Al-Qaeda-linked rebels assault Syrian Christian village

Attack on regime-held mountain village in densely populated west starts with suicide bombing; rebels continue to fracture

• Sep 4, 2013

Afghan woman sought in alleged $1.1M bank theft

22-year-old worked at Azizi Bank disappeared two months ago; investigators say she's suspected of transferring $1.1 million out of bank's coffers to accounts of relatives

• Sep 4, 2013

China scoops up 220,000 pounds of poisoned dead fish

Authorities blame ammonia from chemical plant in latest incident fueling public disgust and suspicions about safety of drinking water

• Sep 4, 2013

Puppets of the world

Performers and their puppets from 46 countries gathered in Indonesia for the World Puppet Carnival

• Sep 4, 2013
• 20 photos

Putin: Russia might let U.N. OK strike against Syria

But tells AP firm proof must be submitted that Syrian regime used chemical weapons on civilians; warns West against strike without U.N. resolution

• Sep 4, 2013

Obama in Stockholm before heading to G20 summit in Russia

To meet with Swedish, other Nordic leaders before summit where Syria sure to take center stage

• Sep 4, 2013

Strong quake shakes Tokyo area

Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a magnitude of 6.9; no injuries immediately reported

• Sep 3, 2013

Syria resolution sets deadline, bars U.S. ground forces

Senate resolution would bar U.S. ground troops for combat operations and set a deadline for any action

• Sep 3, 2013

U.N. chief warns strike on Syria may unleash more turmoil

Ban Ki-moon cautions that strikes against Syria are legal only in self-defense or if approved by U.N. Security Council

• Sep 3, 2013

Hunchback King Richard III infected with worms

Researchers who dug up the British monarch's skeleton discovered roundworm eggs in the soil around his pelvis, where his intestines would have been

• Sep 3, 2013

Assad allegedly hiding troops, weapons among civilians

If the U.S. strikes Syria, Assad's best defense may be propaganda, claiming America is killing innocent Arab civilians

• Sep 3, 2013

Displaced Syrians find refuge in hotels

Millions of Syrians have fled their homes, and some have found shelter in the cheap hotels of downtown Damascus

• Sep 3, 2013
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Japan to build $470M ice wall to prevent nuclear leaks

Subterranean wall is one of several steps the government is taking to stop radioactive water from seeping from Fukushima plant

• Sep 3, 2013

London skyscraper blamed for melting cars

Angry car owner says "walkie-talkie" building's mirror-like windows beamed concentrated sunlight onto his Jaguar

• Sep 3, 2013

Opposition says Assad regime prepping chemical attacks

Syrian National Council spokesman claims sympathetic Syrian army officers tipped them off to possible chemical strike

• Sep 3, 2013

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