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海角大神 girl accused of blasphemy freed from Pakistani jailThe young 海角大神 girl accused of burning pages of the Quran was released from jail Saturday. Last week a Muslim cleric was arrested for allegedly planting evidence to incriminate her.
Chinese rescue workers search for survivors in wake of twin quakesRescue efforts are underway in southwestern China after two earthquakes destroyed about 6,650 homes Friday. At least 80 people were killed.聽
Military analysts say Syrian Army is far from point of collapseThe State Department has said repeatedly that the Syrian Army is growing weak, but independent military analysts say it is still capable of handling the rebel forces.
Damascus shaken by blast, five police killed in Syrian capitalThe bombings, including one outside a mosque that killed the policemen, came as regime forces and rebels clashed in southern neighborhoods of Damascus.
海角大神 girl accused of blasphemy granted bail by Pakistani judge
Family feud part of French Alps murder investigationBritish authorities passed along the information to their French counterparts, looking into the deaths of four people Wednesday.
China earthquakes damage 20,000 homes, leave 50 deadChina earthquakes: Southwestern China was hit with a series of shallow, damaging earthquakes Friday. The quakes damaged an estimated 20,000 homes and buildings in rural China.聽
French Alps murders: 'Absolutely heartbreaking'Two British girls, thought to be sisters, survived a shooting in the French Alps that killed four adults including those thought to be the children's parents. Police do not know the motive in the case. 聽- French Alps murders: Is there an Iraq connection?Two of the three people killed in a BMW in the French Alps may have been born in Iraq. French investigators explain how they missed a four-year-old girl who survived the shooting.
Hillary Clinton in East Timor, hoping to lend stability to Asia's poorest countryHillary Clinton visited East Timor Thursday. It was the first visit by a US secretary of state to East Timor since it gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002.
Drug trafficking dampens Colombia, FARC peace talksFor the fourth time in three decades, the Colombian government is attempting to to reach a peace agreement with the聽Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC. But questions of the FARC's leadership's involvement in drug trafficking could spoil the talks.
Costa Rica rattled by 7.6 earthquake, tsunami warning issuedA magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa聽Rica on Wednesday. A tsunami warning was issued for Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.
Europe's financial crisis: Waiting for ECB to ride to the rescueEuropean Central Bank president Mario Draghi will lay out a plan Thursday on how the continental bank will address current fiscal issues.
Egypt's Morsi says time for change in SyriaAddressing the Arab League Wednesday, new Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said four major Middle Eastern players will meet soon to discuss the situation in Syria.
Masked assassin opens fire during speech by new Quebec leaderA gunman in a black ski mask opened fire while Pauline Marois was giving her victory speech as Quebec's new premier. The gunman killed one, wounded another. Pauline Marios favors separation for the French-speaking province from Canada.
Quebec: 'Lady of concrete' becomes first female premierParti Quebecois leader聽Pauline Marois' election ends the rule of the Liberals who had been in power in Canada's French-speaking province for almost a decade. Marois promises to focus on Quebec's economy.
Peace talks with FARC to begin next month, says Colombia's SantosThe Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has been at odds with the Colombian government since the mid-1960s. Santos says 'there's no doubt it's time to turn the page.'
Iran's navy to place warships off US coast 'in the next few years'The comments Tuesday from Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on state TV are part of聽Iran's聽response to Washington's beefed up naval presence in the Persian Gulf.- Suicide bomber kills 25 at Afghan funeralLocal authorities say the target of the bomber was the district chief, whose son was killed in the deadly attack.
British PM Cameron makes cabinet changes, but keeps finance ministerEconomic woes in Britain have forced Prime Minister David Cameron to tinker with his lineup of cabinet ministers and advisors.
