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Dozens killed at South Sudan peace meeting

Dozens killed at South Sudan peace meeting

At least 37 people were killed during a shootout at a meeting to resolve cattle disputes in South Sudan, officials said Saturday, the latest in a spate of violence in the world's newest nation.

Syrian deaths rise before likely U.N. vote

Syrian deaths rise before likely U.N. vote

A Syrian opposition group says government forces killed at least 260 civilians in Homs over the past day, as the U.N. Security Council weighs a draft resolution against the crackdown.

Flooding strands thousands in eastern Australia

Flooding strands thousands in eastern Australia

Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground.

Hackers release private FBI call about hackers

Hackers release private FBI call about hackers

The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that it claims to have recorded surreptitiously.

2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt, authorities say

2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt, authorities say

Two American tourists have been kidnapped in the southern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a security official said Friday.

Iran’s leader warns U.S. on war

Iran’s leader warns U.S. on war

The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States.

Group: Syrian forces tortured children

Group: Syrian forces tortured children

Children have been “killed, arrested, and tortured,” according to a Human Rights Watch report. The group asked the U.N. to help stop the abuse.

More than 100 missing in ferry sinking

More than 100 missing in ferry sinking

Some 246 survivors have been rescued in the aftermath the sinking of a passenger ferry off the east coast of Papua New Guinea, authorities said Friday.

Aborigines’ complex role in Australia

Aborigines’ complex role in Australia

Images beamed around the world last week of unruly and provocative protests by indigenous Australians projected a portrait of an angry and disenfranchised group.

U.S. accuses Sudan of bombing civillians

U.S. accuses Sudan of bombing civillians

The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created independent country of South Sudan.

Court weighs fate of man who ran Khmer Rouge torture prison

Court weighs fate of man who ran Khmer Rouge torture prison

Cambodia's war crimes court is to rule Friday on an appeal by a man who ran a notorious torture prison where more than 14,000 people died under the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s.

Men sentenced to 18 years for slaying S. African lesbian

Men sentenced to 18 years for slaying S. African lesbian

Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge's sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.

Underwater search of Italy cruise ship halted

Underwater search of Italy cruise ship halted

The search of underwater areas of the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia has been suspended for safety reasons, the head of Italy's civil protection agency said Thursday.

Anger flares in Egypt after deadly riot

Anger flares in Egypt after deadly riot

Egyptians clashed with police, leaving two dead in the city of Suez and at least 900 injured near the Interior Ministry headquarters in Cairo, officials said Friday.

Arab League: U.N. talks put pressure on Syria

Arab League: U.N. talks put pressure on Syria

Even a watered-down U.N. Security Council resolution will put pressure on the Syrian government, Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby told CNN Thursday, ahead of renewed talks at the United Nations.

Opinion: Why Russia protects al-Assad

Opinion: Why Russia protects al-Assad

Daniel Treisman says Russia has strategic, business and political reasons for blocking U.N. action against Syria

Pakistan court to charge PM with contempt

Pakistan court to charge PM with contempt

Pakistan's Supreme Court summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday.

Pakistan court to charge PM with contempt

Pakistan court to charge PM with contempt

Pakistan's Supreme Court summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday.

U.S. seeks to end Afghan combat mission in 2013

U.S. seeks to end Afghan combat mission in 2013

The United States and NATO want to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year, transitioning primarily to a training role in which Afghan security forces will take the lead, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.

U.S. seeks to end Afghan combat mission in 2013

U.S. seeks to end Afghan combat mission in 2013

The United States and NATO want to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year, transitioning primarily to a training role in which Afghan security forces will take the lead, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.

Witnesses: Police stood idle in riots

Witnesses: Police stood idle in riots

Horrified eyewitnesses describe how Egyptian police officers stood by Wednesday as violent clashes between rival soccer fans left scores dead in the northeastern city of Port Said.

Witnesses: Police stood idle in riots

Witnesses: Police stood idle in riots

Horrified eyewitnesses describe how Egyptian police officers stood by Wednesday as violent clashes between rival soccer fans left scores dead in the northeastern city of Port Said.

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

The special court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced Wednesday it will try the four accused killers in absentia.

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

The special court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced Wednesday it will try the four accused killers in absentia.

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

Hariri assassination suspects to be tried in absentia

The special court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced Wednesday it will try the four accused killers in absentia.