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Protester gives up St. Peter's protest
An Italian man gave up his protest atop the St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday evening, after more than 24 hours perched on the 130-meter-high ...
Rioters attack government buildings in Kyrgyzstan
Protesters clashed with police and tried to break into a building housing the parliament and government offices in Kyrgyzstan's capital Wednesday ...
Morocco says incoming abortion ship illegal
Moroccan authorities said Wednesday that a Dutch ship promoting legal abortions set to dock in Morocco is operating outside the law and could possibly ...
Young Ecuadoreans stage musical sensation
Not long ago, most of the 80 young cast members of one of Ecuador's most successful musicals were barely seen or heard. They are blind, autistic, have ...
Egyptian boys detained for alleged Quran defiling
Two Coptic Christian boys have been put in juvenile detention after locals accused them of urinating on pages of the Islamic holy book, an Islamic ...
Gay pride march banned in Serbia
Serbia's police on Wednesday banned a Gay Pride march in Belgrade, citing security concerns but also complying with a request from Serbia's Christian ...
Winner of Georgian election to visit US first
The opposition leader who won Georgia's parliamentary election wants to restore ties with Russia, where he made his billions as a businessman.
Doctors: Operation on Colombia leader successful
Doctors say Wednesday's cancer operation on Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has gone off successfully. Dr. Adolfo Llinas is the medical ...
UK lawyer: Extremist wanted by US is depressed
The British lawyer for a terror suspect wanted by U.S. officials said Wednesday his client is too depressed and unhealthy to extradite. Alun Jones ...
Commander: troops safer against insider attacks
The No. 2 general in Afghanistan says commanders are making the environment safer for international troops to operate, even as so-called insider ...
Israeli military: Armed Syrians approach border
Dozens of armed men gathered on the Syrian side of the cease-fire line in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights Wednesday, prompting authorities to ...
Assange supporters wait to learn fate of funds
Supporters of Julian Assange are waiting to find out if they will lose the 140,000 pounds ($225,000) they put up in bail surety money because the ...
South Africa inquiry into mine violence postponed
South Africa's inquiry into violence that killed at least 44 people at Lonmin's Marikana mine is postponed until the end of October. The Marikana ...
UK government ditches rail contract
The British government's rail policy was thrown into chaos Wednesday after it canceled a disputed contract to run one of the country's busiest lines ...
French First Lady: My tweet was a 'mistake'
France's first lady says in an interview published Wednesday that she regrets posting on Twitter a comment that many French read as a not-so-veiled ...
Kenya: Doctors strike over poor health care
Doctors in Kenya's public hospitals on Wednesday spent their 17th day on strike to protest the dilapidated state of public health care.
Societe Generale in talks to sell Greek subsidiary
French bank Societe Generale said Wednesday that it was in discussions to sell its Greek subsidiary Geniki to Greece's Piraeus Bank. Shares in Societe ...
Islamists in Mali recruit, pay for child soldiers
Salif Haidara sat drinking tea on the side of the road with other weary bus passengers when a man with a turban and a long beard approached them: Did ...
Prosecutors seek to strip war criminal of profits
Prosecutors in the Netherlands are asking judges to confiscate just over €1 million in profits made by a businessman from selling chemicals to Saddam ...
Plan would give EU more say over country budgets
The 17 countries that use the euro would have to enter into contracts with the European Union that would bind them to implement specific economic ...
Rights group: Hamas abusing Palestinians in Gaza
An international rights group said Wednesday that Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip commit rampant abuses against Palestinian prisoners, ...
Saudi religious police losing some powers
The director of Saudi Arabia's powerful religious police says his forces are losing some of their key powers, including arrests, investigations and ...
Hackers strike against Swedish websites
Hackers have struck at least two Swedish government-affiliated websites, shutting down one of them in a denial-of-service attack and leaving links to ...
Term of NATO chief extended by 1 year
The NATO military alliance is extending the term in office of its current chief, allowing him to remain in office until the end of July 2014.
Lithuania hits Gazprom with $1.9 billion claim
Lithuania's government said Wednesday it planned to file a €1.45 billion ($1.9 billion) claim against Russia's Gazprom, alleging that the world's ...