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Bomb attacks on Christians in Baghdad kill 37
At least 37 were killed in Iraq after militants targeted Christians in two separate bomb attacks on Wednesday, according to officials. In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church during Christmas Mass in the capital's southern Dora neighborhood, killing at least 26 people an
Kids ordered indoors as Shanghai smog reaches extremely hazardous levels
Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction Friday as China's financial hub suffered one of its worst bouts of air pollution, bringing visibility down to a few dozen meters, delaying flights and obscuring the city's spectacular skyline. The fin
Mandela death: South Africans, world mourn
Flags were lowered to half-staff, a dozen doves were released into the sky, and crowds of South Africans gathered at make shift shrines Friday to mourn the loss of their former president, Nelson Mandela, the man many considered the father of that nation. Tributes continued to pou
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Agreement reached on US-Afghan security pact, no 'apology'
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Wednesday that he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have reached an agreement on a critical security pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. The document will be presented to a meeting of tribal elders for the
1,000 US troops to assist in Philippine relief effort
The number of American troops helping the typhoon relief effort in the Philippines could triple to more than 1,000 by the end of the week, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Senior Obama administration officials say that after a very difficult first few days, they are cautiously opti
Christie win could send strong message to GOP about 2016 presidential bid
Even in a deep blue state, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to coast into a second term Tuesday in his reelection race against Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono. If he wins big – as is expected – it will send a strong message to members of his own party about his popu
Mohamed Morsi trial opens with Cairo on edge, fearing further unrest
Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was brought from the secret location of his four-month detention to face trial on Monday on charges of incitement of violence and murder. It was Morsi's first public appearance since his removal by the army on 3 July. If convicted,
Is there a case for Syrian war crimes?
The civil war in Syria remains a widespread conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Syrians. The conflict gained worldwide attention in August when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime allegedly launched a chemical attack against civilians, killing well over a thousand
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr separate
Supermodel Miranda Kerr and actor Orlando Bloom have parted ways, bringing their three-year-old marriage to an end. The duo started dating in 2007 and tied the knot in 2010. They have split amicably, reports eonline.com. "In a joint statement, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have
Fixing the Indo-Chinese border requires more work
It is heartening that New Delhi and Beijing are not allowing the breadth of their engagement to be constrained by the border question, which has not moved closer to resolution since 2005, when the two sides agreed on the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles that would info
Super smog chokes north China city; flights canceled
Visibility shrank to less than half a football field and small-particle pollution soared to a record 40 times higher than an international safety standard in one northern Chinese city as the region entered its high-smog season. The manager for U.S. jazz singer Patti Austin, meanw
Colombian top prosecutor is investigating deadly building collapse in Medellin
Colombia's chief prosecutor says his office is investigating the manager of the company that was building a tower that collapsed in the city of Medellin over the weekend, killing at least one person and leaving another 10 missing. Eduardo Montealegre told a Thursday news conferen
Iran turns on the charm for international audience as its bloody clampdown continues at home
While the new Iranian regime is busy trying to convince the outside world it is moderate, Tehran has clamped down even harder on human rights and stepped up public executions in recent weeks. An estimated 560 people have been executed in Iran this year, including as many as 250 s
Barack Obama on the coolest thing about being President
The coolest thing about being the leader of the free world? Everyone will take your call, said President Barack Obama in a television interview on Tuesday. Obama did another round of interviews with local television anchors to talk about the threat of a Thursday deadline to raise
Somali town on edge after Navy SEALs raid
The al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, a coastal town in Somalia where U.S. Navy SEALs came ashore in a failed raid last weekend, is gripped by fear and tension as residents worry they'll be accused of spying and the insurgents ready for another attack. Foreign fighters and Somali m
Major air rescue planned in flooded Colorado county
Residents of Boulder County, Colorado are being asked to help guide helicopter pilots to their locations Monday as a major air rescue is being planned to take advantage of a clear weather forecast. "The pilots are going to go anywhere and everywhere they can," Gabrielle Boerkirch
Profile in courage: India rape victim faces attackers at trial
Nearly every day at a court in Kolkata, India, Suzette Jordan must relive the brutal gang rape she suffered at the hands of five men in February, 2012, yet she does so with a sense of hope that she is helping to change perceptions in her home country. Jordan, an Anglo-Indian from
At least 43 dead in Guatemala bus crash
A bus carrying scores of passengers plunged off a steep cliff in western Guatemala, leaving at least 43 people dead -- including newborn babies -- and injuring 40 others, officials said. President Otto Perez declared three days of official mourning for the tragedy, one of the dea
Two families among 83 killed in Iraq violence
Bombings and shootings targeting security forces across Iraq killed at least 12 people Wednesday, officials said, as authorities found the bodies of 16 people killed in an attack overnight on two Shiite families south of Baghdad. The assault on the two families raised Tuesday's d