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Malaysia denies jet was transmitting data

SEPANG, Malaysia – The focus of the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner shifted westward Thursday, toward the vastness of the Indian Ocean, as Malaysian authorities denied a vari...

World Briefs

Former rebel chief wins presidency SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador’s electoral court on Thursday declared leftist candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren the winner of the tight ...

Egypt crackdown crippling Gaza economy

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Gaza’s Hamas rulers have been hit by the worst economic crisis since seizing the territory seven years ago and face growing discontent, even among core supporters, be...

Jobless benefits deal possible

WASHINGTON – Bipartisan Senate bargainers ended a long-running election-season standoff and struck a compromise renewing expired jobless benefits for five months for more than 2 million Amer...

Nuke crew woes grow worse

WASHINGTON – Failings exposed last spring at a U.S. nuclear missile base, reflecting what one officer called “rot” in the ranks, were worse than originally reported, according to Air Force d...

Nation Briefs

BP gets OK to work for government again WASHINGTON – The oil company behind the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history can once again perform work for the federal government....

Kerry warns Russia of U.S. response if Crimea is annexed

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry is warning Russia that it will face an immediate, “very serious series” of steps from the United States and Europe if it annexes Ukraine’s strategi...

Chances for prosecution unclear in CIA-Senate spat

WASHINGTON – A fight between the Senate and the CIA over whether crimes were committed in the handling of sensitive classified material appears unlikely to be resolved in the courts, legal e...

House backs bill to sue president over laws

WASHINGTON (AP) – Casting Barack Obama as a president run amok, the House voted Wednesday for a bill that would expedite congressional lawsuits against the chief executive for failure to enf...

Iran strengthens ties with Oman during visit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani held talks with the leader of the nearby sultanate of Oman Wednesday, his first official trip to an Arab country since taking of...

New OT rules in the works

WASHINGTON – Bypassing Congress, President Barack Obama intends to order changes in overtime rules so employers would be required to pay millions more workers for the extra time they put in ...

World/Nation Briefs

Divisions in Libya widen after ex-leader flees TRIPOLI, Libya – The ousted prime minister fled Libya to Europe after parliament voted him out, leaving behind a country that risks ...
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