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5/10/2013

US forces in Europe on alert due to Libya unrest

Posted 1:34 PM 5/10/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. military official says Marines and other American forces in Europe have been placed on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The alert order applies to a U.S. special operations (More)

Bangladesh workers find survivor in factory rubble

5/9/2013

Afghanistan ready to let US have 9 bases

Posted 6:12 AM 5/9/2013

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is ready to let the U.S. have nine bases in the country after the 2014 combat troop pullout, but wants Washington's "security and economic guarantees" first. Speaking at a ceremony today at Kabul University, Karzai said (More)

5/8/2013

Bangladesh garment disaster death toll crosses 800

Posted 5:31 AM 5/8/2013 by Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladeshi police say the death toll from the collapse of a building housing five garment factories has passed 800 and is continuing to climb.Authorities are still digging through the rubble of the Rana Plaza building in search of more bodies two weeks after (More)

Belgium says 31 detained in $50m diamond heist

5/6/2013

Italy state TV: Ex-Premier Giulio Andreotti dies

Posted 4:39 AM 5/6/2013 by Associated Press

ROME (AP) - Italian state television says Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier, has died at age 94.Andreotti was hospitalized last year with heart problems stemming from a respiratory infection.At his prime, Andreotti was one of Italy's most powerful men: He (More)