Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders

An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Pakistani security personnel examine a vehicle following a bombing in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, May 23, 2013. A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, pol…

Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Pakistani security personnel carry a victim's belongings at the site of bombing in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, May 23, 2013. A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic m…

Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said.

Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, the Ralph Lauren Fall 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. Ralph Lauren Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct

Ralph Lauren Corp. reported a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the luxury retailer benefited from lower cotton prices. But economic challenges here and abroad and the move to eliminate some businesses to focus on the most profitable ones cut into sales.

UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse

FILE - In this May 12, 2013, file photo AC Milan players Mario Balotelli, left, Kevin Prince Boateng (10) stand on the pitch during a stoppage in play in a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and AS Roma, at Milan's San Siro Stadium. The game was stopped for almost two minutes because of r…

UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse

UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials.

Missing Utah mom's father-in-law not getting out

This undated photo released by the West Valley City Police Department shows Susan Powell. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. The announ…

Missing Utah mom's father-in-law not getting out

The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said.

Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K

FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, people line up for entry to a job fair in Montpelier, Vt. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth.

Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage

This undated file photo provided by French nuclear manufacturer Areva shows workers at the uranium mine of Arlit, northern Niger. Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, May 23, 2013, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit wh…

Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage

This undated file photo provided by French nuclear manufacturer Areva shows part of the uranium mine of Arlit, in northern Niger. Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, May 23, 2013, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit wh…

Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage

Niger's interior minister says that a suicide attacker, who penetrated a military garrison in the city of Agadez, has taken several cadets hostage.

AP Interview: Syria conflict uproots Palestinians

Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians _ descendants of refugees from a Mideast conflict half a century ago _ and their situation is becoming increasingly desperate, the head of a U.N. aid agency said Thursday.

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy …

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security.

Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally

A court has banned what would have been Ukraine's first gay-pride demonstration.

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was take…

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

A team of climbers, right, led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura approach the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo …

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

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Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

Students celebrate after a report that 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura conquered the summit of Mount Everest, at CLARK Memorial International High School in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although h…

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

In this May 22, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, left, uses oxygen mask and his son, Gota sips green tea as they take a rest in a tent at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) before their departure for Camp 5 …

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

FILE - In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 smiles on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal. Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mou…