U.N.: 10 polio cases confirmed in Syria
First confirmed cases there in 14 years, as civil war cuts access to basic hygiene and vaccinations; U.N. warns of spread across NE Syria
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White coup plotters in South Africa get 5 to 35 years
Members of white extremist group sentenced for high treason, plotting to kill Nelson Mandela and other charges in one of country's biggest post-apartheid treason trials
EU reps give U.S. officials an earful on surveillance
European officials seek answers on Capitol Hill, as German representative calls wiretapping of Chancellor Merkel's phone a criminal act
Drones are now the world's weapon of choice, U.N. expert says
Author of special U.N. report on drone use avoids condemning them if they minimize civilian casualties over other weapons
Brazilian surfer may have set new big wave record in Portugal
Video caught Carlos Burle riding a wave that may have been 100 feet in same spot American Garrett McNamara set the record in January
U.S. drone strike kills two suspected al-Shabab militants in Somalia
A top explosives expert and another senior leader for al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia were killed, a militant and an U.S. official say
Beijing Fashion Week 2013
Top Chinese designers show off their work in Beijing this week
Hurricane-force storm batters Northern Europe
Death toll rises to 13, with U.K., Germany hit hardest by wind gusts up to 99 mph; travel delays snarl airports, rail
A slithering spa experience
Python massages are said to have a positive impact on the metabolism
Iran pledges "new approaches" with U.N. nuclear agency
Senior negotiator upbeat about chances of progress in latest talks about proposed U.N. investigation Iran's nuclear program
Inspectors can't access 2 Syria chemical sites
Sites unreachable because of security concerns, meaning first deadline on path toward destroying country's poison gas stockpile missed
L.A.-bound man with suspicious package held at Montreal airport
71-year-old who was headed to Los Angeles detained after parts of potential explosive device were found in his carry-on luggage
Crackdown on monkey business
Security forces in Indonesia conduct raids to rescue macaques used in popular street masked monkey performances
SUV goes into crowd, crashes, burns at Tiananmen Square
3 in vehicle, 2 tourists dead; 38 others hurt, police say; unclear if it was accident, protest, or something else
Britain being slammed by one of worst storms in years
So-called St. Jude storm lashes the U.K. with heavy rains and high winds; people urged to say away from seashore
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Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week
Rep. Omar's D.C. home searched by DHS investigators
Republican concerns mount over plan to livestream execution
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Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if party loses majority
Judge chastises DOJ after 430 trees cut down at D.C. golf course
Selma Blair arrested after allegedly biting flight attendant
Would access to Russian diesel help drive down prices in the U.S.?
Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery
