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Hamas says man gunned down in Malaysia was important member
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 3:17am
The Hamas militant group says a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was one of its members who had made "important contributions" in science.
Malaysian police say Palestinian gunned down in Kuala Lumpur
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 21st - 1:52am
Malaysian police say a Palestinian man was fatally shot by two assailants on a motorbike as he was heading to a mosque for dawn prayers. Palestinian websites have identified him as a relative of a senior official in the Gaza branch of the Islamic Jihad group.
4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border protest
Fares Akram and Karin Laub, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 11:42pm
Gunfire from Israeli soldiers across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and wounded more than 150 others, health officials said, as several thousand people in blockaded Gaza staged a fourth round of weekly protests on the border with Israel.
The Latest: Ally China welcomes N. Korea's nuke suspension
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 11:28pm
The Latest on North Korea saying it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site (all times local):
6 countries suspend membership in UNASUR regional bloc
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:06pm
A South American bloc created a decade ago to counter U.S. influence in the region has temporarily lost half its members after six countries suspended their memberships amid differences over who should lead the group.
Yemen Red Cross: More dying from indirect effects of war
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 9:35pm
The outgoing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen said Friday he believes that more people are dying from indirect effects of the conflict now than from bombing, shelling and ground attacks.
N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests
Kim Tong-Hyung and Eric Talmadge, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:42pm
North Korea announced Saturday it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul and Washington, but stopped well short of suggesting it has any intention of giving up its nuclear weapons or scale back its production of missiles and their related component parts.
Indonesian fishermen rescue Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar
Zik Maulana, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:46pm
Indonesian fishermen rescued 76 Rohingya Muslims stranded off the coast of Aceh on Friday, authorities said, in the latest attempt by members of the persecuted ethnic group to flee Myanmar by sea.
Myanmar policeman testifies arrested reporters were set up
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:14pm
A Myanmar police officer testified Friday that he and several colleagues were ordered to entrap two reporters working for the Reuters news agency, dealing a major blow to the government's case against the journalists.
Palestinians want independent probe of Israeli Gaza killings
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 6:50pm
The Palestinians said Friday they want the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish a commission to carry out an independent investigation of the Israeli military's killing and wounding of Palestinians during protests in Gaza.
Israeli fire in new Gaza border protest kills 4 Palestinians
Fares Akram and Karin Laub, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 5:32pm
Israeli soldiers firing Friday from across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and wounded more than 150 others, health officials said, as several thousand people in blockaded Gaza staged a fourth round of weekly protests on the border with Israel.
North Korea says it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests, plans to close nuclear test site
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 4:10pm
North Korea says it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests, plans to close nuclear test site .
Raul Castro acts like he's retiring though future unclear
Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 3:59pm
Raul Castro was relaxed as he gave a 90-minute speech handing over the presidency to his hand-picked successor, Miguel Diaz-Canel. The 86-year-old revolutionary departed from his prepared remarks, making jokes and reminiscing about the past. He talked about his great-grandchildren.
No surprise: Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 3:57pm
Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting to be king. On Friday the 69-year-old heir to the British throne got another position to wait for — he was approved as the next head of the Commonwealth made up of the U.K. and the countries that once were its colonies.
The Latest: Palestinians will seek UN probe of Gaza violence
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:43pm
The Latest on the crisis along the Israel-Gaza border (all times local):
40,000 gather in Armenia to demand leader's resignation
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:19pm
About 40,000 demonstrators have gathered in Armenia's capital as a week of protests against the country's new prime minister showed no sign of dissipating.
8 convicted in case alleging govt reps colluded with Mafia
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:49pm
A court in Italy convicted a mob boss, three police investigators and a close associate of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in a case showing collusion between the Sicilian Mafia and state institutions after a deadly wave of mafia bombings during the early 1990s.
South Africa's leader cuts short UK visit after protests
Nqobile Ntshangase, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:33pm
South Africa's president cut short a visit to Britain to return home and deal with violent protests in a provincial capital, calling late Friday for calm and saying more discussions on the "serious" issues were needed.
