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In letter, US artists support settlement boycott by Israeli actors
JERUSALEM - A dovish U.S. Jewish group says more than 150 American film and theatre artists have signed a letter of support for Israeli actors who refused to perform in a West Bank settlement. The ...
Tony Blair says he may cancel London book signing after protesters in Dublin hurled shoes
LONDON - Tony Blair says he could cancel a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir amid security concerns. The former British prime minister told ITV television on Monday that...
Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf; tropical storm warning issued for south Texas coast
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Hermine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas. A new tropical storm warning has been issued early Monday for the south Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio...
Spain interior minister dismisses cease-fire announcement by Basque separatist group ETA
MADRID - Spain's interior minister has dismissed a cease-fire announcement by the Basque separatist group ETA and says police will be as tough as ever against the armed militants. Alfredo Perez Rub...
NKorea preps for most important political convention in 3 decades amid succession speculation
SEOUL, South Korea - Posters lining Pyongyang's streets are promoting the Workers'Party convention — North Korea's biggest political meeting in 30 years — as a historic event amid speculation Mond...
Dutch newspaper: Murder suspect Van der Sloot acknowledges extorting money from Holloways
AMSTERDAM - A newspaper has quoted the Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway as confessing to extorting money ...
UK police may reopen probe of alleged phone hacking by tabloid if new evidence emerges
LONDON - Police may reopen an investigation of alleged telephone tapping of public figures by a major British tabloid. John Yates, assistant commissioner of Metropolitan Police, said in a statement...
World shares climb, following US, as fears of double-dip recession ease
SINGAPORE - World stocks advanced Monday following solid gains in the U.S. as fears eased that the global economy could slip back into recession. Most investors took heart after the U.S. Labor Depa...
Star of documentary on Japan's dolphin hunt says activists may need to ease up to end killing
TOKYO - The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese village's infamous dolphin hunt said Monday that activists trying to stop the killing might need to back off and allow the Japanese pe...
Guinness World Records certifies 27-inch-tall Colombian as world's shortest man
BOGOTA - Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car — preferably a Mercedes— and wants to see the world. Top...
