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China gov't expert questions Brit's cause of death
A prominent Chinese government forensic scientist has questioned the cause of death of a murdered British businessman, casting doubt on the official ...
SKorea: Japan must educate people on colonial past
South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday that Japan's wartime past will overshadow relations between the two staunch U.S. allies until Japan ...
Clinton presses China on maritime spats
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China's top diplomat on Thursday to peacefully resolve increasingly tense maritime disputes with Japan ...
Myanmar leader praises Suu Kyi at UN
Myanmar's president Thursday said his country has taken irreversible steps toward democracy as he paid unprecedented public tribute to opposition ...
Some former allies ditch Chavez in Venezuela vote
Liliana Carias used to hope President Hugo Chavez would change her life. Not anymore. She's been living for years in a dirt-floor shack without ...
Spain, Greece launch austerity plans to secure aid
Spain and Greece outlined plans Thursday to reduce government spending and raise taxes to convince international lenders and financial markets they ...
Mexico catches alleged drug capo 'El Taliban'
Mexican marines acting on U.S. intelligence seized the leader of a breakaway faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, officials said Thursday, ...
Egypt: Christians flee town after militant threats
Coptic Christian families have fled their homes in a town in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, fearing for their lives after receiving death threats from ...
Syrian military's text to rebels: 'Game over'
Cellphones in Syria rang, buzzed and chirped Thursday with an ominous text message from the military to members of the armed rebellion: "Game over.
Vatican paper weighs on 'Jesus' Wife' scrap: fake
The Vatican newspaper has added to the doubts surrounding Harvard University's claim that a 4th century Coptic papyrus fragment showed that some early ...
Town debates future of house of Hitler's birth
Living space in Braunau is scarce, but an imposing Renaissance-era building stands empty in this post-card pretty Austrian town because of the ...
Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hard
A new Israeli government report published in local media on Thursday concludes that international sanctions are hitting Iran hard and called for ...
Abbas accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem. "It is a campaign of ...
Russian NGOs defy law naming them 'foreign agents'
Leading Russian non-government organizations said Thursday they would defy a new Kremlin law requiring those who receive funding from abroad to ...
Monti: would consider govt role after elections
Italian Premier Mario Monti said Thursday he would consider a role in government after the next elections — but only under the right circumstances.
Hamas boycotts Barcelona over Schalit tickets
Hamas is launching a media boycott of Barcelona after reports the Spanish league leader gave a complimentary ticket for an upcoming match to an ...
German police: Woman suspected of killing 5 babies
A woman killed her five infants shortly after giving birth in secret at home and in the woods because each time she got pregnant she worried her ...
Greek coalition has 'basic agreement' on austerity
Greece's coalition government reached a "basic agreement" Thursday on a new round of harsh austerity cuts demanded by its international lenders.
Pope's ex-butler goes on trial for leaked papers
There was a time when a Vatican trial could end with a heretic being burned at the stake. Paolo Gabriele doesn't risk nearly as dire a fate, but he ...
China hits back at Japan PM's statement on islands
China on Thursday assailed Japan's prime minister as obstinate and wrong for saying his nation won't compromise in their island dispute, as Japanese ...
Aid groups raise Syria refugees appeal to $490M
The United Nations on Thursday increased its funding appeal for Syrians who have fled the conflict in their country to almost $490 million, warning ...
2 killed in clash in tense Saudi region
A Saudi security official says two people were killed during a raid to arrest a wanted man in an oil-rich region that's been the scene of unrest by ...
Alternative Nobels honor peace, human rights work
A British anti-arms trade campaign and promoters of peace, human rights and the environment from the United States, Afghanistan and Turkey have been ...
Search resumes after ferry sinking off Indonesia
Rescuers continued to search Indonesian waters Thursday for people reported missing after a ferry collided with another ship and sank, with officials ...
Assange: Obama exploiting Arab Spring in campaign
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of seeking to exploit the Arab uprisings for personal political gain, as ...