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Former China security chief Zhou Yongkang reportedly probed for graft |
BEIJING -- Depending on where your sympathies lie, Chinese President Xi Jinping is either in the midst of an admirable campaign to rid the government of corruption or a cynical...
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JERUSALEM — The day after the fatal cross-border shooting of an Israeli soldier by a member of the Lebanese... MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s sweeping energy reform cleared its final legal hurdle Monday when San Luis Potosi became the 17th state legislature to... CAIRO -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir announced an overnight curfew for civilians Monday after what he characterized as a failed coup attempt. BEIRUT—With the Syrian humanitarian crisis worsening amid mounting fears of starvation and illness, the United Nations on Monday launched a... |
Saleem Caravan City, a glittering new gated community in Kabul, appeals to Afghans who, like its developers, are betting big on Afghanistan's future. |
A Times correspondent who was in South Africa during apartheid recalls the day Nelson Mandela walked free and the remarkable years that followed. |
CRISIS IN SYRIA
Syrian refugees' hardship worsens with snow, cold
BEKAA, Lebanon — A makeshift bucket brigade hauled 14 pails of mud and slush from the tent that Um Mahmoud shares with a dozen other Syrian...
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BRAZIL & SOUTH AMERICA
At least 3 killed, more than 2,000 displaced in Brazil floods
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- At least three people were killed and more than 2,000 displaced when heavy rainfall caused flooding this week in the coastal...
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Five die in Bangladesh clashes over hanging of opposition leader
NEW DELHI -- Five people were killed Monday in Bangladesh as police and protesters clashed anew over the execution of a senior opposition...
After uncle's execution, North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappears in public
SEOUL -- Leading up to the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the Kim family has reappeared in...
Sniper fire from Lebanon kills Israeli soldier along border
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli soldier was killed Sunday evening by shots fired over the border from Lebanon, the...
Former President Michelle Bachelet wins a new term in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Former President Michelle Bachelet was elected to a new term as Chile’s leader in a landslide victory Sunday,...
Kerry: U.S. seeks 'proof of life' for American who vanished in Iran
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that the U.S. is looking for “proof of life” regarding a former FBI...
Egyptian crackdown takes heavy toll on young protesters
CAIRO — Young Egyptian musician Ramy Essam boasts a distinction that few others can claim: a starring turn in a documentary film...
Ukraine protesters hunker down, brace for next conflict
KIEV, Ukraine — Disabled since birth, Liza Shaposhnik, 27, came to the capital city two months ago from the depressed mining region of...
With Nelson Mandela gone, many South Africans are questioning the ANC
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela, cushioned in the comfortable blur of old age, never knew much about the scandals and...
North Korea's youth revolution stirs unease
BEIJING — It is North Korea's version of a youth revolution, and it's making a lot of people nervous.
Advocates of new Iran sanctions fail to advance key legislation
WASHINGTON – Despite intense lobbying, advocates of imposing new sanctions on Iran failed to advance key legislation in Congress...
Ukrainian protest leaders meet with president; no breakthrough
KIEV, Ukraine — After more than three weeks of street protests against his rule, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday met...
Anger as thousands miss out on seeing Nelson Mandela lying in state
PRETORIA, South Africa — Huge queues of people waited, some of them for two days, to see the body of former South African President...
U.S. drone strike on Yemen wedding party kills 17
SANA, Yemen -- Anger over the American drone campaign against militants in Yemen swelled Friday with word that most of those killed in a...
Iran angered by fresh wave of U.S. blacklisting
WASHINGTON -- Iran complained Friday that U.S. blacklisting of Iranian firms and individuals this week violated the new international deal...
Europe falls far short in helping Syrian refugees, rights group says
LONDON — Europe has failed miserably to do its part to assuage Syria’s desperate refugee crisis, accepting a shamefully small...
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