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Crowds target U.S., NATO sites over burned Qurans

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:38:01 EST

A large crowd swarmed a military base and numerous demonstrations turned deadly Friday in Afghanistan, the fourth day of fallout after NATO troops burned Qurans at a military base, officials said.

Inspectors: Iran boosting enrichment efforts

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:41:02 EST

Iran has failed to cooperate with efforts to verify that its nuclear program is purely peaceful, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency concluded Friday in a report posted online by a non-proliferation group.

Haiti's prime minister quits after just a few months

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:58:31 EST

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille submitted his resignation Friday, President Michel Joseph Martelly announced.

Al Qaeda-linked group claim Iraq attacks

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:18:00 EST

The Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attacks in that country that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more.

Yemen to swear in new president Saturday

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:59:44 EST

Yemen will swear in its new president Saturday, cementing a power transfer deal reached in November to end months of protests and violence over outgoing leader Ali Abdullah Saleh's longtime rule.

Coroner adjourns inquest into baby's 'dingo death'

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:03:49 EST

A coroner has adjourned the fourth inquest into the death of a baby believed to have been killed by a dingo in central Australia more than 30 years ago.

Long-buried landmines surface in Chile

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:32:11 EST

Torrential rains washed long-buried landmines onto a heavily traveled highway near Chile's border with Peru this week.

Inside Australia's political 'soap opera'

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:06:21 EST

In announcing his resignation as Foreign Minister Wednesday, Kevin Rudd referred to the "soap opera" underway in Australian politics.

Expats uniting for common cause

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:51:58 EST

It's hell inside Syria. But for Syrians expatriates who want to end the regime of Bashar al-Assad, this is a kind of golden moment. Ethnic and religious and political divisions are melting away to serve one shimmering goal.

Why isn't the world intervening?

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:06:47 EST

As the death toll grows in Syria, so do the desperate pleas for help. So why isn't the world responding?