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Spain back in recession as economy contracts in Q1
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:39AM April 23, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — Spain slipped back into recession as the country's economy contracted for the second quarter in a row, the central bank said Monday.
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EU imposes new sanctions on Syrian regime
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:29AM April 23, 2012 CommentLUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union on Monday banned the sale of luxury goods and products to Syria that can have military as well as civilian uses as the U.N. political chief demanded that the Syrian government stop using heavy weapons and comply with a cease-fire.
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Awaiting Gaga, Asia sees more live music than ever
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:33AM April 23, 2012 CommentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When Lady Gaga launches her hotly anticipated "Born This Way Ball" world tour Friday on what is expected to be an elaborate castle-like stage, fans in Asia will be the first to see it.
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Sarkozy targets far-right in bid to win runoff
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:29AM April 23, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy starkly laid out his path to re-election Monday: He will be plunging deep into far-right territory to hunt the votes he needs to beat Socialist challenger Francois Hollande in the runoff.
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Key lawmakers stand by Aussie gov't over scandal
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:14AM April 23, 2012 CommentCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Key independent lawmakers said Monday that they will stand by Australia's embattled government after the parliamentary speaker temporarily stepped aside over allegations of sexual harassment and fraud.
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NKorean military issues sharp threat to South
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:49AM April 23, 2012 Comment (3)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's military warned Monday of imminent "special actions" that would reduce South Korea's conservative government to ashes within minutes, sharply escalating the rhetoric against its southern rival.
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Boy glad football lost in tsunami found in Alaska
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:30PM April 22, 2012 CommentTOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan's devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted all the way to Alaska.
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China expresses confidence in NKorea's leader Kim
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:48PM April 22, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China's top foreign policy official has met a North Korean delegation and expressed confidence in the country's young leader just over a week after Pyongyang conducted a rocket launch that Beijing had discouraged.
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French far-right soars in presidential vote
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:06PM April 22, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — The anti-immigrant far right emerged as a potentially major force in French politics with a record showing by its candidate Marine Le Pen in the first round of presidential elections.
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Yemen: Air strikes kill 7 al-Qaida militants
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:03PM April 22, 2012 CommentSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni military officials say seven al-Qaida-linked militants have been killed in two airstrikes in the south. It's the latest in a Yemen offensive against the Islamist militants.
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Israeli leader plays down gas dispute with Egypt
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:42PM April 22, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Monday scrambled to contain the damage from Egypt's decision to cut off natural gas exports, dismissing the matter as a mere "business dispute" as he tried to prevent a full-fledged diplomatic crisis.
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Official: Sudan bombs South Sudan, killing a boy
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:28PM April 22, 2012 CommentBENTIU, South Sudan (AP) — Sudanese warplanes bombed a major town Monday in South Sudan, hitting a market and killing a boy while wounding at least 10 people. South Sudanese troops fired back as the threat of full-scale war between the two nations loomed.
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Presidential candidate Moussa says Egypt in crisis
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:27PM April 22, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — Egypt is facing daunting challenges, a leading candidate for president said Sunday, presenting his decades as a senior government official as a prime reason to vote for him and not an Islamist.
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Military chief: Israel increases covert operations
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:50PM April 22, 2012 CommentJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military chief of staff says he has ordered his forces to step up covert operations in enemy countries.
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Pakistan orders new plane inspection after crash
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:58AM April 22, 2012 CommentISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government mandated Sunday that all airplanes operated by private airlines must undergo a new inspection to determine whether they are safe to fly, days after a crash near the capital killed 127 people.
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Google Street View comes to Israel
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:43AM April 22, 2012 CommentTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After months of consultations with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country's three largest cities.
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Suu Kyi party refuses Myanmar seats over oath row
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:13AM April 22, 2012 CommentYANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party refused to take its new seats in parliament Monday because of a dispute over one word in the lawmakers' oath, but party officials said the issue would be overcome soon and the Southeast Asian nation's president also said a revision was possible.
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Norwegian gunman says he lost family after attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:43AM April 22, 2012 CommentOSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing extremist who confessed to a massacre of 77 people in Norway compared on Monday the pain he caused the families of his victims to his own situation, saying he lost contact with his friends and family after the July 22 attacks.
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US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:33AM April 22, 2012 CommentKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people for at least a decade beyond 2014, the deadline for most foreign forces to withdraw.
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Iraqi premier starts talks in Iran
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:13AM April 22, 2012 CommentTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iraq's prime minister traveled to Tehran Sunday for top level talks, underlining the close ties between governments of the two countries.
