Archive By Section - Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr accused the government Saturday of targeting their political movement as security forces arrested 20 policemen linked to the anti-American cleric.
July 06, 2008
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By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
LAGOS, Nigeria - Royal Dutch Shell said it shut down production from an offshore oil field that produces about 200,000 barrels per day after the most powerful militant group in Nigeria launched an attack on an installation there Thursday.
July 04, 2008
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By EDWARD HARRIS
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Iraq is close to signing oil service deals with several major Western oil companies in an effort to boost its output capacity, the country's oil ministry said Thursday - the first major Iraqi contracts with big Western companies since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
July 04, 2008
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By SINAN SALAHEDDIN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Four opposition party activists were killed and three homes firebombed near the capital as militants linked to the ruling party and army continued a campaign of intimidation ahead of a runoff election, the opposition said Thursday.
July 04, 2008
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By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Guns went quiet as a six-month truce between Israel and Gaza Strip militants took effect early Thursday, but there was widespread skepticism about its ability to hold.
July 04, 2008
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By IBRAHIM BARZAK
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MEXICO CITY - Mexican officials said Thursday that at least 18 Cubans have reached Texas more than a week after masked gunmen hijacked an immigration bus in southern Mexico and seized them.
July 04, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - A swift offensive by Afghan and NATO forces has driven Taliban militants from a strategic group of villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city and killed 56 insurgents, Afghan officials said Thursday.
July 04, 2008
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By NOOR KHAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Mexico made an emergency appeal to the U.N.'s highest court Thursday to block the execution of its citizens on death row in the U.S.
July 04, 2008
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By ARTHUR MAX
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak pledged to keep U.S. beef out of South Korea unless Washington agrees to ban meat from older cattle, seeking Thursday to defuse a political crisis sparked by health concerns that has derailed his plan to boost U.S. ties and reinvigorate the economy.
July 04, 2008
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By KWANG-TAE KIM
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
GUANGZHOU, China - Floodwaters began receding Tuesday in parts of southern China after killing at least 63 people, swamping 2.5 million acres of farmland and causing billions of dollars in damage, the government said.
July 02, 2008
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By WILLIAM FOREMAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan's largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday.
July 02, 2008
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By NOOR KHAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
TOKYO - A serial killer who mutilated the bodies of four young girls and reportedly drank the blood of one of his victims was among three convicted murderers executed in Japan on Tuesday for crimes an official called indescribably cruel.
July 02, 2008
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines - Al-Qaida-linked militants extended a Tuesday deadline for a ransom payment to free a popular TV news anchor and her cameraman kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a negotiator said.
July 02, 2008
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By TERESA CEROJANO
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The architect of Pakistan's nuclear program on Tuesday rejected a report alleging that his network may have shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with countries such as Iran and North Korea.
July 02, 2008
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By MUNIR AHMAD
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday said they have reached a long-awaited cease-fire with Israel meant to end months of Palestinian assaults on Israeli border towns and bruising Israeli retaliation.
July 02, 2008
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By IBRAHIM BARZAK
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
