Philippine forces kill 13 suspects in gun battle
Army special forces and police clash with apparent members of a gun-for-hire group
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Assad asks Syrians to defend their country
In rare address defiant Syrian president calls for reconciliation conference, new constitution, but blasts "external aggression"
U.S.: Assad "detached from reality"
In rare address, defiant Syrian president blasts "external aggression"; Western allies denounce speech
South Africa: Nelson Mandela has recovered from surgery
Says 94-year-old former president continues to improve following lung infection, surgery to remove gallstones
Syrian president to give speech
Speech would be the first by Assad since June, and comes amid intense fighting between government troops and rebels
Hugo Chavez's allies re-elect legislative chief
Diosdado Cabello could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances
Rebel strongholds bombarded in Syria
Report: Warplanes, rockets and mortars target neighborhoods around the capital Damascus
Canadian who sheltered Americans in Iran dies
John Sheardown was former diplomat who hid fugitive American Embassy staffers during 1979 Iran hostage crisis
Scion of Missoni fashion family on missing plane
Vittorio Missoni among six on board small plane that disappeared off Venezuelan coast
Icelandic airline restrains man on flight to NYC
Icelandair says passenger was forcibly restrained after his behavior had become "unruly and threatening"
India police deny they delayed helping rape victim
New Delhi Police Joint Commissioner refutes claim by victim's companion that officers delayed taking woman to hospital despite her injuries
Man who reloaded Filipino shooter's gun charged
Employee says he was threatened with death if he didn't reload weapon of man who killed 8, wounded 11
Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo
A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction, nearly three times the previous high set last year
Venezuela VP: Chavez could be sworn in by court
Vice President Nicolas Maduro said President Hugo Chavez could be sworn in by the Supreme Court later because of his struggle with cancer
Hugo Chavez's health crisis worsens from lung infection
Ailing Venezuelan president's treatment for "respiratory deficiency" increases speculation he'll miss next week's inauguration
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
