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Iran says drone showcases its 'great capabilities'Iran said Sunday that the launch of a drone into Israel by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah highlighted the Islamic Republic's military capabilities.
Report: Syria using widely-banned cluster bombsA Human Rights Watch report points to new evidence that the Syrian regime is using the widely-banned munitions, which pose a significant risk to civilians long into the future.
Aircraft readied for Malala Yousufzai if treatment abroad neededThe 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban in Pakistan is making steady progress, according to the military, but the plane is part of a contingency plan.聽
Pakistani police arrest suspects in schoolgirl shootingPakistani police say they have arrested a number of suspects in the shooting of 14-year-old聽Malala聽Yousufzai, who promoted education for girls and criticized the Taliban.聽
EU critics slam Nobel Peace Prize decisionThe awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union has been met with disdain by so-called euroskeptics, who view the 27-nation blog as both impotent and meddlesome.
Nobel laureate for literature Mo Yan urges China dissident Liu Xiaobo's freedomMo聽Yan聽made the comments about dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the Peace Prize while serving a prison sentence for opposing single-party rule.
Turkey says Syrian plane carried ammunitionTurkey required a passenger jet on its way to Syria from Russia to land before it reached its destination. This move angered Russia, but was supported by the United States.聽
How did China's Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize for literature?While many including China's Communist Party celebrated their countryman's receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature, others criticized the winner, Mo Yan, for failing to be innovative or independent.聽
Mo Yan: Why the Swedish Academy awarded Mo Yan the Nobel PrizeMo Yan聽s the first Chinese winner of the literature prize who is not a critic of China's government, but the聽Swedish Academy says that it did not take political considerations into account when selecting the popular novelist.
Lady Gaga peace prize: Yoko Ono lauds Lady Gaga's activismLady Gaga peace prize: At a ceremony in聽Reykjavik, Iceland, Yoko Ono presented pop star Lady Gaga with the聽LennonOno Grant for Peace, for changing the 'mental map' of the world.
Bufori cars: What makes the Malaysian luxury auto so special?Bufori cars have emerged as one of the most sought-after luxury items among Asia's ultra-rich.聽
Did Al Qaeda assassinate a US Embassy security official in Yemen?A masked gunman killed a Yemeni security official who was investigating last month's attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen.聽
Syrian airliner forced to land in Turkey: Was is carrying missile parts?Turkey says that the Syrian Air Airbus A320 en route from Moscow to Damascus was carrying military communications gear and missile components, a charge that Syria denies.聽
IMF pushes for more action as Europe's recovery dragsThe International Monetary Fund is looking to richer countries for swifter action as Europe's debt crisis continues and developing countries, once the engine of the world's economy, also face uncertainty.聽
Amnesty International reports rise of forced evictions in ChinaForced evictions to make way for development are a major issue of discontent in China. According to Amnesty International, the rate of forced evictions has increased sharply in the past two years.
Obama picks Marine general to lead Afghanistan war effortIf confirmed by the Senate,聽General Joseph Dunford will oversee US and NATO troops in Afghanistan.聽
With Heriberto Lazcano now dead, are Mexico's Zetas in decline?The Mexican navy says that it has killed聽Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of Mexico's feared Zetas drug cartel, but that his body was then stolen by gunmen. 聽
Libya consulate security was too weak, says former military team chiefLt. Col, Andrew Wood, the head of a 16-member military team in Libya, said that diplomatic security was unusually weak at the US consulate in Benghazi, where the US ambassador and three other Americans were killed in a聽September聽terrorist attack.- Zetas leader killed by chance, says Mexican navyThe Mexican navy admitted that it had no idea that its marines had killed Heriberto聽Lazcano, the leader of Mexico's feared Zetas cartel, whose body was subsequently stolen from the funeral home where it had been left.聽
Malala Yousufzai: Pakistani schoolgirl had defied threats from Taliban for yearsMalala Yousufzai, a聽14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner,聽was shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday as she was leaving her school in her hometown in the Swat valley.聽The Taliban claimed responsibility saying her promotion of education for girls was pro-Western and she had opposed them.
