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
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The commander said Monday that looters had stolen “a large number” of shoulder-fired, heat-seeking missiles.
U.N. envoy: Syria crisis is worsening
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Lakhdar Brahimi downbeat on prospects for peace, notes diplomatic discord between Russia, the West.
Pakistan a dismal place to be a kid
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Report finds lack of education, increase in polio rates and dangerous environment for child abduction.
Bo Xilai’s fate still unknown
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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
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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
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Wang Lijun, who cooperated with investigators in exposing the killing, was sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Squatting through Britain’s history
PHOTOS | Squatting has been a rite of passage for Brits since at least the psychedelic 1960s.
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Chinese official fired for smiling at crash site, wearing fancy watches
Netizens bring down Yang Dacai.
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Suu Kyi takes questions from students
Burmese rights leader tells Newseum audience: Violence is not “a legitimate way to human rights.”
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Iranian woman beats up cleric for criticizing her wardrobe
Cleric claims he was hospitalized after the incident.
![Publishing director of the satyric weekly Charlie Hebdo, Charb, displays the front page of the newspaper as he poses for photographers in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Police took up positions outside the Paris offices of the satirical French weekly that published crude caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday that ridicule the film and the furor surrounding it. The provocative weekly, Charlie Hebdo, was firebombed last year after it released a special edition that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a 'guest editor' and took aim at radical Islam. (AP Photo/MIchel Euler)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img2.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/09/19/Foreign/Images/France_Prophet_Film_0f14e.jpg)
French newspaper cartoons spark fear of more protests
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![(FILES) A photo taken on August 18, 2012 shows riot police lining up in front of supporters of the far-right group Pro Deutschland demonstration in Berlin. German government aims at forbidden the screening by Pro Deutschland known for its provocative demonstrations of the anti-Islam film produced in the United States few days after violent anti-US protests erupted against the film mocking Islam.
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Groups plan screenings of ‘Innocence of Muslims’
German authorities fear the move would set off more protests
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Egypt court sentences 14 jihadists for execution in Sinai attacks that killed police http://t.co/KxEbkzD8
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Iranian leader jokes about death threat on ‘Satanic Verses’ author Rushdie http://t.co/7CSvPuY7
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U.N. General Assembly begins annual meeting
Iran accuses the U.S. of shielding nuclear-armed Israel at high-level meeting.
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Images from around the world
Here is a look at some of the week’s best photographs from around the globe.
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Squatting through Britain’s history
PHOTOS | Squatting has been a rite of passage for Brits since at least the psychedelic 1960s.
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A more muscular Japan
Japan is shifting to a more robust military strategy, particularly boosting its Self-Defense Forces.
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In India, shopkeepers protest retail reforms
Many took to the streets to protest the government’s recent decision to allow in foreign retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Britain’s Tesco.
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Tokyo Game Show 2012
PHOTOS | Four-day expo of video games, cosplay and merchandise draws thousands to Chiba, Japan.
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Living on a shaky ground
PHOTOS | The threat of landslides along the banks of China’s Three Gorges Dam will force thousands to move again.
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Suicide blast kills 10 near Kabul’s airport
Ten people were killed near Kabul’s airport when a suicide car bomber rammed into a minivan.
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Images from around the world
PHOTOS | From Kabul to Seoul, a look at some of the week’s best photographs from around the globe.
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Anti-U.S. protests across the globe
The protests that started outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo have spread as far as India.
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Pope Benedict XVI visits Lebanon
The Pope appealed for peace, reconciliation among religions at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East.
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Thailand cabaret proves popular
PHOTOS | Nightly show in Chiang Mai is performed by kathoeys at a small bar inside the city’s market district.
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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 Film protesters in Bangladesh clash with police](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img2.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/Wires/Videos/2012-09-22/AP/Images/0922dv_bangladesh_protest_400x300.jpg-03bb8.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/09/21/Production/WashingtonPost/Images/APTOPIX_Pakistan_US_Prophet_Film_0336d-1975.jpg)
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. envoy arrives in Libya to meet with prime minister](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img3.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/09/20/Production/WashingtonPost/Images/2012-09-20T120820Z_01_AM17_RTRIDSP_3_FILM-PROTESTS-LIBYA-USA.jpg)
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 Mass anti-U.S. protests planned for Friday in Mideast](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img3.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/Wires/Videos/2012-09-20/AP/Images/0920dv_world_film_protest_400x300.jpg-0e420.jpg)
Mass anti-U.S. protests planned for Friday in Mideast
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Airstrike on Syrian gas station leaves dozens dead
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Fire destroys 500 homes in Bangladesh shantytown
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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 Raw video: Anti-Islam film protest spreads to Thailand](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/Wires/Videos/2012-09-18/AP/Images/0918dv_thai_protest_400x300.jpg-0a8a8.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/09/18/Foreign/Images/513952823.jpg)
Afghan insurgents claim responsibility for suicide bomb
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Protests against anti-Islam film turn violent in Afghanistan
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Naked photos of Duchess of Cambridge spark lawsuit
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Anti-Japan protesters clash with riot police in China
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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.![Muslims protest film at U.S. Embassy in London Muslims protest film at U.S. Embassy in London](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924205831im_/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/Wires/Videos/2012-09-17/AP/Images/0917dv_uk_film_protest_400x300.jpg-00af6.jpg)
Muslims protest film at U.S. Embassy in London
Muslim demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Sunday to protest against the anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad that continues to produce global outrage.Editor's Choice
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The New Mexicans
The middle class is becoming a majority in Mexico, where dramatic demographic changes are taking place.
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Red Nobility
In a society rooted in egalitarianism, the families of top Communist Party officials wield increasing clout.
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Continental Shift
How deep cuts in government spending are transforming Europe as it grapples with debt.
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Power Grab
Already the world's biggest energy user, China is scouring the globe for even more coal, oil and natural gas.
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