05 19 2012
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Pirates’ hostages killed in rescue bid

Two hostages of suspected Somali pirates died after a rescue effort by the Danish navy, an operation that freed 16 other hostages, the Danish military said Tuesday.

Prosecutor: U.S. teen admits shooting

A teenager suspected of spraying an Ohio high school cafeteria with bullets — killing one student and wounding four — is distraught and remorseful, his lawyer said.

French genocide denial law overturned

A new French law making it a crime to publicly deny the Ottoman Empire's genocide of Armenians a century ago was ruled unconstitutional Tuesday by France's Constitutional Council.

Italian ship gets towed to Seychelles

A pair of tugboats are expected to rendezvous Tuesday afternoon with an Italian cruise ship adrift off the coast of the Seychelles after a fire in its engine room disabled it.

More than 7,500 killed in Syria crackdown, says U.N.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad could be tried for war crimes, as the death toll in the country climbs above 7,500.

Dozens killed as Syrian minister defends regime

While carnage mounts in the streets of Syria, the country’s foreign minister Walid Moallem insists that the regime does care about its civilian population.

41 killed as Syrian minister defends regime actions

While carnage mounts in the streets of Syria, the country’s foreign minister Walid Moallem insists that the regime does care about its civilian population.

Syrian minister defends regime actions

While carnage mounts in the streets of Syria, the country’s foreign minister Walid Moallem insists that the regime does care about its civilian population.

Disabled Italian cruise ship gets a tow

A pair of tugboats are expected to rendezvous Tuesday afternoon with an Italian cruise ship adrift off the coast of the Seychelles after a fire in its engine room disabled it.

Syrian minister vows to defend ‘independence’

As the death toll from Syria’s almost year-long uprising climbs, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem vows to “defend our sovereignty.”