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China 'monitored U.S. B-52s activity'

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST

Tensions are running high in the skies between China and Japan -- and the United States is refusing to stay on the sidelines.

China says monitored U.S. B-52s activity

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST

Tensions are running high in the skies between China and Japan -- and the United States is refusing to stay on the sidelines.

Merkel party backs 'grand coalition'

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 05:42 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have reached an agreement with the German center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) to form a "grand coalition" government, officials said Wednesday.

Italian Senate votes to expel Berlusconi

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:20 PM PST

The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament after his conviction for tax fraud. The vote was 192 to 113, with two abstentions.

Merkel agrees to form grand coalition

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:28 AM PST

Germany chancellor Angela Merkel talks about agreeing a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party.

Belgian lawmakers back minors' euthanasia right

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:25 AM PST

A controversial bill that would extend the right to request euthanasia to children suffering terminal illnesses and adults with dementia cleared a vote in a Belgian Senate committee Wednesday.

Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:11 PM PST

A falling crane struck a stadium under construction in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, killing three people, CNN affiliate Globo TV reported, citing the local fire department.

Iraq violence leaves more than 20 dead, dozens wounded

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:13 PM PST

A spate of shootings and explosions in Iraq left more than 20 people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday, police officials in Baghdad and Ramadi told CNN.

Karzai delays security agreement signing

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:04 AM PST

President Karzai delayed signing the deal that would allow troops to remain in Afghanistan. Nick Paton Walsh reports.

Mexico: Teen hit man freed, sent to U.S.

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 07:10 PM PST

Mexican authorities set free a former teen cartel hit man on Tuesday and sent him back to the United States.

Russian security forces detain 14 suspected radical Islamists

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 03:22 AM PST

Authorities in Russia detained 14 suspected radical Islamists in Moscow overnight and seized explosive devices and weapons, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Latvia's prime minister resigns over deadly roof collapse

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:33 AM PST

Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis is resigning in the wake of a deadly supermarket roof collapse, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Anti-government protesters in Thailand target more ministries

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 08:57 PM PST

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators aimed to keep up pressure on the Thai government on Wednesday by surrounding more official buildings amid the highest tensions the country has seen since deadly unrest three years ago.

Cuba halts U.S. consular services

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 01:14 PM PST

Already difficult, traveling to Cuba from the United States may soon be getting a lot harder.