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Serena Williams takes Australian Open victory, more serenelySerena Williams clinched her 19th grand slam title on Saturday with a 6-3 7-6 (5) victory over Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open in Melbourne.- ISIS hostage crisis: How Japan censors itselfThe fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were still unknown Saturday. But Japanese media and politicians are treading carefully on the topic.听
Mugabe named new Africa Union chairThe surprise appointment by African leaders indicates, some say, a support of the 90-year-old leader's misrule of Zimbabwe. Mugabe has been the country's President since it gained independence in 1980.
Over 50 dead in Pakistani Shiite mosque bombingThe Sunni militant group Jundullah claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place in the city of Shikarpur in Sindh province.
Britain remembers wartime leader Winston Churchill 50 years laterBritain's current Prime Minister David Cameron, began the remembrance events at a ceremony in parliament Friday, laying a wreath at a statue of Churchill, a man he described as 'a great Briton' who should never be forgotten.
Djokovic beats Wawrinka, will face Murray in Australian Open finalThe top-ranked听Djokovic听beat Wawrinka in a match Friday night to ensure two members of the so-called Big Four will meet the season-opening Grand Slam final.
Islamic State claims responsibility for major attack on Egypt's Sinai PeninsulaAfter suffering one of the worst attacks in recent memory, Egypt is left reeling.- Alibaba's stock isn't living up to the hype. Find out why.Chinese company Alibaba has a disturbingly low holiday quarter performance, causing concern both inside the company and out.
Mexico City mayor says two dead after gas truck blast at maternity hospitalDozens, including babies, were injured and taken to other hospitals for treatment.
At least three dead after Mexico City hospital rocked by gas truck explosionDozens are injured as at least 30 percent of a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City collapsed after a gas truck exploded out front Thursday.听
Former S. Korea leader: North demanded $10 billion for talksParts of the memoir by ex-President Lee Myung-bak, provided to reporters in advance, reveal that senior intelligence officials from the two听Koreas听made secret visits to each other's countries to explore summit possibilities in 2010.
Rome's Jewish leader, others trigger alarm at AuschwitzThe incident began late Tuesday after commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp.- Why Malaysia Airlines is now declaring Flight 370 an 'accident'Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, off the coast of western Australia. No debris has ever been found.
ISIS releases new message, purportedly extending prisoner exchange deadlineAn audio recording in English made by Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, seems to extend the deadline for Jordan's release of听an al-Qaida-linked prisoner. Jordan had agreed to the prisoner swap with the Islamic State to free听a Jordanian pilot being help by the militant group.
Islamic State loyalists claim responsibility for Libya hotel attackA Libyan affiliate, calling itself 'Islamic State in Tripoli Province,'听said it launched the attack Tuesday on a Tripoli luxury听hotel听that killed 10 people,听including an American and four Europeans.
Will North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's Russia visit boost ties?North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has confirmed he will attend celebrations in Russia in May marking the Soviet victory over Germany in World War Two.听The trip would be Kim's first foreign visit since taking power,听succeeding his father Kim Jong-il, in 2011.
Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah missile attack near Lebanese borderThe militant group, based in Lebanon, said the attack was carried out by a group calling itself the "heroic martyrs of Quneitra."
Trans-Pacific balloon trip: Like 'camping in the sky'An American and Russian are trying to set a new record in a helium-filled balloon flight across the Pacific Ocean. They left Japan on Sunday.听
Fidel Castro opens up for first time on warming of US-Cuban relationsFidel Castro, the former leader of Cuba, finally shares his opinion of the restored diplomacy between the two countries that share a difficult past.
Fire exchanged between Syria and IsraelAfter two rockets are fired from Syria at Golan Heights, Israel returns fire.
