Roger Federer Beats Novak Djokovic To Reach Monte Carlo Final
MONACO (AP) — Roger Federer ousted defending Monte Carlo Masters champion Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to set up an all-Swiss final against Stanislas Wawrinka. Djokovic complained of soreness in...
View ArticleDivers Pull Bodies From Sunken Ferry; Toll Tops 50
JINDO, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean ferry that sank was crippled by confusion and indecision well after it began listing, a radio transcript released Sunday showed, suggesting the chaotic...
View ArticleEaster In Holy Land Celebrated By Pilgrims
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of pilgrims from around the world are celebrating Easter in the Holy Land, commemorating the day when according to Christian tradition Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two...
View ArticleShootout In Eastern Ukraine Leaves 3 Dead
BYLBASIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia traded blame Sunday for a shootout at a checkpoint manned by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine that left at least three people dead and others with...
View ArticleLa Petite Ceinture, Paris' Abandoned Railway, Is The Perfect Way To Get Off...
Want to take a walk off the beaten Paris path? If so, a stroll along La Petite Ceinture is definitely for you. A railway that once circled the City of Light, La Petite Ceinture (called "The Little...
View ArticlePope Francis Easter Message 'Urbi Et Orbi' (FULL TEXT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The following is the text of the Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Francis' Easter Sunday "Urbi et Orbi" (Latin for 'to the city and to the world') read by him...
View ArticleAbdullah Leads Afghan Election But Is Short Of Majority
KABUL, April 20 (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah leads the race to become Afghanistan's next president, according to the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday, but is...
View ArticleUkraine Forces Accuse Russia Of Staging Shooting
By Aleksandar Vasovic SLAVIANSK, Ukraine, April 20 (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists,...
View ArticleAlleged Criminal Checks In At Police Station To See If Cops Are After Him
VIENNA (AP) — A German sought by authorities for alleged fraud has been arrested in Austria — after dropping into a police station to ask officers whether he was under investigation. Police in Salzburg...
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The 11 Stupidest Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana
A version of this story was first published in February. Nearly 80 years ago, the feature film "Reefer Madness" hit theaters, projecting demonstrably false anti-marijuana propaganda all over the big...
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Ancient Soil Found Under Greenland Ice Sheet Dates Back 2.7 Million Years
Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth. The 2.7-million-year-old silt is a remnant of the verdant tundra...
View ArticleKeystone XL Delay Could Give Boost To Obama's Political Base
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The latest delay to a final decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline will reinforce a White House strategy to energize President Barack...
View ArticleAncient Writer's Tomb, Artifacts Found In Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's minister of antiquities says a team of Spanish archaeologists has discovered two tombs in the southern part of the country, one of them belonging to a writer and containing a trove...
View ArticleTurkish President Gul Rules Out Job Swap With Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Abdullah Gul has signaled that he doesn't want to swap jobs with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan when the presidential term ends later this year. Gul said...
View ArticleIn Yemen, Air Strike Kills At Least 25 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants
ADEN, Yemen, April 20 (Reuters) - Air strikes in southern Yemen killed about 25 suspected al Qaeda members on Sunday, local tribal sources said, in the second operation of its kind within two days. On...
View ArticleSouth Korea Ferry Evacuation Delay Puzzles Experts
MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — It is a decision that has maritime experts stumped and is at odds with standard procedure: Why were the passengers of the doomed South Korean ferry told to stay in their rooms...
View ArticleHow The U.S. Made Its Putin Problem Worse
By David Rohde and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Vladimir...
View ArticleWhat is Putin's Secret Weapon?
Does Russia's President Vladimir Putin have some secret weapon? It seems that, with a wave of his hand in the Kremlin, he can cause crowds of secessionists to gather on the streets of eastern Ukraine,...
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Teen's Insanely Realistic Pencil Portrait Will Make You Do A Double-Take
To say that 16-year-old Shania McDonagh has a "flair for drawing" would be quite the understatement -- especially once you've seen her crazy-impressive pencil portrait that could easily be mistaken for...
View ArticleChained 'Judases' Dragged Through Streets Of Nicaragua
MASATEPE, Nicaragua (AP) — For 130 years, the people of Masatepe have observed Good Friday by dressing up in colorful masks and costumes and dragging chained "Judases" through the streets of their town...
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