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Iran VP: We will break Obama's 'grasping hands'
Iran's vice president said Monday that Tehran will break the 'grasping hands' of newly re-elected President Barack Obama, the official IRNA news ...
Deadly quake collapses bridge, mine in Myanmar
A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining ...
Asian stocks fall on US economy fears
Uncertainty over whether Washington will be able to work out a spending and taxation deal that is crucial to keeping the U.S. economic recovery on ...
Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead
A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining ...
Gunman in Afghan uniform kills British soldier
A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform shot and killed a member of the U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan — the latest in a spate of ...
Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include ...
Cautious enforcer to be China's next premier
The man in line to oversee China's massive but rapidly slowing economy for the coming decade speaks English and comes from a generation of politicians ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
African leaders agree to send troops to north Mali
West African nations on Sunday agreed to send some 3,000 troops to help the country of Mali wrest back control of its northern half, which was seized ...
6.5-magnitude quake rattles Guatemala's coast
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala's Pacific coastline on Sunday, just four days after a major quake killed dozens and left thousands without ...
Lawyer for US man writes UN anti-torture expert
A lawyer for an American man imprisoned in Cuba has written the United Nations' anti-torture expert, saying Cuban officials' treatment of his client ...
Runoff expected in Slovenia presidential election
No candidate appeared to win an outright majority in Sunday's presidential election in Slovenia, and a runoff is expected next month between the ...
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation
Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of ...
Iran to probe death of jailed blogger
Iran's parliament announced Sunday it would probe reports that a jailed blogger died suspiciously in custody earlier this week, according to the ...
Kenya: 12 police killed in ambush in remote region
A Kenyan official says 12 police officers were killed when they were ambushed while pursuing men who had stolen cattle. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe ...
Shooting between Lebanese Shiites, Sunnis kills 3
Shooting between Sunni and Shiite Muslim gunmen in southern Lebanon killed three people and wounded at least five Sunday, officials said, in the ...
Right-wingers injure 2 police officers in Poland
Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a right-wing march that took place in Warsaw as Poland marked its independence day. Police spokesman ...
Ireland votes to strengthen children's rights
Official returns show that voters have approved an amendment to insert stronger rights for children into Ireland's constitution with a ...
Bahrain opposition leader: Hopes fading for talks
Envoys from the U.S. and other countries are acting as intermediaries with the Gulf nation's rulers in attempts to ease 21 months of unrest, the head ...
BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul
The head of the BBC's governing body said Sunday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in the wake ...
European leaders, royalty remember end of WWI
Politicians and royalty observed a moment of silence at tombs across Europe on Sunday to commemorate the end of fighting in World War I and remember ...
Russians to assist in Arafat grave exhumation
The Palestinian president says Russian experts will join a team of Swiss and French investigators in exhuming the remains of late Palestinian leader ...
UN nuclear chief: Clean-up ongoing at Iran site
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says apparent efforts by Iran to dismantle a suspected nuclear site are continuing ahead of a visit by agency ...
French gunman's brother blames parents in new book
The radicalization of the French gunman who killed seven people on an eight-day shooting spree this spring began at home, his brother recounts in a ...
Ghana: Rescuers still work in collapsed building
Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when ...