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Annan calls emergency Syria summit as seven are killed in TV raid
Rising violence forces the UN envoy to summon permanent UN Security Council members after rebels launch bold attack on a pro-Assad television station.
North Korea facing worst drought in 100 years
North Korean soldiers have been dispatched to water crops that are withering in the worst drought to affect the country in more than a century, with the United Nations warning that yields for staples such as wheat, barley and potatoes will inevitably be affected.
Microsoft headquarters in Greece attacked
Assailants attacked the offices of online giant in Athens, driving a van through the front doors and setting off an incendiary device.
Officials in forced abortion case 'made to resign'
Two Chinese officials involved in forcibly aborting a seven-month-old foetus earlier this month have been fired, according to reports in the Chinese media.
Migrant workers clash with police in China's industrial heartland
Riot police have reportedly clashed with hundreds of migrant workers in southeastern China in the latest explosion of social unrest to hit the country’s manufacturing heartlands.
Jewish groups condemn court's definition of circumcision as grievous bodily harm
German court's landmark ruling on circumcising young boys after case involving Muslim boy creates legal confusion.
Tears in Australian parliament after second asylum boat sinks
A second sinking of a rickety ship filled with asylum seekers has sparked emotional scenes in Australia’s parliament as MPs broke down during an urgent vote on a border protection compromise.
Rielle Hunter announces split from John Edwards
Rielle Hunter says she and former presidential candidate John Edwards have ended their relationship.
British man facing death penalty in Abu Dhabi
A British man has been sentenced to death in Abu Dhabi after being caught selling cannabis worth £250 to an undercover policeman.
Kirchner tells Olympic athletes to avoid 'stupidity'
Argentina's president warns athletes travelling to the Olympics to avoid provocative action over the Falklands.
Nora Ephron dies, age 71
Screenwriter penned 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'Sleepless in Seattle', as well as books and essays.
FBI sting operation nets 24 in global fraud ring
Two dozen people on four continents have been arrested in an elaborate sting targeting a black market for online financial fraud, the FBI said.
Laos holds first gay pride event
Laos has held its first ever gay pride event in what supporters hope is a sign of softening social values in the small communist country.
Mountaineering teams in Everest dispute
One group accused of asking for three 'summit certificates' when only one ascended to top.
Bishop resigns after cavorting with woman on beach
The Vatican has accepted the resignation of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a blonde, bikini-clad woman on a Mexican beach.
Australian police hunt armed murder suspect
Police in northern Australia are searching thick bushland for an armed fugitive accused of decapitating a man and leaving a hat where his head should have been.
Digging deep for medal gold in Utah hills
Each gold medal won at this summer's London Olympics began life as 350 tons of dirty grey rubble taken from this open cast mine in Utah
Microsoft's Athens office attacked with flaming van
Assailants attacked the offices of Microsoft in Athens early on Wednesday, driving a van through the front doors and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building entrance, police said.
French architect Devillers 'holding funds' for Bo Xilai
A French architect who is being held by police in Phnom Penh in connection with the alleged murder of a British businessman was “keeping money” for the wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, a senior Cambodian politician has claimed.
Ahmed Shafiq leaves Egypt after presidential election loss
The defeated "old regime" candidate in Egypt's presidential elections left the country on Tuesday, shortly after law suits were filed claiming he had been involved in corruption.
Second asylum boat capsizes en route to Christmas Island
An asylum-seeker boat carrying an estimated 150 people capsized Wednesday en route to Australia's Christmas Island, the second such incident in just over a week.
Muslim Brotherhood win Egypt's Presidential election
Egypt is set to have its first democratically elected president for six decades.
Colorado wildfire forces 32,000 people from their homes
A wildfire raging near some of Colorado's most popular tourist sites grew suddenly more ferocious on Tuesday forcing 32,000 people from their homes, prompting evacuations and swallowing numerous houses at the edge of Colorado Springs.
Aftermath of deadly attack on Syrian TV channel
Gunmen have stormed the headquarters of a Syrian pro-government news channel, planting explosives and killing three employees, according to state media.
Kirchner: Falklands adverts were great
In a ceremony to bid farewell to Argentina's Olympics-bound athletes, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner praises the "creativity" of the country's controversial Falklands adverts.
Policemen shot dead at Mexico City airport
Two Mexican police officers suspected of working for drug traffickers fired on fellow officers in a food court at Mexico City's international airport, killing three policemen.
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