Yemeni defense minister escapes assassination
Explosives-laden car blows up next to official's convoy
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Report: Pakistan behind deadly 2007 ambush
New York Times says U.S., Pakistani hid facts about shooting which left American Major dead to keep ties in tact
Libya: Lockerbie bombing "case is closed"
Scotland seemingly at odds with Libya's new leaders over whether investigation into who downed Pan Am 103 open or shut
Civilians flee besieged Qaddafi loyalist town
As residents flee Sirte in large numbers, some accuse NATO of waging "genocide" with bombing campaign
Killing sows fear over social media in Mexico
A Mexican woman was allegedly killed for posting about cartels to anti-crime website in border town
Cuba: We want normalized U.S. relations
Cuba's foreign minister says U.S. relations with his country on humanitarian and other issues should be better
Jordan's King Abdullah: "Reform half-done can be undone"
Abdullah, speaking at an IBM conference in New York, says Palestinian-Israeli conflict remains "central threat" for Middle East
President Obama in the hot seat at the U.N.
Obama will highlight the "Arab Spring" in speech to General Assembly, but all eyes on his approach to Palestinian statehood issue
Syrian minister blames the West for unrest
Ignoring the mass killing of protesters by the government, Syria's foreign minister says outside forces started demonstrations
Formal UN meeting on Palestine Wednesday
The Palestinian request for statehood at the U.N. is now formally underway; U.S. still threatening veto
Tributes pour in for "Tree Mother of Africa"
Wangari Maathai, Africa's first female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, dies in Nairobi hospital
New strikes, protests in Greece over austerity
Huge traffic jams in Athens as metro, tram and suburban rail workers launch 24-hour strike
CIA employee ID'd as victim in Kabul shooting
Shooting carried out by Afghan employed by U.S. government at CIA station in wartorn nation's capital
Wreck of WWII ship with $210M in silver found
Salvage firm locates U.K. cargo ship torpedoed by German U-Boat in 1941; Would be largest precious metal haul ever recovered from sea
U.K. charges 6 in alleged terror bomb plot
4 men accused of plotting apparent string of bomb attacks; 2 allegedly traveled to Pakistan for bomb, poison training
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Oil prices fall even as Iran claims new attacks on ships in Gulf
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
