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Belarus accuses U.S. of running spy ring amid escalating tensions

Published May 6, 2008

.MINSK, Belarus (AP) - Belarus on Monday accused the United States of recruiting citizens into a spy ring aimed at undermining the ex-Soviet republic. The U.S. State Department said the allegation was...

Latvia’s coast guard completes evacuation of stranded cruise ship

Published May 6, 2008

.RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Latvia's coast guard on Monday removed more than 650 people from a stranded cruise ship after tugboats failed to pull the luxury liner off an underwater sand bank in the Baltic Sea. In...

Bolivian autonomy vote challenges populist agenda

Published May 6, 2008

Leftist President Evo Morales wants all of Bolivia under central government control.

Iran calls off more security talks with U.S. about Iraq

Published May 6, 2008

Iran wants U.S. forces to discontinue their crackdown on Shiite militias.

Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ coming to town for RNC

by Betsy Graca
Published May 5, 2008

The show will be taped at McNally Smith College of Music's History Theatre.

Education or advocacy? Internships cause a stir

by Riham Feshir
Published May 5, 2008

Internships in Israel promote extremism, not education, according to an Israeli nongovernmental organization. NGO Monitor, which critically analyzes the international NGO community, released a full report...

Thousands rally in May Day effort for immigration reform

Published May 2, 2008

Activists demanded increased citizenship opportunities for immigrants.

Scandal erupts over W.Va. gov’s daughter

Published May 2, 2008

W.Va. University granted Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter an unearned degree.

Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa

Published May 2, 2008

>JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins - and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather...