Somali Famine Victims Scared to Return Home

Aid has helped restore food but militants and future shortages loom large

2011-11-26

Jason Straziuso The Associated Press

DOLO, Somalia (AP) -- Lush patches of green dot this once-barren land, allowing goats and camels to graze. A nearby field is full of large, purple onions thanks to a U.N.-funded project. Read the complete article

Hezbollah Unravels CIA Spy Network in Lebanon

Some officials say agency’s push for quick terror results may be compromising quality of work

2011-11-26

Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hezbollah has partially unraveled the CIA's spy network in Lebanon, severely damaging the intelligence agency's ability to gather vital information on the terrorist organization at a tense time in the region, former and current U.S. officials said. Read the complete article

British Woman Tries Historic Antarctic Crossing

70-day journey of more than 1,000 miles would be longest solo polar expedition by female

2011-11-19

Michael Warren The Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year. Read the complete article

Britain to Roll Out US-Style Anti-Gang Programs

Country eyes public meetings, other solutions in wake of this summer’s riots

2011-11-01

David Stringer The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) -- Britain will roll out programs pioneered in the United States to tackle gang violence as part of the country's response to summer riots in which hundreds of young people committed arson, looting and attacks on police officers, the government said Tuesday. Read the complete article

Fears about the World's Population Topping Seven Billion

We may not be able to feed ourselves

2011-10-31

Fear that the world may not be able to feed us all. Population growth is adding to drought and famine. Read the complete article

US Insists Operation in Africa a Limited Mission

No timetable given for effort to end threat of Lord’s Resistance Army

2011-10-25

Donna Cassata The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military operation against a ruthless guerrilla group accused of widespread atrocities is a short-term deployment with the specific goal of ending the threat of the Lord's Resistance Army in Africa, Obama administration officials insisted on Tuesday. Read the complete article

Miracle Baby Emerges from Turkish Quake Rubble

The death toll from Sunday's 7.2-magnitude quake climbed to at least 459 as desperate survivors fought over aid and blocked aid shipments.

2011-10-25

Selcan Hacaoglu and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press

With thousands of quake survivors facing a third night out in the open in near-freezing temperatures, Turkey set aside its national pride and said it would accept international aid offers, even from Israel, with which it has had strained relations. Read the complete article

Assange: Financial Woes May Close WikiLeaks

Organization’s founder points to donation-processing restrictions imposed by American companies

2011-10-24

Raphael G. Satter The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks - whose spectacular publication of classified data shook world capitals and exposed the inner workings of international diplomacy - may be weeks away from collapse, the organization's leader warned Monday. Read the complete article

Syrian Protesters Take Inspiration From Libya

Country’s uprising been resilient over seven months, but has shown some recent signs of stalling

2011-10-23

Elizabeth A. Kennedy The Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) -- Inspired by the scenes of euphoria in Libya, Syrian protesters poured into the streets Friday and shouted that President Bashar Assad's regime will be the next to unravel now that ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is dead. Read the complete article

Morocco's Problem: Freelance Jihadis, Not Al-Qaida

Lone-wolf plots across world are becoming bigger threats

2011-10-22

Paul Schemm The Associated Press

RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- After years of promoting jihad in online forums, Muadh Irshad was ready to take his fervor to the real world.

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