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Syrian forces continue shelling rebel strongholdSoldiers loyal to President Assad have been bombarding Homs, a prominent rebel stronghold, despite Red Cross appeals.
EU leaders sign treaty to enforce fiscal discipline as Spain rebelsSpain told European Union leaders as they gathered to sign a fiscal treaty that it couldn't meet the deficit targets set by the EU for the upcoming year.听
131-year-old New Zealand church to be demolishedA 131-year-old cathedral, devastated in the earthquake last year in Christchurch, New Zealand,聽is too dangerous and expensive to rebuild, the city's bishop said on Friday.
North Korea nuclear deal: Envoy to visit USWord of Ri Yong Ho's visit to the forum at Syracuse University comes on the heels of a breakthrough agreement that will provide much-needed U.S. food aid to North聽Korea聽in exchange for a rollback of its nuclear programs.
Debris from tsunami to reach West Coast, join Great Pacific Garbage PatchThe Great Pacific聽Garbage聽Patch will soon include聽debris from the Japanese tsunami, while one million to 2 million tons of聽lumber, construction material,聽refrigerators, TVs, fishing boats and other fragments from Japanese coastal towns make their way across the Pacific.
Rupert Murdoch's son gives up newspaper job after months of scandalRupert Murdoch's son James will leave his position at News International, the UK newspaper arm of Murdoch's News Corp., in order to focus on television work.听
North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium, US saysThe United States announced Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear testing and missile launches.
Violence in Western China underscores uptick in minority unrestAt least 12 people were reported killed Tuesday night in clashes in a Muslim majority Uighur region in western China.
Crippled Costa cruise ship to reach land ThursdayThose aboard the Costa Allegra, a sister聽ship聽of the聽cruise聽liner that capsized off Italy last month, faced more stifling days and nights before the vessel docks in the tropical paradise.
Turkey hails French court overturning Armenian genocide denial lawThe Turkish government applauded France's highest court reversing a law making it illegal to deny Armenian deaths in the former Ottoman Empire over 100 years ago was genocide.
Lucy Lawless, 'Xena: Warrior Princess' actress, arrested in oil-ship protestLucy Lawless arrested: Police removed the protesters from their perch atop a 174-foot drilling tower on the Noble Discoverer in Port Taranaki.听
Costa cruise ship stranded in pirate waters near the SeychellesCosta Allegra, a cruise ship with 1,000 people on board, had a fire in the engine room. The cruise ship, stranded in Somali pirate waters, is now being towed to the Seychelles.
German vote on Greek bailout hints at tough road ahead for MerkelThe German parliament endorsed a second bailout for Greece, but a drop in support among members of Chancellor Merkel's coalition is evidence that she'll have to work hard to get support for future assistance.
West is meddling in Syria's affairs, government spokesman saysSyria's foreign ministry spokesman tells the Associated Press Western governments are interferring when it comes to their handling of the protests that have rocked the Middle Eastern country since last year.
WikiLeaks to release five million emails stolen from StratforWikiLeaks is making public email stolen from Stratfor, a global security analysis company based in Texas. Hackers broke into Stratfor data systems in December and stole employee emails.
Quran burning protests rage on, injuring 7 more troopsThe US ambassador to Afghanistan admits that 'tensions are running very high here' over the disposal of Qurans in a burn pit at a US military base.
Syria vote called a 'farce' by WestSyria heads to the polls today to vote on a new constitution, a move by embattled President Bashar al-Assad to defuse an uprising.
Syrians in Homs feel abandoned by worldResidents are pessimistic about last week's "Friends of Syria" conference and say they see no real pressure for change.
Putin will easily secure election victory, according to new pollAfter weeks of doubt that Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Putin could avoid a runoff, a new poll suggests he'll handily win the first round.听
Australian mystery reexamined: Did a dingo kill the Chamberlain baby?The Chamberlains insist a dingo killed their baby, Azaria, in 1980. With new evidence, Australia is investigating the Chamberlain dingo-baby case for the fourth time.
