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Saudi Tweets Lead to Outrage, Death Threats

A 23-year-old Saudi columnist fled the country, his associates said, after his tweets on the human nature of the Prophet Muhammad led prominent clerics and

In Scientific Coup, Russians Reach Antarctic Lake

Opening a scientific frontier miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts drilled down and finally reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an

Mexico Road Project Sets Up Fight Over Ruins

When neighbors in the hills east of Mexico City saw backhoes ripping up pre-Hispanic relics for a highway, they did something unexpected in a country where

EU Threatens New Sanctions on Syria

The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and

Indian Lawmakers Filmed Watching Porn During Assembly Resign

Three Indian lawmakers resigned Wednesday after they were filmed allegedly watching porn on a cell phone during a heated debate at a state assembly in

Qantas Grounds A380 Super-Jumbo

Australian airline Qantas has taken one of its A380 super-jumbos out of service after cracks were found in its wings.

Falklands Issue Headed To UN

President Cristina Kirchner on Tuesday said Argentina would take its complaint about alleged UK militarization of the disputed Falkland Islands to the United

Passenger Plane Makes Safe Emergency Landing in Northern Ireland

A passenger plane made a successful emergency landing Tuesday morning in Belfast.

Iran Calls New US Sanctions 'Psychological War'

Iran's foreign ministry has dismissed the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians.

Washington Disputes Weakened Influence in Latin America

Washington has long seen Latin America as its "backyard," a region where American diplomats often interfered in local politics and even helped topple governments. But a raft of

Ferocious Winter Weather Takes Deadly Toll Across Europe

It was so waterlogged in Bulgaria Monday that a dam broke and submerged an entire village under eight feet (2.5 meters) of freezing water. Switzerland recorded

Obama Signs Order Blocking Iranian Assets in US

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order blocking all Iranian government and central bank assets in the US.

US Closes Embassy in Syria Because of Insecurity

The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped up

Norwegian Gunman Anders Behring Breivik Demands Immediate Release

Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik on Monday asked an Oslo court to free him immediately, saying his killing spree last year in which 77 people died was

Egypt Clashes Rage Into Fourth Day

Protesters and police engaged in sporadic clashes on Sunday at security headquarters in Cairo as violence raged into a fourth day.

Panama's Ex-Dictator Noriega Hospitalized

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was hospitalized Sunday for what officials said was "hypertension with a possibility of a stroke," a police statement

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