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Turkish Foreign Minister Says World Has Failed Syria

Turkey's foreign minister said Syria's worsening war now posed a danger to all countries because President Bashar al-Assad's government had been allowed to continue its "crimes" while jihadists from around the world flooded in to fight him. Ahmet Davutoglu told...

Thai Trade Slumps Alongside Tourism As Protest Violence Takes Toll

Thailand announced a slump in trade figures on Tuesday with the biggest drop in imports in more than four years in January, as months of anti-government protests extended their economic toll beyond falling tourism numbers. The protesters, whose disruption of...

Pistorius Murder Trial Can Be Televised, South Africa Judge Rules

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A South African judge ruled on Tuesday that the murder trial of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius can be televised, giving millions around the world direct access to one of the most sensational celebrity trials since O.J....

In Ukraine Turbulence, A Lad From Lviv Becomes The Toast Of Kiev

When the history of the bloody turbulence in Ukraine is written, a 26-year-old who learned combat skills in the army cadets may be recorded as the man who made up Viktor Yanukovich's mind to cut and run. Cars toot a...

Ukraine’s Fugitive President Wanted For Mass Murder

Fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, ousted after bloody street protests in which demonstrators were shot by police snipers, is wanted on an arrest warrant for mass murder, authorities announced on Monday. As rival neighbors east and west of the former...

Egypt Government Resigns, Paving Way For Sisi To Seek Presidency

Egypt's government has resigned, the prime minister said on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife. "(The government) made every...

Victims Of BBC Sex Offender Savile Were Laughed At: Report

Victims of Jimmy Savile, the former BBC TV presenter who after his death was unmasked as one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders, said they were ignored or laughed at when they tried to report that he had abused...

Pope Francis Creates New Department To Oversee Vatican Finance

Pope Francis has ordered a new Vatican department to be created to supervise all the tiny city state's economic and administrative affairs and will nominate an auditor to provide broad oversight, the Vatican said on Monday. The new department, set...

Sochi Games Over, Will Putin Take The Gloves Off?

For more than two weeks while Russia hosted the Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin did his best to show the world that he and his country havea soft side. Now the Sochi Games are over, Western governments are concerned the...

China Finance Minister Welcomes U.S. Policy Withdrawal: Xinhua

Attempts by the Federal Reserve to dial back its super-loose monetary policy are good for China because it shows the world's largest economy is improving, China's Finance Minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. Lou Jiwei, in Sydney for a...