Iran says Israel is bullying the United States
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
The commander said Monday that looters had stolen “a large number” of shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles.
U.N. envoy: Syria crisis is worsening
Lakhdar Brahimi downbeat on prospects for peace, notes diplomatic discord between Russia, the West.
Pakistan a dismal place to be a kid
Report finds lack of education, increase in polio rates and dangerous environment for child abduction.
Bo Xilai’s fate still unknown
With his wife and top aide sentenced, and political transition pending, ousted political star remains hidden.
Georgia’s young democracy faces critical test in week ahead
Parliamentary elections illuminate whether a free country can be built on a corrupt, authoritarian past.
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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Anti-U.S. protests across the globe
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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 deadlyU.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 deadFire 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 bombProtests against anti-Islam film turn violent in Afghanistan
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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 ChinaRaw 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.Muslims protest film at U.S. Embassy in London
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- Survivors of Nepal avalanche say camp was strewn with pieces of tents, bodies of dead climbers
Africa
- Plight of 2 baby Grauer's gorillas raises fears others killed in Congo, only 4,000 remain
- Zimbabwe: Bulawayo urges residents to flush together to unblock sewers
- Kenyan solider is investigated for killing 6 Somalis reported to be civilians
- Chanting and carrying signs, hundreds of Muslims in Nigeria protest anti-Islam film
Middle East
- In bid to control armed groups, Libyan military appoints army officers to lead 2 militias
- Syria's humanitarian crisis set to deepen with onset of cold weather
- Israeli defense chief proposes West Bank pullout if peace talks remain stalled
- UN envoy Brahimi: Syrian war is threatening the region, but there may be an opening soon
Europe
- Belarus elects parliament fully made up of government loyalists in vote criticized by monitors
- UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon
- UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon
- British Cabinet minister under fire allegedly calling police officers 'plebs'
The Americas
- US aiding Honduran authorities in assassination of prominent human rights lawyer
- Official: Security foils robbery attempt inside casino at Atlantis resort in Bahamas
- Honduras human rights lawyer for agrarian groups murdered at wedding
- With rise of conservative evangelicals, frocks, low hemlines capture market share in Brazil
National Security
- Marines to court-martial 2 staff sergeants in urination on bodies of Taliban fighters, photos
- Attack on US Consulate in Libya used military tactics but level of planning remains unclear
- US, Pakistan try to improve relations as protests cause new strains
- Clinton: 'What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack;' US will find those responsible