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Agent recounts livid reaction to Afghan massacre
A U.S. agent who investigated the massacre of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this year recounted the livid reaction from local villagers ...
Obama victory a relief for Latin American left
From Caracas to Havana to La Paz, President Barack Obama's re-election victory was welcomed with a sigh of relief by many on Latin America's left, ...
Syria opposition in exile fails to elect women
Syria's main opposition bloc elected an all-male leadership team early Thursday, undermining its own bid to showcase itself as a more diverse group ...
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the ...
Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria
Britain called on the U.S. and other allies Wednesday to do more to shape the Syrian opposition into a coherent force, saying the re-election of ...
Yemen security official assassinated in capital
A Yemeni intelligence officer was assassinated in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen Wednesday in the capital, Sanaa, in the latest attack ...
Egypt prosecutor orders ban on online pornography
Egypt's top prosecutor ordered government ministries on Wednesday to enforce a ban on pornographic websites, three years after a court denounced the ...
Israeli leader in bind after Obama victory
President Barack Obama's re-election has left Israel's prime minister in a bind. Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely ...
Brazil's Truth Commission to investigate church
The Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses committed by Brazil's former dictatorship will also look into the role Catholic and evangelical ...
Brazil to distribute oil revenues more evenly
Brazil's House of Representatives has approved a controversial proposal to share profits from the country's growing oil production sector more evenly ...
Cyprus' bailout talks to restart this week
Talks with potential creditors on forging a bailout agreement for Cyprus will resume this week, the government spokesman said on Wednesday, easing ...
Experts raise concerns over superhuman workplace
Performance-boosting drugs, powered prostheses and wearable computers are coming to an office near you — but experts warned in a new report Wednesday ...
Mammoth skeleton found in France
Archaeologists in France have unearthed a rather hairy fossil — a nearly complete skeleton of a mammoth. The bones — thought to belong to a creature ...
Architect Niemeyer back in Rio hospital
Celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has been admitted to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro for dehydration. The Hospital Samaritano said in a ...
Western efforts on Syria shifting
Western efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad shifted dramatically Wednesday, with Britain announcing it will deal directly with rebel ...
UK marines accused of murder granted anonymity
Five Royal Marines accused of a murder in Afghanistan have the right to remain anonymous during their trial because they could face attack if ...
Syrian rebels make new push into capital Damascus
Syrian rebels made a new push into Damascus on Wednesday, clashing heavily with troops in the rebellious suburbs of the capital and firing mortars at ...
France pushes ahead on gay marriage amid dissent
President Francois Hollande's Cabinet pushed ahead with a controversial French bill Wednesday that could see gay marriage legalized early next year, ...
Iraq official: Exxon Mobil wants out of big field
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country's south, a senior ...
Granny Obama, Kenya celebrate White House win
Waving her walking cane and smiling broadly, the step-grandmother of Barack Obama celebrated Wednesday as this tiny Western Kenyan village danced and ...
Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice
He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas.
Israel's Peres: No intention to run for premier
Israeli President Shimon Peres is playing down speculation that he might run for prime minister. The 89-year-old Nobel peace laureate said Wednesday ...
Czech government survives confidence vote
The Czech government has survived a confidence vote linked to unpopular austerity measures. In the 101-93 vote Wednesday, lawmakers approved a 1 ...
German experts lower growth forecast, urge savings
Germany's government must do more to cut spending to get its deficit under control as the economy is weakening faster than earlier expected, the ...
Turkey: Patriot missiles discussed for Syria
A Turkish official says Turkey and its allies, including the United States, have discussed the possibility of using Patriot missiles to protect a zone ...