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Spanish banks halt evictions amid growing protests

Spanish banks halt evictions amid growing protests
By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain's major banks agreed on Monday to suspend some evictions of homeowners unable to pay their mortgages after hundreds of thousands of Spaniards lost their homes during the crushing economic crisis and two recently committed suicide. The

China seeks to stem environmental protests

China seeks to stem environmental protests
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese government will require that future industrial projects include assessments of their risk to social stability, following several large protests around the country over pollution, a top official said Monday. The government will also

10 Things to Know for Today

10 Things to Know for Today
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE SECOND WOMAN IN THE PETRAEUS CASE A U.S. official says Jill Kelley, a longtime friend of the former CIA director and his wife, was getting harassing emails from

Merkel insists on austerity despite protests

Merkel insists on austerity despite protests
By BARRY HATTONAssociated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel took her fiscal discipline message to bailed-out Portugal on Monday, tolerating Nazi jibes from a small group of protesters as she advocated the benefits of austerity and economic reforms. As in her recent

Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras

Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras
By ALBERTO ARCEAssociated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his parents' suburban home into the deserted night. Nothing, that is, but a girl.

Indiana blast investigation focuses on natural gas

Indiana blast investigation focuses on natural gas
By CHARLES WILSON and TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The search for what caused a massive, deadly explosion that rocked an Indianapolis neighborhood turned to natural gas Monday, with officials checking gas lines and a homeowner saying a problem furnace could be to blame. The

Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain

Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking scandal. But the

On streets of Athens, racist attacks increase

On streets of Athens, racist attacks increase
By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a man set upon him with a knife. He screamed as he fell. Rushed to the hospital, he was

Condom conundrum: Porn industry ponders latex law

Condom conundrum: Porn industry ponders latex law
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The show must go on, is the entertainer's credo, and it did just that in the nation's Porn Capital even after Los Angeles County voted to require performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes. One of the industry's biggest stars

Karzai in India to woo investment in Afghanistan

Karzai in India to woo investment in Afghanistan
By NIRMALA GEORGEAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Indian companies on Monday to invest in his country, and India's leader said economic development in the war-torn nation would contribute to stability in the region. "Investment opportunities are better