Brazilian divers find large tail section from Air France jet and keep searching for black boxRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian divers found a large tail section from an Air France jet on Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that is helping narrow the search for Flight 447’s black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data and voice recorders. US sends underwater listening devices to aid black box search in Air France crashRECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian divers found a large tail section from an Air France jet on Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that is helping narrow the search for Flight 447’s black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high-tech underwater listening devices to detect pings from the data and voice recorders. He pens tales of India’s urban underbelly (IANS Book Review)NEW DELHI - Writing on castaways and people inhabiting the fringes of society is not always easy. Ask writer Palash Krishna Mehrotra who walks down the dark alleys of India’s urban underbelly in his debut collection of short stories. Brazil and France recover 4 more bodies near Air France crash site, raising total to 6RECIFE, Brazil — Search ships methodically worked through a “sea of debris” from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering four more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330 is believed to have gone down a week ago. French helicopter recovers additional body near Air France crash site, raising total to 6RECIFE, Brazil — A spokesman for France’s armed forces says a French helicopter crew has retrieved an additional body from the ocean where an Air France jet is believed to have crashed, bringing the total to six. Productive oceans integral to human well-being, says Ban Ki-moonTEHRAN - Safe, healthy and productive oceans are integral to human well-being, economic security and sustainable development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday. Main reformist challenger to Iran’s Ahmadinejad says president has falsely accused supportersTEHRAN, Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s main reformist challenger said Sunday that the Iranian president has made false accusations against his supporters to try to sabotage his campaign with just days to go before Friday’s presidential election. Aid group: 3,000 villagers flee to Thailand as Myanmar troops shell area near their campBANGKOK, Thailand — More than 3,000 villagers have fled into Thailand as Myanmar troops shelled areas near their camp while fighting ethnic Karen guerrillas, one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade, aid groups said Sunday. Urine on floor, blood on beds: Pakistan hospitals overwhelmed by war and refugeesDAGAR, Pakistan — She doesn’t have a name yet. AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida in North Africa: A franchise for terrorism strikes farDRAA BEN KHEDDA, Algeria — Deep in the Sahara Desert, along the remote southern borders of Algeria, lies an immense no man’s land where militants roam. Dream of independent Tamil state in Lanka is still very strong: CSMCOLOMBO - Tamil intellectuals say the dream of an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka is still strong, but decades of war and upheaval have soured many ordinary Tamils on the idea. Street clashes in Tehran ahead of electionsTEHRAN - Supporters of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main electoral challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi clashed in Tehran Friday, just one week ahead of the June 12 presidential elections. Obama arrives in Paris after visit to concentration camp in GermanyPARIS — President Barack Obama has arrived in Paris after meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany and touring the Buchenwald concentration camp, where tens of thousands of Jews perished during the Holocaust Obama arrives in Paris for D-Day commemorations, reunion with wife and daughtersPARIS — President Barack Obama has arrived in Paris. Obama visits Holocaust site, calls for redoubling efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peaceWEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama witnessed the Nazi ovens of the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday, its clock tower frozen at the time of liberation, and said the leaders of today must not rest against the spread of evil. 40 killed in Pakistan mosque blast (Second Lead)ISLAMABAD - Forty worshippers were killed in a blast at a mosque in Pakistan’s restive northwest Friday, an official said. Report: 59 people buried in landslide in mining region in southwestern ChinaBEIJING — At least 59 people were buried by a landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese iron mining region of Chongqing, safety officials said. Obama calls for redoubling efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace, says ‘the moment is now’WEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama toured a World War II concentration camp Friday after prodding the international community to redouble efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states in hopes of resolving a conflict fueled by the Jewish nation’s post-Holocaust creation. Obama quotes Quran, Bible, Jewish law, seeking common ground in region where faiths clashNEW YORK — President Barack Obama showed respect for Islam by quoting from the Quran in his speech Thursday but did so in a way meant to resonate with Christians and Jews as well. Text of Obama’s speech at Cairo University in EgyptText of President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. Text of Obama’s speech in CairoText of President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. Homebuilders seeing stronger pulse in ailing housing market, but more pain likely aheadLOS ANGELES — Homebuilders across the country say they are finally seeing signs the three-year housing downturn is ending. Forbidding waters may prevent crews from recovering Air France flight recordersBRUSSELS — The flight recorders from Air France Flight 447 could be scattered nearly anywhere across a vast undersea mountain range that lies as much as four miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Jobless rates rise in all 372 metro areas in April, part of Indiana again posts biggest gainWASHINGTON — Jobless rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for the fourth straight month in April, a trend likely to persist even as the recession eases. Brazil: New debris from crashed Air France jet spotted, but no bodies seenFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — A Brazilian air force spokesman says more debris from the crashed Air France jet has been spotted. Pakistani forces kill 21 TalibanISLAMABAD - Pakistani forces have killed 21 Taliban in their operations against the militants in the country’s restive northwest, the military said Tuesday as the security forces’ action entered its 39th day. Space viruses may have not seeded life on EarthLONDON - A new study has determined that life on Earth is unlikely to have come from space viruses. India concerned at Nepal’s delay in forming governmentKATHMANDU - India is concerned at the delay in the formation of a full-fledged government in Nepal even though the Himalayan republic chose a new prime minister to replace Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda eight days ago. Murder case against rap stars’ NJ lawyer puts focus on criminal defense practicesNEWARK, N.J. — With his expensive suits and slicked-back hair, Paul Bergrin fit the stereotype of the flashy defense attorney willing to go to any length to help his clients beat a rap. AP News in BriefIran test fires missiles amid global flap over its nuclear ambitions |
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