Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead

Refinery blaze spreads to third fuel tank three days after explosion killed at least 41 people and injured more than 150

• Aug 27, 2012

Taliban beheads 17 Afghan civilians, gov't. says

Officials: Taliban objected to celebration involving music and dancing; Elsewhere, Afghan soldier kills 2 U.S. troops

• Aug 27, 2012

Ruined fresco draws attention, fans in Spain

Over 20,000 people signed petition to keep elderly Spanish woman's botched restoration as it is

• Aug 27, 2012

No criminal charges in Koran, corpse incidents

Pentagon gives administrative punishments to soldiers, Marines for burning copies of Muslim holy book, urinating on Taliban corpses

• Aug 27, 2012

U.K. cops stop search for possibly imaginary lion

Residents of St. Osyth near Essex claimed to have spotted a cat-like animal prowling the countryside, leading to 24-hour search

• Aug 27, 2012

NATO: Haqqani death "a blow" to Taliban, if true

U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan unable to confirm death of son of militant group's founder, describes possible impact as "significant"

• Aug 27, 2012

HIV-positive orphans evicted from Nepal home

Orphanage faces trouble finding new location due to fear over renting to HIV-infected youth

• Aug 27, 2012

Toulouse gunman: Not quite the lone wolf?

Documents suggest Mohamed Merah had extensive contacts with parties outside France prior to his March shooting spree that killed 7

• Aug 27, 2012

Syrian chopper down in Damascus fighting

Activists: It was apparently hit by rebel fire; Report quotes witnesses as saying it was

• Aug 27, 2012

Report: Iran may open suspected nuke site to visits

Iranian official's comments to news site of possibly allowing diplomats access to military site wouldn't satisfy U.N. demands

• Aug 27, 2012

2 U.S. troops die in latest Afghan insider attack

Latest incident brings number of Americans killed by allies to 12 this month; Afghan officials claim shooting was accidental

• Aug 27, 2012

2 members of Russian punk band flee country

Other members of group remain in hiding after three are jailed for anti-Putin protest

• Aug 27, 2012

Sex strike a possible political weapon in Togo

Activists call on women in West African nation to withhold sex from men for week to pressure country's president to quit

• Aug 27, 2012

Strong earthquake off El Salvador

7.4 magnitude temblor hits 86 miles off El Salvador coast, U.S. Geological Survey says; Tsunami warning rescinded

• Aug 27, 2012

Amid government offensive, a mass burial in Syria

Activists say more than 300 buried - including women and kids - in Damascus suburb after government offensive in capital area

• Aug 26, 2012

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