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Argentina train crash kills 49 people, traps dozensA packed Argentina聽commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600.
After Yemen election, life after Saleh beginsYemen began a new era without Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday after Tuesday's uncontested election聽ousted the leader by the 'Arab Spring' uprisings.
Australia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns in leadership riftAustralia Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said today he could not work with Prime Minister Gillard amid聽 'soap opera' reports that she intended to fire him as foreign minister for disloyalty.- Russia continues arms sales to Syria despite Western protestsRussia has increased its delivery of arms to Syria that critics say are being used against Syrians.
Greeks greet debt deal with relief, but dread sacrifices aheadThe EU agreed to give Greece a $170 billion bailout, rescuing the country from a default next month. But after five years of recession, the economic outlook is still not promising.
Mexico prison riot a cover for Zetas escapeMexican prison guards may have helped 30 Zeta drug cartel members escape during a prison riot. Some 44 inmates were killed at the Apodaca prison in northern Mexico early Sunday.
McCain: Egypt and US 'must remain friends'Sen. John McCain tried to smooth over tensions with Egypt following the country's decision to prosecute 16 American democracy workers- UN nuclear inspectors visit Iran to probe weapons allegationsThe visit by the UN nuclear inspectors is the agency's second visit in less than a month as it struggles to determine whether Iran is developing nuclear weapons, as the West and Israel allege.聽
- North Korea threatens to attack South Korea over routine drillsSoon after South Korea announced their annual military drills,聽 North Korea's military issued a warning statement.
- At least 40 die in Mexico prison riotThe deadly prison riot in northern Mexico started early Sunday morning in a high-security cell block.
- Latvia rejects proposal to name Russian an official languageLatvia's rejection of the proposal 鈥� and its strong support in one section of the country 鈥� highlights the deep divide between ethnic Latvians and Russians who have made a home there.
- Syrian forces fire on crowded funeral processionActivists say two were killed in the latest violence, which came during a visit to Syria by a Chinese envoy.
Pakistan: It's 'preposterous' we could bring Taliban chief to talksAfter a meeting of the presidents of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Pakistan's foreign minister said her country was unsure what help Afghanistan wants in its peace talks with the Taliban.聽
Dutch Prince Friso buried by avalanche, badly hurt (updated)A statement from the Dutch government said the聽prince's聽condition was stable, but his life remains at risk.
Rupert Murdoch: No defense for Sun lawbreakers, hope for great journalismBut the media mogul, who toured The Sun's London newsroom amid simmering staff revolt, also pledged to restore the newspaper's status and confirmed plans to soon launch a new Sunday edition to replace the shuttered News of the World.
Anthony Shadid, New York Times correspondent, dies in SyriaAnthony Shadid won Pulitzer Prizes in 2004 and 2010 for his reporting in Iraq. Anthony Shadid died Thursday at the tail end of a covert reporting trip in Syria.
US blames al-Qaida of Iraq for Syrian bombingsDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper said bombings against security and intelligence targets in Damascus and Aleppo bear 'all the earmarks of an al-Qaida-like attack,' leading the US intelligence community to believe the Iraqi militant branch is extending its reach into Syria.
Afghan peace: Karzai, Ahmadinejad in Pakistan for talksAfghan president Hamid Karzai is seeking help in negotiating a peace deal with the Taliban from his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts in Islamabad today.
Russian TV station faces probe over coverage of opposition ralliesDozhd's editor-in-chief Nataliya Sindeyeva posted a copy of the prosecutors' letter, which says the probe is conducted on a request by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Vladimir聽Putin's聽United Russia party.
Five Whitney Houston songs race up Britain's music charts after deathFive Whitney Houston songs had made it into the Top 40 in Britain's music charts by Wednesday, led by 'I Will Always Love You,'聽following her surprising death on Saturday.
