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Historic monastery in Cyprus near collapse

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A historic monastery where an apostle of Jesus Christ is said to have performed miracles is close to caving in and needs immediate repairs, the leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church said Monday.. Archbishop Chrysostomos II urged Greek Cypriot pilgrims not to travel to the Apostolos Andreas

Rio de Janeiro Carnival revelers twist and shout to Beatles music

RIO DE JANEIRO -- English speakers got their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party let them shake it up, baby, with a samba swing to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.". "Sargento Pimenta," Portuguese for "Sergeant Pepper," is one

Serious Facebook hack lands UK student in prison

LONDON (AP) -- A British student who stole sensitive information from Facebook's internal network was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of social media hacking ever brought before the country's courts.. Prosecutor Sandip Patel said that Glenn Mangham, 26, had

UN chief: Iran should open nuke programs

VIENNA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Iran must disprove allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons, but that diplomacy is the only way to resolve international concern about its program.. Ban appeared to reject U.S. and Israeli suggestions of possible military strikes on Iranian

Wounded Syrian refugees flee dramatic escalation

RAMTHA, Jordan -- Syrian refugees fleeing to Jordan for their lives described a dramatic escalation in violence and a mounting toll of dead and wounded in the southern city of Daraa and the country's battered central region.. Medical workers in neighboring Jordan prepared blood donations to send to Daraa, the

UN: Crimes against humanity continue in Syria

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. human rights chief decried Syria's escalating crackdown on civilian protesters Monday and warned that the Security Council's failure to take action has emboldened the Syrian government to launch an all-out assault to crush dissent.. Navi Pillay expressed fears that the deliberate stirring of sectarian

Bombers target Israeli diplomats in India, Georgia

NEW DELHI -- Israel blamed Iran on Monday for bomb attacks on its diplomats' cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy.. Iran denied responsibility for the attacks that appeared to mirror the recent killings of Iranian nuclear scientists that

Bahrain police fire tear gas at protesters

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters trying to occupy a landmark square in the nation's capital on Monday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Gulf kingdom's Shiite-led uprising.. Thousands of opposition supporters marched through Manama's streets in

Fuel removal under way on Italy cruise ship

Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, nearly a month after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany.

Iraqi dissidents form new opposition

BAGHDAD — A group of political dissidents created a new Iraqi opposition party Saturday, vowing to act as a check on the government as the prime minister warned that a push for regional autonomy could tear the country apart.

Iran: 30 million lose email access

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian news agency reports that more than 30 million people in the country have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail.

Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry

LONDON — The Sun newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees of Britain's biggest-selling tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials, detectives and the newspaper's parent company said.

Greek premier defends bailout deal, painful cuts

ATHENS, Greece — Warning of a "catastrophe" that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout.

Rio calm in 2nd day of police strike.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Few police officers have adhered to a strike just days before this city's world-famous Carnival kicks off, official said Saturday.

London to test electronic alcohol monitors for chronic offenders

LONDON -- London will be the first city in England to test electronic monitoring to force persistent alcohol offenders to stop drinking, Mayor Boris Johnson said Friday.. Johnson said the program would use electronic bracelets to detect alcohol in perspiration of people convicted of serious drink-related offenses. The trial

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