Syria's Assad says crackdown has "stopped"
U.N. Secretary General claims Syria's Assad has assured him military operations against protesters have ended
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Ahmadinejad-Ayatollah rift to go to the polls
Iran's hard-liners seeking to punish Ahmadinejad's loyalists in next year's election in new method for crushing dissent
David Letterman threatened from jihadist website
After allegedly mocking the death of an al Qaeda leader, David Letterman threatened in jihadist forum
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Libyan rebels battle for last oil refinery
City of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, is home to only working refinery - and key to Qaddafi's ability to keep up the fight
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Syria's Bashar Assad defends his "dignity"
A Turkish minister compares Syria's Assad to Qaddafi; UN withdraws non-essential personnel; Bloodshed and dissent goes on
Reports: Turkish jets bomb Kurdish bases
Turkish news reports say Turkish jets are bombing suspected Kurdish rebel bases in neighboring northern Iraq
Seychelles shark attack kills U.K. honeymooner
Young newlywed reportedly still had hope as her husband was pulled to shore after being torn to pieces in island paradise
Drug co. lawyer recorded trying to pay witness
Attorney caught on tape offering money to opposing expert in lawsuit to ditch court date; "Does not constitute bribery," spokeswoman says
Insurance probed in Aruba missing tourist case
Gary Giordano purchased travel insurance covering missing Maryland woman, prosecutors say; Policy details being investigated
Pic of bag-carrying U.S. ambassador charms China
Gary Locke photographed at airport carrying his own backpack, ordering his own coffee, to the delight of Chinese public
Africa famine spreads; Ethiopia at risk
Normally fertile region in southern Ethiopia teeters on brink of food crisis as drought expands
Aussie "collar bomb" victim relieved at arrest
18-year-old Madeleine Pulver spent 10 hours chained to fake bomb; "Glad it's all over" after arrest of suspect Paul Peters
Spain: Student plotted attack on anti-Pope crowd
Mexican man studying chemistry with Spanish gov't accused of planning to unleash "suffocating gases" on protesters
Brits get 4 years prison for Facebook riot posts
2 men get harsh sentences for inciting disorder on Facebook during chaos; Is emotion trampling justice and fairness?
Stocks crater as midterms spur investor exodus from tech and AI
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Oil prices rebound slightly as Iran claims new attacks on ships
Feds warn of potential cyberattacks on industrial refrigerators
Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences
U.S. gas prices on track to fall below $4 a gallon, experts say
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
