MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia....
Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin
DUBLIN (AP) -- Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday as Tony Blair held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in the Irish capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed - evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal....
French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists
PARIS (AP) -- Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders....
Karzai to name panel for talks with insurgents
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will name the members of a council next week to pursue peace talks with insurgents willing to renounce violence, honor the Afghan constitution, and sever ties with terrorist networks....
Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said Saturday....
Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed....
Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A judge has ordered a U.S.-born suspected drug lord known as "La Barbie" held for 40 days pending an investigation into organized crime and other possible charges, authorities announced Saturday....
Rio gang forces ambulance driver to give them ride
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazilian authorities say criminals hijacked an ambulance and forced the driver to give them a ride to a slum in Rio de Janeiro before taking their patient to the hospital....
Egypt opposition leader claims official harassment
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate accused President Hosni Mubarak's government Saturday of posting Facebook photos of his daughter in swimsuits and at events where alcohol was served in an attempt to discredit him....
Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies
PARIS (AP) -- A whistle-blowing, drum-beating crowd of thousands demonstrated in Paris on Saturday against expulsions of Gypsies as well as other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government....
6 million in UK told they've paid wrong income tax
LONDON (AP) -- British tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost 6 million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax, and 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds ($2,300) each....
9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said....
Indonesian Muslims protest plan to burn Quran
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Thousands of Indonesian Muslims rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to denounce an American church's plan to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by burning copies of the Quran....
UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said....
SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said....
US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The United States' top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb....
Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday....
Burger King to stop buying oil from Indonesian co.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests....
Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo
SYDNEY (AP) -- An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on....
