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- Syrian rebels raid Lebanese border townThey killed at least 10 Lebanese soldiers and captured at least a dozen more.
- Strong quake hits southern China, flattening hundreds of homesThe toll in Yunnan province is at least 175 dead and 1400 injured, though those numbers may rise.
Ukrainian forces on outskirts of rebel-held DonetskThe Ukrainian army is trying to recapture the city from rebels they say are being armed by the Russian government.- Ukraine forces tighten noose around pro-Russian rebel areaA local ceasefire enabled Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash investigators to work unhindered in eastern Ukraine Saturday.
- Uganda's Museveni still sounds defiant on anti-gay lawsA Uganda court called the nationa's anti-homosexuality law unconstitutional. But on Saturday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sounded defiant. He is scheduled to visit the US this week.
- Deadly explosion at China factory that makes GM auto partsAn explosion and fire at a Chinese factory near Shanghai that makes wheel hubs for General Motors and other auto companies killed at least 68 people and injured nearly 200 others.
Ugandan court overturns anti-gay lawUganda's Constitutional Court said the law was illegal because it was approved in a parliamentary session that did not have a quorum of representatives.
Taiwan gas explosions: 12,000 evacuees return to their homesMost of the four ruptured street sections in the densely populated district of Kaohsiung had been declared safe from further explosions by afternoon, a city spokesman said.- Ukraine parliament rejects premier's resignationThe Ukraine Parliament gave聽Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk a double vote of confidence Thursday: first refusing to accept the premier's resignation, then approving his request to finance offensive against rebel forces.
Taiwan explosions kill 15, injure 228 in KaohsiungTaiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah said at least five gas explosions shook聽Kaohsiung. The National Fire Agency said five firefighters were among the dead.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash investigators reach Ukrainian siteDespite nearby fighting between Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels, international aviation experts made their way to the crash site in eastern Ukraine Thursday.
At least 33 killed following Guinea concert stampede, officials sayChildren, as young as 10, made up some of the casualties after a rap concert concluded on a local beach.
Peace Corps leaves Ebola-affected Africa as Sierra Leone declares health emergencyAnother African nation is dealing with the deadly outbreak. The United States is pulling Peace Corps volunteers out of those countries as a precaution.
At least 18 killed when landslide sweeps through Indian villageAt least 70 homes were buried and another 158 hit by a landslide in聽Ambegaon, a village in India's聽Maharashtra state. Rescue workers say at least 18 were killed, and seven injured people have been rescued.
Liberia closes schools in effort to halt EbolaThe Ebola virus has been blamed for 672 deaths in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. On Wednesday, Liberia announced it will close schools, place non-essential government employees on leave, and may quarantine some communities to stop the outbreak.
At least 17 dead in Gaza after Israeli strikes WednesdayA United Nations school that was sheltering refugees and a crowded marketplace were the two main areas that were hit in the Gaza Strip.
Strongest action yet: US imposes travel ban on Venezuelan officialsThe visa restrictions target聽24 high-ranking Venezuelan officials including Cabinet members, senior judiciary members, and senior military, police, and National Guard members and come amid escalating tensions.聽
15 killed after Israel shells Gaza UN school being used as shelter, aid workers sayNinety people were wounded in the attack that was followed by a four-hour cease-fire in parts of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli strikes target symbols of Hamas control in GazaAt least 100 people were killed Tuesday. The lone power plant also took a substantial hit.- Police repel armed attackers with deadly force in western China, report saysThe assailants struck in two areas of Xinjiang province on Monday.
