UK-to-LA United flight diverts safely to Ireland
DUBLIN -- Authorities say a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles has made an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland, after the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit.
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Girl shot by Taliban discharged from UK hospital
LONDON -- Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai has been discharged from a British hospital where she had been receiving treatment for nearly four months after being shot in the head by the Taliban.
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Aftershocks hamper relief in tsunami-hit Solomons
SYDNEY -- Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation's prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed.
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Gunmen kill Nigeria women giving polio vaccines
KANO, Nigeria -- Gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic sect shot and killed at least nine women who were taking part in a polio vaccination drive in northern Nigeria on Friday, highlighting the religious tensions surrounding the inoculation of children in one of the few nations where the disease still remains endemic.
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Bomb kills 10 people in northwest Pakistan
PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- A bomb planted near a market in northwestern Pakistan killed 10 people and wounded 23 others Friday, the latest in an uptick in attacks in recent months, government officials said.
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Iraq bombs kill 36, Sunnis stage protest rallies
BAGHDAD -- Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two months, as minority Sunnis staged large anti-government protests.
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Mali: French troops begin withdrawal from Timbuktu
TIMBUKTU, Mali -- French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, searching for Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the local population.
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EU leaders open tough fight at budget summit
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders drew hard lines Thursday as they opened a summit to decide EU spending for the next seven years, reflecting deep divisions about the role of their union.
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French try to root out would-be jihadists at home
PARIS -- France, waging war against Islamist extremists in Mali, is on the hunt for would-be fighters at home, fearful that they will join militants in the conflict in its former African colony or take radical action on French soil.
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Iran's Ahmadenijad entices Egypt into alliance
CAIRO -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried Thursday to entice Egypt into a new alliance that could reshape the turbulent Middle East, speaking of forging "comprehensive" and "unfettered" relations after decades of distrust.
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Ireland seals ECB deal to slash bank bailout costs
DUBLIN -- Ireland clinched a long-sought agreement Thursday with the European Central Bank to restructure the loans used to bail out its failing banks, a deal expected to reduce the national debt by (euro) 20 billion ($27 billion) in the coming decade and help the country's expected exit from its own international bailout.
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US warns of 'consequences' in Kenya election
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Warning repeatedly of "consequences," the top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Thursday appeared to caution Kenyan voters against electing a president who faces charges for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.
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Japan says 2 Russian fighters entered its airspace
TOKYO -- Japan's Defense Ministry said two Russian fighter jets briefly intruded Thursday into Japanese airspace as the country was holding rallies demanding that Moscow return a group of disputed islands.
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Iran's supreme leader rejects direct talks with US
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's supreme leader Thursday strongly rejected proposals for direct talks with the United States, effectively quashing suggestions for a breakthrough one-on-one dialogue on the nuclear standoff and potentially other issues.
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NATO helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-led coalition says a NATO helicopter has crashed in eastern Afghanistan.
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Palestinian official urges Obama to push for peace
JERUSALEM -- A senior Palestinian official urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to help restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, despite a White House statement that the U.S. leader will not pursue any new peace initiatives on his upcoming trip to the region.
