U.S. troops arrive in Turkey for Patriot missiles
Effort with Germany and the Netherlands aims to boost their NATO ally's defense against potential spillover from Syria's civil war
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Indonesia province to ban women straddling motorbikes
Islamist government in Indonesia's Aceh province proposes law, stemming from Shariah, that would force women to ride sidesaddle on motorcycles
"Stupid" tourists rescued after Concordia jaunt
Italian Coast Guard castigates party of five who hired inflatable boat to visit cruise ship wreck, then began foundering at sea
U.K. job opportunity: Clean up after the queen
Britain's royal family posts ad seeking a new "General Catering Assistant (Wash-up)"
Pope gives 'state of the world' address
During his address, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to the conflict in Syria, which he described as being "torn apart by endless slaughter"
100 people missing as wildfires char Australia
Firefighters search charred ruins of homes on island of Tasmania after 3 days battling intense blaze
Masquerade festival in Spain
The Vijanera masquerade is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil
Shots fired in Sunni-led protests in Iraq
Soldiers were force to fire into the air to disperse crowds protesting against Shiite government
Syria's civil war rages under defiant Assad
Violence unabated the day after isolated president again blames uprising on "terrorists," external powers
China newspaper in rare stand against censorship
Editorial staff, Chinese scholars, enraged by state censor's reworking of editorial column into propaganda piece
India gang-rape trial begins behind closed doors
5 men accused of raping and killing young woman on bus appear for initial proceedings; judge bans media, public from trial
Google head Eric Schmidt in North Korea
Staunch advocate of Internet access, freedom visiting reclusive nation with notoriously restrictive Internet policies
Chavez foe: Two top Chavez allies feuding
Claims power struggle in cancer-stricken Venezuelan president's party behind possible inauguration postponement
Egypt shakes up Cabinet in move to spur economy
New Morsi appointments for interior, finance ministries solidify Islamist control of government
Kuwaitis defy government ban, stage protest
Riot police fire tear gas, stun grenades to disperse more than 1,000 anti-government demonstrators
Texas dad deported to Ghana was then forced to go to Mali, he says
Poll finds Democrats still boosted by voters' economic concerns
Lula wins fourth term as Brazil's president
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Trump says he's weighing deal with Iran against action to "finish them off"
Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident
Four Corners region faces more flood threats following days of heavy rain
