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Skepticism over China court reform

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:54 AM PDT

In the wake of a series of court scandals, an influential Communist Party legal commission issued new guidelines this week asking for fairer due process in China's much maligned court system.

Bloodiest day won't stop Egypt protests

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 11:30 AM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that nothing will stop its "glorious revolution" in Egypt -- not even the deaths of more than 500 people killed in the country's bloodiest day in recent history.

Tough life for Nepal child workers

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:25 AM PDT

To see her playing with her friends, Maya Lama seems much like any other child.

New mammal species discovered

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT

A small mammal with fluffy red-orange fur, a short bushy tail, and an adorable rounded face has leapt onto the raccoon family tree.

Will the U.S. cut Egypt aid?

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 07:39 AM PDT

When Egypt's first democratically elected president was tossed out earlier this year, the White House stopped short of calling it a coup.

'Tank man' image stuns audience

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:34 AM PDT

A Cirque du Soleil performance left a Beijing audience audibly shocked when a banned image of the iconic Tiananmen "tank man" protester was displayed on giant screens in front of 15,000 people.

India reeling after sub disaster

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:33 AM PDT

The Indian Navy suffered its worst peacetime disaster this week when an explosion and fire sunk a submarine with 18 sailors on board in a Mumbai dockyard.

Stuntman killed in 'wingsuit' jump

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:33 AM PDT

A British stuntman who parachuted dressed as James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony has died, UK media reported.

Car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 11:39 AM PDT

A car bomb Thursday rocked a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital -- an area known as a stronghold of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, the Lebanese Army said.

Indian Navy reeling after submarine disaster

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:31 AM PDT

The Indian Navy suffered its worst peacetime disaster this week when an explosion and fire sunk a submarine with 18 sailors on board in a Mumbai dockyard.

Sky News cameraman killed in Cairo

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:34 AM PDT

A cameraman with Sky News was killed in Egypt Wednesday as he covered the violent unrest in Cairo, the UK-based news channel reported on its website.

U.N. chemical weapons team will leave soon for Syria

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:31 PM PDT

A United Nations team is poised to fly to Syria to investigate allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the bloody civil war, the secretary-general's office said Wednesday.

India grappling with sexual violence

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:34 AM PDT

A series of high-profile rape cases involving girls, foreign tourists and a physiology student who died following a brutal gang rape in December has hit India's reputation.

'Tank man' image leaves Beijing audience stunned

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:02 AM PDT

A Cirque du Soleil performance left a Beijing audience audibly shocked when a banned image of the iconic Tiananmen "tank man" protester was displayed on giant screens in front of 15,000 people.

Cameroon's president orders Pentecostal churches closed

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:51 AM PDT

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities, citing criminal practices organized by Pentecostal pastors that threaten the security of the West African nation.

British stuntman killed in 'wingsuit' jump

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:26 AM PDT

A British stuntman who parachuted dressed as James Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony has died, UK media reported.

Nigeria army: Boko Haram's No. 2 dead

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:16 AM PDT

The Nigerian military said Thursday it killed one of the leaders of the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in the nation for years.

Mouse-kebab sellers turn rock stars

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:16 AM PDT

They're a musical sensation, but when they're not singing onstage, the Malawi Mouse Boys earn a living selling an unusual roadside snack to passing motorists: barbecued mouse kebabs.