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South Sudan: 'White Army' militia marches to fight

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South Sudan: 'White Army' militia marches to fight

South Sudan: 'White Army' militia marches to fight

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 09:32 AM PST

Atem Apieth, 6, who received a gunshot wound to his shoulder during the recent fighting in Bor and managed to travel for treatment to the capital by boat, sits on his hospital bed at the Juba Military Hospital in Juba, South Sudan Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A spokesman for South Sudan's military says fighting continues in the oil-producing Unity state despite ongoing efforts by regional leaders to get both sides to agree to an immediate cease-fire. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-five thousand young men who make up a tribal militia known as the "White Army" are marching toward a contested state capital in South Sudan, an official said Saturday, dimming hopes for a cease-fire.

High stakes for US families losing jobless benefit

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 08:01 AM PST

Richard Mattos, 59, looks for jobs at a state-run employment center in Salem, Ore., on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Mattos is one of more than 1 million Americans who will lose federal unemployment benefits at year's end. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after already slashing household budgets and pawning personal possessions to make ends meet.

Fire on express train in India kills at least 26

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 07:59 AM PST

Hospital staff and volunteers carry a charred body of a passenger near the site of a train accident at Kothacheruvu, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) north of Bangalore, India, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing dozens of passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Flames and smoke engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India on Saturday.

1 protester killed in new Thai political violence

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 03:15 AM PST

Thai anti-government protesters chat outside a makeshift camp where their colleagues were shot outside the prime minister's office of Government House, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Gunmen killed an anti-government protester and wounded two others in the Thai capital on Saturday, raising fears that the country's deepening political crisis was headed toward sustained violence on the streets of Bangkok. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen killed an anti-government activist and wounded two others in Thailand's capital on Saturday, while protesters elsewhere blocked candidates from registering for upcoming elections, deepening a political crisis that threatens to derail democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.

Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 10:32 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, firefighters hose down burning vehicles after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a crowded vegetable market in a rebel-held neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, shattering cars and storefronts and killing at least 21 people, activists said.

Police: La. shooter embroiled in difficult divorce

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:37 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ben Freeman. Freeman is the suspect in an attack that involved his former in-laws and the head of a hospital where he'd worked on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, authorities said. (AP Photo/Lafourche Parish Sheriff Office)LOCKPORT, La. (AP) — It might have appeared that Ben Freeman was trying to right some wrongs in his life in the months before police say he killed three people and himself.

Egyptian rapper speaks for women's rights

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:14 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 photo, Egyptian rapper Myam Mahmoud poses for a portrait in downtown Cairo. Mahmoud, an 18-year-old Egyptian, rapped her way to the semi-finals of the Middle East's hit TV show CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world.

A&E reverses decision on 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 10:55 PM PST

This undated image released by A&E shows brothers Silas "Uncle Si" Robertson, left, and Phil Robertson from the popular series "Duck Dynasty." Phil Robertson was suspended for disparaging comments he made to GQ magazine about gay people but was reinstated by the network on Friday, Dec. 27. In a statement Friday, A&E said it decided to bring Robertson back to the reality series after discussions with the Robertson family and "numerous advocacy groups." (AP Photo/A&E, Zach Dilgard)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A&E landed in the middle of America's culture wars when "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson sounded off on gays and the Bible. The channel quickly found there was no safe ground.

Reports of sexual assaults in military on rise

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:20 AM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing investigating the growing epidemic of sexual assaults within the military. The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year. Defense officials suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward. The increase follows a tumultuous year of scandals that shined a spotlight on the crimes and put pressure on the military to act aggressively. From left are, Judge Advocate General of the Army Lt. Gen. Dana K. Chipman, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Brig. Gen. Richard C. Gross, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Heightened attention to the crime of sexual assault in the U.S. military may be causing more people to come forward and report problems. Defense officials cite the increased awareness as a possible reason the number of reported sexual assaults rose by more than 50 percent this year.

Conn. files: Gunman's mother loving but bewildered

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 11:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, the names of Nancy Lanza and Adam Lanza are attached to candy at a memorial to the Newtown shooting victims in Newtown, Conn. Thousands of pages of documents from the Newtown shooting investigation help fill out the picture of Nancy Lanza as a dedicated and loving, if bewildered, parent who acknowledged her son Adam appeared to be spiraling downward but was not aware to what extent. On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam fatally shot her in her bed, gunned down 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst mass shootings in the nation's history, and killed himself with a handgun as police closed in. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of pages of documents from the Newtown shooting investigation help fill out the picture of the gunman's mother as a dedicated and loving, if bewildered, parent who acknowledged her son appeared to be spiraling downward but was not aware to what extent.

In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:23 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 photo, Robert Perkinson, an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, talks about the possible location in the Kakaako district of Honolulu to be considered for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The plot of land can be seen to the far right. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)HONOLULU (AP) — On these sun-bathed shores, Barack Obama was born and spent his formative years, soaking in an island sensibility that his wife and friends say is indispensable to understanding who he is as president. Yet in the search for a home for his future presidential library, Hawaii has become the underdog, stuck in Chicago's perpetual shadow.

Libya releases 4 US military personnel

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:10 AM PST

US Department of State spokeswoman Jen Psaki, pictured during a briefing in Washington, DC, on November 26, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Four U.S. military personnel investigating potential evacuation routes in Libya were taken into custody at a checkpoint and then detained briefly by the Libyan government before being released, U.S. officials said Friday night.

10 Things to Know: This Week's Takeaways

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 04:24 AM PST

Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Yuvenaly conducts a service during a memorial service for Russian firearm designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Kalashnikov died on Dec. 23 at the age of 94. His work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, the AK-47 assault rifle, which is often called "a Kalashnikov." (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)Looking back at the stories to remember from this week:

Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 20 in Aleppo

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:27 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, firefighters hose down burning vehicles after a Syrian aircraft pummeled masaken hanano, an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Syrian aircraft pummeled an opposition neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing scores and extending the government's furious aerial bombardment of the rebel-held half of the divided city to an eighth consecutive day. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a crowded vegetable market in a rebel-held neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, activists said.

Veiled Egyptian rapper speaks for women's rights

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:44 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 photo, Egyptian rapper Myam Mahmoud poses for a portrait in downtown Cairo. Mahmoud, an 18-year-old Egyptian, rapped her way to the semi-finals of the Middle East's hit TV show CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young veiled woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world.

Police file on Newtown yields chilling portrait

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 07:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, file photo, a makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre stands outside a home in Newtown, Conn., the one-year anniversary of the shootings. Connecticut authorities said they planned Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, to release state police documents from the investigation into last year's Newtown school massacre. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)The report provides the most disturbing picture yet of the shooting rampage.

Official: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 08:54 PM PST

Protesters march against what they said was the extension of the mandate of the National Congress at Martyrs' Square in TripoliThe four U.S. military personnel were taken into custody at a checkpoint and then detained briefly by the Libyan government.

Boy, 9, takes Christmas climb into the clouds

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 03:47 PM PST

FILE - This July 26, 2011 file photo provided by Kevin Armstrong, shows Kevin and his son, Tyler Armstrong, 7, after reaching the summit of Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada, Calif. On Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, Tyler, now 9, became the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina's Aconcagua mountain, which at 22,841 feet is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres. (AP Photo/Kevin Armstrong, File)After climbing a 22,841-foot mountain, Tyler Armstrong now eyes the world's highest peak.

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