Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him....
Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
BAGHDAD (AP) -- First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest Thursday amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictable vote count....
Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement....
UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid
ROME (AP) -- A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination....
Biden steers past spat over Israel settlement plan
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden attempted to soothe tensions with Israel on Thursday in a speech extolling the countries' close relationship, signaling the U.S. wants to move beyond an embarrassing diplomatic spat over settlements that tarnished his three-day visit....
Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday....
In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage....
Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school
ROME (AP) -- The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message....
Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest....
43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack, officials said Thursday....
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