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Security Council's Syria resolution fails »
As international anger grows over reports of the Syrian regime's mass carnage, a U.N. Security Council draft resolution condemning Syria failed Saturday after Russia and China voted against it.
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.
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.
More die as Egypt protests escalate »
Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday.
Officials: 2 kidnapped Americans released in Egypt »
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 »
The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States.
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.
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.
Four bodies found after 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.
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.
