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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, ...
Wave of bombings across Iraq leaves 26 dead
A series of coordinated bombings shattered Shiite neighborhoods and struck at Iraqi security forces Sunday, killing at least 26 in attacks that one ...
US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold ...
Syrian refugees in 4 countries talk of pain, fear
A woman loses her children, her husband and both legs. A penniless family is forced to flee from Syria back to Iraq. Camps are overflowing with people ...
US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead
A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers ...
Qatar opens diplomatic office in Gaza
In a boost to Gaza's Hamas government, the Gulf state of Qatar said on Sunday it opened the first diplomatic office in the isolated territory since ...
Somali militants flee invasion to avoid losses
The al-Qaida-linked rebels who once controlled nearly all of Somalia's capital and sowed fear throughout the southern part of the country are fleeing ...
Kosovo PM: EU-led talks with Serbia must happen
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said Kosovo and Serbia must normalize relations soon to begin integrating with Europe, but he insisted that ...
Turkey, Egypt slam Syrian regime
Turkey and Egypt sought to boost their alliance in a turbulent region on Sunday, unleashing harsh criticism of the Syrian regime and pledging joint ...
Decision on Anglican archbishop may be months away
The Church of England says that a decision to select the new archbishop of Canterbury — the spiritual leader of the 80-million-strong global Anglican ...
Zimbabwe monitors: March polls 'impossible'
A Zimbabwean independent monitoring group says it will be impossible to hold free and fair elections in March when President Robert Mugabe wants the ...
AP VIDEO: Syrian refugees discuss their pain, fear
As war rages in Syria, the stream of refugees into other countries shows no sign of stopping. More than 100,000 people fled Syria in August alone — ...
Explosive attack on Kenya church kills 1 child
The acting police chief in Kenya's capital says an explosive device set off in a Sunday school class killed one child and seriously wounded three.
Bomb explodes near north Nigeria Islamic school
Gunmen detonated a bomb Sunday near an Islamic boarding school in northern Nigeria and later exchanged gunfire with security forces, causing unknown ...
Apparent Afghan insider kills NATO troop, civilian
An apparent insider attack by Afghan forces has killed a NATO service member and an international civilian contractor with the military alliance, the ...
Bo decision allows China to focus on succession
With disgraced politician Bo Xilai expelled from the party, his career effectively ended with a slew of criminal charges that are certain to result ...
Last Western detainee at Gitmo returns to Canada
The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his ...
Qatar Airways flight lands safely after emergency
A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Nigeria landed safely Saturday after the pilot discovered a problem with the aircraft's landing gear, authorities ...
Hundreds of Libyans handover their weapons
Hundreds of Libyans converged Saturday on a main square in Benghazi and another in Tripoli in response to a call from the military to hand over their ...
Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market
A fire sparked by battles between Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops and rebel fighters tore through Aleppo's centuries-old covered market ...
Protestants in Northern Ireland march peacefully
Thousands of Protestants marched peacefully through the heart of Northern Ireland's capital Saturday amid a heavy security presence. It was one of ...
Serb hero fishes the desperate from Danube suicide
On a bright autumn day, Renato Grbic was out fishing on the Danube with his brother when he heard a big splash. At first, he thought somebody had ...
Tornado hits fair in Spain, flood deaths reach 10
A tornado swept through a fairground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the ...