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Ex-Thai PM indicted

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 08:49 AM PST

A Thai court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on murder charges over a bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in 2010 that left around 90 people dead.

North Korea: Leader's uncle executed

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 02:11 PM PST

An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed, the Korean Central News Agency has reported.

World's most expensive jewels

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 08:49 AM PST

This week there have been blockbuster jewelry sales. Why are prices still soaring?

North Korea: Kim's uncle executed

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 02:15 PM PST

An uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been executed, the Korean Central News Agency has reported.

Turkey shuts border to Syria

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST

Turkey has temporarily closed crossings to and from Syria along its border due to fighting between opposition groups inside Syria, the Turkish Commerce and Customs Ministry said Wednesday.

Nigeria mass killings 'ignored'

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 08:51 AM PST

Horrific ethnic and religious violence resulting in "mass murder" and other abuses in two central Nigerian states has largely gone ignored by the authorities, rights group Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Rio de Janeiro hit by floods

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:01 AM PST

Heavy rains flood much of Rio de Janeiro, paralyzing Brazil's second largest city.

Ukraine leader 'set to sign EU deal'

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 08:12 AM PST

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych intends to sign a deal on closer European Union ties, the bloc's top diplomat has said, after weeks of mass protests that have rattled the Eastern European country.

Rio de Janeiro paralyzed by floods

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:14 AM PST

Heavy rains flood much of Rio de Janeiro, paralyzing Brazil's second largest city.

Mass killings largely ignored in 2 Nigerian states, rights group says

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 07:43 AM PST

Horrific ethnic and religious violence resulting in "mass murder" and other abuses in two central Nigerian states has largely gone ignored by the authorities, rights group Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Political parties announce date for vote on Catalonia independence

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 07:46 AM PST

Pro-independence parties in Catalonia defied the Spanish government Thursday by announcing in Barcelona that they plan to hold a referendum in November on whether the wealthy northeast region should be independent.

Wife of U.S. pastor held in Iran pleads for his freedom

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 01:36 PM PST

The wife of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran pleaded with a House subcommittee on foreign affairs to do something to free her husband.

Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:29 AM PST

Bangladesh hanged an Islamist leader Thursday despite pleas not to from the United Nations.

Interpreter at Mandela memorial says he has schizophrenia

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST

The sign language interpreter widely ridiculed for his performance at the Nelson Mandela memorial stands by his work.

Turkey shuts border to Syria

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST

Turkey has temporarily closed crossings to and from Syria along its border due to fighting between opposition groups inside Syria, the Turkish Commerce and Customs Ministry said Wednesday.

U.S. military flights to Central African Republic set to start

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 05:16 AM PST

The U.S. military expects on Thursday to begin flying Burundi forces into the Central African Republic to help stop the violence in that war-torn country, according to a U.S. military official.

Can a Japanese actor help boost ties with China?

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 05:21 AM PST

A Japanese actor says playing villians in Chinese films has helped the China-Japan divide. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.

Helicopter crash toll rises

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST

A tenth person has died as a result of a helicopter crashing into a Glasgow pub last month, Scottish police said Thursday.