Iran says Israel is bullying the United States
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel is bullying the United States over the alleged threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon, using the prospect of an Israeli military attack on Iran to force the hand of its much larger ally.
Libya militia leader: Missiles stolen
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Georgia’s young democracy faces critical test in week ahead
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China sentences ex-police chief for hiding murder by Bo Xilai’s wife
Wang Lijun, who cooperated with investigators in exposing the killing, was sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Libya's President orders militias to disband
Libya's President ordered all militias and armed groups to either submit themselves to government authority or disband. The order follows the fatal attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
Film protesters in Bangladesh clash with police
On Saturday, scores of people were injured in clashes in Bangladesh's capital between police and hundreds of Muslims who were protesting a film produced in the United States that denigrates Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
Pakistan protests against anti-Islam film turn deadly
Pakistan protests against anti-Islam film turn deadly
U.S. envoy arrives in Libya to meet with prime minister
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has arrived in Libya to meet with the country's prime minister following the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that left four people dead.
Mass anti-U.S. protests planned for Friday in Mideast
Thousands have taken to the streets in Pakistan and Afghanistan ahead of what are expected to be mass demonstrations there on Friday.
Airstrike on Syrian gas station leaves dozens dead
Airstrike on Syrian gas station leaves dozens dead
Fire destroys 500 homes in Bangladesh shantytown
A fire destroyed at least 500 homes in a poor district of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Thursday. Officials say it took more than two hours to bring the blaze under control and it is unclear what caused the fire.
Raw video: Deadly blast from suicide bomb in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a mini-bus carrying foreign aviation workers to the airport in the Kabul early on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people including eight South Africans.
Raw video: Anti-Islam film protest spreads to Thailand
More than 700 police guard at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok as protests against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States spread to Thailand.
Afghan insurgents claim responsibility for suicide bomb
Afghan insurgents claim responsibility for suicide bomb
Protests against anti-Islam film turn violent in Afghanistan
Protests against anti-Islam film turn violent in Afghanistan
Naked photos of Duchess of Cambridge spark lawsuit
An Italian gossip magazine owned by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton.
Anti-Japan protesters clash with riot police in China
Anti-Japan protesters clash with riot police in China
Raw video: Pakistan authorities contain protests
Violence continued until late in the evening on Sunday after protesters broke through a barricade near the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan prompting a dramatic clash with police.
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Europe
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