Cyprus says it has begun exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean in defiance of Turkish anger at the plans.

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For a fruit that doesn’t fall far from the tree, the apple has sure gotten around. Thank the itinerant 19th-century orchardist John Chapman , known as Johnny Appleseed, for planting this import in much of the country and making it as American as Mom — at least in pie. But what about our delectable native fruit, the papaw ? Although it once thrived throughout the eastern United States, only a small percentage of Americans have ever tasted it, and those who have even heard of it tend to confuse it with the tropical papaya, which it definitely is not. Cold-hardy but tropical-tasting, it looks a bit like a mango, but with pale yellow, custardy, spoonable flesh and black, shiny, easy-to-remove seeds. Read full article > >

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BENGHAZI, Libya —Moammar Gaddafi’s wife and three of his children have apparently fled across the border into Algeria, underscoring how much of Libya has slipped out of the control of the former autocrat, who ruled the country for about 42 years. But there was still no indication where Gaddafi was hiding . Rebel leaders fear that violence will continue until Gaddafi is captured and Libyans can see that he is no longer in power. A businessmen’s club in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi has offered a $2 million bounty for him. Read full article > >

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At least 500 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in the eastern state of Jonglei, according to the South Sudanese authorities.

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An American man has been abducted by a group of gunmen from his house in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore

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The second-largest wildfire in Arizona history is forcing thousands of residents to leave their homes. The Wallow fire in the eastern part of the state has burned more than 300,000 acres since it began last month, and it now threatens to engulf some…

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The world’s worst food security crisis is putting millions of lives at risk in the eastern Horn of Africa, a US agency warns.

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A massive Arizona wildfire forced the evacuation of a third resort town Monday, as most of Greer’s 200 full-time residents fled. Winds with gusts over 60 mph blew heavy smoke over the eastern part of the state, with the smoke reaching as far as Iowa….

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Undermanned and nearly unhinged by a nutty sequence, D.C. United endured 45 minutes of second-half madness Sunday at raucous Jeld-Wen Field to secure one of the most rewarding and harrowing victories in recent memory. The 3-2 triumph over the Timbers — on goals by Perry Kitchen , Chris Pontius and Josh Wolff — extended United’s unbeaten run to four and halted Portland’s home winning streak to start their MLS maiden season at five. Pontius’s penalty kick broke a 1-1 tie in the 75th minute to help United (4-4-3) move into third place in the Eastern Conference. Read full article > >

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Middle Eastern rulers despised by their people have a friend in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom is putting its financial and diplomatic weight behind fellow monarchs in an attempt to prevent their overthrow and stave off regional instability that could end…

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Severe weather that pummeled large sections of the central United States this week largely spared the eastern third of the country even as the U.S. heartland counted the devastating toll to its communities.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors issued a subpoena for a New York Times reporter to testify about classified documents he allegedly received from a former CIA operative who is charged with illegally leaking the information. In a court filing late Monday, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia said they expect the reporter, James Risen, will try to quash the subpoena. Risen has not cooperated in the case against ex-CIA employee Jeffrey Sterling, a resident of O’Fallon, Mo. A judge previously quashed a subpoena issued to Risen earlier in the case. But prosecutors say Risen’s testimony would be relevant to a jury, and that reporters enjoy no special privilege under federal law to avoid testifying. Read full article > >

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Loganair and Eastern Airways cancel flights to and from the Scotland because of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland.

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyans buried nine bodies Saturday in a dusty cemetery along Tripoli’s Mediterranean shore, in a ceremony that raised as many questions as it answered. The Libyan government said the men were Muslim religious leaders killed early Friday morning in a NATO airstrike in a guesthouse in the eastern Libyan town of Brega. If true, that would represent the largest loss of civilian lives in a NATO strike since the allied operation began. NATO, however, said in a statement Saturday that it had struck a command-and-control bunker in Brega that was being used to coordinate strikes against civilians, adding that it regrets civilian deaths whenever they occur. It said it had not been able to confirm the validity of the government’s claim. Read full article > >

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Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire have been in the playoffs before, but the postseason in the Eastern Conference is a whole new ballgame.

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