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| 6 Americans, doctor killed in Afghan attacks Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 11:11 AM PDT  Militants killed six Americans and an Afghan doctor in a pair of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, the deadliest day for the United States in the war in eight months. Full Story | Top |
| Embassies staying put in North Korea despite tension Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  Staff at embassies in North Korea appeared to be remaining in place on Saturday despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider leaving. Full Story | Top |
| Woman leads closing prayer at Mormon conference Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 11:54 AM PDT  For the first time in the event's 183-year history, a woman has led a prayer at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Budget not 'ideal' but has 'tough reforms' Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 09:32 AM PDT  The president says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his "ideal plan" but offers "tough reforms" for benefit programs and scuttles some tax breaks for the wealthy. Full Story | Top |
| 5 dead in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 11:56 AM PDT  Clashes between Egyptian Muslims and Christians erupted early Saturday in a town near Cairo, leaving at least five people dead, security officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Suspected cabin burglar on how he evaded capture Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 08:53 AM PDT  Troy James Knapp was dodging authorities, again. Knapp survived by holing up inside the cabins, sleeping in the owners' beds, eating their food and listening to their AM radio for updates on the manhunt. Full Story | Top |
| EU: Nuclear talks with Iran have failed Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 08:50 AM PDT  Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU's foreign policy chief declaring that the two sides "remain far apart on substance." Full Story | Top |
| North Korea could bolster U.S.-China bond Friday, Apr 05, 2013 08:17 PM PDT  The crisis gives the U.S. an opportunity to build bridges. Full Story | Top |
| South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 08:23 AM PDT  The South African presidency says former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after an improvement in his condition. Full Story | Top |
| Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 05:19 AM PDT  Nancy Bertler and her team took a freezer to the coldest place on Earth, endured weeks of primitive living and risked spending the winter in Antarctic darkness, to go get ice — ice that records our climate's past and could point to its future. Full Story | Top |
| Two new bird flu cases in China amid poultry crackdown Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 10:08 AM PDT  Chinese officials have found traces of the new bird flu virus in more areas in Shanghai and in the nearby city of Hangzhou, news reports said on Saturday ... Full Story | Top |
| Assad says rebel victory would destabilize Middle East Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 10:41 AM PDT  President Bashar al-Assad has warned that if rebel forces battling to overthrow him take power in Syria they could destabilize the Middle East for decades ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 12:55 AM PDT  President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. Full Story | Top |
| Matisse in Norwegian museum was once Nazi loot Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 12:14 PM PDT  The family of a prominent Parisian art dealer is demanding that a Norwegian museum return an Henri Matisse painting seized by Nazis under the direction of Hermann Goering ... Full Story | Top |
| Death toll hits 72 in India building collapse Friday, Apr 05, 2013 10:46 PM PDT  The death toll in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India's financial capital rose to 72 Saturday amid diminishing hopes of finding any survivors alive, police said. Full Story | Top |
| New prime minister chosen in Lebanon Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 05:52 AM PDT  A prominent Lebanese politician named prime minister on Saturday after receiving vast support from parliament said he will work to end divisions in Lebanon and prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into the country. Full Story | Top |
| Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 06:29 AM PDT  Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian court drops lawsuit to ban comedy show Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  A Cairo court has turned down a lawsuit demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned. Full Story | Top |
| Thieves steal nearly $3 million in South African rhino horn Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 03:44 AM PDT  Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner.... Full Story | Top |
| USGS: Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya, Indonesia Friday, Apr 05, 2013 10:28 PM PDT An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck 256 km (159 miles) east of Enarotali in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Full Story | Top |
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