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Japan Airlines jet leaks fuel in Boston

Japan Airlines jet leaks fuel in Boston
BOSTON (AP) - Officials at Boston's Logan International Airport say crews have contained a fuel leak from an outbound Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo, marking the second time in two days that JAL planes at Logan reported problems. Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Richard Walsh said the

Small fire sends smoke into 787 cabin in Boston

Small fire sends smoke into 787 cabin in Boston
By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - An electrical fire filled the cabin of an empty Japan Airlines Boeing 787 with smoke on Monday after it landed in Boston following a non-stop flight from Tokyo. The Massachusetts Port Authority's fire chief, Bob Donahue, said the fire began in an

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting

Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting
By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance of dialogue with "murderous criminals" that he blames for nearly two years of violence that

AP Photos: Dubai makes bid to be City of Gold

AP Photos: Dubai makes bid to be City of Gold
By KAMRAN JEBREILIAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai is sometimes called the "City of Gold" because of its stunning growth from a sleepy Gulf port to a world-famous business crossroads in the space of a single generation. Its nickname has a literal meaning for traders in the

Merkel highlights economy in German election year

Merkel highlights economy in German election year
By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted Germany's economic strength as she kicked off campaigning Saturday for an important state vote that comes months before national elections, and she brushed aside worries about the weakness of her party's

Merkel highlights economy in German election year

Merkel highlights economy in German election year
By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted Germany's economic strength as she kicked off campaigning Saturday for an important state vote that comes months before national elections, and she brushed aside worries about the weakness of her party's

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused concern in some coastal communities, with

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war

UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
By BEN HUBBARD and FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events