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AP Top Stories May 18 P
Here's the latest news for Saturday, May 18th: Connecticut commuter crash; Moscow firey landing; Cannes gun scare; Lottery jackpot.
Raw: Gun Scare Mars Cannes Film Festival
A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted on Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover. (May 18)
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, ...
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. The shootings and bombings follow three days of attacks ...
Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette. But the world's leading film festival can transform careers — something no one knows that better than actors ...
AP Top Stories May 17 P
Here's the latest news for Friday, May 17th: Obama renews push to help the middle class; Former IRS chief apologizes; Powerball jackpot now a record $600 million; Car goes for a swim.
Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of ...
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary, French officials said Friday. (May 17)
Hot Chicken: Gaza Smugglers Offer KFC
Fried chicken is the latest 'luxury' being smuggled through tunnels from Egypt into Gaza. (May 17)
Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple ...
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