The Wire

  • Iran's Guard warns against post-election turmoil

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 7:00am

    (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported Sunday.

  • Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:32am

    (AP) — An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes during escalating border tension with Pakistan, India's archrival.

  • UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:31am

    (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June.

  • Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:19am

    (AP) — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

  • Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:18am

    (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

  • Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:18am

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 6:19am

    (AP) — Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's party.

  • Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 5:48am

    (AP) — Pakistan is holding a repeat election in an upmarket area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging.

  • North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 5:18am

    (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area.

  • Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 4:52am

    (AP) — Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.

  • Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 4:50am

    (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

  • Obama to address Morehouse College commencement

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 4:35am

    (AP) — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

  • Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 3:17am

    (AP) — Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

  • Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanup

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 3:09am

    (AP) — Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured, as the focus begins to shift toward cleanup and rebuilding ahead of challenging times for travelers and commuters along the Northeast Corridor.

  • Hofstra student killed by police during break-in

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 3:07am

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 3:18am

    (AP) — In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.

  • Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 3:03am

    (AP) — 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.

  • $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:58am

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 3:17am

    (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

  • Report: Iran hangs 2 men convicted of spying

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:09am

    (AP) — Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.

  • 1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:38am

    (AP) — A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

  • Couture's OT goal gives Sharks 2-1 win over Kings

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:28am

    (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win.

  • Lottery official: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla for record Powerball jackpot of more than $590M

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 1:25am

    (AP) — Lottery official: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla for record Powerball jackpot of more than $590M.