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Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:29am

(AP) — President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:24am

(AP) — A new coronavirus has now claimed 22 lives worldwide out of 44 lab-confirmed cases, mostly in Saudi Arabia, World Health Organization officials said Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:24am

(AP) — Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in jail.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:21am

(AP) — An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:19am

(AP) — A second jewelry theft has been reported in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, this time an expensive necklace.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:17am

(AP) — A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:15am

(AP) — An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:14am

(AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:10am

(AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that security must go hand-in-hand with development in the troubled eastern city of Goma on Thursday, arriving just hours after a rebel group fighting government forces said they would respect a cease-fire to allow the visit to proceed.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:09am

(AP) — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:09am

(AP) — Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:08am

(AP) — Two brown bears have been released into a special sanctuary after being held in a 20-square-meter cage almost their entire lives to amuse visitors at a Kosovo restaurant.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:07am

(AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:06am

(AP) — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:04am

(AP) — Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:01am

(AP) — Over the years, curators at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have occasionally had trouble coaxing reluctant stars to help put together major exhibitions. Not so with members of The Rolling Stones, who made time in their packed anniversary schedule to help.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 11:01am

(AP) — Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. said Thursday that its net income increased 15 percent in the first quarter as consumers spent more at its stores, which sell goods for $1 or less.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 10:58am

(AP) — A top European Central Bank official is calling for quick creation of an agency with powers to restructure and wind down busted banks, in an apparent pushback against Germany's insistence that such fundamental changes should take time.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 10:58am

(AP) — A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 10:58am

(AP) — Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.