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Russia: 3 officials detained over flood deaths
Russian police have detained three officials accused of failing to properly warn and evacuate residents in a southern region where floods killed ...
5.0 magnitude quake shakes Turkey
Turkey's seismology center says a moderately strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has shaken central Turkey. There are no immediate ...
Greek premier, Bill Clinton discuss investments
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to discuss foreign investment in Greece. Clinton is in Greece ...
US Navy: 2 dead from Oman helicopter crash
The U.S. Navy says the death toll from a helicopter crash last week in the Arabian peninsula nation of Oman is two. It says three other crewmembers ...
Militants attack gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
An Egyptian security official says militants have blown up a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai Peninsula that used to transport fuel to Israel.
Eurozone crisis saves Germany tens of billions
Germany has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the European financial crisis. While other countries in 17-country group that use the euro ...
Scandal, economy, unrest mar China's leader change
China's once-a-decade political transition coming this fall seems devoid of drama on the surface: It's clear who will take over, and the fight for ...
Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities
Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country's largest city, which has ...
Indian upheaval bares Colombia's nagging conflict
One of the stiffest blows in years to the prestige of Colombia's military wasn't inflicted by its leftist rebel foes and didn't claim a single ...
Correction: Bulgaria-Israelis Attacked story
In a story July 20 that noted Bulgarian authorities had ruled out former Guantanamo detainee Mehdi Ghezali as the bomber in an attack against ...
Egypt's ex-spy chief honored in military funeral
Egypt's top generals led hundreds of mourners Saturday at a funeral honoring former spy chief Omar Suleiman, who for decades served as a key pillar ...
Russian quits Bayreuth festival over Nazi tattoos
A Russian baritone who was due to sing the lead role in Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" when the Bayreuth opera festival opens next week ...
Marchers rally in Spain to protest unemployment
Several hundred demonstrators have traveled to Madrid from many parts of Spain to protest the country's near 25 percent unemployment rate as well as ...
Italian court delays hearing in fatal shipwreck
An Italian court on Saturday postponed until Oct. 15 a preliminary hearing seeking to determine charges against those responsible for the Costa ...
US cuts military aid to Rwanda over Congo concerns
The U.S. government said Saturday it has cut this year's planned military assistance to Rwanda amid concerns that the government in Kigali is ...
Warner Bros. cancels more world Batman premieres
Warner Bros. Pictures says it has canceled appearances by the cast and filmmakers of the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in Mexico and Japan after a ...
Sun comes out as Olympic torch tours London
The Olympic torch has begun its tour of London — and to everyone's relief, the weather is cooperating. After weeks of unseasonably chilly temperatures ...
Putin signs protocol for Russia to join WTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the protocol for the country to join the World Trade Organization, capping an accession process that took ...
Spain king ousted as WWF branch honorary president
The World Wildlife Fund's branch in Spain has ousted King Juan Carlos as its honorary president — a title he'd held since 1968 — after deciding his ...
Taliban kill 10 in attack on rival in Pakistan
A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a rival militant commander's compound in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, as ...
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing village
South Sudan accused Sudan on Saturday of bombing one of its villages just two weeks before a U.N.-imposed deadline on peace and oil negotiations ...
Norway's tolerance tested on massacre anniversary
Norway's commitment to face xenophobia with tolerance on the first anniversary of bomb and gun attacks by a confessed right-wing killer is being put ...
Putin signs law regulating Russian NGOs
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a new measure that requires non-governmental groups receiving funding from abroad and ...
Explosion shuts down oil pipeline in Turkey
An explosion and fire have shut down a pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets, an official said Saturday. No one was hurt in the blast.
Report: Finland scales back Batman campaign
A broadcaster says the Finnish film industry has canceled large parts of its marketing campaign for the new Batman movie because of the killing of 12 ...