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Israel releases Palestinian protest leader
Activists say an Israeli military court has ordered the release of a prominent Palestinian protest leader. The European Union and rights group Amnesty ...
Philippines arrests 12 Vietnamese fishermen
Philippine officials say 12 Vietnamese fishermen have been arrested for poaching endangered marine turtles, black corals and reef fishes in southern ...
UN slams Hungary for abuse of asylum seekers
They say they came to Hungary to escape brutality, war or the threat of being put to death in their home countries. Instead, they are serving untold ...
Annan alarmed at Syria military action
International envoy Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that the situation in Syria is "bleak" and expressed alarm at reports that ...
Fallen China politician's son defends himself
The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai defended his academic record and social life at Harvard University in a letter that was the latest ...
Brazil congress delays vote on divisive forest law
Deputies in Brazil's lower house of Congress decided late Tuesday to delay a vote on a bill that would revamp the nation's tough environmental law, ...
Venezuela: 5 arrested on money laundering charges
Venezuela's top security official announced the arrests of five people on charges of money laundering and said Tuesday that there are suspicions some ...
Venezuela: Suspects face money laundering charges
Venezuelan authorities have arrested five people on charges of money laundering and say several opposition politicians may be involved in the scheme.
South Sudan president: Sudan has 'declared war'
South Sudan's president said its northern neighbor has "declared war" on the world's newest nation, just hours after Sudanese jets dropped eight bombs ...
UN confirms 16 deaths in Sudan bombings
The United Nations has confirmed that at least 16 civilians in South Sudan have been killed and 34 injured in bombings by Sudanese aircraft. U.S.
Breivik hears witnesses recall turmoil after blast
After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government ...
Boredom, discontent set in among Kony hunters
An Internet campaign that's gone viral aims to capture notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony, but Ugandan foot soldiers who have spent years searching ...
Gunman kills reporter in northeastern Brazil
A crusading reporter who "breathed, dreamed and lived journalism 24 hours a day" was gunned down as he ate dinner, and colleagues said Tuesday they ...
Haiti rogue force refuses to disband
A rogue band of armed men pushing for revival of Haiti's military are refusing to disband and clear out of old military bases, the leaders of the ...
Miners explode dynamite during protests in Bolivia
Miners demanding pay raises exploded small dynamite charges Tuesday trying unsuccessfully to break through a police cordon protecting the government's ...
6 killed in central Nigeria village, bomb attack
Six people were killed Tuesday in separate attacks on a central Nigeria village and a bar where patrons gathered to watch a Champions League soccer ...
Ex-spy: Destroying CIA tapes purged 'ugly visuals'
In a new book, a retired senior CIA officer who ordered the destruction of interrogation videos says he was tired of waiting for Washington's ...
Panetta: Marines punished for prostitute attack
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday three Marines on a U.S. Embassy security team and one embassy staff member were punished for allegedly ...
Chile opening Pinochet's last will and testament
Chile plans to open the last will and testament of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Wednesday, a key step in determining the true size of a fortune the ...
Angry EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity
For more than a year, European Union officials have called for austerity, austerity and more austerity as a means to solve Europe's debt crisis.
Hudson leaves court before grisly photos shown
The trial of the man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members resumed Tuesday with the Oscar-winner shutting her eyes as a ...
US to look into reports of Dominican sugar abuses
The U.S. government is looking into allegations that Dominican sugar growers use child labor and keep workers in slave-like conditions as a possible ...
TV host charged for broadcasting images of assault
The host of a popular TV program in Trinidad and Tobago has been charged with violating the Caribbean country's sexual offenses law after broadcasting ...
US, Yemen pledge united front against al-Qaida
The United States and Yemen pledged Tuesday to step up high-level cooperation in the fight against al-Qaida as government forces punched their way ...