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Texas man charged in killing of Iranian student 05/24/2014 04:10am • EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A federal fraud investigation led to a Jordanian-born man being charged with murder in district court in the shooting death of an Iranian student and women's rights activist two years ago, prosecutors said. Authorities are also now taking a ne Clashes at Egypt rallies kill 2 ahead of election 05/23/2014 03:32pm • MARIAM RIZK Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Two protesters were killed in clashes in Egypt between Islamist demonstrators and their opponents after midday prayers Friday, the final day of campaigning ahead of next week's presidential election, authorities said.The Health Ministry said one person was Dozens killed in market attack in northwest China 05/22/2014 05:52pm • DIDI TANG Associated Press URUMQI, China (AP) -- Attackers hurled bombs from two SUVs that plowed through shoppers at a busy street market in China's volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, killing 31 people and wounding more than 90.The early morning attack in the city of Urumqi was t China will step up scrutiny of Internet technology 05/22/2014 04:30pm • JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- China's government announced Thursday it will examine information technology for possible security flaws, a move that comes amid tensions with Washington over accusations of cyber spying.Experts will scrutinize products and services to be used for comm Nigerian extremists strike villages, 48 dead 05/22/2014 05:22am • AHMED SAKA Associated Press JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Islamic militants killed 48 villagers in northeastern Nigeria near the town where they kidnapped 300 schoolgirls, and the U.S. said Wednesday it was sending in 80 military personnel to expand the drone search for the captives.The developments came hou Tissues, counselors help ease pain at 9/11 museum 05/22/2014 03:12am • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- There are prominent videos of the twin towers collapsing, photos of people falling from them, portraits of nearly 3,000 victims and voicemail messages from people in hijacked planes.But behind the wrenching sights and sounds of the National Sept. 11 M US government wary of sanctions on Venezuela 05/22/2014 03:00am • LUIS ALONSO LUGO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- As sanctions legislation against Venezuela advances in Congress, the Obama administration is finding itself wedged between pressure from Capitol Hill to punish officials over human rights and regional governments that think such a move would only US hacking victims fell prey to mundane ruses 05/21/2014 07:06am • JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The victims were their own worst enemies.The hacking techniques the U.S. government says China used against American companies turned out to be disappointingly mundane, tricking employees into opening email attachments or clicking on innocent-looking w European Parliament: a primer 05/21/2014 06:50am • The Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) -- At 751 members, the European Parliament is larger than the U.S. Congress or British House of Commons, but has far less legislative muscle.The European Union's only popularly elected institution, it shares power over the EU budget and legislation with the Counci Signs BlackShades infected your computer 05/21/2014 06:37am • How can I tell if my computer has been infected by the Blackshades malware ring that the FBI just broke up? Last week, one of the most aggressive international cybercrime crackdowns was conducted by law enforcement officials in over a dozen countries that snared more than 90 people. The BlackSh Worrying rise in Rio's assaults ahead of World Cup 05/21/2014 04:52am • JENNY BARCHFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Marcelo Gomez was taking the bus home from a soccer match at Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played, when a teenager slid into the seat beside him and another boy took the seat behind him.The one next to him growled at Gome Prince Charles says grandson focuses his attention 05/21/2014 01:28am • CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (AP) -- Prince Charles says the need for change to ensure the well-being of the planet has come into sharper focus for him since he became a grandfather last year.The Prince of Wales listed a number of challenges facing the world from the widening gap between rich Syrian army missile kills family, activists say 05/20/2014 12:18pm • DIAA HADID Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- The widowed Syrian mechanic had a new lease on life after he married his second wife: he enrolled in a high school, graduating at 60. The couple had five children, living in an impoverished quarter of a town in northern Syria.They all died after a missile s Palmer's final medical thriller his most ambitious 05/20/2014 10:29am • WAKA TSUNODA Associated Press "Resistant" (St. Martin's Press), by Michael PalmerThe final medical thriller by Michael Palmer is about homegrown bioterrorism in the United States. Of all the novels he wrote before his death in 2013, this one has the most ambitious plot and a fascinating array of cha Experts: Online gambling slowed by illegal action 05/20/2014 04:28am • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Internet gambling in the United States is off to a slower start than many had imagined, held back, experts say, by illegal offshore operators who are continuing to draw users and siphon off millions of dollars.A year since the first legal onli