2010 a Record Year for Pirate Hijackings

Pirates Took 1,181 Hostages Last Year, and Group says Problem Only to Get Worse Until Somalia Gov't Rectified

• Jan 18, 2011

Brazil Troops Reach Flood Victims; 665 Dead

Rescuers Finally Reach Areas Cut Off after Landslides Crumbled Roads, but Heavy Machinery Still Needed

• Jan 18, 2011

Monterrey, Mexico, Shootout Claims Bystanders

Corner Store Gun Battle Claims Two Apparent Bystanders as Mexico's Drug War Violence Spreads To New Parts

• Jan 18, 2011

"Fat and Beautiful" Pageant Winner Crowned in Israel

The Fat And Beautiful Beauty Pageant Showcases Overweight Contestants in Israel

• Jan 17, 2011

Baby Doc's Return Could Add to Haiti's Problems

Former Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier Could Complicate Political Stalemate or Prompt Renewed Conflict

• Jan 17, 2011

Month of Protests Kill More Than 78 Tunisians

Tunisian Protestors End 23-Year Reign of Despot and Get New Government, But at Least 78 Are Killed; Despot's Cronies Hang On

• Jan 17, 2011

Protesters in 3 Countries Set Themselves on Fire

Self-Immolation of 26-Year-Old Unemployed Man Set off Protests in Tunisia; Copycats in Egypt, Mauritania and Algeria

• Jan 17, 2011

Tunisians Hail Fall of Ex-Leader's Family

Corrupt Family Held Vast Control of North African Country's Economy; Pilot Who Refused to Help Family Members Flee Named Hero

• Jan 17, 2011

Tunisian ex-leader, wife convicted in absentia

Ben Ali and wife hit with embezzlement charges and sentenced to 35 years each in prison; Couple went into exile in Jan.

• Jan 17, 2011

Northern Iraqi Governor Cuts Baghdad Electricity

Mustafa Says Residents of Kirkuk Only Have 3 Hours of Power a Day, Cuts Supply Headed to Baghdad

• Jan 17, 2011

Palestinians to Lobby U.N. Regarding Settlements

Resolution Would Have Security Council Declare Israeli West Bank Settlements Illegal

• Jan 17, 2011

Amid Violence, Tunisia Announces New Unity Gov't

Some Members of Overthrown Ben Ali Government Will Remain in Place in Unity Gesture; Political Prisoners Freed

• Jan 17, 2011

John Paul II's Blood to Be Holy Relic in Poland

Vial of Late Pope's Blood Will Be Installed in Krakow Church; Pope Benedict Announced Predecessor's Beatification Friday

• Jan 17, 2011

WikiLeaks May Tackle Swiss Banking, Tax Evasion

Former Swiss Banker Hands Over Account Files of Rich and Famous; Assange Promises "Full Revelation"

• Jan 17, 2011

Clinton Offers Support to Tunisia, Urges Reforms

Calls on New Tunisian Government to Address Underlying Causes of Last Week's Popular Revolt, Including Corruption and Poverty

• Jan 17, 2011

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