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Sunday, April 27 2014 4:56 AM EDT2014-04-27 08:56:40 GMT
President Barack Obama is defending the Malaysian government's handling of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.More >>
President Barack Obama said Sunday that he had raised the need for improved human rights in Malaysia with the country's prime minister, but pushed back against suggestions that his failure to meet with a top opposition...More >>
Saturday, April 26 2014 11:46 PM EDT2014-04-27 03:46:09 GMT
The threat of severe weather across a section of the Midwest was diminishing Saturday, but forecasters were warning about more threats for Sunday.More >>
The threat of severe weather across a section of the Midwest was diminishing Saturday, but forecasters were warning about more threats for Sunday.More >>
Saturday, April 26 2014 10:46 PM EDT2014-04-27 02:46:11 GMT
They're often thrown like rag dolls and risk being stepped on or gored by bucking bulls and broncos. But in those few seconds in the spotlight of the Angola Prison Rodeo, the inmates feel like they are part of...More >>
They're often thrown like rag dolls and risk being stepped on or gored by bucking bulls and broncos. But in those few seconds in the spotlight of the Angola Prison Rodeo, the inmates feel like they are part of the...More >>
Saturday, April 26 2014 10:16 PM EDT2014-04-27 02:16:36 GMT
Several potential Republican contenders for president will court gun-rights supporters at the NRA's annual convention.More >>
Several potential Republican presidential candidates courted gun-rights supporters Friday at the National Rifle Association's annual convention, talking up their pro-gun credentials while imploring the crowd to fight...More >>
Saturday, April 26 2014 9:17 PM EDT2014-04-27 01:17:23 GMT
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Associated Press Hidden for three decades in a landfill deep in the New Mexico desert lie thousands of Atari cartridges from what is widely believed to be worst video game...More >>
A decades-old urban legend was put to rest Saturday when workers for a documentary film production company recovered "E.T." Atari game cartridges from a heap of garbage buried deep in the New Mexico desert.More >>
Almost blind Michigan man 'seeing something new every day' thanks to new retina procedureMore >>
Almost blind Michigan man 'seeing something new every day' thanks to new retina procedureMore >>
Clemency for some federal prisoners: Nonviolent 10-year inmates encouraged to ask for releaseMore >>
Clemency for some federal prisoners: Nonviolent 10-year inmates encouraged to ask for releaseMore >>
Grappling with changing technology, Supreme Court hears copyright challenge to streaming TVMore >>
Grappling with changing technology, Supreme Court hears copyright challenge to streaming TVMore >>
Broadcasters' copyright challenge to streaming TV could have big impact on how we get programsMore >>
Broadcasters' copyright challenge to streaming TV could have big impact on how we get programsMore >>
Stowaway survives long flight in jet wheel well, forces authorities to review airport securityMore >>
Stowaway survives long flight in jet wheel well, forces authorities to review airport securityMore >>
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africans are celebrating 20 years of democracy with songs and speeches, but some note that economic inequality and other problems have undermined their nation's promise since the first all-race elections on April 27, 1994 ended white rule.
The focus of commemorations on Sunday is in Pretoria at the Union Buildings, the government offices where President Jacob Zuma and dignitaries, including foreign diplomats, are gathering to reflect on the long struggle against apartheid and ensuing efforts to build a better country.
The official holiday, Freedom Day, comes ahead of elections on May 7 that are likely to see the ruling African National Congress return to power with a smaller majority, reflecting growing discontent with the movement that led opposition to white domination before taking over leadership of South Africa.
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