Posted 11:58 AM 6/11/2013 by Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) - Riot police have re-entered Istanbul's Taksim Square after defiant protesters swarmed back in by the thousands. Massive plumes of tear gas billowed upward, and police fired water cannons Tuesday night. It was the latest sign that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip (More)
Posted 12:03 PM 6/10/2013 by Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials say several car bombs have exploded in the volatile northern city of Mosul, killing at least 11 and wounding dozens. The Monday evening blasts follow a string of bombings earlier in the day that killed a total of 25 others, extending a spike in violence (More)
Posted 8:58 PM 6/9/2013 by Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan officials say at least five heavily armed insurgents are engaged in a gunbattle with security forces on the perimeter of Afghanistan's main airport after they tried to attack NATO's airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least (More)
Posted 12:18 PM 6/8/2013 by Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela is described as being in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a recurring lung infection.
South Africa's former president is 94 years old and has been hospitalized several times in recent months. He has been (More)
Posted 5:17 AM 6/7/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkey's prime minister says the anti-government protests that have swept the country must come to an end. More than 10,000 supporters cheered Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) at Istanbul's international airport today, upon his return from a (More)