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Cease-fire in Syrian city breaks down, halts aid

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Cease-fire in Syrian city breaks down, halts aid

Cease-fire in Syrian city breaks down, halts aid

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:44 AM PST

In this photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian men help survivors out of a destroyed building after a Syrian forces warplane's attack in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Syrian military aircraft dropped barrels bombs on rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Two trucks carrying food and medical supplies into rebel-held neighborhoods in the central Syrian city of Homs turned back under heavy fire Saturday, leaving four paramedics wounded as a cease-fire broke down, Syrian officials said. Opposition activists said the government broke the truce by launching a rocket attack on one of the neighborhoods they hold.

Sochi kicks off with big wins

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:33 AM PST

The first day of medal competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics kicked off with some record-breaking wins. Sven Kramer of the Netherlands led a clean sweep by the Dutch in the men's 5,000-meter speed skating. In slopestyle's Olympic debut, U.S. snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the games.

UN: More children dying in Afghan violence

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:50 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, an Afghan man carries an injured boy to a hospital after two roadside bombs struck the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. The number of children killed and wounded in Afghanistan's war jumped by 34 percent in 2013 as the Taliban intensified armed attacks across the country and continued to lay thousands of roadside bombs, according to a U.N. report Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The number of children killed and wounded in Afghanistan's war jumped by 34 percent last year as the Taliban stepped up attacks across the country and continued to lay thousands of roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday.

Workers threaten strike at World Cup stadium

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:36 AM PST

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)SAO PAULO (AP) — Workers at a World Cup stadium in the jungle city of Manaus are threatening to go on strike to demand better conditions following a third recent construction-related death at the venue.

Egypt leftist leader to contest elections

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi damage a police building in Cairo's Ain Shams district, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Clashes between Egyptian security forces and Islamist protesters left one person dead in a province southwest of Cairo on Friday while two home-made bombs targeting policemen wounded six people in a bridge in the capital, officials said. (AP Photo/Mostafa Darwish)CAIRO (AP) — A leading left-wing Egyptian politician says he will contest upcoming presidential elections, set to be a tough battle for anyone hoping to face an anticipated run by the country's powerful army chief.

Salvadoran sea survivor still too frail to go home

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 04:36 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2014 file photo provided by the Marshall Islands Foreign Affairs Department, a man identifying himself as Jose Salvador Alvarenga sits on a couch in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, after he was rescued from being washed ashore on the tiny atoll of Ebon in the Pacific Ocean. The Salvadoran man who says he spent more than a year drifting across the Pacific Ocean before making landfall in the Marshall Islands is still too weak to travel and will remain in the island nation for a while longer, an official said Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Foreign Affairs Department The Marshall Islands, Gee Bing, File)MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AP) — The Salvadoran man who says he spent more than a year drifting across the Pacific Ocean before making landfall in the Marshall Islands is too weak to travel and will remain in the island nation for a while, an official said Saturday.

Allen defends self against Farrow's abuse claims

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:05 AM PST

FILE - This Aug. 27, 2013 file photo shows director and actor Woody Allen at the French premiere of "Blue Jasmine," in Paris. Allen is again denying he molested adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow and is calling ex-partner Mia Farrow vindictive, spiteful and malevolent in an open-letter published online Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 by The New York Times. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a nearly 2,000-word open letter punctuated with rhetorical questions and decades-old anecdotes, notoriously media-shy Woody Allen again defended himself against renewed claims that he molested adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow 21 years ago.

Beatlemania: A moment in time never to be repeated

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:34 AM PST

FILE - This Feb. 7, 1964 file photo shows fans pushing forward in hopes of getting a view of The Beatles after their arrival for an American tour in New York. Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' performance on LOS ANGELES (AP) — Musical moments that capture the attention of a national audience — and beyond — never seem to be in short supply. Last week, Bruno Mars set a ratings record with 115 million people watching his Super Bowl performance. A few months ago, the talk was about Beyonce's surprise album. And there's still discussion of That Miley Moment at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Egypt army kills 16 suspected militants in Sinai

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:13 AM PST

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi damage a police building in Cairo's Ain Shams district, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Clashes between Egyptian security forces and Islamist protesters left one person dead in a province southwest of Cairo on Friday while two home-made bombs targeting policemen wounded six people in a bridge in the capital, officials said. (AP Photo/Mostafa Darwish)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military killed 16 suspected Islamic militants in a series of airstrikes on hideouts in the northern Sinai Peninsula, a spokesman said Saturday, alleging that the fighters had ties to the ousted president's Muslim Brotherhood group.

C. African Republic Muslims hit by mob violence

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:04 AM PST

A man suspected to be a Muslim Seleka militiaman lays wounded after being stabbed by newly enlisted FACA (Central African Armed Forces) soldiers moments after Central African Republic Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza addressed the troops in Bangui Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014. The man died later after being lynched by hundreds of recruits using knifes, bricks and foot blows to the head. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The violence wracking Central African Republic imperils the future of the country's Muslims, with thousands having been slaughtered and many more fleeing the country.

Renewed Syria fighting breaks cease-fire in Homs

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:55 AM PST

In this video image released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens sit aboard a bus after they evacuated the besieged rebel-held neighborhood of of Jouret el-Shayah, in Homs province, Syria, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The Syrian government on Friday began evacuating civilians trapped in rebel-held parts of a battleground city under a rare deal struck between the government and the opposition that also included a three-day cease-fire allowing humanitarian aid convoys to the besieged areas. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Renewed fighting broke a cease-fire in the embattled central Syrian city of Homs and halted a plan to evacuate civilians and bring supplies into rebel-held areas under siege, an official and activists said Saturday.

Sochi hijack attempt over Ukrainian prisoners

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:16 AM PST

Passengers of private Turkish company Pegasus leave the plane at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. An official says authorities have subdued a man who attempted to hijack a Turkish plane to Sochi, Russia, and that the other passengers have been evacuated. Huseyin Avni Mutlu, the Istanbul governor, says on Twitter that "the operation has ended." In another tweet Friday, he said all passengers were evacuated "without any problems."(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi on the day of the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony wanted to press for the release of anti-government protesters in his country, authorities said Saturday.

NATO trial prosecutor stands behind terror charges

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 08:54 AM PST

FILE - This combo made of undated file photos provided by the Chicago Police Department shows from left, Brent Vincent Betterly, of Oakland Park, Fla., Jared Chase, of Keene, N.H., and Brian Church, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. On Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, a jury in Chicago acquitted the three NATO summit protesters of breaking Illinois' rarely tested state terrorism law, but did convict them on lesser arson counts. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department, File)CHICAGO (AP) — During an atmosphere two years ago when Chicago authorities were warning demonstrations could turn violent at an upcoming NATO summit, the chief prosecutor chose to invoke an almost never-used Illinois law to charge three self-described anarchists with terrorism.

American snowboarder wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 01:49 AM PST

Snowboard - Winter Olympics Day 1Sage Kotsenburg won the inaugural slopestyle event at the Olympics with a stunning, upset run in the finals.

What's for dinner? The farm bill has a big impact

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:22 AM PST

FILE - This Dec. 20, 2013 file photo shows shoppers passing through the Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta. Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the sweeping farm bill affects you. About 15 percent of the money in the new law, signed by President Obama Friday, will go to farmers to help them grow the food you eat. Most of the rest of the money in the almost $100 billion-a-year law will go to food stamps that help people buy groceries. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the new farm bill affects you.

No gays in Sochi, huh? Tell that to the people at Club Mayak

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:11 PM PST

File photo of people watching as a drag queen takes part in a performance at Mayak, a gay cabaret club in SochiHidden in plain view, just miles from Vladimir Putin's big billion-dollar party, sits Club Mayak – a gay bar in the middle a town whose mayor says there are no gay people.

U.S. to Sochi travelers: Don't expect privacy

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:26 PM PST

Cybersecurity concerns at Sochi OlympicsFresh travel alert for Americans comes amid controversy over leaked diplomatic call.

Obama resists pressure to act alone on immigration

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:58 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. As Republican leaders dampen hopes for overhauling immigration laws this year, the White House for now is betting that the display of GOP resistance is temporary and tactical and is resisting pressure from some allies to have President Barack Obama take matters into his own hands. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)For a president looking for a legacy piece of legislation, the current state of the immigration debate represents a high-wire act.

How Russia's Opening Ceremony stacks up

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Ballet, a bit of borrowing, and color and artistry not seen since Beijing Games.

Target hackers may have exploited HVAC vendor

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:27 PM PST

Fazio Mechanical Services Inc. in Sharpsburg, Pa. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The western Pennsylvania heating and refrigeration contractor issued the statement late Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 saying it was the victim of a "sophisticated cyberattack operation." The statement came days after Internet security bloggers identified it as the third-party vendor through which hackers accessed Target's computer systems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)NEW YORK (AP) — The hackers who stole millions of customers' credit and debit card numbers from Target may have used a Pittsburgh-area heating and refrigeration business as the back door to get in.

Top Obama supporters scold president over Gitmo foot-dragging

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:27 PM PST

Inside the Gitmo Media TourOne-time mentors and fundraisers for President Barack Obama admonished him for his failure to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in an open letter Thursday.

'Then came the Beatles!' -- How one moment transformed lives

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:01 AM PST

CORRECTS DATE OF PHOTO TO FEB. 8, 1964, INSTEAD OF FEB. 9, 1964 - FILE - In this Feb. 8, 1964 file photo, Ed Sullivan, center, stands with The Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney, during a rehearsal for the British group's first American appearance, on the "Ed Sullivan Show," in New York. The Beatles made their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," America's must-see weekly variety show, on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964. And officially kicked off Beatlemania. (AP Photo/File)Before the Beatles played six songs in two sets before 73 million Americans on the Feb. 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan Show, the secret was already out. The group's biggest hit at the moment — "I Want to Hold Your Hand" — was just leaked, played relentlessly on local radio and spread virally (before that was a thing) across the United States.

Reports put estimate on how much phone data NSA gets

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:08 PM PST

Watchdog says NSA phone spying program is illegal and should endWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency collects less than 30 percent of calling data from Americans despite the agency's massive daily efforts to sweep up the bulk of U.S. phone records, two U.S. newspapers reported Friday.

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