremists, who run rampant in their cities.
Libyans storm militia in backlash of attack on US
BENGHAZI, Libya — Hundreds of protesters angry over last week’s killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist militia suspected in the attack, evicting milit...
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Associated Press The 20th century Ecce Homo-style fresco of Christ (left) and the 'restored' version (right) are shown in comparison. Only a month has gone by since an 80-year-old artist won global infamy for botching a restoration of a fresco of Christ in a little-known Spanish town, but it took even less time for internet entrepreneurs to start copying her image compared to a monkey's head to sell everything from T-shirts to cellphone covers and wine.
Disfigured Spanish fresco rides global fame
MADRID — The image appears on T-shirts and cellphone covers, coffee mugs and wine labels. And the 80-year-old pensioner who just weeks ago was mortified by the global stir she created with her botc...
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Litvinenko
Judge says inquest into spy’s death to open in 2013
LONDON — A long-awaited inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko should consider whether Russian authorities were involved, the senior British judge who will ov...
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Israel to Iran: Jewish state can defend itself
VIENNA — A senior Israeli official warned Iran on Wednesday to stop its “direct and blunt threats” against his country, telling a 155-nation nuclear conference the Jewish state is ready to defend i...
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