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Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian ...
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at ...
Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
A Congolese military official says that fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day near Congo's eastern provincial ...
Reports: Iran bars 2 top figures from June ballot
Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ...
3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria
Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese ...
South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff. Officials and ...
Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker
Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the ...
Group: More Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass ...
Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for Israel
Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel. Tzipi Livni told a parliamentary committee ...
Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it ...
Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and ...
Syria, Israel exchange fire over border
Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said ...
More attacks across Iraq kill 7 people
New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the ...
Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan
A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan ...
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering ...
Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic ...
Brits buy lease to Broadway's biggest theater
Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation ...
10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship. The preliminary ...
Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias
Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the ...
Myanmar leader vows justice over communal violence
Myanmar President Thein Sein says that all perpetrators of inter-communal violence in the country will be brought to justice. Thein Sein made the ...
Sally Ride to get posthumous Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Obama says Ride was a ...
Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 ...
Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's ...
Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy
Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships — an important ...