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Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize
BELIZE CITY (AP) -- A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday....
Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans - but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down the middle - 46 percent to 46 percent - over whether to leave the union or stay in it....
Obama: UK should seek EU changes, not 'break' ties
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama waded into British politics Monday, suggesting that the United Kingdom seek to reform its relationship with the European Union before it decides to simply break away from it....
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007....
Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics....
Critics lukewarm on US plans in Arctic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new U.S. strategy for the Arctic region has gotten a lukewarm response from a think tank that says the plan amounts to a "lengthy wish list" with few specifics....
Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said....
Mexico arrests 2 men in Malcom X grandson's death
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X....
UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
ROME (AP) -- The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now....
Africa, Asia see boom in priests as Europe withers
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of Catholic faithful that helped lead to the election of Pope Francis as the first non-European pope in over a millennium....
