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Tanks, Reinforcements Sent to Besieged Syrian City

Apr 27, 2011 - 9:10 AM |AP

BEIRUT -- The Syrian army sent more tanks and reinforcements into Daraa on Wednesday as part of a widening crackdown against opponents of President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime, and gunfire...

UK Police: Royal Wedding Guests to Face Security Checks

Apr 27, 2011 - 7:58 AM |AP

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LONDON -- British police say guests at the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton will have to pass through security checks to enter Westminster Abbey. Indigo / Getty...

Gadhafi's Daughter: 'You Never Know When a Rocket or Bomb Might Hit You'

Apr 27, 2011 - 7:00 AM |AOL News

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As NATO bombs rain down on Moammar Gadhafi's compound, the daughter of the Libyan dictator says she's been telling her three young children bedtime stories about the afterlife "to make them...

Obama Says He Wants Oil Producers to Boost Output

Apr 26, 2011 - 8:54 PM |AP

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WASHINGTON -- As the high cost of gasoline takes a toll on politics and pocket books, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is calling on major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia to increase their...

Government Forces Bombard Misrata Port

Apr 26, 2011 - 8:39 PM |AP

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ABOARD THE RED STAR 1 -- Libyan government forces on Tuesday bombarded the port of Misrata, in a virtually nonstop assault on the sole lifeline of a battered population that has been under siege for...

Hundreds Detained After Bloody Syrian Crackdown

Apr 26, 2011 - 5:34 PM |AP

CAIRO -- Syrian forces heaped more punishment Tuesday on residents of restive towns, detaining hundreds in raids or at checkpoints, firing on people trying to retrieve the bodies of anti-government...

WikiLeaks: 9/11 Mastermind Says He Killed Daniel Pearl Against al-Qaida Warnings

Apr 26, 2011 - 4:11 PM |AOL News

A senior al-Qaida military commander instructed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed not to kill Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002 and said that Pearl should "be returned back to one of the...

First Fans Camp Out for Royal Wedding [VIDEO]

Apr 26, 2011 - 1:44 PM |AP

The royal wedding is still three days away, but some die-hard royal family fans are already staking out their spots in London.

Kate Middleton Mix-Up: Facebook Deletes Boston Woman's Account

Apr 26, 2011 - 12:47 PM |AP

CONCORD, Mass. -- Yes, she really is Kate Middleton. Kate Middleton, the Boston bicycle enthusiast, that is. But that hasn't stopped the 32-year-old from being confused with the woman who is about...

Greek Deficit Shoots Up; Citigroup Trader Probed for False Speculation

Apr 26, 2011 - 12:12 PM |AOL News

ATHENS, Greece -- This country's 2010 deficit shot up significantly more than anticipated, European Union data revealed today, signaling ailing attempts by the government in Athens to rein in the...

25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia Calls for Stricter Nuke Safety Rules

Apr 26, 2011 - 11:59 AM |AP

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KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdown , defending nuclear energy during solemn...

Enormous Statue of Powerful Pharaoh Unearthed in Egypt

Apr 26, 2011 - 9:45 AM |AP

CAIRO -- Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of a powerful ancient Egyptian pharaoh at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the country's antiquities...