Assange back in U.K. court to fight extradition

Lawyers for WikiLeaks boss argue Swedish demand unreasonable as he's only wanted for questioning

• Jul 12, 2011

U.S., allies fail to restart Mideast peace talks

Failure to find agreement even among "Quartet" partners bodes poorly for prospect of peace between Israel, Palestinians

• Jul 12, 2011

Egypt's politics descend to chaos post-Mubarak

Security forces, civilian leaders and protesters all at odds in Egypt as it tries to define itself after the dictatorship

• Jul 11, 2011

U.S. says Syria's Assad has "lost legitimacy"

After attacks on U.S. and French embassies in Damascus, Washington indicates Assad regime may have instigated the violence

• Jul 11, 2011

Qaddafi opponents have a stronghold in the west

At the front lines in the battle for Libya, Rebels sustain daily barrage of missiles

• Jul 11, 2011

American accused of sex trafficking in Amazon

An American fishing tour operator stands accused of sexually exploiting underage indigenous girls in the Brazilian forest

• Jul 11, 2011

First double leg transplant carried out in Spain

Patient who lost both legs at mid-thigh gets replacements in operation by famed Spanish surgeon Dr. Pedro Cavadas

• Jul 11, 2011

Sunk Russian boat was damaged, overcrowded

Boat that sank, killing as many as 129, was carrying 88 people more than licensed to — and had balance, engine problems

• Jul 11, 2011

Russian neo-Nazis get life sentences for murders

Dozen of nation's most vicious neo-Nazi group get sentences ranging from 10 years to life for 27 hate killings

• Jul 11, 2011

Diplomacy in the age of Facebook

An ambassador in Syria tweaks his critics using social media - and then the rocks start flying

• Jul 11, 2011

Eurozone seeks to stop debt crisis domino effect

Officials trying to prevent debt crisis in smaller countries like Greece and Ireland from spilling over into bigger economies

• Jul 11, 2011

Filipinos catch 13-foot croc in hunt for killer

Search for crocodile that killed fisherman in June to be induced to vomit to see if stomach contains human tissues

• Jul 11, 2011

U.S. to protest Syrians' attack on embassy

Officials say Syrian government "failed" to protect diplomatic compound from protesters incited by pro-Assad forces

• Jul 11, 2011

Protesters attack U.S. Embassy in Damascus

Pro-Assad loyalists cause damage at American, French diplomatic offices; American Ambassador's residence also attacked

• Jul 11, 2011

U.S. goes after agents working for drug cartels

Hundreds of U.S.customs and border patrol agents allegedly may have been tempted by the glitter of gangster gold

• Jul 11, 2011

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