Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) -- For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent - an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc....
Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday....
17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
SABANA DE LA MAR, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this coastal town after an overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic capsized, officials said Sunday....
Gunmen publish Yemen president's photo by force
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A state-run Yemeni newspaper's office is being occupied by armed men who kicked out the paper's editors and journalists in order to reinstate the outgoing president's picture on the front page....
Report: 78 killed in police strike in Brazil state
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said Sunday, although they added that the situation in Brazil's third most populous city appears to be improving....
Abbas proposed as PM in interim unity government
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas on Sunday endorsed a proposal by Qatar that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assume the role of prime minister in an interim Palestinian unity government that would prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza, according to two officials close to the contacts....
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties
CAIRO (AP) -- Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country....
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown....
Snow traps thousands in Bosnian villages
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Bosnia used helicopters on Sunday to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands of people left stranded by its heaviest snowfall ever, while Pope Benedict XVI donned an overcoat to bless the few pilgrims who braved Rome's unusually cold weather to visit St. Peter's Square....
Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke
PANAMA CITY (AP) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday, possibly because of a stroke, police said....
