Site Map December 05, 2015

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• Australia PM calls general election for September 7
• NATO chief: Russia has tripled military flights along NATO's eastern borders this year
• China stages military exercise in unruly Xinjiang
• Libyan Fighters Capture Qaddafi Hometown
• India chiefs approve IPL-style league
• Iraqi Lawmakers Approve New Government
• Report: U.S. Military Stops Lobbying Pakistan to Help Root Out Militant Group
• Massive flooding sweeps away homes in Colombia, killing more than a dozen
• Hong Kong chief executive says he's ready for talks with protesters
• Radiation readings spike at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
• Waugh tells Australia to stick by top six batsmen
• Higher education in Venezuela threatened as professors flee nation's academia for better jobs
• Rebel-held city of Donetsk holds clean-up day despite continued shelling in eastern Ukraine
• One US Airman dead, two missing after Japan typhoon
• Hopes dim that Philippine peacekeepers can be deployed back to Golan in the near future
• North Korean diplomat: Kim Jong-un's executed uncle committed 'tremendous crimes'
• 8 presumed dead after cargo ship sinks off Scotland
• AP ANALYSIS: Even as Gaza war rages, exit scenarios for Israel are starting to take shape
• Canada body parts victim was suspect's Chinese gay lover, police say, as suspect thought to be in France
• Egypt army Sinai sweep 'kills 10 militants'
• Rousseff's approval rating falls to 10 percent, lowest for a Brazilian leader in over 20 years
• Syrian soccer player follows arc of Syria's war _ from protester to rebel in brutal Homs siege
• Greenpeace kicks off anti-'Gag Law' action with protest banner close to Spanish Parliament
• France rejects Snowden asylum request
• Attacks kill 20 civilians in and around Baghdad
• Australia's House speaker resigns amid accusations she misused taxpayer money for travel
• India, UN appeal for peace as Nepal sends security forces to town hit with protest violence
• Syrian journalist killed in Deir Ezzor: AFP
• A firefighter is injured as about 150 firefighters battle wildfire for a third day
• Cyclone Hudhud nears India
• Joran van der Sloot marries girlfriend in prison
• Cold War Terrorist Hails Bin Laden as 'Martyr'
• New Saudi king meets Turkish President Erdogan, signaling thaw in diplomatic relations
• Two Men Arrested on Terror Suspicion on Flight From Chicago to Amsterdam
• Hundreds of Christians protest after fire destroys a church in India's capital
• 16 Killed in Series of Blasts Across Iraq
• Peru urges fuller confessions from UK, Irish drugs women
• Egypt economic conference: investors commit $10.7 billion in deals including power, tourism
• Tomic thanks absent father for Wimbledon run
• Pakistan Urges Afghan Leader to Dump U.S.
• UEFA president Platini to visit Afghanistan on Sunday
• British police look for two new suspects in Madeleine McCann case
• Opposition slams Syria's Assad, says it would take tougher line against Israel for airstrike
• Brazil leader's popularity plummets after protests
• Gunmen kill brother of Syrian parliament speaker, report says
• UN nuclear watchdog says its talks with Iran postponed until February
• Typhoon Soudelor weakens over southeast China after leaving 22 dead, missing
• Australia to go to polls on September 7
• Japan prime minister says 2 nuke reactors must be restarted
• Japan prime minister says 2 nuke reactors must be restarted
• Pro-European candidate easily wins Moldova election; vote seen as test of EU support
• Rescuers use cell phones in search for survivors after Latvian grocery store roof collapse kills at least 45
• Ending North Korea trip, Dennis Rodman calls Kim an 'awesome guy'
• First verdicts due in Cambodia's war crimes trial of last living Khmer Rouge leaders
• Revenge of Assange as WikiLeaks helps US leaker
• 8 killed in Bangladesh garment fire as building collapse toll hits 930
• Canada to shut Dhaka mission on Sunday
• IAG bets on budget carrier to lift Spanish operations
• Buckingham Palace football pitch takes shape
• Paper Shows Japan Feared Aftershocks at Nuke Plant
• US embassies worldwide step up security after Libya attack
• Rio police use tear gas to disperse teacher protest
• Venezuela president denies default in cards, assures investors country will make good on debts
• Syrian government, opposition meet in same room for peace talks
• Powerful typhoon forces hundreds of thousands of evacuations in China
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to victims of Auschwitz death camp during visit
• Netanyahu warns against 'drawn out' talks with Iran
• Egyptian official: Death toll latest clashes between Islamists, security forces rises to 17
• Qaddafi Loses Grip on Libya as Revolt Spreads
• NATO to Push for More Involvement in Libya Strikes
• Hezbollah Prisoner Held by Iraq Faces Minor Charge
• Accused killer in British soldier hacking calls himself 'soldier of Allah' in police interviews
• China: Chinese plane spots object in southern Indian Ocean search for missing Malaysian plane
• Has UN become 'donor of last resort' for North Korea?
• Injured Ennis-Hill 'faces four months out'
• Prisoners Reportedly Escape After 7.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Eastern Turkey
• Thousands of Haitian protesters decry violence against countrymen in the Dominican Republic
• Benedict takes up Francis' invite for lunch
• Expert: Upcoming Olympics most dangerous due to terrorist threat
• Bulgarian banks stabilized with aid; 5 arrested over plot to bring them down with rumors
• African migrants in Israel march to foreign embassies in protest to demand more rights
• Berlusconi's Top Aide: Premier Won't Quit
• Coptic Christian girl, 10, killed while walking home from Bible class in Egypt
• Statue of Portuguese dictator Salazar still stands _ facing a wall _ in Mozambique's capital
• Filmmaker's email claimed BBC 'policy' barred him from revealing hundreds of living Nazis
• Bangladesh sentences man to death on murder, rape charges dating to 1971 independence war
• Key facts about Israel's election: the system, the parties and forming a government
• Probe Launched Against Russian Jail Officials
• Pakistani Ambassador's Departure Leaves Void
• McDowell wins French Open in style as Sterne collapses
• UN envoy says divided Cyprus' rival leaders to restart stalled reunification talks May 15
• Hardline Muslims rally in Bangladesh seeking anti-blasphemy law amid nationwide shutdown
• AP Interview: Afghan warlord says government disunity fueling Islamic State group presence
• Murder suspect Van der Sloot leads isolated prison life in Peru
• Oscar Pistorius allegedly made "sinister" remark to woman in court as murder trial adjourns
• Egyptian Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Statue of King
• John Paul's legacy stained by sex abuse scandal, none greater than embrace of Legion of Christ
• Israel moves forward with new settlements in West Bank, east Jerusalem
• Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf in European debut
• Obama Welcomes Commitments From Egyptian Army
• African militias merge, declare jihad on France
• Calais, a city everyone wants to leave, says it is victim of migrant influx, seeks damages
• Radar detects object below ground in Poland believed to be missing Nazi gold train
• Scientists find another flu virus in Chinese chickens
• Mali polls were 'great success' for France: Ayrault
• Ahmed, Sandhu in Australia A tour of Africa
• Spain raises terror threat level after France attack, says no indication of imminent risk
• Nuclear talks with Iran set to resume next month
• Nepal closes trekking route after at least 38 climbers die in storms
• U.S. Fugitive Claims New Identity
• West Africa has world's worst piracy rate: report
• Japan star Matsuyama ready for British Golf Open
• UN nuke chief attacks Iran's lack of cooperation
• Eastern Ukrainians blast Kiev in talks
• Japan Cabinet minister visits shrine at center of controversy for honoring war criminals
• Clashes in Libya between Islamist militias, forces of renegade general kill 3 in Benghazi
• Gunman kills at least 37 in Tunisia beach attack
• Security video of stabbing spree at Chinese school shows pupils fleeing in panic
• Bangkok Governor Issues Urgent Call for Sandbags
• China officials take blame in shelter fire that killed six children
• Team of investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site
• Former Ambassador to Ukraine: Russia needs to ‘play by the rules’
• Gunman opens fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok, seriously wounding 1
• Three die, 28 injured in Congo train crash
• Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
• Prosecutor: Egypt's Mubarak pays back $3 million for gifts received from state newspaper
• Car bomb targets home of Iranian ambassador in Yemen capital
• Celtic star Hooper set to leave - Lennon
• Mexican remittances rebound in 2014, up 7.8 percent
• Iran reportedly test fires new long-range ballistic missile
• Mubarak on life support after heart stops, Egyptian State TV reports
• Scientists Discover Most Massive Star
• Egyptian Minister Resigns Over Protester Deaths
• Sunni Insurgents Kill 27 in Iran Mosque Bombing
• Israel upgrades missile defense system
• Mayor of city in western Mexico arrested for drug cartel extortion, corruption
• Rebel leader Joseph Kony remains "like a myth" to his fighters; complicates jungle hunt
• S.African police fires rubber bullets, tear gas at protest
• ISIS beheads 9 Kurdish fighters captured in Syria
• During Obama visit to Manila, Philippine president defends record on journalist deaths
• Kenyan authorities find undeclared weapons on Norwegian ship at Mombasa port
• Facing harassment after school attack, thousands of Afghan refugees flee their Pakistan homes
• Legislative official says China to boost military budget by about 10 percent in coming year
• Turkey's Erdogan: Muslims discovered Americas
• Charges Dropped in World Cup Mini-Dress Arrest
• UN panel: Syria civil war increasingly sectarian, radical; weapons supply needs to be curbed
• Yemen's President Vows No Retreat as Battles Rage On
• Maldives opposition party threatens to boycott presidential election
• President Abbas Declares 'Palestinian Spring' in Return to Middle East
• Violence, opposition boycott, mar elections in Bangladesh, threaten to deepen crisis
• Egypt president defends his country's claims to Nile waters in speech to Ethiopian parliament
• Kate, Britain's new 'yummy mummy' in chief
• Report: U.S.-Led Reconstruction Projects to End in Afghanistan Over Security Dispute
• New Zealand volcano erupts, canceling flights
• UK politician Nigel Farage criticized for saying breast-feeding women could 'sit in corner'
• Former UN climate panel chief removed from Indian institute amid sexual harassment allegations
• Amazon ruins await adventurous visitors heading to Brazil's jungle for World Cup matches
• A notoriously closed economy, Algeria faces struggle to attract foreign investment once again
• Death toll climbs past 80 at Saharan refinery; Algeria says militants were going to blow it up
• Iran claims to test-fire missiles near crucial Strait of Hormuz
• Volcanic ash closes airports as it winds down to North Africa, swirls over Spain and Turkey
• InterContinental Hotels profit jumps 25% thanks to US
• Tensions high in north Kosovo amid EU efforts to reach deal between Kosovo and Serbia
• Yemen's Shiite rebels release abducted aide of president
• Israel Reels Over Rifts With Middle East Allies
• Thousands of minority Yazidis flee from Iraq to Syria to escape extremists
• Kerry, in Saudi Arabia, seeks to ease Gulf Arab concerns over Iran nuclear talks, Yemen, Syria
• Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, showers volcanic ash on nearby towns
• Denmark joins coalition against Islamic State group
• Alone in the field, Afghan forces hold Taliban at bay but long-term success is not assured
• Venezuela, New Zealand, Malaysia, Angola elected to join UN Security Council; 1 seat remains
• Rallies Between Assad Supporters, Protesters in Syria Turn Deadly
• Zambia to hold presidential election to replace leader who died of illness in October
• China slams Japan over prime minister's note to ceremony honoring war criminals
• 4 major contenders emerge in Philippine presidential election to be held next year
• A guide to daily developments in Iraq
• Brazil election could shift diplomatic direction away from Latin America, toward US and Europe
• Egyptian president slams Syrian regime during Iran visit
• Afghan militants kill four in Wardak raid
• 'The Worm' returns: Dennis Rodman due back in North Korea despite turmoil
• Josh Brolin makes a great pie, says Kate Winslet
• Fruitless Hong Kong protest talks highlight vast gulf between young students, senior officials
• Vettori, Guptill miss N.Zealand's Bangladesh tour
• Gunmen Take 2 Spanish Aid Workers At Kenyan Camp
• Islamic militants in Algeria reportedly offer trade: 2 US hostages for terrorists jailed in US
• Iran claims to deliver domestic nuclear fuel to research reactor
• Amid shattered glass and lives, shell-shocked Lysychansk rebuilds after Ukraine ousts rebels
• Palestinian hunger striker loses consciousness after 60 days
• Maldives promises Chinese president support for his modern 'Silk Road' initiative
• Philippines to stay in Golan if security is boosted
• Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin to be judge on 'The Voice ... Mexico'
• Hollande, Sarkozy lead V-E Day ceremonies in Paris
• Titanic violin sells for more than $1.6M at auction
• Three missing after helicopter ditches in North Sea
• Worries mount for Hodgson after Moldova romp
• Addicted to oil, Venezuela faces a grim future with prices and production dropping
• Myanmar court sentences former govt minister to 13 years in prison for misusing public money
• Touched by tragedy: Survivors and family members recall the London bombings
• Toronto mayoral race: John Tory defeats Doug Ford
• Iran's supreme leader backs nuke program negotiations but sets conditions
• Diplomats scramble for consensus as deadline day for Iran nuclear talks arrives
• International court remands war crimes case of Gadhafi's intelligence chief to Libya
• Geographically doomed and hobbled by poverty, Philippines buffeted by regular storms
• Yemen's Aden a key battleground in conflict
• EU-skeptic, populist Finnish party who opposes Greek bailout enters Cabinet for the 1st time
• Shelling kills 15 in Damascus: watchdog
• Protesting students block Paris high schools in anger over expulsion of immigrant families
• Kerry holds second day of talks in Paris on framework for Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
• South Korean court suspends prison term for "nut rage" former Korean Air executive
• Lebanon's Hezbollah group holds funeral for senior military commander killed in Syria
• Turkish police detain at least 20 with alleged involvement in protests
• Hazardous white smog hides Beijing skyline despite industry cutbacks; statues masked in stunt
• At least 3 dead, 79 injured in new attack on China train station
• Anger as China law expert defends rape of bar hostess
• Ex-Israeli President Heads to Prison After Rape Conviction
• Iranian Leader Warns Arabs Not to Trust U.S., NATO
• 2 Americans held in North Korea apologize on video, appeal for US help
• Amnesty International report claims US, NATO failed to investigate Afghan civilian deaths
• African leaders want naval force to fight Gulf of Guinea piracy
• French farmers turn back trucks at borders with foreign meat, cheese
• Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil party backs opposition for president, says Rajapaksa failed community
• Saudi authorities delay flogging for 3rd week for blogger who insulted Islam
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he'll win re-election, dodges questions on drug use
• 98-year-old message in bottle sets world record
• Brussels the new Moscow? Once in Soviet sphere, 7 countries weigh pros, cons of decade in EU
• Ex-McCain aide outfoxes Latin America's campaign gurus in Panama race
• Chinese police remove church's cross amid apparent crackdown on religion
• Hospitals face review criticism over high death rates
• Egypt Soldiers Tortured Female Protesters, Gave "Virginity Tests" Following Uprisings, Group Says
• 2 British teens attacked with acid in Zanzibar return home for burn treatment
• Israeli leader urges: Don't trust new Iran leader, keep up pressure on Iranian nuclear program
• Agencies Question Need for Iran's Family Protection Bill
• TV network says Fidel Castro wrote letter to soccer star to quash death rumors
• Somalia to send 1 million children to school
• England avoid follow-on in third Test
• Carrier Officers Say Qaddafi's Troops Difficult to Spot From The Air
• Two suspects in brutal murder of British soldier plead not guilty
• Indonesians rescued from tigers after days up tree
• Traffickers swindle migrants hoping to reach northern Europe, send them back to Greece
• Putin set for diplomatic blitz in Milan focusing on Ukraine
• Iraq violence kills 13 as major oil pipeline bombed
• Congo brings experts in to assess $6.7 billion projects in mines, roads with Chinese
• At least 4 killed, 64 injured as Thai police clear protest camps
• Yemen officials say at least 20 Arab coalition troops land in Aden on 'reconnaissance' mission
• Van der Sloot faces possible 30-year sentence after pleading guilty in murder of Peruvian woman
• Hong Kong tycoon buys 30 Rolls-Royce cars for Macau hotel in British marque's biggest order
• Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says expansion work on schedule, tolls to stay same this year
• Officials: Gunmen hijack buses in Pakistan, kill 19 passengers and battle security forces
• 31 Greenpeace activists arrested for attempt to block Russian oil tanker
• Balancing priorities, Japan cautious as US, Europe step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
• Celtic manager bullish over chances of reaching group stage
• Maldives police arrest opposition leader after clashes with anti-government protesters
• Pakistan's PM denies asking army to mediate with opposition rallying outside parliament
• China manufacturing index falls to 6.5 year low in September
• Kerry speaks to Kiev, Moscow after Russian separatists down Ukrainian plane, killing 49
• Turkish PM: Turks are not joining ISIS en mass
• As stocks fall on concern over Greece, country urges swift deal on its bailout
• UK police identify 38 people in new Madeleine McCann probe
• Ex-Bogota Mayor Penalosa regains job, wresting control of Colombia's capital from left
• US, others vow to speed up, strengthen UN peacekeeping as global pressures grow
• Anti-racism group launch app to tackle abuse
• More mudslides possible in Sri Lanka but residents say shelters are full
• Kerry meets with Palestinian leader for first time since peace talks collapsed
• A look at Abbas warning he's no longer bound by interim deals with Israel
• The Latest: EU official says successful talks on Greece's next bailout hinge on trust issues
• Israel court jails top Hamas members for 30 months
• Russian opposition leader accuses Putin of ordering trial against him
• New towers of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will make it Europe's 'tallest religious building'
• Afghan official: Policewoman who killed US contractor is Iranian with no known militant ties
• A day after decision to resign as FIFA president, Blatter goes back to work at headquarters
• Kenyan held for murder of British girlfriend
• Iranian foreign minister returns to nuclear talks in Vienna amid signs of backtracking
• Israel cabinet approves Palestinian prisoner release
• Though recession in the eurozone is over, recovery is proving lackluster
• Turkish police block access to Istanbul's Gezi Park on 2nd anniversary of anti-govt protests
• Japanese Teen Accused of Scamming College Entrance Exams by Smartphone
• Children of war: Iran-backed Houthis recruit kids as young as 6 in battle for Yemen
• Saudi cleric declares snowmen as being anti-Islamic
• Thousands await aid in Vanuatu as death toll increases
• Syria air strike kills 12 in high school: NGO
• Slain US doctor's colleague recalls 'a terrible sound of guns' in hospital in Afghan capital
• Investor seeks justice at Davos for attorney killed in Russian prison
• Poles vote in elections expected to give President Bronislaw Komorowski a 2nd term
• 4,500 Chinese leave Ghana after illegal mining crackdown
• Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project
• UN rights officials call on Venezuela to immediately free imprisoned judge
• Police say Croatian ex-PM arrested in Austria
• Syria rebels seize ammo depot
• Australians Grieve, Search for More Flood Victims
• U.S. Fugitive in Iran Believes Missing Former FBI Agent Is Dead
• Afghanistan, Pakistan Get Bleak Intelligence Brief
• Israel's President Says Country Ready for Palestinian State but Security Concerns Come First
• Arab Israeli village shocked after hate crime
• Britain's newest royal spends first day at home
• UK authorities: 1 dead in attack in southeast London, Cameron calls emergency meeting
• Archaeologist finds oldest rock art in Australia
• N. Korean missiles ready for military parade
• North Korea claims to have 'mobile weapons' capable of striking US
• Workers at Brazilian World Cup stadium where worker died walk off the job
• French Writer Alleges 2002 Sexual Assault by IMF Chief
• Murray to undergo back surgery, faces season end
• Pakistan accuses India of another deadly Kashmir clash
• Iran judiciary bars Ahmadinejad from visiting prison, in sign of his declining influence
• On eve of Kerry visit, watchdog group accuses Israel of trying to legalize settlement outposts
• Investigative Moroccan journalist goes on hunger strike after being banned from leaving nation
• AP Exclusive: Myanmar security forces profiting from fleeing Rohingya Muslims
• Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
• Cat DNA database created to help solve crimes
• South Africans mark Mandela's 67 years of struggle with 67 minutes of community service
• Thousands march on Pakistan's parliament, while troops take defensive positions
• North Korea says Mexico 'forcibly' holding its ship, blames US for not allowing release
• Pope Francis takes papacy to people, drawing both crowds and criticism
• Britain Chooses Isolation Over New EU Treaty
• Pope shuns presidential guard escort for Italy state visit, takes simple Ford Focus instead
• US Using Controversial Money-Transfer System to Deliver Aid in Somalia
• Wave of attacks in Iraq kill at least 75
• South Korea ferry sinking: 9 dead as officials expect death toll to rise
• Mother caught hiding baby in backpack at Philippines airport
• Alarmed US urges calm as Mideast uprisings grow
• Egypt rejects US criticism on detained journalists
• 5 years after Philippine massacre, justice still elusive, witnesses are killed, trial drags on
• Myanmar's president, army chief hold rare talks with opposition leader Suu Kyi
• AP Exclusive: Chinese banks serve as safe haven for booming counterfeit goods trade
• Pope cuts trip to typhoon-hit Philippine city due to impending storm
• Tunisia steps up security at Jewish pilgrimage, following Bardo museum attack
• Britain exporting arms to rights violators: MPs
• Putin says Russia recognizes need for change in Syria, repeats call for dialogue
• Privatisation of Royal Mail officially launched
• 6 British soldiers reburied in Flanders Fields a century after dying in WWI
• Ex-Premier Zia avoids arrest in graft cases as Bangladesh court grants bail
• Japanese archeologists unearth tomb of ancient Egyptian beer brewer in Luxor
• UN's meteorological agency predicts rising El Nino event could be among strongest since 1950
• Morocco king revokes Spanish paedophile pardon: palace
• Libyan Rebels Push Toward Capital as U.S. Says Opposition Gains Are Fragile
• Bahrain locks down kingdom as uprising surges
• With a new female mayor and upgraded UN status, Bethlehem celebrates a Christmas of change
• Syria's Assad says he doesn't rule out possibility of US strike
• Massive Al-Aqsa prayers on second Friday of Ramadan
• Singapore's Lee seen as an inspiration for Chinese economic modernization, government control
• Yemeni kidnap 11 soldiers to swap for relative
• Report: Syrian troops clash with infiltrators coming from Lebanon
• City of London demands ad firm stop using spy cams in trash cans
• Syrian forces pound opposition strongholds in Damascus
• 'They are attacking from four sides': Activists say ISIS moves to Kobani from Turkey
• Muslim student jailed for terrorism returns to Canada
• Ancient tablets displayed in Jerusalem part of debate over looting of antiquities in Mideast
• Britain pledges $1.1 billion to UN fund helping poor countries tackle climate change
• East Timor independence hero Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao submits resignation
• Vatican hits sour note with video on women, but progress may come at women's culture meeting
• Cathay to pay Canada $1.4 mln in price-fixing case
• US Navy says no drones missing in Middle East after Iran claims it has captured one
• 4 injured in shooting following Venezuela voting drill
• Death toll in Turkey protests increased to 5
• Germany drops probe of 96-year-old Nazi suspect deemed unfit for trial
• Arrest of treasurer for Brazil's governing party brings oil scandal close to president
• This year's fighting season is testing ground for Afghan security forces without NATO help
• Messi and Barcelona mobbed on Israel arrival
• Officials begin task of removing fuel from Costa Concordia
• Taiwan legislators in brawl over tax
• Thailand's army ruler nominated for new post as prime minister, 3 months after coup
• Dozens of caribou seen stranded on ice floe near Alaska
• Dutch queen swears in new centrist government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte
• St. Paul's Chooses Talk Over Eviction for 'Occupy Wall Street' Protest
• Singapore says founding father Lee Kuan Yew's condition worsens
• Ex-'Russia Today' anchor says network is 'propaganda machine' for Putin
• Maldives voters choose brother of ex-strongman as new president over 1st freely elected leader
• Vatican says ex-envoy to Dominican Republic, charged with abusing minors, has died.
• Boko Haram attack on Nigeria town kills at least 87: official
• Egyptian Christians describe torture at the hands of Libyan captors
• Former top Chinese military official Xu Caihou dies of cancer during bribery investigation
• US Vice President Biden arrives in Singapore
• China protests Dalai Lama's presence at Obama event
• Nurse who killed herself after royal prank reportedly attempted suicide twice before
• A to Z: British royal baby's first alphabet
• Giaccherini one of the best: Sunderland manager
• Suicide bombing hits Syrian capital in possible assassination attempt
• Doubts raised over castaway's 13 months 'lost at sea' claim
• France pushes forward with controversial bill to legalize gay marriage
• G20 Vows to Avoid Currency Devaluations
• Hamas ties ceasefire to end of Gaza border blockade, while Israel calls for end of rocket strikes
• Temperatures soar across Middle East, with winds, sandstorms driving people indoors
• Fidel Castro says Hugo Chavez's condition improving in battle against pelvic cancer
• Ahead of 5-day cease-fire in Yemen, Moroccan fighter jet in Saudi-led coalition goes missing
• Clinton says US won't respond to Arafat death rumors
• Bulgaria's prime minister sacks finance minister in wake of nationwide social protests
• Local Al-Qaeda affiliate chief killed in Syria: NGO
• Family of Filipino maid facing death for drug trafficking in Indonesia appeals for clemency
• Iranians light bonfires, set off fireworks to mark ancient Persian festival
• Pope Francis urges Venezuelans to put aside differences as crisis talks get underway
• Ancient carving stolen more than 40 years ago in Mexico found in France
• US official warns Myanmar that religious intolerance exposes country to dangers
• International Protests Begin Ahead of Sept. 11 Koran Burning Event in Florida
• Number of Syrian refugees has topped 1 million, UN agency says
• Afghan authorities still torturing prisoners, UN says
• Peru police detain army officer for drug trafficking; first such arrest in more than decade
• Venezuela opposition holds primaries for closely watched legislative election
• Police impose strict curfew across Kashmir; say violators will be shot on sight
• Farmers treat soldiers building border fence in Hungary with watermelons in scorching heat
• Serbia grants citizenship to Mohammed Dahlan, rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
• 5 dead, 5 hurt after bus carrying Russian youngsters crashes in Belgium
• Myanmar Catholics welcome Pope Francis' appointment of country's first cardinal
• Mali reports 2 new Ebola deaths in capital
• Abe on 1st visit to Myanmar by a Japanese PM in 36 years as Tokyo seeks deeper economic ties
• Villas-Boas confirms Soldado interest
• South Korea turns off propaganda after North expresses 'regret' for mine attack
• Experts suggest Hamas overestimated Arab world support for strikes on Israel
• The Latest: Thousands of migrants spend night outside in cold at Serbia-Croatia border
• Ex-husband of Canadian diplomat says their son killed in US
• At least 44 people killed in wave of bombings across Iraq
• Illegal mining machinery destroyed as Peru security forces begin crackdown in jungle region
• Greece: Gay partnership delay draws protests, in wake on European court ruling
• South Sudan President Salva Kiir signs peace deal with rebels amid international pressure
• UAE jails Pakistani for 3 years for spying
• China, EU seeking common approach on climate change ahead of Paris talks on carbon reductions
• Police: 14 migrants killed by train while walking along train tracks in central Macedonia
• Turkey Reportedly Launches Incursion Into Iraq
• Pope Denounces Christmas Attacks, Calls for Peaceful Resolution
• U.S. Diplomat: Afghan Bombing Unlikely to Spark Sectarian War
• Hungary's president resigns after plagiarism
• VW board, management tasked with cleanup are same team that presided over emissions scandal
• Tunisia's beaches, still filled with locals but already empty of foreigners, face lean winter
• Every comma is scrutinized as UN climate report balances science and politics
• Poll shows Scotland independence vote still tight
• Official: South Sudan president may sign peace deal with his political rival
• India gang rape trial to begin in fast-track court
• Russian aid trucks begin to leave Ukraine
• Arab coalition’s tough balance in fight against ISIS
• Criminal investigators to exhume Arafat in November, French official says
• Embattled Zuma overhauls S. Africa cabinet
• Fantasy gowns and summer raves at London Fashion Week
• Romanian PM who faces corruption probe easily survives vote of no-confidence
• Tightrope walker teeters above Beijing's Bird's Nest for 5 hours a day, 60 days; breaks record
• Pakistan police say bombing kills nearly 20 people near eastern border with India
• Storm cuts power, lifts roofs in Australian city
• Pakistan top court summons Imran Khan for contempt hearing
• Winding up days-long visit to Damascus, UN envoy to Syria renews call for peace talks
• Woman once detained by Iran says US should be ‘wary’ in working with Tehran
• Burundi's president urges national unity after winning contentious elections
• EU condemns Russia over entry bans for officials hoping to attend Nemtsov funeral
• British soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan
• Chinese investment in Ukraine could be costly casualty of conflict with Russia
• British prime minister Cameron to unveil plans for Islamic Market Index in London
• Malaysia and Australia, partners in airliner search, have turbulent past
• Crew to blame for 2009 Comoros plane crash: probe
• Kuwait emir pardons jailed opposition members
• Kabul police chief resigns after 3 foreigners killed in latest attack
• Syria: US dual policy of striking groups while training others is recipe for more violence
• Hagel outlines new weapons sale plan for Gulf nations to protect against Iran threat
• Should Businesses Hire Based on Personality?
• Kerry denies that US, Europe are divided over response to Ukraine crisis, Russia
• EU urges solidarity on migrant wave, plans to enforce rules
• Rogers to open for Australia with Watson
• British economic growth slows in first quarter to 0.3 percent as general election loom
• Heavy rains in southern China leave 18 people dead, 4 missing
• Pope Francis walks procession with crowd, predecessors were driven for Eucharistic prayer
• The Africans making it big in China
• We will get new players in, vows Moyes
• Iran State TV: Revolutionary Guard brigadier general killed in Syria's Aleppo amid IS attack
• Merkel 'cautiously optimistic' that talks on Ukraine gas deal will succeed
• Israeli court rejects Israeli nationality, saying it could undermine Jewish character
• Syrian refugee family, filled with hope in Berlin, meets rude welcome after trip to new home
• NYU student detained by North Korea paraded in front of media
• Chile tugboat on its way to Antarctica to avoid ecological disaster after Chinese ship fire
• Landslide in hilly southern China engulfs village, burying and killing 46
• Egypt's Al-Azhar distances itself from crackdown
• Japan police arrest haiku poet after five killings
• Albanian tugboat sailor killed, another seriously hurt in operation to secure Greek ferry
• Afghan official says suicide car bomb kills police officer, wounds 3
• Turkish prime minister says intercepted plane was carrying ammunition to Syria
• World Food Program Cuts Afghan Food Assistance
• Sudan government asks UN mission in Darfur to prepare departure plans
• Little boy climbs on papal chair, steals the show as Pope Francis leads pep rally for families
• Greeks proud of defiance after historic 'no' to austerity vote
• Newspapers in Zeta cartel's border city home make no mention of leader's arrest, as residents remain tense
• Panama's governing party picks first lady as its vice presidential candidate for May election
• Elections in 4 Indian heartland states may upset nationally ruling Congress with boon for BJP
• Saddam Hussein captured 'like a rat' in Iraq ten years ago today
• London's Heathrow airport closes runways after fire on parked plane
• German parliament called back from summer recess for vote on Greece bailout Wednesday
• Faceoff over Hong Kong democracy protests: 3 sides have options could defuse, escalate crisis
• Baby crowning moment for William and Kate
• Malaysia Airlines' lack of early word on missing plane angers many Beijing relatives
• Iran-6 power talks continue in name but US takes the lead in trying to negotiate nuclear deal
• Syrian fighter jet bombs area near Turkish border for second day
• Cargo ship sinks in strong typhoon off Hong Kong
• Addressing UN, Syria says peace only obtainable if countries stop financing opposition
• Afghanistan's only woman taxi driver braves death threats to defy conservative traditions
• Bomb kills 4 girls at Afghan wedding
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• AP Analysis: Pushed against the wall over Ukraine, Putin may opt for even tougher course
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• Australia: U.S. to Blame for Leaks, Not Assange
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• Looking for a hero: Iran's Rafsanjani builds comeback bid on reformist hopes
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• Many doubt the Mali army is up to the challenge of fighting the Islamist extremists
• China sentences legal activist to four years in prison
• Hurricane Gonzalo crosses over Bermuda, giving island second pummeling by storm this week
• Surgeon says former F1 champ Schumacher improving after second surgery
• Britain's Royal Collection buys Warhol portraits of queen for exhibit
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• German hospital says quadruplets born to 65-year-old woman doing well, gaining weight
• 'Dear Friend Hitler' Movie Causes Surprising Scandal in India
• Dozens injured after train derails in India
• Indonesia to host Miss World final despite Muslim anger
• India's Modi pledges clean govt
• Veteran Luxembourg PM steps down over spy scandal
• Vial of blood from Pope John Paul II stolen from Italian church
• Gaza's Hamas government says it's ready to step aside
• Murder charges recommended for Minnesota man accused of Nazi crimes
• Hungarian police and thermal cameras to help Serbia stop migrants on Macedonian border
• Interpol suspects Al-Qaeda in recent jailbreaks
• Indian, S. Korea grand prix under threat
• After 3 days of Mideast peace talks, Kerry heads to Jordan and Saudi Arabia
• Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war'
• Crusaders up intensity for Super15 play-off bid
• Syrian pilot granted asylum after landing fighter jet in Jordan
• Jihadist Robin Hood? Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria seek to change image with social outreach
• Egypt arrests US student, Australian journalist
• Islamist lawmakers demand Morsi's return in Egypt
• Former Egyptian President Mubarak to Stand Trial Over Deaths of Protesters
• EU, Japan, other nations criticize unilateral Turkish plan to fish more Bluefin tuna
• Israel bombards Gaza Strip, searches for missing soldier
• Odessa police call for calm after 42 people die in protest clash
• Japan local governor gives OK for first nuclear plant to go back online under new safety rules
• 'Unlikely' CNN's Piers Morgan Was Not Aware of Phone Hacking, Inquiry Told
• Pope Francis to celebrate mass with an expected one million in Ecuador
• Hong Kong tycoon offers $65M dowry to the man who can woo his gay daughter
• Palestinians seek unilateral statehood recognition
• Australian boy's egg collection turns into nest of deadly snakes
• Germany's former education minister loses plagiarism lawsuit, fails to have doctorate restored
• Egypt braces for potential violence ahead of Islamists' plan for major new protest
• Turkey to consider allowing foreign troops to use its territory for Syria, Iraq incursions
• Classrooms are part shrine, part confessional, part refuge after South Korean ferry disaster
• 7 Hong Kong police officers charged over democracy protester's beating caught on film
• Pakistan court orders arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf
• Over 7,000 migrants plucked from Mediterranean since Friday, EU says
• A long goodbye: Bosnians come to see family members excavated from newly discovered mass grave
• South African retired archbishop Desmond Tutu leaves hospital after treatment for infection
• Young Jordanians returning from jihad pick up their lives, but dream of Islamic state
• Malaysia court rules that non-Muslims can't say Allah
• Members of Syrian leader's sect form opposition group, back rebels
• Latvia's ask.fm to 'mature' after teen suicide uproar
• French police say weapons, funding for Paris attacks came from overseas
• UN council reaches tentative agreement on Syria
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• Yemeni President Balks at Signing Resignation Deal
• Journalist killed in South Sudan after president threatens reporters
• AP WAS THERE: Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes Suez Canal to build Aswan Dam
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• Assange: House Arrest Hampering WikiLeaks Work
• Iran clerics criticize Ahmadinejad for consoling Chavez's mother with a hug
• Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters scuffle with residents, cancel talks with government
• Greek authorities search for 38 people still missing after sinking of migrant boat in Aegean
• Minister for Finance of Greece Holds Emergency Calls With Creditors
• Syrian rebels capture northern air base, activists say
• Ukraine's ex-PM announces creation of 'Ukraine salvation committee' in Moscow
• Rolexes, Buddha statues: A unique auction in Thailand opens window to police corruption
• Beckham sends 'love' to China stampede injured
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• Israel PM slams Iran's Rowhani
• Along familiar Vietnam waterways, Kerry focuses on different kind of enemy _ climate change
• London shares gain as IMI jumps after results
• Swedish prosecutor drops some cases of sexual misconduct against Assange, rape case still open
• Old Navy port trying to prevent more Muslims from traveling to Syria to join Islamic State
• French forces will be in 'direct combat' in Mali within hours as ground operations launch
• Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the Lion broke no rules, Zimbabwe says
• State of emergency begins in Thailand's capital to cope with protests
• Mubarak's last PM referred to trial for corruption
• Tunisian constitutional assembly delays work after death threats over apostasy accusations
• Brother and sister swap genders, live 'life the way they should be’
• ISIS affiliate attacks Shiite mosque in Kuwait, killing 27
• Ennis-Hill drops out of worlds through injury
• 36 dead, 7 missing in Hiroshima landslides
• Head of Libya's parliament resigns over law banning Gadhafi-era officials
• US won't allow Raul Castro's daughter to visit Philly to receive gay activism award
• 3 killed, 100,000 evacuated after Indonesia volcano erupts
• Indian Police Bust Elephant Smuggling Ring
• Muslims in Germany protest against extremist Islamic State group
• Syria's Assad says it's still too early to say whether he'll run again for president next year
• Regional security talks: South China Sea, Myanmar likely to be discussed at weekend forum
• AP Photos: Dubai makes bid to be City of Gold, becoming center in global trade
• Woman becomes BBC's 'voice of football'
• Further South of Devastating Quake, Residents Wonder: When Will the Next One Hit?
• At least 25 killed in Egypt soccer riot, official says
• Woman photojournalist, 22, gang raped in Mumbai
• Putin says Russia will expand its Arctic presence, restore Soviet-era military base
• Canadian Hospital Receives Threats Over 'Baby Joseph'
• Two hacked to death in attack on trekkers in PNG
• Pacquiao knocks Algieri down 6 times in lopsided decision win
• Libya premier decides not to reshuffle government
• Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Activists Attacked in Cairo
• At least 9 foreign tourists killed in Pakistan
• Orange chief apologizes to Israel over exit remarks, opposes boycott of Jewish state
• Italian cruise ship wreckage will be gone by early 2013, salvage firm says
• Morsi's family lashes out at Egypt's military
• Thousands of Nigerian Muslims hold pro-Morsi rally
• Britain has fresh Syria chemical weapons evidence: PM
• India's 'mini Taj' unveiled after five-year refit
• Dozens of villagers flee aftershocks from Japan earthquake
• Kabul says Pakistan militants killed in mosque attack
• Israel uncovers ancient burial boxes dating back to time of Jesus
• Croatia's vote fails to derail golf complex that could change the face of Dubrovnik
• Iranians welcome nuclear deal with world powers, hoping for better economy, end to isolation
• Libya president: Anti-Islam film trailer had nothing to do with attack on US Consulate
• The Latest: China pledges $10 million for women's rights, 100 health projects globally
• Photographed doc lays out Assange police tactics
• Mexican police find car bomb in border city of Juarez; no one hurt in controlled detonation
• Couple jailed for starving, beating son, 4, to death
• Albanian opposition demands Parliament speaker quit, following allegations of murder plot
• Report: Relative says bin Laden wanted kids to avoid terrorism, move to the West
• Iran seeks unity around memory of slain scientists
• Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledges more defense spending
• 28 Bodies Bring India's Monsoon Flood Toll to 335
• Relics unearthed in Turkey may contain piece of Jesus' cross
• Egypt's military chief seeks mandate to fight violence
• Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 90 in India, leave thousands homeless
• Iranian hardliners criticize nuclear deal
• Libya orders disbanding of 'illegitimate' militias
• Prosecutors seek to reinstate Knox conviction
• Women's group says North Korea grants permission to walk across DMZ
• Kenyan official says people caught in militant attacks must fight, not die 'like cockroaches'
• 15-ton ball of fat removed from London sewer
• Powerful typhoon smashes ships and kills 9 in South Korea
• Iranian Pastor Increasingly Likely to Face Death Penalty Under New Charges
• More than a name change: Japan's next leader wants to ease post-WWII military restrictions
• Sixth Briton confirmed dead in Nairobi mall attack
• Months after fire killed child beggars and angered many Senegalese, hopes of reform go nowhere
• Norwegian Police Suspect Blast Caused Deadly Cruise Ship Fire
• Libya Revolution Filters Slowly to Desert Towns
• South African ruling party poised for election win despite some disaffection among youth
• Gyorgy Szabad, speaker of Hungary's first post-communist parliament, dies at 90
• UN says 1.4 million people victimized by Nepal earthquake need food assistance
• China premier pledges to 'accelerate' economic reforms
• Myanmar jails two Buddhists for riot murders
• Iran urges nonaligned nations role in Syria
• French dad in custody fight on 4-day crane protest
• Scotland independence referendum: High turnout seen in historic vote
• Storms delay bid to salvage Costa Concordia wreck
• 1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France
• Mexico prepares as Tropical Storm Sonia heads for Pacific coast.
• Putin backs plan to establish Russian military base in Belarus
• Somali-Americans leave homes, friends in Minnesota to fight alongside ISIS jihadis
• Philippine ferry disaster death toll rises to 52
• Thailand military junta leader nominated as country's new prime minister
• Thousands of Amplats workers in S.Africa on strike
• German police confirm 6 killed in Alpine guesthouse fire; technical fault suspected as cause
• Mexican villagers recount horror of huge mudslide
• French hand over base in Afghanistan
• Iran Nearly Finished Decoding U.S. Drone, Tehran Claims
• Brazil officials on heels after slum attacks in Rio de Janeiro, seek federal reinforcements
• Mortgage payments now larger than salaries for some Russians because of ruble's collapse
• Sadness, disappointment in Philippines after defeat of national hero Pacquiao
• Putin places major archaeological site in Crimea under federal control following controversy
• DNA tests confirm 3 dead in Mexico were US citizens, prosecutors say
• Australian medical team evacuates American from Antarctica in rare midwinter rescue
• Playboy Indonesia Editor Jailed for Indecency
• Nigerians cautious about reports that kidnapped schoolgirls will be released soon
• Most women in Kabul jail charged with 'moral' crimes, say they are victims of abusive husbands
• Retrial Ordered for Iranian Pastor Facing Death Sentence for Christian Beliefs
• Dutch prince who was struck by avalanche may not regain consciousness
• Edward Snowden calls on UN to protect privacy, rights
• From business-as-usual to political upheaval, Mas is Catalonia's unlikely independence leader
• Russia sending more tanks, rebels wage nearly 50 attacks since cease-fire, Ukraine says
• UN reports Afghan civilian deaths up 23 percent in first half of 2013
• Curacao police have new leads in $11.5M gold heist
• Thousands Trying to Flee Cairo Amid Protests
• At Least 17 Reportedly Dead After Explosions Rock Mumbai Markets
• Mali peace accord architect quits election race
• As North Korea sidles up to anti-money-laundering watchdog, experts remain dubious
• Thai Authorities Seize Luggage Containing 431 Reptiles at Bangkok Airport
• Bosnian Serb leader calls for separate Serb intelligence service after police station attack
• Chiefs tame Brumbies for Super 15 rugby crown
• New Greek prime minister outlines crisis policy
• Guatemala ends search for victims of landslide that killed 280
• Iranian envoy: Easing oil, banking sanctions part of nuclear talks
• Putin urges release of Ukrainian soldiers
• Strongest typhoon in 41 years kills 18 in southern China
• Taliban kill 12 in attack on Afghan government compound
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• 14-Year-Old Boy Killed By Stray Bullet in Violent Tunisia Protest
• 20 couples married by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica, including 1 bride already a mom
• Lebanese protesters storm Environment Ministry over garbage crisis
• Pope opens Mideast trip lamenting Syrian conflict
• Human Rights Watch urges fighters in Libya's Benghazi to allow trapped civilians out
• New Barca coach tells Man Utd Fabregas not for sale
• Japan's salarymen still feel pinch despite Abenomics
• North Korean shipping company renamed vessels to avoid sanctions, UN says
• Islamic State fighters admit they lost Syrian town of Kobani, blame US-led airstrike campaign
• China says coast guard confronts Japanese vessels near disputed islands
• When animal experts attack: Zookeepers caught in love triangle
• Aide to Germany's Merkel seeks to downplay anti-euro party's success in state election
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• 25 passengers detained after opening emergency exits on plane
• Israel releases 26 more Palestinian prisoners as part of talks deal
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• To assuage critics, Qatar builds two-speed labor system of haves, have-nots for 2022 World Cup
• War in Ukraine traps suffering east in no man's lands as fighting trudges forward
• Kerry says Syrian handover of arms could prevent US action
• French lawmaker resigns from party over Hitler remark on Roma
• Taliban says Afghanistan airport blast 'revenge' for Koran burnings
• BBC settles with politician it wrongly branded a pedophile
• July Becomes Deadliest Month of Afghan War for U.S. Forces
• What's in a name for William and Kate?
• Children of jailed US pastor Saeed Abedini make video plea to Obama
• Weight for it: Dubai rewards losers with gold
• South Korea claims North Korea GPS jamming is affecting civilian flights
• West outlines plan to crack down on Boko Haram
• Injured Libyan Fighters to Receive U.S. Medical Care
• Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term for owning illegal weapons
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• Chavez Rejects Obama's Nuclear Stance
• Airstrike Kills Taliban Militants Behind Afghan Chopper Crash
• Medvedev Tells Iran to Come Clean on Nukes
• Truce Halts Fighting in Cairo's Tahrir Square
• Rioters Clash With Police in Athens During Rally
• Satellite images appear to show North Korea continuing to test rocket engines
• Egyptian Islamist groups call for counter-demonstrations
• Up to 121,500 South Africa platinum jobs 'at risk'
• Bodies, Mass Graves Found on Iwo Jima
• Anelka granted leave amid retirement reports
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• Afghan women failed by justice system as mediation favored over prosecution
• US vice president to visit India: Kerry
• Love, marriage, divorce in air at Wimbledon
• Venus de Milo Replica Made of Panda Dung Fetched at High Price
• England hope Taylor measures up against Australia
• Pakistani troops raid headquarters of prominent political party in Karachi, arrest suspects
• Thai government mops up after violence, experts warn of long-term strife
• Russia Positions Warheads Near NATO Allies, Fueling U.S. Concern
• Iranian Rockers Tear Down 'The Wall'
• North Korea Declares Kim Jong Un 'Supreme Leader' as Memorial for Kim Jong Il Begins
• More gunfire in South Sudan as military hunts soldiers, politicians suspected of coup attempt
• Lee's authoritarian legacy may fall short for Singapore as young seek voice, inequality rises
• Haiti's 'Baby Doc' in surprise return from exile
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• Egypt Closes Great Pyramid After Rumors of Rituals
• Bone Found in Aruba Tested for Holloway Link
• EXCLUSIVE: U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women's Rights
• French military keeps up airstrikes against Mali radical Islamists; troops from Chad arrive
• Six killed in north Iraq attacks
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• Rihanna wins T-shirt battle with UK chain Topshop
• Chavez's heir squeaks to stunningly close victory in Venezuela's special presidential vote
• Putin: No one would be able to get military superiority over Russia
• More Police in Rome After Grisly Slaying of Immigrant
• Canada charges former Al-Qaeda unit leader Belmokhtar
• Popular Peruvian ex-minister charged in 1988 murder of journalist
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• Signs Taliban looking to pledge allegiance to ISIS, experts warn
• On death anniversary, Chavez's socialist project debilitated, challenged by protests
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• Iran says Saudi Arabia should not be hosting Yemen talks since it's part of the conflict
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• Taliban attacks on 'Death Road' highlight continuing persecution of Afghanistan's Hazaras
• New flagpoles in Iran spark rumors of clandestine satellite jamming technology
• One of Myanmar's 'Moustache Brothers' satirical trio dies
• Syrian opposition blames Assad's army for attack that killed at least 50
• ISIS militants hit Syria border checkpoint, at least 15 Iraqi police killed
• Hundreds follow German far-right party's call to stage torch-lit march against refugees
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• Prosecutors Battle Over DNA Evidence in Amanda Knox Trial
• Libya, Yemen Crack Down; Bahrain Pulls Back Tanks
• 26 killed in clashes as Egypt Islamists protest
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• Defense Secretary Hagel in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi officials, US commanders
• Russia: U.S. Spy Ring Allegations Unfounded
• Suicide attack on Kabul police station kills at least 1
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• Indian couple sentenced to life for murdering teenage daughter, housekeeper near Delhi
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• U.S. Officials: Syria Using Diplomats to Threaten Opposition Around the World
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• Thousands Stage Third Day of Protests in Bahrain
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• AP Analysis: Ruling that scrapped Antarctic whaling gives Japan face-saving way to end program
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• Iran announces execution of dissident for 'enmity against God'
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• Ukraine tycoon says pro-Russia separatists are wrecking east
• US watchdog: extremists linked to Islamic State group have killed French hostage in Algeria
• Genocidal Sudanese regime's appointment to UN human rights council all but certain, watchdog says
• Quake in New Zealand kills at least 65, traps more
• Faint Hope for Survivors Trapped in Rubble as Earthquake Death Toll Rises in Turkey
• Ukraine opposition activist Bulatov sees pro-Russia force behind his kidnapping
• Tens of thousands protest tough anti-dissent legislation
• Venezuela president plans to meet with Guyanese counterpart at UN amid border conflict
• Nuke experts blast Fukushima operator over toxic water leaks
• 52 Dead in Baghdad Church Siege
• Merkel's deputy says case of blogger Raif Badawi straining Saudi-German relations
• Gulf bloc condemns Lebanon's Shiite suburb bombing
• Iranian military official claims 'dozens' of Iran's drones have reached Israel since 2006
• Mullen Pushes Pakistan to Go Harder After Militants
• Ecuadorean troops rescue leader from rebel police
• Report: U.S. Plans End of Afghan Combat by 2014
• Gunmen Kidnap 5 Iranian Engineers in Syria
• U.S. Envoy Rushes to Salvage Mideast Talks
• Iraq says Islamic State's destruction of historical sites is cover for looting
• Thai PM 'worried' over potential for protest violence
• 3 dead after Cambodian police fire on striking workers
• Putin hopes no need to use force Ukraine
• In car-crazed Caracas, room is finally made for two-wheelers as city rolls out bike paths
• Kerry says he'd be willing to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar Assad
• Serena heads elite Toronto field
• British lawmakers set to pass gay marriage bill
• US tourist stabbed in Jerusalem attack, Israeli police say
• Merkel outlines focus of German G7 presidency in op-ed in several international papers
• Protesters storm Thai Consulate in Istanbul over decision to send 109 Uighurs back to China
• Militants from Lebanon fire 4 rockets into Israel
• Museum prepares to send heart of Queen Marie, Romania's last queen to castle where she died
• Clarke furious as bad light stops play in third Test
• UN says child refugees fleeing Syria violence tops 1 million mark
• Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign
• History beckons in Ashes finale
• Ethiopian march against Islamic extremism turns violent as police arrest more than 100
• French reporters who escaped Syria return home
• Rights group accuses ISIS militants of mass killing up to 770 Iraqi soldiers
• Afghan lawmakers angry after accused US soldier reportedly flown out of Afghanistan
• Blast goes off in street leading to presidential palace in Yemeni capital, 3 wounded
• Airlines halt flight to Yemeni capital amid fighting between Shiite rebels and Sunni militias
• California as an island, farms in NYC: Historic maps, atlases for sale at Manhattan auction
• N. Korean leader meets Chinese VP: state media
• Syria's Assad 'legalises' private security firms
• Libya smugglers prize cheap dinghies, rickety wood fishing boats to feed Europe migrant rush
• Search for bodies in Rio collapse continues
• China tries to stamp out 'Jasmine Revolution'
• Residents Near Chilean Volcano Urged to Stay Away
• Court says Messi repays Spanish taxman
• French judge to probe 2008 killings in Afghanistan
• German Police Detain 2; Search Islamic Center
• Mass killer's Norwegian prison cell has treadmill, computer access
• Chickens with 8 legs? KFC sues Chinese companies for social media rumors
• Swiss police arrest 6 soccer officials at request of US authorities ahead of FIFA Congress
• Canadian navy officer who sold secrets to Russia apologizes to family
• More South Koreans leave North Korean factory park on 4th day of Pyongyang's entry ban
• Blatter prepares for FIFA election amid scandal with key sponsor Visa threatening to pull out
• Israel's Netanyahu facing criminal probe over alleged inflated household expenses
• Kurdish fighters besiege IS gunmen in northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh
• Syrian Activists Say at Least 100 Killed in Protests
• Norway's 21-Year Maximum Penalty Sparks Outcry After Terror Attacks That Killed 76
• Moscow Fears Tide of 'Black Widows'
• Afghan official says corpses of 4 kidnapped men, including 3 Hazaras, all found shot dead
• Syrian forces fight with rebels in rare Damascus clashes
• Putin visits Cairo amid ongoing chill in US-Egypt relations
• Taiwan's military holds large-scale drills amid maritime dispute with Philippines
• 3 killed, 1 injured in gunfire at Belgian capital's Jewish Museum; 1 suspect detained
• Nearly 100 foreign war crimes suspects found in UK
• Intrepid eagle steals video camera, shoots selfie in Australia
• Britain's Prince Philip enters hospital for operation
• U.S. Loses Battle to Make Public Internal U.N. Reports On Waste, Fraud and Abuse
• U.S. on Target to Remove Combat Troops From Iraq by Month's End
• Doctors describe suspected Syria chlorine attacks to UN Security Council members
• AP Interview: Libya PM wants allied airstrikes against Islamic State group, not ground troops
• Happy Ewe Year: Astrology points to accidents, unstable economy in Chinese Year of the Sheep
• Plan to publish Adolf Hitler memoir 'Mein Kampf' is put on hold
• Vanuatu president says storm-wrecked country must 'start anew' following monster storm
• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood criticizes protesters
• No school for many Syria refugee children in Lebanon: UN
• India's new bank chief set to keep rates on hold
• Australia's new PM in Indonesia for boat-people talks
• Good Samaritan catches baby from 2-story fall in China
• New fire at Turkish mine hampers search efforts for trapped workers
• Indian blind team to tour Pakistan
• Cables show US toned down pressure on Egypt
• Revolt to ouster President Assad is over, says Syrian official
• Nike apologizes for unofficial name of 'Black and Tan' sneaker
• US, Russia complete 'Megatons to Megawatts' program aimed at eliminating uranium
• Journalists Freed From Tripoli Hotel
• Psychic Octopus Predicts German World Cup Win
• AP reporter covering witnesses bloodiest day in Ukraine's post-Soviet history
• Opposition parties say Botswana president's challenge to vice president vote is intimidation
• Passengers Pray for Safety as Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Singapore
• OPEC agrees to maintain oil output targets but overproduction expected
• BP signs deal on controversial north Iraq oilfield
• Dozens reportedly killed after massive earthquake hits Iran-Pakistan border
• Bloody attack forces energy firms to reassess security needs in Algeria, others part of Africa
• Antiquities expert says King Tut mask can be restored after beard reattached with epoxy
• Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troops, official says
• Philippine corruption magnifies typhoon's effects
• Dominican Republic approves first residency permits but few migrants make the cut
• A look at key military players on the government and rebel sides of Syria's civil war
• News Guide: What to watch for in Japan's parliamentary elections
• Iraq's Shiite militia warns country heading toward sectarian bloodshed like that in years past
• Iran blogger's death in prison reportedly sets off blame game among authorities
• International officials consider using UN force to stabilize Mali during political transition
• Sunni militants' declaration of new Islamic state met with alarm, ridicule in Syria and Iraq
• New law easing car sales takes effect in Cuba, but here a sedan costs as much as a Ferrari
• Saudi court jails 11 for Qaeda offences
• Body of American pilot of missing F-16 found in Adriatic Sea
• France issues first charges against 4 in terror attacks over links to gunman at kosher market
• 42 confirmed dead from Canada rail disaster
• Syria chemical arms deal strengthens Al Qaeda’s influence in region
• Italian leaders vow not to shelter any more rescued migrants
• In a Rwanda forest, tourists marvel at mountain gorillas whose numbers are rising
• Greece clears migrants' tent city in Athens park, but many are wary of resettlement move
• Al-Jazeera claims to have received footage that appears to show French school shooting
• Canada police: 9 dead in 3 separate Edmonton-area crime scenes
• Brazil's biggest city desperate for water as drought causes problems for millions in southeast
• Some countries don't bother to pursue sexual misconduct allegations against peacekeepers
• Egypt's "revolution" candidate is underdog in presidential race, seeks to woo young voters
• Many pay respect to soldier shot dead by gunman
• Hugo Chavez's last words: 'Please don't let me die'
• South Sudan government troops accused of stealing relief food, killing at least 7 people
• Maduro closes key Venezuela border crossing with Colombia for 72 hours after 3 soldiers shot
• Winston Churchill's Cigar Airbrushed From Iconic Photo at British WWII Museum
• Officials say Shiite rebels seize Yemen's third largest city and its airport
• Indian vets trying to save extremely rare rhino after it was shot and dehorned
• Australian Airline Qantas Grounds Fleet Due to Worker's Strike
• 100,000 flee flooding in western Canada
• Ireland's gay bull Benjy saved from slaughterhouse following appeal backed by 'Simpsons' co-creator
• Reports: French President Hollande meets with Vladimir Putin in impromptu visit
• FIFA president Sepp Blatter tells detractors of the 2018 World Cup in Russia to 'stay at home'
• ElBaradei sworn in as Egypt vice president
• Fox hunts thrive in Britain a decade after ban, but class-tinged controversy won't go away
• Many Haitian migrants in Dominican Republic find they lack documents to get legal status
• Turkey’s prime minister calls Syria crisis a ‘humanitarian tragedy,’ criticizes UN
• Israeli divers stumble upon huge stash of medieval coins, likely from Mediterranean shipwreck
• Paris Motor Show: Shrinking Russian demand puts damper on hopes for European rebound
• Communist Government Promotes Self-Employment as Key to Cuban Economic Overhaul
• Suicide bombers kill 15 people outside Pakistani churches
• Nishikori vows to bounce back in US after Wimbledon exit
• Barber to Auschwitz commandant Hoess considered slitting his throat, but feared consequences
• Tunisia Islamists urged to fully accept crisis plan
• UN Security Council set to approve Iran nuclear deal
• Funeral of Buddhist stirs passions in Myanmar's 2nd largest city, but violence still contained
• Drug lord's shocking jailbreak clouds Mexican president's visit to France for Bastille Day
• Kurdish leader calls for 'all-out resistance' against ISIS offensive
• U.S. Drones Strikes in Pakistan Follow Aid Cut
• Prince William gets close look at tsunami devastation on last day of Japan visit
• Terror plot targeting Eiffel Tower, Louvre foiled, French police say
• China coastguard 'remains near disputed waters'
• Prince Harry in Italy recalls WWII battle at Monte Cassino, then tours Colosseum amid tourists
• A look at Zaydi Shiites and Houthi rebels, who have seized control of Yemen's capital
• Neighbors' instability, plunging oil prices, demands at home pose challenges for Saudi king
• Court denies Canadian woman custody of monkey
• The Latest: EU economics commissioner says Greece dialogue renewed
• Newcastle's Pardew stays on despite Kinnear arrival
• Afghan capital rocked by explosion near Iran embassy, target, casualties unknown
• Morsi accused of complicity in 2012 protest deaths: sources
• U.N. General Assembly Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council
• Fire on Boeing 787 Dreamliner shuts London's Heathrow
• Georgia man set to die for killing of mom's friend; defense attorneys say he's innocent
• Belgium makes Depardieu honorary citizen
• Greek coast guard picks up nearly 2,500 migrants from sea in last 3 days amid surge to Europe
• UN report says Iran is stalling nuclear weapons probe
• Bayern bounce back to floor City
• Giant yellow duck finds new home in Taiwan
• Chinese premier arrives in Colombia as part of 4-nation South American investment tour
• Berlusconi skips TV show to congratulate Putin
• Huge fire razes Philippine shanties, killing 3
• Monsoon rains flood farms in Philippines; offshore typhoon heads toward southern Japan
• Liverpool chief says Suarez has hurt brand
• 13 times higher: Ivory prices soar in China over increasing demand, report finds
• Argentina's 'Grandmothers' seek pope's intervention to find missing children from military era
• Venezuela and Colombia hold talks to cool tensions over border crackdown
• Facebook campaign demands Syria free jailed artist
• Radical Nigerian Muslim Group Claims Terror Attacks
• Human rights body tells Mexican government to protect health of jailed vigilante leader
• An international commission of mediators says Basque group ETA has sealed small arms cache
• Ukraine's new PM gains stature with image of integrity, self-sacrifice _ despite missteps
• China rain, landslides leave 9 dead, 62 missing
• Japan Orders Evacuation Zone Around Nuclear Plant
• Syrian opposition condemns rebel execution of captives
• Gbagbo ally says I.Coast leader insincere on reconciliation
• Charity raffling off original Picasso at just $138 per ticket
• Rebels Flee Qaddafi Assault as World Debates Libya's Fate
• Hundreds of African migrants are freed from Israeli detention center after high court ruling
• Russia Foreign Minister: US evidence on Syria 'unconvincing'
• British foreign secretary reopens embassy in Iran after 4-year closure
• Egypt prosecutor asks for death sentence for ousted President Morsi in espionage trial
• France, Israel pay tribute to victims of Paris attacks
• Iraqi army drives out ISIS from most of oil refinery town, state TV says
• Soldiers, police patrol streets in western Myanmar after mobs target aid groups
• Qatari appeals court overturns ruling against American couple over death of adopted daughter
• 16th Firebomb Found Near Berlin Rail Tracks
• Kurdish official, activists say new airstrikes pound Islamic State group in Syrian border town
• Turkey's PM: Syria's Assad should stay in Moscow to spare his people, start political shift
• British drone strike in Syria kills 3 ISIS fighters, including 2 Britons
• China coastguard in disputed waters for first time
• Officials say hot, dry weather could cause wildfires in western Canada to spread
• Swiss justice ministry says 6 of the 7 arrested in FIFA probe oppose extradition to US
• Jews, atheists, a Muslim: A look at the 17 victims of the French terrorist attacks
• Pressure rising on China at 3-nation summit to rebuke North Korea over ship sinking
• Syrians Resist Advancing Army in Hama; 11 Killed
• Jordanian parliament member says son joined Islamic State, carried out suicide attack
• Burundi Red Cross: 2 killed in protests against president's 3rd term bid
• Guinness Names Filipino as World's Shortest Man
• Japan slashes whale catch target in bid to resume annual hunt after court rules it must stop
• Iranian contest has cartoonists denying Holocaust
• Baghdad war room in battle against IS group is model for future joint Iraqi-US command center
• 39-year-old suspect led Spanish police to body on his farm in case of missing American woman
• 26 Animals Dead in Fire at German Zoo
• Brazil Mudslide Survivors Carry Food, Water to Those in Remote Villages
• Search ends for missing in China chemical warehouse explosions, final death toll set at 173
• CIA Chief Says Qaddafi Alive After Hit on House
• EU Commission chief urges divided Cyprus' rival leaders to seize chance for reunification deal
• Expert: Video shows hands of 12-year-old boy killed by Cleveland police in pockets when shot
• ECB head underlines room to cut rates further, sees recovery as fragile for foreseeable future
• Spanish police seize ancient plundered vase from an antique shop
• Tennis ace Nadal to show his poker face in Prague
• Demonstrators breach perimeter fence at Heathrow to protest airport expansion
• Internet video purports to show Islamic State group beheading British hostage Alan Henning.
• Boyfriend forced to watch American woman gang raped in Brazil, police say
• UN Security Council meets to discuss North Korea
• Sudanese Christian mom freed from death sentence leaves police station
• 19 dead in Thai bus smash
• EU again fails to agree on key law to fight tax evasion amid resistance from tiny Luxembourg
• Jordan military unveils anti-Islamic State surveillance system on border with Syria, Iraq
• Taiwan minister resigns after influence peddling claim
• Federer out of Montreal Masters
• Verdict in Roma killing spree expected in Hungary
• Ouster of Bogota's mayor ratified by Colombia's inspector general, no recourse for appeal
• Stosur and long-time coach split
• Iran re-arrests Pastor Nadarkhani on Christmas Day
• Thai police seize 2M methamphetamine pills
• German politician casts doubt on Britain's timetable to make serious EU changes in 2 years
• Mandela, in his own words
• Cameron says cuts working ahead of conference
• Riot police fire tear gas at Greek demonstrators
• Libyans Claim Gains in Assault on Qaddafi's Hometown
• Migrant flow toward Western Europe unabated as leaders gather in Brussels for crisis summit
• Swiss transfer millions to UK, Austria in tax deal
• Police enter Egypt's Al-Azhar university after violent clashes with students
• Controversial French lawyer Verges dies at 88
• Zambian ex-president's son arrested
• Czech cabinet resigns ahead of possible snap election
• Timbuktu: ancient seat of Islamic learning, home to thousands of precious Islamic manuscripts
• Mexico promises action on US-bound Central American migrants but business continues as usual
• Nepal rescuers uncover victims of earthquake-triggered mudslide that wiped out village
• Belgium destroys huge ivory stockpile in warning to international smugglers, poachers
• French army deploys in western, northern Central African Republic
• Israeli lawmakers dissolve parliament, kick off election campaign for March 17 vote
• A look at the latest Syria developments
• Police get extra 48 hours to question Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams
• FBI Sends 'Small Team' of Investigators to Stockholm
• Germany says nearly a third of asylum seekers claiming to be Syrian from elsewhere
• Mahmood spoils Mascarenhas's exit
• French pilots suing over leaks about co-pilot in investigation of Germanwings plane crash
• Kurds win land and oil in Iraq's chaos but face new challenges
• Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin again at world championships, gets record 10th gold medal
• Pakistani mob burns homes of minority Muslims, kills 3 after allegations of blasphemous photo
• Dutch prince Friso to be buried near mother's castle
• Australia to send boatpeople to developing nations
• Police patrol capital after deadly Guinea violence
• CEO of company that owned sunken South Korea ferry detained
• British TV channel to broadcast Muslim call to prayer
• Police say landslide crashes through makeshift homes in southern Pakistan, killing 13 people
• Amid debate on election, 4 Honduran computer 'geeks' rally volunteers to check vote count
• Despite UN Security Council demands, Syria humanitarian plight worse than ever, report says
• New Malaysia Airlines CEO "battle hardened" outsider taking on industry's toughest job
• Syria, Afghanistan on agenda as Kerry attends first NATO meeting as US secretary of state
• Merkel: German multiculturalism 'utterly failed'
• Indian Man Reportedly Loses 16 Relatives in Air India Crash
• Iraq security forces press on with battle to push al-Qaida militants out of key western cities
• 'Frustrated' nurse convicted of killing 2 UK hospital patients with insulin
• Kenya: Hero's burial for police officer who helped stop college attack that killed 148
• Belgium set to extend euthanasia law to children
• Haiku poet suspected of killing five in Japan
• Report: WikiLeaks Chief in Britain; Police Aware
• Australia condemns detention of UN peacekeepers Syria, demands their release
• Hundreds commemorate 40 days since the murder of Russian opposition politician
• Murdoch says Rudd 'all over the place'
• Chadian ex-dictator refuses to recognise genocide court
• U.S. threatens more sanctions as pro-Russian activists seize buildings in eastern Ukraine
• Indian navy sub returns to port as rescuers search vessel for 2 sailors missing after mishap
• Myanmar's Rohingya say government trying to erase ethnic group's name with blockade, beatings
• Head of Britain's Iraq war inquiry says it's impossible to say when report will be published
• China, India agree to step up border peace efforts: Xinhua
• Bomb kills two in northwest Pakistan
• Suarez could leave for world record fee - Rodgers
• UK prosecutor: Senior tabloid executives Andy Coulson, Rebekah Brooks had affair
• Video Surfaces of Muammar Qaddafi's Final Moments With Revolutionaries Before Death
• Hungary's Orban reaffirms EU, NATO membership, recognizes far-right Jobbik as main challenger
• Swiss police say dozens injured in head-on train collision
• At least 9,000 flee northern Nigeria violence
• Chechnya president inaugurates new $10 million mosque in Arab village in Israel
• Gruesome violence seen in South Sudan conflict, including beheadings, sex attacks: officials
• Entire Apple Stores Being Faked in China
• Thailand's multibillion-dollar seafood industry plagued by pirates and slaves on high seas
• Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu in South African hospital for a "stubborn infection"
• US sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast released
• Flash floods kill 4 in Macedonia, mud slides cut off villages, power outages reported
• Students join protests in Ukraine over EU deal
• Top Philippine security officials say they were unaware of assault that left 44 commandos dead
• Lance Armstrong's lies revealed in Gibney film
• Yemen ups security amid fears of Qaeda threat
• Kathmandu's hidden diners offer the real deal
• 'Historic' chance to resolve nuclear issue: Iran minister
• Two Moscow subway employees detained as result of deadly derailment
• US still looking for offensive spark to match stellar defense at the World Cup
• Bomb squad leaves home of Britons murdered in French Alps
• Iran cracks down on money changers as currency continues to fall
• Seven-try Sharks reach top of Currie Cup table
• From Saudi exile, Yemen's VP calls on Shiite rebels to halt their advance on port city of Aden
• Berlin police seize record quantity of crystal meth in German capital
• Hungary's defense minister says anti-migrant fence on Serbian border will be built by Nov. 30
• Islamic State militants fight for Iraq's two biggest dams
• UK police defend their handling of London standoff
• SKorea, Australia play to goalless draw at East Asian Cup
• Menu from Titanic's last lunch sells at UK auction
• Judges: U.K. Has 4 Weeks to Free U.S.-Held Pakistani
• Russia's foreign minister dismisses EU anger over alleged bullying of eastern nations
• Stolen Stradivarius recovered after three years
• Iraqi officials say bomb blast kills 6 policemen, injures 10 southeast of Baghdad
• Libyan Forces Defy Cease-Fire, Engage in Battle for Rebel Stronghold
• Japan gigolo-club boss dissolved in toxic chemicals
• 'Barefoot Bandit' Faces Weapons Charges in Bahamas
• With the president's signature, Uruguay's marijuana growers come out into open
• Mexico orders arrest of freed drug lord on US request
• The teenage rebellion in East Germany that anticipated the fall of the Berlin Wall
• Egyptians go to polls for first post-Morsi election
• Prince Charles costs UK taxpayers more last year
• Robson drives One Direction fans crazy
• Myanmar Muslim hospital offers hope in troubled times
• Syria's famed Crusader fort hit in air raid
• Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank soar after announcement that co-CEOs Jain, Fitschen to go
• Trip to restricted area of Vietnam shows gov't accepts sanctioned churches, represses the rest
• Confusion, Fear as Haiti Camps Evacuate for Storm
• China, Russia to hold naval drills
• Venezuela President Maduro returns home to parade after 2-week trip as economic crisis looms
• Ireland votes to allow abortion in certain cases: RTE
• Discovery of long-forgotten trenches hints at how World War I transformed Britain's landscape
• Outrage Intensifies in Pakistan Over NATO Strikes as Militants Attack Fuel Trucks
• Romanian court resumes Dutch art heist hearing
• Burundi court validates president's bid for a third term
• World population to hit 9.7 billion in 2050
• Kenya hails Froome, but regrets not their win
• Japanese fast-food chain to farm in Fukushima
• Amputee soccer players in Mexico train with dream of participating in their own World Cup
• Myanmar's government ends long-standing practice of censorship of local media
• Liverpool complete Cissokho loan signing
• Jordan's second-largest Syrian refugee camp gets school, water well as civil war drags on
• Hernandez ruins Suarez's Liverpool return
• Persecution, torture, murder: Iran blasted on human rights ahead of UN hearing
• ISIS T-shirts, gear help terror group spread murderous message
• French train gunman suspected to be Moroccan with Islamic radical ties, official says
• Prime minister tells German firms that Hungary still needs special taxes on industries
• British lawyers in wigs picket outside UK courthouses to protest cuts to legal aid
• Canadians return to reopened grounds of Parliament Hill days after gunman killed soldier
• Italy's Berlusconi loses final appeal
• Birdwatchers flock to see rare bird, then watch it killed by wind turbine
• Breakup of Colombian gangs leads to extortion boom undermining security gains
• First black African woman nominated for Booker Prize
• Paris police break up Seine River stunt by Greenpeace ahead of key debate on nuclear power
• Thousands of gay rights supporters march through Warsaw in 15th equal rights parade
• Russia promises to resume imports of Georgian wine, mineral water after 7-year ban
• Injured Malaysian man crawls through forest for 3 days after car crash
• Subways stop, bells toll, voices fall silent as France mourns 12 dead in attack on newspaper
• Syria Frees 755 Prisoners Detained in Crackdown
• Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast
• DR Congo neighbors call for quick accord with rebels
• Government formally rejects top-to-bottom Venezuela vote audit, heightening tensions
• Mexico conservatives keep key state governorship
• Israel leaders wary of Iran nuclear deal
• Russian PM visits Crimea as some Russian troops withdraw from Ukraine border
• Canada Revisits Old Debate on Assisted Suicide
• Human smugglers turn to cargo ships for Syrian refugees seeking better lives in Europe
• S.Africa's controversial Malema launches party
• Mexican Army Says It Has Arrested Head of Security for Drug Cartel Chief 'El Chapo'
• Boko Haram willing to release Chibok girls in exchange for detainees
• Security forces kill school massacre planner in Pakistan shootout
• French president visits Qatar for talks with emir, plane deal at start of Gulf trip
• Controversy over new Iranian president calling Israel a 'wound'
• Imam attacked 7 times for preaching that Bosnians must stay out of fight in Syria
• U.N. Nuke Agency Rules Syria Violated Safeguard Agreements
• Thousands flock to Ukrainian president's once-secret residence
• Merkel: significant improvement in Greek aid request needed, want to keep Athens in euro
• Warner fires Ashes reminder with 193 in S.Africa
• Vigilante leaders reject disarming as tense faceoff with federal forces goes on in west Mexico
• NYC hospital funded by a Roosevelt's estate sheds prominent family's name after 146 years
• Ukraine protesters clash with police in Kiev after vote to give greater powers to the east
• 'Friends of Syria' in Doha talks on arming rebels
• Syrian opposition group says it won't take part in peace talks while massacres underway
• US legislators in Mali on fact-finding mission as French continue push into north
• Lawyer of Washington Post reporter detained in Iran says next hearing likely will be the last
• Despite reforms, poor farmers in Myanmar still being forced from land, punished for protesting
• Morsi backers hold new vigil in Egypt as Kerry remarks support military
• For Afghanistan's abandoned and orphaned children, decades of war have brought little help
• China coastguard ships in disputed waters: Japan
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• South Africans pay their last respects to sporting figures who died within days of each other
• In No. 1 cocaine-producer, narco candidates are tainting nationwide elections in Peru
• Haitian amputees find new outlet in soccer
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• South Africa's retired archbishop, Desmond Tutu, is readmitted to a Cape Town hospital
• Egypt's Muslim Sisterhood put at forefront of protests in bid to gain public sympathy
• Deadly Fighting Between Qaddafi Forces, Rebels in Opposition-Held Libyan City
• U.S. Soldier in South Korea Gets 10 Years in Prison for Rape
• Pirate threatens India after capture of 61 pirates
• Pakistan cleric leading anti-government rally of thousands warns leaders of 48-hour deadline
• PRI candidate Pena Nieto is president of Mexico, according to preliminary count
• Afghanistan launches manhunt for suspected Taliban militants behind public execution of woman
• Pope echoes feminist anthem in lesson on family life: Equal pay for equal work
• Jamaican Drug Lord Seeks Extradition Deal With U.S. After Bloody Battles, 73 Dead
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• Kenya mall siege will help terror group recruit in US, say experts
• Accountable only to Putin, Russia's top cop sets sights on protest movement
• Dozens killed in Syria clashes between Kurds, jihadists
• Hong Kong police start clearing main protest camp
• India police arrest eight for gang-rape of schoolgirls
• Radical Buddhists protest in Myanmar, denying boat people are Rohingya Muslims
• Kim regime expands secret prison camp for women forcibly returned from China
• UAE bars British scholar from entry over 'non-constructive' views on Bahrain uprising
• Jordan calling for Jerusalem site surveillance footage to be streamed online
• Hong Kong police raid Uber office after arresting 5 drivers
• Dixon wins race one in Toronto
• Yemeni Forces Battle Al Qaeda for Control of Southern City
• Ukraine's president offers ceasefire after talks with Russia, Germany
• Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
• Mexican government: Trump's border, migration proposals tainted by 'prejudice, racism'
• Frenchman Climbs World's Tallest Tower
• Anti-US Cleric Returns to Iraq
• Bangladesh garment workers set fire to factory over benefits
• Egyptian foreign minister says relations with US are in 'turmoil' following military aid cuts
• Power of religion: With Putin's help, Russian church grows as political force
• Flag flap delays Spain's Pamplona bull run festival
• Trial against gunman in Norway massacre set to begin Monday
• Indian Kashmir 'rebels' kill soldier in market
• North Korea using 'multiple' techniques to defy UN sanctions, report says
• U.S. Teen Protests in Beijing for N. Korea Peace Park
• Libya Transitional Leader Orders Investigation Into Qaddafi's Death
• Russian fires threaten to stir and spread radioactive particles left from Chernobyl disaster
• From pope's blessing to Netanyahu's sounds of silence, notable moments from a record UN summit
• Britain Withdrawing All Embassy Staff From Iran
• World Trade Organization cuts forecast for global exports in 2013 amid Europe's debt woes
• Strong sea currents again hinder divers trying to reach AirAsia jet's fuselage
• Afghan official: 2,558 complaints of irregularities in presidential runoff vote
• Provincial spy chief, 3 police officers fired in connection with child abuse case in Pakistan
• Taliban blow up truck at gates of NATO supply compound in Afghanistan, killing American, 6 others
• Former Korean exec pleads not guilty to aviation law violation, other charges in nut rage case
• Japan's ruling parties approve larger military role in major reinterpretation of constitution
• Fighting in Iraq highlights age-old religious conflict
• British Police Make Arrest After Hostage-Taking at Bank
• Beijing struggles to control smog even as it reins in trucks, coal-fired plants, barbecues
• Nigeria arrests 9 alleged Boko Haram extremists in Abuja
• Greece and its European creditors to hold new bailout talks, but expectations on deal low
• Pope ends Cuban trip with Mass at shrine and address to families before heading to Washington
• Karzai Accepts Gates’ Apology for Civilian Deaths
• Airstrikes destroy part of Yemen capital's old city, a UNESCO world heritage site
• S.Africa's Marikana inquest adjourns with truth still elusive
• Somalian Terror Organization Shabab al Mujahideen Looks to 'Throw the West Into Hell'
• Italy presses UN to work faster on political solution to Libya's problems; offers to help
• Top 5 teams remain alive heading into knockout stage of Women's World Cup
• Australia and Indonesia reach new intelligence agreement, even if it was hard to pick a name
• Kerry says Iranian election maneuvering stands in the way of real democracy
• Thailand Seizes Ton of Elephant Tusks From Africa
• Niedermayer, Shero elected to Hall of Fame
• Second round runoff likely in Madagascar: Rajoelina
• Tunisia issues intl warrant for ousted president
• Israeli official's population swap proposal to Palestinians angers Israel's Arab minority
• South Korea warns of 'grave measure' if North Korea rejects talks on closed factory
• Back from talks, Israel and Palestinian leaders face internal opposition to peace moves
• Critics dog Cambodia's tough and wily prime minister as he marks 30 years in power
• Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market
• Hezbollah leader says Islamic extremists insulted Prophet Muhammad more than any cartoons
• McCullum hails Rutherford as Kiwis edge England
• Surprising result in Polish presidential election could signal larger power shift
• Libya Rebels in Tripoli as Qaddafi's Defenses Collapse
• Muslim clerics from 80 countries gather in Iran, plan how to counter extremism
• Gay rights groups praise new tone of welcome from bishops
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• Anti-Qaddafi Fighters Celebrate Gains, but Continue Battling Opposition
• Mugabe to deepen black 'wealth transfer'
• Report: Fewer Died in Haiti Earthquake Than Previously Thought
• Emotions to run high at post Cecil Royal Ascot
• European Union seeks new format to help revive Middle East peace process
• Germany expanding compensation for victims of Nazi crimes
• Israel narrowly escapes rap in nuclear agency vote
• Ex-treasurer of Brazil's governing Workers' Party sentenced in Petrobras corruption scandal
• Twins for N.Z. parents whose triplets died in Qatar fire
• French President to stand by tax plan for soccer clubs despite threat of scrapping games
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• Archaeologists find 3,600-year-old mummy in Egypt
• Israel Preparing for Naval Showdown With Another Ship Testing Gaza Blockade
• Birth amid typhoon tragedy cheered in Philippines
• Li Na beats Cibulkova to win Australian Open title in her 3rd appearance in the final
• Blustery snow squalls cause 96-car pileup north of Toronto
• Malaysian university criticized for awarding honorary doctorate to Kim Jong Un
• Venezuela president gives American diplomats 48 hours to leave country
• Europeans voting to choose new parliament, help determine European Union's new leaders
• Amnesty International urges release of Egyptian Christian teacher held over anti-Islam remarks
• Tears, anger for slain Miss Honduras, sister in country where violence against women is up
• After rescue of 330 enslaved men from Indonesian island last week, more than 200 others found
• US recognizes Syria's main rebel group, Obama says
• Thousands protest in Thailand's capital against government's amnesty bill
• Southern Sudan welcomes US electricity project
• North Korea to Pardon Convicts; Generals Back Young Kim
• Fuel-starved Nepal signs agreement with China to supply fuel, ending India's monopoly
• Cameron brings forward help-to-buy scheme
• 3-nation tour on native turf gives Pope Francis pulpit for issues he holds dearest
• German Nazi investigators identify some 20 former guards from death camp Majdanek still alive
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• No damage reported after strong quake shakes Tokyo area
• Greenpeace defendants back in Russian courts for hearings on whether they will remain in jail
• Outrage in Greece over neo-Nazi killing of musician
• Chinese Premier to Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace
• Ivorian liberation forces turn guns on each other
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• Turkish military says soldier killed in new PKK attack in southeast of the country
• UN agency, Iran at odds over access to weapon site
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• Christie's first mainland China auction
• Extremist violence against Muslims, Christians sweeps Nigeria, 60 dead
• China says Japan PM not welcome after visit to war shrine
• Niger asks for foreign help for flood victims
• Shadow of ex-PM Thaksin recedes as Thailand's crisis deepens, though he remains powerful force
• Israeli begins redeploying along Gaza border amid signs it is scaling back operations
• At Least 75 Kenyans Dead After Pipeline Explosion
• Truck slams into bus carrying French tourists in India, dozens hurt, 4 in critical condition
• U.S. Unleashes Record Number of Airstrikes in Pakistan, Killing Dozens
• Zimbabwe's opposition implicitly rejects talks with Mugabe
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• Twin Explosions Rip Through Baghdad, Kill 17
• As a gasoline pipeline burns unchecked, flames light the woes confronting oil-rich Nigeria
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• China says it and Japan agree to resume dialogue, following 2-year freeze over island dispute
• Russia arrives at G-20 with warships
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• Nicaraguan state electricity company inaugurates solar farm built with Japan's donation
• Women's rights activists stage international 'Topless Jihad' day
• British Gas reveals plans for free power on Saturdays
• Naomi Campbell comes undone at Paris fashion week
• Tunisia journalist held for remarks on egg-throwing case
• Mexico to try 7 soldiers in slaying of suspects believed to have surrendered
• Queen Elizabeth II attends UK Cabinet meeting for first time
• Fighting in Syria spawns separate civil war in global jihadist movement
• Snowden feared sudden loss of freedom in HK: lawyer
• Nigerian official says death toll in building collapse at church complex has risen to 80
• Poland's parliamentary speaker under fire over Putin remarks magazine interview
• Pakistan Closes Afghan Border Crossing to NATO Claiming They Attacked Army Checkpoint
• Pope issues mission statement for papacy, outlines how church should be reformed
• 36 dead, dozens wounded in Iraq car bomb attacks on Shiite cities
• China police detain protesters at Bo trial venue
• Moyes's United humbled in Japan
• More Than 100 Injured When Stands Collapse at Car Race
• Tunisian assembly partially returns to work
• Israeli lawmakers to vote on dissolving parliament, prompting early elections
• Thailand coup: Anatomy of a military takeover
• Chilean volcano erupts for third time, sends out new blasts of ash
• UN says 40 percent of all Syrians need humanitarian aid
• Murders test claims by Bangladesh that radical Islam is under control
• The toll of Syria's devastation: The three-year civil war, by the numbers
• Mourinho says he likes Rooney 'very, very much'
• Afghans demand arrest of American troops over alleged killings
• Highly active volcano erupts on Reunion amid media frenzy over missing Malaysian jet
• India lawmakers ban 'dehumanising' manual scavenging
• Bangladesh on high alert ahead of verdict for Islamist party chief on war crimes charges
• London shares close lower on Portugal crisis
• Syrian army launches attack on hills around Christian village
• Spurs swoop for Twente's Chadli
• Pope to make first South Korean visit in 25 years to beatify martyrs, encourage faithful
• Search plane spots wreckage of Indonesian jet carrying 54 aboard in rugged Papua province
• Vigilantes seize control of Mexican town, arrest police officers
• US airstrike targets al-Shabab militants, Pentagon says
• President Mugabe of Zimbabwe warns suspected plotters in address at ruling party congress
• Iran Says Its New Cruise Missile Can 'Sink Giant Warships'
• Iran maneuvering for greater influence in Iraq’s fight against ISIS
• Egypt's ElBaradei in Vienna after protest resignation
• German ex-chancellor Kohl 'doing well' after surgery, will need to spend longer in hospital
• Residents of Syria's Azaz enraged over Al-Qaeda takeover
• Singapore teen guilty of insulting Christians in video blog, ex-leader Lee Kuan Yew
• Venezuelan President Chavez Hints U.S. Could Be Behind Cancers Affecting South American Leaders
• Pastor imprisoned in Iran faces death for 'spreading corruption on Earth'
• Defense secretary says US won't discuss cooperating with Russia against Islamic State in Syria
• Suspected US drone-fired missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
• Women peace activists trying to cross Korea's DMZ at symbolic site hit government roadblock
• Ukraine says 2 fighter jets may have been shot down by missiles from Russia
• Germany prepared to send arms to Kurds in Iraq
• UN General Assembly opens with mood of frustration, turmoil
• Israel official says government won't accept Palestinian state in '67 lines
• 2 dead, thousands evacuated after typhoon causes major flooding in Japan
• UN chief disappointed at Syrian leader's speech
• Michel Platini confirms he will run to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president
• UN nuclear agency establishes Iran Task Force
• Russia's Kasparov: dissident Kazakh banker's life is at risk if France extradites him
• China school blast kills two, injures 44: state media
• Portuguese finding pain hard to endure as prime minister says more austerity is around corner
• Icebreaker sent to rescue ship trapped near Antarctica can't penetrate ice
• British queen leads 1,000-strong jubilee flotilla
• Poland investigates artist's claim he used Holocaust ash to make painting
• Government-controlled Syria truncated in size, battered and impoverished, but defiant amid war
• Crackdown in Egypt on ousted president's backers sees 16,000 detained, many reports of abuses
• Hungary's homeless threatened by return of fines for street living as they endure winter cold
• Motorcycle lost in Japan tsunami found on Canadian island
• Saudi king grants women seats on advisory council for 1st time
• Dempsey in Afghanistan to discuss withdrawal deadlines, concerns over political transition
• Test proves Bulgarian woman mother of mystery girl from Gypsy camp
• Syria's Assad exploits US war against IS to pursue a withering campaign against rebels
• Samsung posts disappointing earnings forecast for Q2
• UN’s $5.7B anti-poverty agency doesn’t do much to reduce poverty, according to its own assessment
• Turkey PM blasts Egypt 'coup' as enemy of democracy
• Adams wins record fourth shot title
• Paraguay newspaper says slain journalist was investigating drug gangs for ties to politicians
• Man Dying of Cancer Gets His Last Wish: A Hospital Wedding
• Spokesman says Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels not bound by truce deal
• Crews searching for missing Malaysia plane find shipwreck in remote Indian Ocean
• China's foreign minister visits new Indian leaders; says world confident on India's future
• State media: Syria allows some men of fighting age to leave Homs, clears them of rebel links
• In Mexico town frightened by reports of disappearances, 2 young pollsters killed by mob
• With stakes high and expectations low, Syrian peace talks set to open this week in Switzerland
• For paroled foreign drug mules in Peru, years of misery and poverty trying to go home
• Greek riot police clash with protesters hurling bottles, fire bombs during general strike
• Scotland's leader says Cameron 'living on borrowed time,' won't rule out new independence vote
• Iranian mother finds peace after sparing life of son's killer moments before his hanging
• Syrian planes strike rebel-held areas near military base
• Putin resurfaces after 10-day public absence stirred health, lovechild rumors
• Haiti voters strive to make sense of dizzying field for presidency, nearly every other office
• Myanmar blames migrant crisis on its neighbors, casts doubt on joining regional meeting
• Pakistan's defense minister says Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen wants ground troops
• EU insists Ukraine free jailed ex-premier to sign treaty
• European Union awarded Nobel Peace Prize
• 500 killed, 700 injured in South Sudan, official says
• Ukraine air force couple weds at besieged base hours before pro-Russian forces capture it
• Eight arrested over e-theft from Barclays in London
• EU ministers ready to blacklist Hezbollah: sources
• Cambodia inaugurates memorial to Khmer Rouge genocide victims at Tuol Sleng museum
• South Sudan's warring leaders expected to sign compromise peace agreement on deadline
• After recognizing Palestinian state, Sweden says women must play role in building it
• Russian city hit by suicide bombing for second straight day
• Body found hanging from bridge in Mexico City
• Police in Hungary Detain Former Premier Gyurcsany
• 1,000 Lufthansa flights canceled in pilot strike; 140,000 travelers affected
• Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria
• Tunisia's Amina quits Femen, citing Islamophobia
• Thousands return to Hong Kong streets for pro-democracy protest after talks collapse
• Qaddafi Escapes NATO Missile Strike That Kills His Son, Grandchildren
• New details emerge of deadly attack on US Consulate in Libya
• Demos in Indonesia, Malaysia over Egypt crackdown
• Ukraine appoints new defense minister as conflict drags on in the east
• 100 year old French cyclist makes 62 mile record look easy
• Families of kidnapped Lebanese block airport road
• Cheetahs reach Super 15 play-offs for first time
• DR Congo issues warrants for Rwanda-based rebels
• Nigerian officials say 63 girls, women escape Boko Haram captivity
• Controversial candidate is likely winner in tight presidential race in Kenya
• Turkish lawmakers debate law to boost peace talks with Kurdish rebels; Erdogan might benefit
• George, a name charged with history for British royals
• SS 'accountant of Auschwitz' on trial in Germany on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder
• Syria's Assad on Instagram offensive
• Russia offers support to North Korea amid Sony hack controversy
• US officials investigate use of Syrian chemical weapons
• Taliban shooting survivor Malala Yousafzai meets the Queen
• Fresh fighting between Yemen's Shiite rebels and Sunni militias in capital kills 4 civilians
• China's patience wearing thin as North Korea plans another nuclear test
• NATO: Afghan insurgents attack coalition base
• China seen as responding firmly to any N. Korea nuke test, missile firing, but to what effect?
• Suspected Boko Haram suicide blasts in Nigerian city kill at least 54
• Amnesty International approves policy supporting decriminalization of sex trade
• Officials: 2 blast rock Nigerian capital; rescuers deployed
• United Auto Workers win vote at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant
• As leaders seek to cut costs, critics say EU's double parliament is a movable beast
• Damage caused by Balkans' epic floods may exceed damage from wars in the 90s
• American adoptive mothers get their Russian kids
• Yes camp winning battle of ads in Scotland campaign as voting nears
• Charity Group Has No Plans to Leave Afghanistan Despite Murders of Aid Team
• Mexican cartels' illegal taps stealing billions from oil industry as Pemex hopes to grow
• Park on course for history despite shaky finish
• Protesters in Poland Block Cross from Being Moved
• 2 bishops kidnapped while traveling in northern Syria have been released
• REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Saudi women stand up for the right to drive
• Cyprus Begins Offshore Drilling for Gas, Energy Chief Says
• Twister kills 13 in Mexico border city; 12 missing in Texas
• Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai warns of election fraud
• Gunmen Attack Afghan Governor's Compound
• Rebels laying mines near MH17 crash site, Ukrainian official says
• More Than 100 Tibetan Protesters Detained in Nepal
• Strongest typhoon in decades kills 18 in southern China; Philippine death up to 94
• Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine from the direction of Russia
• Ukraine's jailed ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko appeals prison conditions
• Roman Catholic officials speak out over violence against churches in Israel
• Yemeni General Defects as President's Grip Erodes
• Egyptian president's news conference in Berlin after Merkel meeting ends in tumult
• Iceland announces boycott of Israeli goods
• Rio de Janeiro zoo animals devour icy treats like 'meat-sicles' amid summer heatwave
• SKorea ferry toll hits 150 as search gets tougher; divers break cabin walls to reach victims
• Ukrainian air force couple marries shortly before Crimea base falls
• Colombian Soccer Player Reportedly Detained in Saudi Arabia Over Jesus Tattoo
• Blatter resignation won't lead many other soccer officials to quit right away
• Ukrainian, Russian leaders agree to work on ceasefire
• Top Canadian Commander Pleads Guilty to Murders, Sexual Assaults
• Chavez's anointed successor takes narrowing lead into Sunday ballot in Venezuela
• Cabinet reshuffle in Colombia
• Official: Would take miracle for cruise survivors
• Biker culture comes to Vatican as Pope Francis blesses hundreds of Harley Davidsons
• Mali president inaugurated in front of thousands
• Shiite extremist group returns remains of last US soldier missing in Iraq
• Series of bombings, shootings in Iraq kill 5 people, including television journalist
• Israeli shelling of Gaza mosques targets Hamas' capabilities, but also hurts social fabric
• Ukraine intensifies shelling on rebel-held city in Ukraine, at least 3 killed
• China zoo under fire for disguising dog as 'African lion'
• Town mayor arrested over Bangladesh factory disaster
• Vatican Calls for New World Economic Order
• Oldham sponsor ends deal with English club over 'imminent signing' of convicted rapist Evans
• French Socialist prime minister hails defeat of far right in first-round local elections
• Landslide caused by heavy rains in central Indonesia hills kills 8 people; 100 missing
• International aid group says 3 million Syrian children not attending school because of war
• Search grows, hopes dim for missing European hikers in Chile
• Former Liberia president Charles Taylor gets 50 years for Sierra Leone atrocities
• Egypt's state of mourning befits a nation's suffering from unrest and bloodshed
• Slash holidays? Close govt agencies? Ailing Puerto Rico looks for ways out of deep slump
• Shaggy Venezuelan sheepdog keeps alive patriotic legacy of late leader Chavez
• Clinton Presses Pakistan to Help Fight Haqqani Insurgent Group
• Iraq rejects US extradition for senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative
• US Navy dismisses opinion that 'pings' heard in April weren't from missing Malaysian jet
• Munich conference bringing together major players in frantic push for Ukraine peace
• The world remembers Nelson Mandela's shining attributes; his frailties remain a footnote
• Zimbabwe slashes growth forecasts ahead of poll
• Thousands of South Koreans march in anti-government rally days after violent clash in capital
• Air France flight grounded in Venezuela over bomb threat
• Filipino family wants US Marine in local jail during trial
• Death toll in suspected bomb explosion rises to 10
• Scotland's widespread mistrust of Conservative Party could be swing factor in referendum
• Iran again calls on the US to release 19 imprisoned Iranians amid Post reporter's trial
• Romanian bus crash toll in Montenegro rises to 18
• 57 dead after bus crashes into oil tanker in Pakistan
• Rogers holds firm as Aussies suffer more DRS agony
• Greece: Relics of 3rd century Saint Barbara displayed at cancer hospital despite protests
• Woman taxi driver breaks barriers in Egypt
• North Korea says it has revamped and restarted all its nuclear bomb fuel plants
• Death toll in Canada rail crash rises to 28
• Putin: Syrians should be 'forced' to start talks
• More leaks found at Fukushima nuclear plant
• Afghan Taliban attacks aid group, 2 guards killed
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• Defying critics, Burundi's ruling party nominates president for a third term
• Egypt warplanes strike IS targets in Libya after video of mass killing of Christian hostages
• Libyan Warplanes Launch Attacks on Rebels as Gunfire Breaks Out in Tripoli
• UN war crimes tribunal considering provisional release for ailing Serb ultranationalist
• Four Breivik survivors elected to Norway's parliament
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• Relatives sob, collapse after Malaysian PM says missing plane must have gone down in ocean
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• BBC news director and her deputy 'step aside' for time being in midst of child sex abuse scandal
• Judge grants bail to Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
• South Korea's Park takes lead in Japan
• Syria rebel military chief visits Assad heartland
• Farah upbeat about worlds, Ennis-Hill unsure
• Gunmen kill 5 female polio workers in Pakistan
• Swing-king Anderson toast of the papers
• Officials, rights group fear children in earthquake areas of Nepal are exposed to risks
• Medics: Israeli army fire during West Bank arrest raids kills 1 Palestinian, wounds 3
• Iraq's al-Qaida-inspired militants embark on social support activities to win Sunnis' hearts
• Judge grants American house arrest in Bolivia
• Kerry in final push to get Mideast peace bid on track
• Trauma, stigma, face girls, women rescued from Boko Haram
• Park wins Manulife in playoff
• Massive cyclone that lashed India weakens after causing widespread damage
• Pope has received letter from Ahmadinejad
• Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog, but several transparency issues remain
• Iraq executes 17 people: ministry
• Finger pointing in Argentina after riot police break up protests with tear gas, rubber bullets
• The latest on Bangkok blast: Police say arrested suspect had bomb making equipment
• Indian editor says he's innocent of sexual assault charge, calls case a political vendetta
• Japanese fishermen herd dolphins into cove but kill none as activists monitor hunt
• Farrakhan a VIP guest at dinner party with Iran's Rouhani
• Opposition leader injured in clashes in Ukrainian capital
• Thousands protest presidential elections in Azerbaijan seen as unfair
• Australian investment banker pleads guilty in fake-collar-bomb extortion bid
• South Korea warns of 'grave measures' if North Korea rejects talks on shuttered factory
• Putin says Sochi security won't be overly intrusive
• Authorities resume search for dead from migrant shipwreck as world mourns tragedy
• Israel's military shoots down suspected Hezbollah drone
• With crisis looming, Latin America rolls out red carpet for once-scorned IMF
• War-weary Colombia nears peace following breakthrough in long-running talks
• Nepal's Royal Bengal tiger numbers soar
• Pakistan cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan injured after falling 15 feet off stage
• Britain, Tunisia honor victims of beach terror attack
• 'Faulty Design' Likely Caused Jet Engine Blast
• Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police at Jerusalem holy site on major Jewish holiday
• Bulgarian president convenes new parliament on Tuesday, search for government starts
• Turkey president calls for new election after coalition talks deadlock
• Obama tells Netanyahu US willing to negotiate cease-fire between Israel, Hamas
• Egyptians Celebrate Mubarak's Resignation Throughout the Night
• German police call for ban on demonstrations near refugee centers following violent incidents
• Indonesia, Rudd back international talks on boat-people
• Venezuelan navy escorts seized US-charted oil survey ship into port; crew remains in custody
• Senior Vatican cleric arrested for fraud denies charges
• Ex-Israeli intelligence chief reportedly says he believes Iran can build nuclear bomb
• Afghan police say senior official of the country's Supreme Court shot dead by gunmen in Kabul
• Karaoke world championships in Moscow offer possible fame, 1 million dumplings
• Afghans pay in blood, losing an estimated 300 a month to take lead in fight against Taliban
• Algeria mulls international force for hostage standoff; contacts potential negotiators
• Malaysia launches talks seeking to ease Southeast Asia's deepening migrant crisis
• One Dead After Yemeni Police Open Fire on Protesters
• Lawmakers urge congress to lift Guatemalan president's immunity from prosecution
• Finns Release Somali Terror Suspect, Hold Another
• Coca production in Colombia jumped 44 percent, UN survey finds
• Brazil police occupy drug-infested Rio slum
• Armed Pro-Qaddafi Gangs Roll in Libyan Capital
• Japanese risk radiation to rescue stranded dogs
• Thousands of Egyptians march to protest military ouster of Islamist president
• Officials: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 7 civilians in Yemeni capital, residents flee homes
• Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near Damascus
• Sikh gang guilty of UK attack on India temple assault general
• Issues at Ireland's orphanages reportedly not limited to one home, prime minister says
• Source: U.S. Halts Aid to Pakistan Military Units
• Iran MP urges release of political prisoners
• LIFE Releases Previously Unseen Photos of Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler
• Iraqi forces launch major operation to retake city
• Air N.Z. says love in the air for first gay wedding
• Rehabilitation through Zen drumming inTaiwan
• Saudi Arabia boosts security at malls, oil facilities amid Yemen, Islamic State strikes
• N.Korea blasts S.Korean leader's nuclear comments
• Iran Summons American Woman for February Trial
• Japan warns Britain to stay in EU: report
• British police release video in hunt for biker gang eyed in jewelry store heist
• Rome's hot summer: public services breakdown, rampant corruption run eternal city to ground
• Bones left behind by looters could shed light on mystery of huge ancient tomb in Greece
• Pro-Russian insurgents plan referendum for autonomy for parts of eastern Ukraine
• Britain 'faces decade of bad weather'
• Bus drivers' strike in Brazil's second-largest city affects more than 1 million
• Austerity to stay despite recovery: British finance minister
• Syria opposition wants Hezbollah leaders put on trial
• Norway police: Bus hijacker from South Sudan suspected of killing 3 was due to be deported
• S.Africa's De Klerk hospitalised
• Syria completes handover of chemical weapons inventory
• Australian Prime Minister Abbott: Ukraine plane crash was murder
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• Swedish submarine hunt sends Cold War chill across Baltic Sea region
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• France plans to up tax on rich
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• Italian prosecutors drop hypothesis that smugglers locked 100s of migrants in ship that sank
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• South Africa prepares for arrival of world leaders for Mandela funeral
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• Rome mayor calls for Feyenoord or the Netherlands to pay for damages caused by football fans
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• Tens of Thousands of Protesters Rally Against Government in Yemen
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• Foreign policy expert: Ukraine crisis is at a ‘tipping point’
• Suspected US drone found floating in Philippines
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• Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide
• Thieves drilled into vault in London jewelry district heist
• With economy slumping and relations warming, Egypt courts Iranians tourists
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• New law to require workaholic Japanese to take days off without worrying about resentment
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• India jails six for gang-rape of Swiss tourist
• Taliban announce spring offensive in Afghanistan, first fighting season without NATO troops
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• Japan leader gambles on sales tax hike
• Qatari firm vows 'affordable' mobile access for Myanmar
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• Pope wraps Ecuador leg of South America trip after calling for new ecological, economic order
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• 3 Hong Kong protest leaders plan to surrender to police
• When it comes to Syria, Russia sends missiles, mixed signals
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