Vatican recalls Ireland envoy over abuse uproar

Rare move follows accusations of the Holy See sabotaging efforts by Catholic bishops to report clerical sex abuse

• Jul 25, 2011

Syria endorses law to allow political parties

New bill is one of President Assad's attempts to quell more than four months of protests

• Jul 25, 2011

Prosecutor: Breivik expects to spend life in prison

At court hearing suspect is described as calm, unaffected by massacre that killed scores in Norway

• Jul 25, 2011

Amanda Knox investigation, DNA challenged

Knox's mom says 24-year-old feels "choke-hold" is off in appeals case as independent report disputes evidence reliability

• Jul 25, 2011

Girl pulled from China wreck in intensive care

Toddler pulled from wreckage of bullet-train accident 21 hours after crash recovering in hospital after hours of surgery

• Jul 25, 2011

Norway suspect calls massacre "marketing method"

Anders Behring Breivik lifted parts of Unabomber's manifesto for his own; Said slaughter would promote his ideas

• Jul 24, 2011

North Koreans vote in rubber-stamp elections

"Songs reverberated throughout the country" as North Koreans participated in election designed to strength the Kims' rule

• Jul 24, 2011

Norway suspect sought anti-Muslim crusade

Man held for massacre that killed at least 93 published anti-Islam, anti-immigrant manifesto; Doctor says "dum-dum" bullets were fired, inflicting greater damage

• Jul 24, 2011

Cadel Evans wins Tour de France

After two runner-up finishes, Australian takes prize at cycling's premier event

• Jul 24, 2011

Lawyer: Norway suspect wanted a revolution

Suspect in bombing and gun violence that killed at least 92 people confesses to massacre, says he acted alone

• Jul 24, 2011

Norway mourns massacre victims

A nation grieves in the aftermath of bomb and gun violence that claimed scores of lives

• Jul 24, 2011
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Norway massacre's links to right-wing extremism

Anders Behring Breivik's anti-Muslim, anti-PC manifesto filled with paranoia that echoes worst of Europe's growing extremism

• Jul 23, 2011

32-year-old Norway suspect confesses to massacre

Anders Behring Breivik admits to killing 92 and, in 1,500-page manifesto, blames "multiculturalism and Muslim immigration"

• Jul 23, 2011

Iran denies nuclear scientist assassinated

Iran had blamed a few recent assassinations of nuclear scientists on the U.S. and Israel

• Jul 23, 2011

Chinese bullet train derails, 32 killed

State media reports train derailment, with two carriages toppling off bridge

• Jul 23, 2011

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