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Merkel challenger blasts German-Swiss tax deal
Switzerland's efforts to safeguard what remains of its banking secrecy came under fire Monday from the man who hopes to unseat Chancellor Angela ...
British historian Eric Hobsbawm dies at 95
Eric Hobsbawm, who has died aged 95, was honored as one of Britain's most distinguished historians, despite retaining an allegiance to the Communist ...
SAfrica trial of Nigerian terror suspect resumes
The trial has resumed in South Africa of Nigerian Henry Okah, who is accused of masterminding terrorist attacks in the Nigerian city of Abuja in 2010.
Somali troops enter former militant port city
Hundreds of Somali troops on Monday entered the port city of Kismayo for the first time since Kenyan troops carried out an amphibious assault on the ...
German prosecutors shelve Nazi massacre probe
Prosecutors in Germany said Monday they have shelved their investigation of 17 former German SS soldiers who were part of a unit involved in a Nazi ...
Cambodian broadcaster sentenced to 20 years
A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced a dissident radio station owner to 20 years in prison on insurrection charges that critics claim are part of a ...
Bangladesh says opposition attacked Buddhists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is blaming Islamic radicals and opposition activists for attacks over the weekend on minority Buddhists and ...
Moscow court postpones Pussy Riot appeal
A Russian court postponed an appeal Monday by three members of the jailed rock band Pussy Riot after one of them fired her lawyers.
Pipeline fire in southeast Nigeria kills 20
A government spokesman says 20 people in southeast Nigeria died when a broken gasoline pipeline caught fire, burning alive those gathering the fuel.
Iran restores access to Gmail
Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail a week after blocking Google's popular email service. The Islamic Republic blocked Gmail last week ...
UN urges protection for elderly as world grays
The fast aging of Japanese society is evident as soon as one lands at Tokyo's Narita airport and sees who is doing the cleaning. Young people tend to ...
Anti-tank mine explodes, kills 6 Cambodian farmers
Six farmers were killed when their tractor ran over an anti-tank mine left over from Cambodia's 1980s civil war. District police chief Khum Soy said ...
Japan PM reshuffles his Cabinet to boost support
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet for the third time this year Monday in hopes of boosting flagging public support for his ...
Pakistan: In twist, Muslims accused of blasphemy
Pakistan's blasphemy laws may be used to punish Muslims suspected of ransacking a Hindu temple, an intriguing twist for a country where harsh laws ...
Capriles leads huge rally in Venezuelan capital
A huge crowd filled the streets of Venezuela's capital on Sunday cheering for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, waving flags in a show of ...
Bangladeshi Muslims torch Buddhist temples, homes
Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims set fire to at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran before ...
Iran: Reuters chief convicted in 'ninja' dispute
A special media court found the Tehran bureau chief of the Thomson Reuters news agency guilty Sunday of "spreading lies" against the Islamic system ...
Divided town challenges Myanmar's democracy hopes
There are no Muslim faithful in most of this crumbling town's main mosques anymore, no Muslim students at its university. They're gone from the ...
Deep 7.1 quake rattles Colombia
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake centered nearly 100 miles underground rattled southwestern Colombia on Sunday but no damage or injuries were ...
Hugo Chavez says he'd vote for Obama
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has weighed in on the U.S. presidential race, saying he prefers President Barack Obama. "If I were American, I'd vote ...
Several thousand people protest Haiti gov't
Several thousand people poured into the streets of Haiti's capital on Sunday to protest the government of President Michel Martelly. It was among the ...
Egypt TV presenter in incitement trial arrested
The owner of a TV station on trial for incitement after calling for the killing of Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was arrested on Sunday ...
Spain crisis fuels Catalan separatist sentiment
Three weeks after a massive Catalan separatist march in Barcelona — the biggest since the 1970s — the independence flags still flutter from balconies ...
Thousands march in Paris against austerity
Thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully Sunday in Paris to denounce austerity measures in Europe that have sparked violent protests in other EU ...
Syria suicide blast kills 4 at security compound
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a Syrian security compound in a remote, predominantly Kurdish town Sunday, killing at least four people, ...